Blueprint Reading for the Machine Trades - Revised - Softcover

Schultz, Russ L.; Smith, Larry L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135038782 ISBN 13: 9780135038789

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

For introductory Blueprint Reading courses geared to students in the manufacturing trades, such as Machine Operators, General Machinists, and Tool and Die Machinists.

 

Being able to read and correctly interpret a blueprint is a necessary skill in the industrial world today. Designed in a workbook format, this manual begins with the basics of blueprint reading and progresses to visualization and then to multi-view drawings. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, it includes charts, tables, a glossary of terms, and a mathematics appendix to help students comprehend material. This edition features expanded coverage of GDT, more information on profile tolerances and drawings produced in CAD. Designed for those in a manufacturing trade, this is a straightforward resource that helps prepare students to enter the industrial field of work.

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Review

"The author's style is excellent in presentation. The quizzes and applications are of great value to the student and instructor." ― Jeffrey Hellwig, Alfred State College

"The text is rich in content from castings to welding symbols. The text covers all areas of machining without emphasizing one over the other. The illustrations are accurate and appropriate for the content covered." ― Pat Carney II, Jackson Area Career Center

About the Author

Loran W. "Larry" Smith is currently employed as a professor at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario for the last 28 years and is also a ToolMaker Leader at the Ford Motor Company, Experimental Glass Division in Lincoln Park, MI for 11 years.  He is a member of the Technical Committee on Technical Drawings and Symbols (B159) of Canadian Standards Association.

 

Professor Smith has earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Education from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI and a Bachelor of Arts in Histoyr and English from Lawrence Technical University in Detroit, MI.  He also holds an Associates in Science Degree and many certificates including Senior Level Certification for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0135038782
• ISBN 13: 9780135038789
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 408