Excerpt from Machine Shop Tools and Shop Practice: A Book of Practical Instruction This book is the outgrowth of a series of articles prepared by the author for the students in machine shop practice at the Uni versity of Illinois; some Of these articles having recently been published in Machinery. An effort has been made to treat the subject in a clear and comprehensive manner, carefully avoiding all unnecessary matter and presenting to the apprentice and mechanic many points pertaining to the tools with which they come in daily contact, and about which they are often unable to Obtain all the information necessary, in order that they may use these tools correctly and efficiently. In treating on the various classes Of small and machine tools, the author has endeavored to bring out much pertaining to the construction and care of these tools, as well as upon their uses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.