How long does it take to read The Metal Lathe?
The Metal Lathe by David J. Gingery takes about 2 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 136 pages, about 37,400 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap, Book 2
Subjects: metalworking, lathe, Long Now Manual for Civilization
