"Print Reading for Welders," Cengage International Edition, 10th Edition, gives you the practical skills you need to confidently read and understand the drawings, sketches and welding symbols youll use every day in the shop or on the job. Youll start with the basics of sketching and gradually move into interpreting common mechanical drawings, including orthographic and pictorial views. The book breaks down AWS welding symbols step by step so you can understand them before applying them in real welding situations. This edition features updated terminology, clearer artwork and improved explanations to make learning easier. Each unit includes review questions and activities to help you practice and build your skills. Whether youre just getting started or preparing for a welding career, this text gives you the knowledge and confidence to understand the prints and symbols essential to the welding industry.
Preface.
1. Basic Lines and Views.
2. Sketching.
3. Notes and Specifications.
4. Dimensions.
5. Bill of Materials.
6. Structural Shapes.
7. Other Views.
8. Sections.
9. Detail, Assembly, and Subassembly Prints.
10. Welding Symbols and Abbreviations.
11. Basic Joints for Weldment Fabrications.
12. Fillet Welds.
13. Groove Welds.
14. Back or Backing and Melt-Thru Welds.
15. Plug and Slots Welds.
16. Surfacing Welds.
17. Edge Welds.
18. Spot Welds.
19. Projection Welds.
20. Seam Welds.
21. Stud Welds .
22. Applied Metrics for Welders.
23. Pipe-Welding Symbols.
24. Dual Dimensioning.
25. Inspection and Testing.
26. international Standard Symbols for Welding.
27. Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting.
28. Introduction Geometric Dimensioning.
Appendix
1. Tables.
Appendix
2. Pipe Dimension and Weights.
Appendix
3. Table Conversion of Pipe Sizes to Metric.
Appendix
4. Starrett - Inch/Metric Tap Drill Sizes & Decimal Equivalents.
Appendix
5. Steel Rule Diagrams.
Appendix
6. Metric Threads - Fine and Coarse.
Appendix
7. Computer Glossary.
Appendix
8. Glossary.
Appendix
9. Weld Symbols.
Index.
Larry Jeffus is a welder with over 60 years of experience. He maintains his own well-equipped welding shop. In his career, he has passed many welding certification tests in a wide variety of processes, positions, material types and thicknesses. Jeffus has provided welding and professional consulting services locally, nationally and internationally to major corporations, small businesses, government agencies, schools, colleges and individuals. He is a Life Member of the American Welding Society. In addition, he has over 40 years of experience as a dedicated classroom teacher and is the author of several Cengage welding publications. Prior to retiring from teaching, Jeffus taught at Dallas College, part of the Dallas County Community College District. Today he remains very active in the welding community, especially in the field of education. He serves on several welding program technical advisory committees and has visited high school, college and technical campuses in more than 40 states and four foreign countries, providing one-on-one help and guidance to welding instructors and students. Jeffus was selected as Outstanding Post-Secondary Technical Educator in the State of Texas by the Texas Technical Society, and he served for 12 years as a board member on the Texas Workforce Investment Council in the Texas Governor's office. He also served as a member of the Apprenticeship Project Leadership Team, helping establish nontraditional apprenticeship training programs for Texas, and making numerous trips to Washington lobbying for vocational and technical education.
