Product Description
Use the right tool the right way Here, fully updated to include new machines and electronic/digital controls, is the ultimate guide to basic machine shop equipment and how to use it. Whether you’re a professional machinist, an apprentice, a trade student, or a handy homeowner, this fully illustrated volume helps you define tools and use them properly and safely. It’s packed with review questions for students, and loaded with answers you need on the job.
Mark Richard Miller is a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Technology Department at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas.
- Understand basic machine shop practice and safety measures
- Recognize the variations in similar tools and the purposes they serve
- Learn recommended methods of mounting work in different machines
- Obtain a complete working knowledge of numerically controlled machines and the operations they perform
- Review procedures for safe and efficient use of cutting tools and cutters
- Expand your knowledge with clear, step-by-step illustrations of proper equipment set-up and operation
Average Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Metric???, 2008-02-27
Machines is not my work, but my hobby
I have so far spend a lot on my workshop, and will spend more in the future
This book was definitely a great addition, very complete, easy to understand,
The author takes you from the basics right up to the more complex matter, not assuming prior knowledge
a definite recommend
so why 3 stars and not 5 ?
well,
the book is written in imperial, I live outside the US (the rest of the world), and we use metric
I do know how to convert pounds to Kg's , but having to convert the whole time is a drag and can spoil a good read
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Great Audel book, exactly what I needed, 2004-05-19
This book was a pleasure to find on Amazon. The authors cover all of the essential parts of a machine shop in a way that's really easy to read and understand. The book is an excellent reference.Here's the table of contents from my copy of the book:
Chapter 1: Benchwork.
Chapter 2: Precision Measurement and Gaging.
Chapter 3: Materials.
Chapter 4: Abrasives.
Chapter 5: Grinding.
Chapter 6: Cutting Fluids.
Chapter 7: Cutting Tools.
Chapter 8: Cutter and Tool Grinders.
Chapter 9: Drills.
Chapter 10: Reamers.
Chapter 11: Taps.
Chapter 12: Threading Dies.
Chapter 13: Milling-Machine Cutters.
Chapter 14: Milling-Machine Arbors, Collets, and Adapters.
Chapter 15: Broaches and Broaching.
Chapter 16: Electrical Safety in the Machine Shop.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Great revision-must have for the toolbox!, 2004-04-06
Every shop should have this book, whether you're one person or a huge plant. Audel is a great name. I'm recommending this to all the guys on the floor. You can even use it if you're a handy homeowner-I do!