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Sheet Metal, 2nd Edition

Sheet Metal, 2nd Editon

This new second edition of Sheet Metal uses large two-color illustrations, photographs and factoids to emphasize key points. Each chapter begins with Objectives which identify content areas covered in the chapter, and ends with Review Questions that test comprehension of the material covered. Shop Activities are provided to reinforce the concepts introduced in the chapter, and Class Activities offer classroom activities related to the chapter content.

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Author: Leo A Meyer
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 357

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Sheet Metal, 2nd Edition, is an introduction to the fundamentals of layout, cutting, forming, and fabrication of sheet metal. The text can serve as a useful training tool and reference for students, apprentices, and technicians in the trade. Topics include tools and machinery, shop safety, materials, sheet metal forming and shaping operations, pattern development, and more. This edition incorporates a new design and organization and includes the following:

Objectives that identify chapter content areas
Factoids that provide informative technical facts
Large two-column illustrations
Updated photographs
Class Activities that relate to chapter content
Review Questions that test for comprehension
Shop Activities that reinforce chapter concepts
New chapter - Final Exam

While the tools and technology in the sheet metal trade continue to evolve, basic principles that are fundamental to working with sheet metal remain. Sheet Metal presents basic metalworking principles and builds on this knowledge throughout the book. Chapters 1 through 6 provide an introduction to safety, tools, machinery, materials, and fasteners used in the sheet metal trade. Chapters 7 through 12 cover cutting, forming, and joining methods. Chapters 13 through 17 cover basic drafting principles and pattern development. Chapter 18 covers specification, layout, and fabrication of sheet metal. Chapter 19 covers the short method of pattern development. Chapter 20 includes illustrations and procedures for several basic sheet metal projects. Chapter 21 is a comprehensive final examination and includes questions on all topics covered in the book.

Contents include:

Sheet Metal Careers
Sheet Metal Working Tools and Machinery
Sheet Metal Shop Safety
Sheet Metal Types
Materials of the Sheet Metal Trade
Fasteners for Sheet Metal
Using Patterns and Cutting Metal
Punching, Drilling and Riveting
Folding Edges and Making Seams
Turning, Burning and Raising
Forming, Crimping, Beading and Grooving
Soldering
Drawing for Pattern Drafting
Making and Notching Simple Patterns
Parallel Line Development
Triangulation
Radial Line Development
Sheet Metal in the Building Trades
Short Method of Pattern Development
Supplementary Projects
Final Exam
Appendix
Glossary
Index

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