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An Introduction to Machining
Technology ......................................1
2
Careers in Machining
Technology ....................................13
3
Shop Safety .................................. 25
4
Understanding Drawings .......... 33
5
Measurement ................................57
6
Layout Work ..................................85
7
Hand Tools ....................................95
8
Fasteners ......................................131
9
Jigs and Fixtures .........................147
10
Cutting Fluids .............................153
11
Sawing and Cutoff Machines ...159
12
Drills and Drilling Machines ...169
13
Offhand Grinding .................... 203
14
The Lathe .....................................211
15
Other Lathe Operations ............251
16
Cutting Tapers and Screw
Threads on the Lathe .................269
17
Broaching Operations ...............291
18
The Milling Machine ................297
19
Milling Machine Operations ...327
20
Precision Grinding ....................359
21
Band Machining .........................387
22
Introduction to CNC
Machining .................................. 403
23
CNC Programming Basics ........417
24
CNC Milling ...............................431
25
CNC Turning ............................. 445
26
Automated Manufacturing ..... 455
27
Quality Control ..........................467
28
Metal Characteristics .................481
29
Heat Treatment of Metals .........497
30
Metal Finishing ..........................517
31
Electromachining Processes .....531
32
Nontraditional Machining
Techniques ..................................539
33
Other Processes ..........................551
Reference Section .................................570
Glossary of Technical Terms ............. 604
Acknowledgments ...............................625
Index .......................................................626
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