The engine lathe for the beginner

Welcome back to Randolph's Shop. In this book we look into the use and usefulness of the engine lathe known by some as the "Queen of the Shop." It is said by many that the engine lathe is the only machine tool in the shop that has the ability to reproduce itself when in the hands of a capable machinist. If (Heaven forbid!) I am ever told that I can have only one machine tool it will be an engine lathe. -Randolph Bulgin