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DRILLS AND DRILLING MISC.
GRINDING PUNCH PRESS & DIE INFOR
HEAT TREATING SAWING
HISTORY OF MACHINING, MACHINES, TOOLS SHEET METAL
LATHES SHOP TERMS
MILLING SPECIFICATIONS OF TOOLS AND CONVERSION CHARTS
MACHINING STAINLESS STEEL
MACHINISTS TIPS  
METALS TAP'S AND TAPPING

 

 

DRILLS AND DRILLING

FEEDS AND SPEEDS FOR HSS TWIST DRILLS
FUNDAMENTALS OF DRILLING
REAMER DIFFICULTIES
SPECIAL DRILLING TOOLS
TWIST DRILLS

GRINDING

TRAVERSE VS PLUNGE
GRINDING FOR FLATNESS
GRINDING FOR DIMENSION
TRUING AND DRESSING
DRESSING FOR FINISH
GRINDING WHEEL SHARPNESS
 
 

HEAT TREATING

HARDENING AND TEMPERING DATA 
HARDNESS CONVERSION CHART
TEMPERATURE OF METALS CHART
TEMPERING OR DRAWING 

HISTORY OF MACHINING, MACHINES, TOOLS

HISTORY OF BAND-SAWING
HISTORY OF GRINDING
HISTORY OF THE GRINDING WHEEL
HISTORY OF THE LATHE
HISTORY OF THE MILL AND MILLING
HISTORY OF TAPS AND TAPPING

LATHES

LATHE TYPES
SCREW-CUTTING ON A LATHE
WHAT IS TURNING? 
THE BASIC TURNING MACHINE
HAND FED BASIC LATHES 
HOLDING ROTATING WORK

MILLING

END MILLS
MACHINES FOR MILLING
MILLING DYNAMICS
UP OR DOWN OR BOTH?
CHIPS VIA INTERRUPTED CUTS
PLAIN CUTTERS MILL SIMPLE PLANES
SOME "PLAIN" CUTTERS AREN'T PLAIN AT ALL
MILLING THE FACE OF A WORKPIECE
ROUGHING END MILLS
 
 

MACHINING

EFFECT OF HOLE SIZE ON HEIGHT OF THREAD
HOLDING WORK MAGNETICALLY
PLASMA CUTTING
SAWING WITH A WIRE
STAINLESS STEEL ABRASIVE WHEEL GRINDING
STAINLESS STEEL MACHINING 
UNDERSTANDING  BROACHING
WHAT IS BORING? 
CERAMICS AND CERMETS INSERTS
EDM 

MACHINISTS TIPS

kEYWAY DEPTHS
LEVELING A LATHE
Part Layout
REMOVING BROKEN TAPS
USING A DRILL PRESS AS A MILL
USING A TEST INDICATOR
YOU DON'T NEED TRIG 3-4-6-8 HOLE BOLT CIRCLE E-Z

METALS

Alloying Elements and There Effect On Steel
Aluminum
GENERAL PROPERTIES OF ALLOY STEEL 
FOUR DIGIT ALLOY NUMBERING SYSTEMS
TOOL STEEL
TYPES OF CAST IRON 
WHAT ARE METALS MADE OF? 

MISC

CHEMICAL CUTTING FLUID
GAGE TYPES
ROCKWELL HARDNESS TESTING 
SILVER SOLDERING
STRAIGHT CUTTING OIL
USING A ROTARY TABLE 

PUNCH PRESS & DIE INFOR

DIE CLEARANCE
DETERMINING TONNAGE FOR PUNCH PRESSES 
SHEAR FOR DIES

SAWING

BANDSAW BLADE DESIGN 
CIRCULAR SAWING (COLD SAWING)
CUTOFF BANDSAWING 
SAW BLADE MATERIALS 
STRAIGHT CUTOFF 
THE INS AND OUTS OF CONTOUR SAWING
HACKSAWING 
HACKSAW BLADE DESIGN
HACKSAW BLADES, CARE AND FEEDING

SHEET METAL

BEND ALLOWANCE
SHEET METAL CONVERSION 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HOLE IS PUNCHED
WHAT IS GAGE OR GAUGE 

SHOP TERMS

CARBIDE INSERTS TERMS/
COUNTERBORE & COUNTERSINK TERMS/
DIMENSIONING TERMS/
DRILL TERMS/
FILE TERMS/
FORGING TERMS/
GRINDING TERMS/
HEAT TREATMENT TERMS/
OTHER SHOP TERMS
PRESSWORKING TERMS
REAMER TERMS
TAP & DIE TERMS

SPECIFICATIONS OF TOOLS AND CONVERSION CHARTS

BAND SAW BLADE SPECIFICATIONS 
CUTTING DEPTHS FOR
COMMON WOODRUFF KEYS
E-Z TAP DRILL FORMULA 
JARNO AND BROWN & SHARPE TAPER SPECIFICATIONS
HOLE SIZE FOR ACME TAPS ?????????
LATHE SPINDLE NOSE  SPECIFICATIONS
METRIC THREAD CONVERSION
MORSE AND JACOBS TAPER SPECIFICATIONS 
STANDARD MARKS OR SYMBOLS ON TAPS 
TAP DRILL SIZE FOR INSERTS (HELI-COIL)
TAP DRILL SIZE FOR THREAD ROLLING TAPS 

STAINLESS STEEL

STAINLESS STEEL HOW TO AVOID GALLING
STAINLESS STEEL POLISHING & BUFFING
STAINLESS STEEL SOLDERING 
TYPES OF STAINLESS STEEL 
WHAT IS STAINLESS STEEL 

TAP'S AND TAPPING 

PREPARING HOLES FOR TAPPING 
TAPPING HOLES IN THIN PUNCHED METAL
TAPPING SPEEDS

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