Machining Fundamentals
2
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Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 2003052837
ISBN-13: 978-1-59070-249-9
ISBN-10: 1-59070-249-2
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Walker, John R.
Machining fundamentals: from basic to advanced techniques /
by John R. Walker
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-59070-249-2
1. Metal-cutting. I. Title.
TJ1160.W25 2003
671.3’5--dc21
2003052837
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