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    “A true blueprint for blueprint reading.”

    “We use it for training because of the examples and questions.”

    “Buy this work to get a great foundation.”

    “Perfect book for future machinists and equipment technicians/operators.”

    “For someone beginning the quest for mechanical and engineering knowledge, this is just the book.”

    “This book is a gem. I already have selected it for my Engineering Graphics class in the spring.”

Blueprints, or “prints,” show what is needed to make parts. They include details such as size, shape, and acceptable variations. They also tell you the material, finish, special assembly and processing instructions, and inspection requirements. Blueprints come from engineering departments and provide all the necessary information to all those involved in making the part. They turn ideas into products, and help communicate between customers, sales, engineers, drafters, purchasers, machinists, operators, assemblers, and inspectors.

Chock full of industry practices, standards, and copies of industrial prints, Hammer’s Blueprint Reading Basics has long been a favorite of beginners and educators, offering readers the opportunity to practice what they’ve learned. Each chapter includes detailed review of a topic, numerous figures to help illustrate essential concepts, review questions, and worksheets. Metric and English drawings are given an equal presentation, as have international symbols, allowing readers and professionals from around the globe to understand and successfully interpret the meaning of prints without ambiguity.

This vastly improved edition focuses even more on the end-user, with a more graphical treatment and a better balance between visualization and interpretation skills, making Hammer’s Blueprint Reading Basics, 5th Edition a truly indispensable resource.

Features in the new 5th edition

•     Emphasizes both interpretation and visualization—the two important tasks of print reading.
•     Updated for the most current ASME and ISO standards, affecting such topics as dimensioning, tolerances, surface texture, and threads.
•     Hundreds of CAD-generated drawings, improved chapter review questions, worksheets, and solutions give the self-directed learner all the elements necessary to support self-study.
•     The companion Blueprint Reading Basics Instructor’s Resource Kit (sold separately; see below) includes a wealth of materials for presenting the material in a classroom setting: PowerPoint presentations; recommended syllabi; hundreds of individual PDF files for Review Questions & Solutions, as well as Worksheet Problems & Solutions.

The Instructor’s Resource Kit (sold separately) on CD-ROM and online*, includes:

•     This extensive digital product includes 425 files and more than 1,030 pages.
•     The 14 units/lessons, comprising over 600 presentations pages, complement use of the book in a physical or virtual classroom. Mirroring discussions in the text book, this material is packed with useful information and also can be used for self-study.
•     The teaching and learning units also are made available to instructors as PowerPoint presentations with review questions and answers. The review questions are provided separately as student handouts and with answers for instructors.
•     The textbook’s 153 worksheets, adding up to 200-plus pages of practice problems—included in the eBook and as handouts—reinforce the blueprint reading instructions and skills covered in each unit. Also included are solutions and calculations, along with a handy checklist, for instructors.
•     Other instructor teaching aids include customizable lesson plans for each teaching unit; recommended course syllabi modifiable for different course lengths and focuses; an engaging, instructive class activity; and selected figures and tables.
•     New to the Digital Edition of this kit is a bonus collection of useful online reference materials.