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Master the basics of print interpretation! PRINT READING FOR MACHINISTS, Sixth Edition, is an ideal resource for machine trades students and apprentices alike who want to gain the knowledge and skills needed for career success. Now updated to the latest ANSI standards, this thorough text includes 31 instructional units providing all-inclusive coverage that progresses from fundamental concepts to more advanced topics, including the alphabet of lines, orthographic projection, arrangement of views, application of dimensions and tolerances, machining processes, and more. With review questions to help reinforce learning and drawing exercises for hands-on sketching practice, this trusted text is equally valuable for classroom use or self-paced learning.
List of contents
Preface.
1. Industrial Drawings.
2. Title Blocks.
3. Lines and Symbols.
4. Sketching Straight Lines.
5. Sketching Curved Lines.
6. Sketching Combinations of Lines.
7. Pictorial Sketching.
8. Orthographic Projection.
9. Three-View Drawings.
10. Two-View Drawings.
11. One-View Drawings.
12. Auxiliary Views.
13. Section Views.
14. Dimensions and Tolerances.
15. Decimal Dimensions and Tolerances.
16. Dimensioning Holes, Keyways, and Keyseats.
17. Dimensioning Arcs and Radii.
18. Hole Patterns and Revision Blocks.
19. Angles, Dovetails, and Slots.
20. Metric Dimensions and Tolerances.
21. Machining Symbols, Bosses, and Pads.
22. Surface Texture.
23. Tapers and Chamfers.
24. Undercuts and Knurling.
25. Screw Thread Specifications.
26. Screw Thread Representation and Threaded Fasteners.
27. Pipe Threads.
28. Assembly Drawings.
29. Welding Symbols.
30. Geometric Tolerances – Datums.
31. Geometric Tolerances - Location and Form.
Appendix.
INDEX.
About the author
David L. Taylor is a former assistant principal at Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to being a school administrator, Mr. Taylor is certified as a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker and has more than 30 years’ experience in manufacturing, technical training, and training management. He holds a Master of Science degree in adult education from Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational–technical education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. Taylor has taught machine trades and blueprint reading courses at the Erie #1 Board of Cooperative Education Center (BOCES), Howard G. Sackett BOCES Vocational Center, and Jamestown Community College, in New York State.
Summary
Master the basics of print interpretation! PRINT READING FOR MACHINISTS, Sixth Edition, is an ideal resource for machine trades students and apprentices alike who want to gain the knowledge and skills needed for career success. Now updated to the latest ANSI standards, this thorough text includes 31 instructional units providing all-inclusive coverage that progresses from fundamental concepts to more advanced topics, including the alphabet of lines, orthographic projection, arrangement of views, application of dimensions and tolerances, machining processes, and more. With review questions to help reinforce learning and drawing exercises for hands-on sketching practice, this trusted text is equally valuable for classroom use or self-paced learning.
