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The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 8:07 pm
by jemhouston
Anyone know about this book? https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953439063?ta ... slink=true

The Machinist's Bedside Reader: Projects, hints, tips and anecdotes of the trade (The Machinist's Bedside Readers) Paperback –

Re: The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:35 pm
by Nik_SpeakerToCats
Amazon UK claims there are two further volumes, of increasingly eye-watering price...
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Some-when today, bruising around de-cataracted eye settled significantly.
NO double vision.
NO astigmatism.
Print still gotta be 8 mm / ⅓" tall to read but, yesterday, was nearer finger-width !!

Re: The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:31 pm
by Kunkmiester
A Short History of Machine Tools was 80 or so. I wouldn't mind adding these to my collection but I don't have splurge money right now.

Re: The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 6:36 am
by pandion
Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:35 pm Some-when today, bruising around de-cataracted eye settled significantly.
NO double vision.
NO astigmatism.
Print still gotta be 8 mm / ⅓" tall to read but, yesterday, was nearer finger-width !!
What did they do to you, you colleguae in the world of cataracts?

My procedure on June 19th - as previously my wife's - took about 15 min, no pain, no bruising or bleeding, and drastic immediate improvement in luminosity as well as in acuity at a distance. Astigmatism will be corrected by new glasses and co-ordination with the other eye (depth perception, occasional double vision) is (reputedly) a matter of time&exercise. This procedure is, btw, the numerically most common "surgery" in Sweden.

All the best wishes for your continuing improvement!

Re: The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:45 am
by warshipadmin
The speed with which your eyes can adjust is amazing. After my adventure in reconstructive surgery I didn't have an eye socket. Crazy Roy glued a plastic pad under the eyeball to stop it falling into my mouth (one of his little jokes). He obviously didn't get it quite right, when I eventually woke up I had horrendous double vision, but a week later everything vision wise was back to normal.

Re: The Machinist's Bedside Readers

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:24 pm
by Craiglxviii
Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:35 pm Amazon UK claims there are two further volumes, of increasingly eye-watering price...
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Some-when today, bruising around de-cataracted eye settled significantly.
NO double vision.
NO astigmatism.
Print still gotta be 8 mm / ⅓" tall to read but, yesterday, was nearer finger-width !!
SUPERB news my very dear sir!!!