Authors: John R. Walker and W. Richard Polanin

Welding Print Reading is a write-in text that teaches the symbols and notations students need to understand to be successful. Besides aspiring welders who want to learn to interpret prints and drawings, the content is appropriate for students wanting to pursue careers in engineering and drafting. The text starts by reviewing the basics, including welding processes, and then progresses to more specialized topics, such as prints for pipe welding and brazed joints.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Welding Print Reading, 6th Edition

• Front Matter
• Section 1 Introduction
• • 1 - Prints—The Language of Industry
  • 2 - Review of Measurement
  • 3 - A Review of Fractions and Decimals
• Section 2 Print Reading Basics
• • 4 - Alphabet of Lines
  • 5 - Understanding Prints
  • 6 - Types of Prints
  • 7 - Print Format
  • 8 - Basic Plane Geometry
  • 9 - Dimensioning Welding Prints
• Section 3 Welding Fundamentals
• • 10 - Welding Processes
  • 11 - Threaded Fasteners
  • 12 - Structural Metals
  • 13 - Common Types of Joints and Welds
• Section 4 Reading Welding Prints
• • 14 - Welding Symbols
  • 15 - Fillet Welds
  • 16 - Groove Welds
  • 17 - Plug and Slot Welds
  • 18 - Spot, Seam, and Projection Welds
  • 19 - Surfacing Welds
  • 20 - Edge Welds
  • 21 - Pipe Welding
  • 22 - Brazed Joints
• Section 5 Manufacturing and Testing for Industry
• • 23 - Basic Metalworking Processes
  • 24 - Examining and Testing Welds
  • 25 - Print Reading Activities
• Reference Section
• Glossary
• Index