Hammer's blueprint reading basics

Book

Hammer's blueprint reading basics / Charles A. Gillis, P.E.

Summary:

A self-training manual on blueprint reading includes industry standards, practices, copies of industrial prints, and explanations of blueprint reading theory and industry applications.

Record details

ISBN: 9780831136147
ISBN: 0831136146
ISBN: 0831194316
ISBN: 9780831194314
Physical Description: xv, 464 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: South Norwalk, CT : Industrial Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ch. 1: The Basics of Manufacturing Prints: The Manufacturing Cycle -- The Manufacturing Print -- Ch. 2: The Reading of Manufacturing Prints: Types of Drawings -- Projections -- Projection Systems -- Visualization -- Interpretation -- Ch. 3: The Total Manufacturing Print: Print Sizes -- The Lines of Manufacturing Prints -- Lettering -- The Print Arrangement -- Drawing Views -- Scale -- Language on Prints -- Symbols -- Notes on Prints -- Title Block -- Revision History Block -- Bills of Materials -- Ch. 4: Views: The Basic Views of Prints -- Section Views -- General Rules for Views -- General Rules for Section Views -- Ch. 5: Dimensions: Fundamental Dimensioning Rules -- Symbols -- Elements of Dimensions -- Indication of Dimensions -- Application of Dimensions -- X, Y, and Z Coordinate System -- Arrangement of Dimensions -- Special Indications -- Dimensioning Features -- Ch. 6: Tolerances: Tolerancing and Related Principles -- Implicit Tolerances -- Explicit Tolerances -- Tolerance Expression -- Symbolic Tolerances -- Tolerance Applications -- Geometric Tolerances -- Statistical Tolerancing -- Ch. 7: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Symbols -- Basic Dimensions -- Features -- Feature Control Frames -- Bonus Tolerance -- Form Controls -- Datums -- Orientation Controls -- Location Controls -- Profile Controls -- Runout Controls -- Ch. 8: Surface Finish: Texture Characteristics -- Specification of Surface Texture -- Symbol Application -- Prior Practice Symbols -- Other Designations -- Surface Treatments -- Surface Coatings -- Ch. 9: Threads: Thread Terminology -- Thread Forms -- Methods of Displaying Threads -- Designations -- Additional Designations.

Ch. 10: Machine Terms and Manufacturing Processes: Machine Terms -- Manufacturing Processes -- Ch. 11: Casting, Forging, and Molded Part Prints: Manufacturing Processes -- General Considerations -- Print Methods -- Casting, Forging, and Molded Part Prints -- Datum Referencing -- Sample Prints -- Ch. 12: Welding and Sheet Metal Prints: Welding -- Welding Symbols -- Symbol Application -- Welding Prints -- Sheet Metal -- Sheet Metal Prints -- Ch. 13: Gears, Splines, and Cams: Gears -- Gear Tooth Representation -- Gear Data -- Gear Prints -- Splines -- Spline Tooth Representation -- Spline Data -- Spline Prints -- Cams -- Displacement Diagrams -- Cam Prints -- Ch. 14: Types of Manufacturing Prints: Single Part -- Assembly -- Common -- Piping Diagrams -- Circuit Diagrams -- Installation -- Single Operation -- Altered Item -- Outline -- Pictorial -- More Than One Type -- Layout -- Control -- Interface -- Drawing Tree.