The Tools and Rules for Precision Measuring.

Published by Athol, Massachusetts. The L. S. Starrett Company, 1953

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Seller: Erik Hanson Books and Ephemera, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.Erik Hanson Books and Ephemera

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Instructive booklet from your favorite tool company. 48 pages, oblong sized to fit in a mid-Century machinist's toolbox or engineer's drawer. Moderate edgewear, a clean and unmarked copy with no underlines, notes, names, etc. Sections on "New Standards of Accuracy", "Sight and Touch", "Linear Measurements", "How to Transfer Measurements", Steel Rules and related Tools" Caliper and Dividers", "Vernier Tools and How to Read Them", "The Micrometer and How to Read It", "How to Read Ten-Thousandths with a Vernier Micrometer", "Micrometer Types and Features", "Dial Indicators", "Laying Out with Accuracy", "Measuring Lathe Work", "Measuring Screw Threads", "Facts About Fits", "Limits of Tolerance", and then various tables and charts. "A word of advice may not be amiss. It is quite possible to be too accurate in production work. Striving for accuracy beyond prescribed limits an be just as inefficient and wasteful of time and effort as gross inaccuracy.It is the purpose of this booklet to review the mansard the methods of achieving uniform accuracy according to the standards commonly accepted in the industry today".…

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Title
The Tools and Rules for Precision Measuring.
Author
L. S. Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts.
Publisher
Athol, Massachusetts. The L. S. Starrett Company
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition
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Erik Hanson Books and Ephemera

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