Audel Machine Shop Basics (Audel Technical Trades Series)

From the Inside Flap

Use the right tool the right way Here, fully updated to include new machines and electronic/digital controls, is the ultimate guide to basic machine shop equipment and how to use it. Whether you’re a professional machinist, an apprentice, a trade student, or a handy homeowner, this fully illustrated volume helps you define tools and use them properly and safely. It’s packed with review questions for students, and loaded with answers you need on the job.Mark Richard Miller is a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Technology Department at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas.Understand basic machine shop practice and safety measuresRecognize the variations in similar tools and the purposes they serveLearn recommended methods of mounting work in different machinesObtain a complete working knowledge of numerically controlled machines and the operations they performReview procedures for safe and efficient use of cutting tools and cuttersExpand your knowledge with clear, step-by-step illustrations of proper equipment set-up and operation

From the Back Cover

Here, fully updated to include new machines and electronic/digital controls, is the ultimate guide to basic machine shop equipment and how to use it. Whether you’re a professional machinist, an apprentice, a trade student, or a handy homeowner, this fully illustrated volume helps you define tools and use them properly and safely. It’s packed with review questions for students, and loaded with answers you need on the job.