Modern Mechanical Engineering Vol-I

CONTENTS

VOLUME I

DRAWING-OFFICE ORGANIZATION
BY GEO. W. THOMSON
CHAP. Page
INTRODUCTION......... 3
I. THE ESTIMATING AND COSTING OFFICES - - - - 4
II. THE DESIGN OFFICE - ...... 13
III. THE DETAIL OFFICE - -...... 17
IV. TRACING OFFICE........ 35
V. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ROOM -...... 37
PATTERN-MAKING
BY JOSEPH HORNER, A.M.I.Mech.E.
INTRODUCTORY—THE CRAFTSMAN...... 51
I. THE ELEMENTS.......--52
1. Methods of Moulding...... 52
2. Pattern Construction...... 58
3. Core Prints and Core Boxes 61
II. EXAMPLES OF WORK........ 66
1. Cylindrical Work...... 67
2. Sheaves, Pulleys, and Flywheels 77
3. Gear-wheel Patterns ------ 80
4. Machine-made Wheels..... 87
5. Beds and Allied Forms ----- 89
6. Screws - - - - -- • -92
7. Plated Patterns....... 96
8. Sectional and Skeleton-like Patterns 98
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