Hammer's Blueprint Reading Basics, 4th Edition

Warren Hammer’s Blueprint Reading Basics from Industrial Press Inc. has been a bestselling classic for nearly two decades, revered for its ease of understanding and for giving readers opportunities to practice what they learned. With this historic revision, new author Charles Gillis has updated the entire package:

• Material has been rearranged for better presentation and an improved reader experience.
• Chapters on views, dimensions, surface finish, threads, and gears have been expanded, while new material on splines and CAM prints has been added.
• Brand new chapters covering welding symbols and welded parts, sheet metal parts, and cast, forged, and molded plastic parts will be of particular interest to readers working with these processes.
• Each chapter contains a thorough explanation of the topic at hand, accompanied by detailed professional drawings, review questions, and corresponding worksheets.
• This groundbreaking work now features a broad presentation of metric drawing standards and internationally recognized symbols, making it a truly global reference.

An Instructor's Resource Kit (sold separately) includes: 

• More than 600 PowerPoint presentation slides for using the book in the classroom. The arrangement mirrors the book and can be customized by instructors. 
• Blueprint Reading Course Recommended Syllabus and Lesson Plans, to be customized to suit each instructor's needs.
• PDFs of Selected Figures and Tables, Review Questions and Answers, and Worksheet Problems and Solutions.