Hand Deburring: Increasing Shop Productivity

Hand Deburring: Increasing Shop Productivity is a complete inventory of the elements needed to improve hand-deburring operations. In 34 chapters it shows you how to calculate true costs, define customer requirements, understand when hand deburring is the right answer; provides a structured look at over 10,000 hand-deburring tools, identifies sources of further immediate help, defines training programs, and ends with a very detailed chapter on how to effectively inspect for burrs. It is an easy-to-digest reference designed for the shop supervisor; deburring leadman, and engineer. The inforation can be readily put to use on the plant floor. Includes case studies,chapters on deburring tools, emphasis on precision work in small shops, simple cost-analysis checksheets and formulas, and more.

LaRoux Gillespie's 37 years as an end user in deburring have involved him in 109 deburring processes. He understands mechanized processes and is a leader in standardization and research work. His passion is to make hand deburring more effective. He drew from his 40,000-page collection of burr, deburring, and edge finishing publications.