Machinists' and Metalworkers' Pocket Reference (McGraw-Hill Pocket Reference)
by Ronald A. Walsh

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Paperback - 448 pages (June 23, 2000)
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 0071360921
 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.84 x 6.01 x 4.09

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A pocket (4x6) reference for machinists and metalworkers, offering often-used data and procedures required on a daily basis for machinists, managers, and other support personnel. Gives data on tools, parts, materials, and techniques, and provides comparative charts on new and traditional metals, insulation, plastics, and other materials. Outlines safety procedures and presents standards and codes from ANSI, ASME, ISO, AGMA, SAE, and AWS. Walsh is an electromechanical design engineer with 40 years of experience, and has written several handbooks for the publisher.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Book Description

*Everyone from machinists and metalworkers to product and tool designers will covet this task-simplifying source of essential machining and metal-working data--all in a compact, palm-of-our-hand reference.
*Part of the Pocket Reference series, the book contains tables, charts, and graphs, organized by subject--covers how machines work, how to fix them, and how to design them.
*Packed with information on materials and selection, along with the latest codes and standards from ANSI, ASME, AGMA, SAE, and AWS.

A pocket-sized, quick reference that provides the user with data, techniques, and to-the-point explanations in quick-access format. Contains data on tools, parts, materials, and techniques, safety procedures, feeds and speeds for machining operations, plating procedures and other finishes for metals and alloys. Softcover. DLC: Machine-shop practice--Handbooks.

For answers you seek right now, you've picked the perfect book. Machinists' and Metalworkers' Pocket Reference gives you application data, techniques, and to-the-point explanations in quick-access format, for use in the shop or at the workstation. This fact-loaded guide lays out:
Easy-to-find data on today's tools, parts, materials, and techniques.
Comparative charts on new and traditional metals, alloys, insulation, plastics, and other materials.
Sheet metal practices and data.
Up-to-date safety procedures.
Feeds and speeds for machining operations.
Hardware, thread systems, and fastening devices.
Latest codes and standards from ANSI, ASME, ISO, AGMA, SAE, and AWS.
Hardening and tempering steels, tool steels, and nonferrous alloys.
Plating procedures and other finishes for metals and alloys.

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