Blueprint Reading Basics: Manufacturing Print Reading

Third Edition Offers Many Updates

Written by Warren Hammer, a seasoned professional with more than 50 years experience in manufacturing, the new third edition of Blueprint Reading Basics: Manufacturing Print Reading is widely used. Functioning as a self-training manual, the Third Edition 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 provides 336 pages in softcover. It reviews the subject in great detail using many illustrations and examples. It thoroughly reviews all aspects of print reading. The volume includes industry standards & practices. Copies of industrial prints are found throughout. They provide a balanced presentation of blueprint reading theory and industry applications.

Blueprint Reading Basics: Manufacturing Print Reading is the perfect text for students taking blueprint reading, machine shop, or tool and die courses, as well as machinists, mechanics, technicians, and inspectors.

• The Basics of Blueprints
• The Reading of Blueprints
• The Lines and Views of Blueprints
• The Total Blueprint
• Dimensions
• Tolerances
• Surface Texture
• Threads
• Fasteners
• Gears
• Machine Terms and Holes
• Machining Requirements
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Types of Blueprints and Computer-Aided Design
• Answers to Review Questions
• Index