xvii Brief Contents 1 An Introduction to Machining Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Careers in Machining Technology. . . . 13 3 Shop Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 Understanding Drawings. . . . . . . . . 38 5 Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 6 Layout Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 7 Hand Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 8 Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 9 Jigs and Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 10 Cutting Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 11 Sawing and Cutoff Machines. . . . . 158 12 Drills and Drilling Machines . . . . . 168 13 Offhand Grinding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 14 The Lathe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 15 Other Lathe Operations . . . . . . . . 247 16 Cutting Tapers and Screw Threads on the Lathe . . . . . 265 17 The Milling Machine . . . . . . . . . . 287 18 Milling Machine Operations . . . . . 316 19 Precision Grinding . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 20 Band Machining and Broaching . . . 372 21 Introduction to CNC Machining. . . 391 22 CNC Programming Basics. . . . . . . 404 23 CNC Milling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 24 CNC Turning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 25 Automated Manufacturing . . . . . . 441 26 Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 27 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 28 Metal Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . 485 29 Heat Treatment of Metals . . . . . . . 500 30 Metal Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 31 Electromachining Processes . . . . . 533 32 Nontraditional Machining Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 33 Other Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552