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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OldMachinist" data-source="post: 12283" data-attributes="member: 437">Ken,As Taz said experience is the best teacher for the art of metalworking but books do provide much of the theory that you still need to know so that no matter what the job is you can figure out a solution. After nearly 40 years of making parts and repairing equipment I still have to refer to several reference books from time to time. If you ever have a question about how to machine something just ask I'm sure with all the brainpower available on this forum we can find an answer.Tazza.The best reference book available for information on press and shrink fits and much more is the Machinery Handbook from Industrial Press. It's been in print since 1914. It contains more than 2,000 pages of information. I'm not sure what edition there up to but any one printed in the last 20 years should contain all the reference material you need.If you do look to buy a magnetic drill make sure it is capable of holding Morse taper shank tools it will much more versatile. I also have some drawings of how to grind your high-speed steel lathe tools. I dig that out sometime and post it. In fact I have quite a library of reference material available. One of the things I learned a long time ago is not to try and memorize everything just remember where to find the answer.</blockquote>