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Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal covers the layout, cutting, forming, and fabrication of sheet metal. This text/workbook presents basic metalworking principles and builds on this knowledge from chapter to chapter. Large two-color illustrations and photographs reinforce key concepts. Shop activities provide hands-on opportunities to apply chapter concepts. Projects are included to offer real-world applications of sheet metal knowledge and skills. CONTENTS • 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, Burring, 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
357 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1995
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