Audel Machine Shop Tools and Operations


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Make your shop safe and smart If you're a machinist or a student of the trade, this second volume in Audel's machine shop library offers concise, to-the-point coverage of everything you need to know. You'll find definitions of all the shop tools; guidelines for set-up, safe operation, maintenance, and repair; illustrations and diagrams; review questions for students, and much more. Expect it to become one of your most-used tools. * Master all types of saws, drills, lathes, milling machinery, metal-finishing machines, and more * Learn safe operating procedures for cutting tools and the best ways to mount work in the machines * Find current details on new machines with electronic/digital controls * Understand how ultrasonics are used in metalworking * Explore information on machine shop robotics and electronics * Discover valuable tips for hobbyists, woodworkers, and home-shop owners







Machining Technology


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Offering complete coverage of the technologies, machine tools, and operations of a wide range of machining processes, Machining Technology presents the essential principles of machining and then examines traditional and nontraditional machining methods. Available for the first time in one easy-to-use resource, the book elucidates the fundame




Audel Machine Shop Basics


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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




Machine Shop Operations and Setups


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This popular basic text introduces conventional machine and hand-tool operations. Describes and explains steel, alloys, heat-treating, machinability, numerical controls, EDM, ECM, US, magnetic pulse forming, and electrolyte grinding. Provides strong emphasis on shop safety.




Traditional Machining Technology


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Traditional Machining Technology describes the fundamentals, basic elements, and operations of general-purpose metal cutting and abrasive machine tools used for the production and grinding of cylindrical and flat surfaces by turning, drilling, and reaming; shaping and planing; and milling processes. Special-purpose machines and operations used for thread cutting, gear cutting, and broaching processes are included along with semiautomatic, automatic, NC, and CNC machine tools; operations, tooling, mechanisms, accessories, jigs and fixtures, and machine-tool dynamometry are discussed. The treatment throughout the book is aimed at motivating and challenging the reader to explore technologies and economically viable solutions regarding the optimum selection of machining operations for a given task. This book will be useful to professionals, students, and companies in the industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, materials, and production engineering fields.




Machine Tools and Operations


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Machine Shop Essentials


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This is the first really new machine shop practice text in nearly 20 years.




Lathe Operation and Maintenance


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This concise introduction to the lathe provides detailed coverage of this versatile machine and how it is used to perform a wide variety of metalworking operations. Special emphasis is placed on lathe components, accessories, and operating procedures, including basic machine setup and routine maintenance. Cutting dynamics and parameters are explained in clear, easy to comprehend language, and a wide range of cutting tools, toolholders, and workholding devices are examined in detail. This is the ideal introductory text for the novice or machinist-in-training. Review questions follow each chapter.