Precision machining technology /
Peter Hoffman, Eric Hopewell, Brian Janes.
- Second edition.
- xxi, 774 pages : illustrations (chiefly color).
Includes index.
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO MACHINING.1. Introduction to Machining.2. Careers in Machining.3. Workplace Skills.SECTION II: MEASUREMENT, MATERIALS, AND SAFETY.4. Introduction to Safety.5. Measurement Systems and Machine Tool Math Overview.6. Semi-Precision Measurement.7. Precision Measurement.8. Quality Assurance, Process Planning, and Quality Control.9. Metal Composition and Classification.10. Heat Treatment of Metals.11. Maintenance, Lubrication, and Cutting Fluid Overview.SECTION III: JOB PLANNING, BENCHWORK, AND LAYOUT.12. Understanding Drawings.13. Layout.14. Hand Tools (Safety Integration).15. Saws and Cut-Off Machine.16. Offhand Grinding.17. Drilling, Treading, Tapping and Reaming.SECTION IV: TURNING.18. The Lathe.19. Work and Tool Holding Devices.20. Machining Operations on the Lathe.21. Threading.22. Taper Turning.SECTION V: DRILL PRESS.23. Sizes and Types of Drill Presses.24. Drills, Reamers, Countersinks and Counterbores.25. Work Holding Devices.26. Drill Press Operation.SECTION VI: MILLING.27. Major Parts.28. Vertical Milling Machine Cutter.29. Work Holding Devices.30. Drills and Drilling.31. Squaring a Work Piece on the Milling Machine.32. Milling Slots and Key Ways.33. Pocket Milling.34. Milling Angels, Radii and Diameters.SECTION VII: GRINDING.35. Surface Grinders and Grinding Wheels.36. Grinding Wheels.SECTION VIII: COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL.37. CNC Basics.38. CNC Turning: Getting Started.39. CNC Turning: Programming.40. CNC Turning: Set-up and Operation.41. CNC Milling: Getting Started.42. CNC Milling: Programming.43. CNC Milling: Set-up and Operation.44. Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Machining.
Packed with examples and illustrations, this book delivers the ideal introduction to machine tool industry, equipping readers with an understanding of fundamental and intermediate machining skills. It is aligned with the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Machining Level I Standard.