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Blueprint Reading / Drafting

Understanding and interpreting blueprints, as well as drawing blueprints are very fundamental aspects of the metalworking industries. Without this basic knowledge it would be impossible to manufacture parts and machines.

This area of Industrial Press' line of respected resources offers the most current and authoritative information available. From blueprint reading basics to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to interpreting shop blueprints to AutoCAD, Industrial Press covers it all from the very basic to the more advanced.
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Blueprint Reading Basics, Third Edition
Warren Hammer
336 pages, Illustrated, 8 x 10
Published: June, 2001
ISBN-10 (0-8311-)3125-X
ISBN-13 (978-0-8311-)3125-8

Written by a seasoned professional with more than 50 years experience in manufacturing, the new third edition of this widely used text and self-training manual has been expanded to include many new and revised worksheets designed to facilitate the reader's ability to form a mental picture from a drawing. Blueprint Reading Basics reviews the subject in great detail using many illustrations and examples, as well as thoroughly reviewing all other aspects of print reading. It includes industry standards, practices, and copies of industrial prints throughout, providing a balanced presentation of blueprint reading theory and industry applications. And it is the perfect text for students taking blueprint reading, machine shop, or tool and die courses, as well as machinists, mechanics, technicians, and inspectors.

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Price: $29.95

Shop Reference for Students and Apprentices, Second Edition
Edward G. Hoffman and Christopher J. McCauley
544 pages, Illustrated, 4 1/2 x 6 3/4
Published: August, 2001
ISBN-10 (0-8311-)3079-2
ISBN-13 (978-0-8311-)3079-4

From the ability to understand and use shop mathematics to the reading and interpreting of shop drawings, the editor's intent is to provide the information and know-how that students will need as they prepare themselves for jobs in metalworking industries. It includes material taken from Machinery's Handbook and other authoritative sources and is presented in as clear, accurate, and easy-to-follow form as possible. The reader will find a wide range of useful formulas and data together with extensive text. As a proven and affordable handbook covering those critical areas of interest commonly encountered by machinists, toolmakers, diemakers, drafters, and other shop and manufacturing personnel, it is an essential reference for students in vocational schools, technical institutes, and apprenticeship courses.

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Price: $24.95

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