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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Benchwork.
Chapter 2: Precision Measurement and Gaging.
Chapter 3: Materials.
Chapter 4: Abrasives.
Chapter 5: Grinding.
Chapter 6: Cutting Fluids.
Chapter 7: Cutting Tools.
Chapter 8: Cutter and Tool Grinders.
Chapter 9: Drills.
Chapter 10: Reamers.
Chapter 11: Taps.
Chapter 12: Threading Dies.
Chapter 13: Milling-Machine Cutters.
Chapter 14: Milling-Machine Arbors, Collets, and Adapters.
Chapter 15: Broaches and Broaching.
Chapter 16: Electrical Safety in the Machine Shop.
Appendix: Reference Materials.
Index.
Über den Autor
Rex Miller was a Professor of Industrial Technology at The
State University of New York, College at Buffalo for over 35 years.
He has taught on the technical school, high school, and college
level for well over 40 years. He is the author or co-author of over
100 textbooks ranging from electronics to carpentry and sheet metal
work. He has contributed more than 50 magazine articles over the
years to technical publications. He is also the author of seven
civil war regimental histories.
Mark Richard Miller finished his BS degree in New York
and moved on to Ball State University, where he obtained a
master’s degree and went to work in San Antonio. He taught in
high school and went to graduate school in College Station, Texas,
finishing a doctorate degree. He took a position at Texas A&M
University in Kingsville, Texas, where he now teaches in the
Industrial Technology Department as a Professor and Department
Chairman. He has co-authored seven books and contributed many
articles to technical magazines. His hobbies include refinishing a
1970 Plymouth Super Bird and a 1971 Roadrunner. He is also
interested in playing guitar, an interest he pursued while in
college as the lead guitarist of a band called The Rude Boys.