Christopher McCauley – författare

From the ability to understand and use shop mathematics to the reading and interpreting of shop drawings, the editor's intent is to provide the information and know-how that students will need as they prepare themselves for jobs in metalworking industries. It includes material taken from Machinery's Handbook and other authoritative sources and is presented in as clear, accurate, and easy-to-follow form as possible. The reader will find a wide range of useful formulas and data together with extensive text. As a proven and affordable handbook covering those critical areas of interest commonly encountered by machinists, toolmakers, diemakers, drafters, and other shop and manufacturing personnel, it is an essential reference for students in vocational schools, technical institutes, and apprenticeship courses. Discusses those aspects of applied mathematics needed on the job and covers the proper use of measuring instruments and methods.Outlines the standard methods of presentation and the conventions used in preparing engineering drawings.Offers detailed information on inch and metric standard tolerances, allowances, limits and fits, preferred numbers and sizes, as well as in-depth descriptions of the sizes, forms, dimensions of standard machine elements commonly encountered in and around the shop.Provides machining methods and materials selection, recommended speeds and feeds for various kinds of machining operations on different materials, and the types and compositions of metals commonly used in machine construction.Includes an extensive index that will enable the user to quickly and conveniently find the information and data that he or she requires.  Conversion FactorsMathematicsEngineering DrawingsInspectionAllowances and Tolerances for FitsPinsStandard TapersKeys and KeyseatsScrew Thread SystemsCommon HardwareGears and GearingIndexing  Cutting Speeds and FeedsCutting ToolsTool WearCutting Fluids for MachiningMachining Nonferrous MetalsMaterialsHardness TestingIndex

Machinery’s Handbook, Pocket Companion, is a concise yet authoritative, highly useful reference that draws its content from the Machinery’s Handbook. Designed as a time saver, the Pocket Companion is an ideal quick resource for anyone in manufacturing, metalworking, and related fields for whom convenient access to just the most basic data is essential. The Pocket Companion draws on the wealth of tables, charts, and text in the Machinery’s Handbook, 31st Edition. Much of the information has been reorganized, distilled, or simplified to increase the usefulness of this book, while keeping it compact. The Pocket Companion is not intended to replace the new Machinery’s Handbook, 31st Edition. Instead, it serves as a handy and more portable complement to the Handbook’s vast collection of text, data, and standards.  Features   Serves as a handy and portable complement to the vastly larger compilation of data, standards, and text, in the Machinery’s Handbook.Revised to reflect numerous changes made in the new 31st edition, this second edition includes updated standards, key revisions, and added tables.The visual design and carefully organized presentation of fundamental and reliable data facilitates frequent and easy use, helping to save time and labor.Practitioners and students will find the Pocket Companion to be a convenient ready-reference to keep nearby while working on engineering designs, on the shop or factory floor, or learning fundamentals in school and studies.The Pocket Companion also is sold as a standalone eBook. For information on this handy format, as well as the Machinery’s Handbook 31 Digital Edition, visit the Industrial Press eBookStore site at ebooks.industrialpress.com.Mathematical Formulas and Tables • Measurement and Inspection • Standard Tapers • Threads • Fastener Information • Cutting Fluids • Drilling and Reaming • Tapping • Speeds and Feeds • Milling Cutters • Keys and Keyseats • Broaching • Cutting Tools for Turning • Machining Operations • Computer Numerical Control • Grinding Wheels • Gearing • Properties of Materials • Standards for Drawings • Allowances and Tolerances • Surface Texture • Conversion Factors • Index.