This classic book features a richly illustrated, intensely visual treatment of basic machine tool technology and related subjects, including measurement and tools, reading drawings, mechanical hardware, hand tools, metallurgy, and the essentials of CNC. Covering introductory through advanced topics, Machine Tool Practices is formatted so that it may be used in a traditional lab-lecture program or a self-paced program. The book is divided into major sections that contain many instructional units. Each unit contains listed objectives, self tests with answers, and boxed material covering shop tips, safety, and new technologies. In this updated edition there are over 600 new photos and 1,500 revised line drawings!

Table of Contents:
SECTION A Introduction Unit 1    Shop Safety  Unit 2    Mechanical Hardware  Unit 3    Reading Drawings    SECTION B Hand Tools Unit 1    Arbor and Shop Presses Unit 2    Work-Holding and Hand Tools Unit 3    Hacksaws  Unit 4     Files Unit 5     Hand Reamers  Unit 6     Identification and Uses of Taps  Unit 7     Tapping Procedures  Unit 8     Thread-Cutting Dies and Their Uses  Unit 9     Off-Hand Grinding    SECTION C Dimensional Measurement  Unit 1     Systems of Measurement Unit 2     Using Steel Rules Unit 3     Using Vernier, Dial, and Digital Instruments for Direct Measurements  Unit 4     Using Micrometer Instruments  Unit 5     Using Comparison Measuring Instruments  Unit 6     Using Gage Blocks Unit 7     Using Angular Measuring Instruments Unit 8     Tolerances, Fits, Geometric Dimensions, and Statistical Process Control   SECTION D Materials Unit 1     Selection and Identification of Steels  Unit 2     Selection and Identification of Nonferrous Metals Unit 3     Hardening, Case Hardening, and Tempering  Unit 4     Annealing, Normalizing, and Stress Relieving   Unit 5     Rockwell and Brinell Hardness Testers    SECTION E Layout Unit 1     Basic Semiprecision Layout Practice  Unit 2     Basic Precision Layout Practice    SECTION F Preparation for Machining Operations Unit 1     Machinability and Chip Formation Unit 2     Speeds and Feeds for Machine Tools  Unit 3     Cutting Fluids Unit 4     Using Carbides and Other Tool Materials>   SECTION G Sawing Machines Unit 1     Using Reciprocating and Horizontal Band Cutoff Machines Unit 2     Abrasive and Cold Saws Unit 3     Preparing to Use the Vertical Band Machine  Unit 4     Using the Vertical Band Machine    SECTION H Drilling Machines Unit 1     The Drill Press Unit 2     Drilling Tools Unit 3     Hand Grinding of Drills on the Pedestal Grinder Unit 4     Operating Drilling Machines Unit 5     Countersinking and Counterboring  Unit 6     Reaming in the Drill Press   SECTION I Turning Machines Unit 1     The Engine Lathe Unit 2     Toolholders and Toolholding for the Lathe Unit 3     Cutting Tools for the Lathe  Unit 4     Lathe Spindle Tooling  Unit 5     Operating the Machine Controls  Unit 6     Facing and Center Drilling Unit 7     Turning between Centers Unit 8     Alignment of the Lathe Centers  Unit 9     Other Lathe Operations   Unit 10       Sixty-Degree Thread Information and Calculations Unit 11       Cutting Unified External Threads Unit 12       Cutting Unified Internal Threads  Unit 13       Cutting Tapers Unit 14       Using Steady and Follower Rests Unit 15       Additional Thread Forms Unit 16       Cutting Acme Threads on the Lathe    SECTION J Vertical Milling Machines Unit 1 Vertical Spindle Milling Machines  Unit 2 Cutting Tools and Cutter Holders for the Vertical Milling Machine Unit 3 Setups on the Vertical Milling Machine Unit 4 Vertical Milling Machine Operations Unit 5 Using the Offset Boring Head   SECTION K Horizontal Spindle Milling Machines Unit 1 Horizontal Spindle Milling Machines Unit 2 Types of Spindles, Arbors, and Adapters  Unit 3 Arbor-Driven Milling Cutters Unit 4 Work-Holding Methods and Standard Setups Unit 5 Machine Setup and Plain Milling  Unit 6 Using Side Milling Cutters Unit 7 Using Face Milling Cutters on the Horizontal Milling Machine   SECTION L Grinding and Abrasive Machining Processes Unit 1     Selection and Identification of Grinding  Wheels Unit 2     Truing, Dressing, and Balancing of Grinding Wheels Unit 3     Grinding Fluids Unit 4     Horizontal Spindle Reciprocating Table Surface Grinders Unit 5     Work Holding on the Surface Grinder Unit 6     Using the Surface Grinder  Unit 7     Problems and Solutions in Surface Grinding  Unit 8     Center-Type Cylindrical Grinders  Unit 9     Using the Cylindrical Grinder Unit 10       Universal Tool and Cutter Grinder   SECTION M Computer Numerical Control and Other Advanced Machining Processes Unit 1     CNC Machine Tool Programmable Axes and Position Dimensioning Systems Unit 2     CNC Programming Unit 3     CNC Tooling  Unit 4     Other Advanced Machining Processes   Appendix 1    Answers to Self-Tests  Appendix 2    General Tables Table 1      Decimal Equivalents of Fractional Inches  Table 2      Inch/Metric Conversion Table Table 3      Tap Drill Sizes Table 4      Metric Tap Drill Sizes   Table 5A    Tapers  Table 5B    Tapers and Angles   Table 6      General Measurements  Table 7A    Density or Specific Gravity of Metals and Alloys  Table 7B    Approximate Melting Points of Metals and Various Substances   Table 8      Right-Triangle Solution Formulas  Table 9      Wire Gages and Metric Equivalents  Table 10     Cutting Speeds for Commonly Used Materials  Table 10A      Feeds for High-Speed Steel End Mills  Table 10B      Coolants and Cutting Oils Used for General Machining