A Manual of Machine Drawing and Design (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

David Allan Low

 
9781330869185: A Manual of Machine Drawing and Design (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive guide to machine drawing and design, with numerous dimensioned illustrations that may be used as drawing examples. It also contains a wealth of information on the strength and nature of materials used in machine construction. The author has drawn upon the experience of many engineers throughout the country as well as published Proceedings of various engineering societies to compile a collection of rules and tables of proportions that may be useful to students, draughtsmen, and experienced designers alike. The book covers a wide range of topics, including drawing appliances and the making of working drawings, principles of mechanics, strength and nature of materials, screws, bolts, and nuts, keys, cotters, pipes and pipe joints, shafting and shaft couplings, supports for shafts, belt gearing, rope gearing, wire-rope gearing, friction gearing, toothed gearing, cranks, crank shafts, and eccentrics, connecting-rods, cross-heads and guides, pistons and piston-rods, stuffing-boxes, valves, riveted joints, steam boilers, steam engines general dimensions, and examples of triple-expansion marine engines. The author's insights are significant because they provide a comprehensive and practical guide to machine drawing and design, making it a valuable resource for anyone involved in the field.

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