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1. Machinery's Handbook, 29th

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7. 1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances (Dover Science Books)

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8. 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books)

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u/wankerschnitzel · 2 pointsr/askmeaboutmyjob

Congrats on your first part! You have machined!
I absolutely love it. I have always liked making things and tinkering. I've gotten to make parts for the 7 and the Hornet II, and all sorts of cool things like endoscopes, motorcycles, Campbels soup pumps, satellites. I love the challenge of trying to find the best way to make a brand new thing. It's very rewarding to see it all the way through and have a nice, high quality product at the end. The money is good too.

As for the class, I wouldn't be afraid to be "new". That's what these programs are for. Don't hesitate to ask questions. Even if they seem silly, other people are probably wondering the same things but are afraid to ask.

Notes. Take as many as possible, and try to write them simple enough to recall later. This goes for the job as well. Carry a notepad with you, and while you are being shown something write it down like step by step instructions. I still work out of my notes from 10 years ago.

You may find the massive amounts of technical data overwhelming. Don't worry about. There are many details, and none of them are very complicated. There are just many of them. Take good notes to reference later, and focus on the bigger picture.
What's the best way to make this part? How do I tell the machine to do it?
Memorizing what drill sizes for what taps is like memorizing the phone book. Just keep a phone book, and don't waste your time.
You could get a handbook, and familiarize yourself with how to search it, but most of it won't matter until later on.

It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with names and purposes of equipment and tools. It doesn't hurt to be over prepared, but I think you will do fine regardless. I have trained people that didn't even know what a machine shop is.

I have some notes and cheat sheets that are my go-to day to day references I could copy for you if you want. I have formulas taped to the back of my calculator, and the XYZC coordinate system drawn on the back of my clipboard. If you show up to class with safety glasses, earplugs, notepad, cheat sheets, and calculator in hand, other people will know you mean business.

u/pime · 2 pointsr/MechanicalEngineering

I've worked with some designers who had books like these:

Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices

[507 Mechanical Movements and Designs]
(https://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484237480&sr=8-2&keywords=mechanisms)

Honestly though, these books might be good bathroom reading, but design comes down to experience. The more problems you solve, and the more things you make, the better your designs will be.

Having been a design engineer for a while now, the absolute best advice I can give you is to talk to the other people who will be using the stuff you design. Starting out, your designs aren't going to be the most elegant. Focus on getting something that is functional.

Then, talk to the machinist who is making the parts. He'll have some advice on what features are difficult to machine, or some features you could include that make your parts easier to manufacture, such as adding a flat surface to use as a datum for machining setups, or "bonus holes" that can be used for lifting or securing the parts on the machine. Maybe if you loosen some tolerances, he can order a piece of mill standard pipe instead of having to hog out a huge piece of round stock. Maybe if you tweak the geometry just a little bit, the part can be made on a manual machine instead of having to wait for the 5 axis CNC to open up.

Talk to the techs who have to operate or maintain the machines. What makes their jobs difficult? They'll know best what parts are hard to access, or which tightly packed assemblies don't have clearances to fit tools in, or what's constantly breaking and needs to be replaced often. They'll show you the "custom made tools" that they improvise so that they can actually work with your equipment.

Talk to the people in procurement, or your suppliers and vendors. Is there cheaper hardware you could use? Maybe switching materials would make it easier to source raw stock. Maybe there's an off-the-shelf coupling you could use instead of machining a custom bracket to join two components. These guys work with lots of other people in your industry, and will gladly share "how the other guy did it".

u/drepamig · 10 pointsr/engineering

Shigley's is great for learning how to design and why you design the way you do. It's the book I used in college and still reference at work. I'm not so sure it'd be great for a novice engineer. For a more practical approach, I'd recommend a few below (not necessarily in this order):

  1. Machinery's Handbook - This is regularly seen as the [mechanical] engineer's bible. It has nearly everything you'd need to know for design. Most of the machinists used this in a shop I used to work in. Nearly every engineer in my current job (and there are a hundred or more) have a copy of this at their desk.
  2. Pocket Reference - This is kind of (loosely) like Machinery's Handbook but much more broad. It covers a little bit of everything from engineering, to vehicle maintenance, to plumbing. I like it for it's all-around information.
  3. Handyman In-Your-Pocket - this is by the same author as #2 but is tailored to the building trades. I also have this but I haven't used it much yet. Not because it's not useful, just because I haven't gotten around to it.
  4. Marks' Standard Handbook for Mech. Engineers - I have an old copy of this book from the 80s, I believe, that my dad gave to me. It is also on the same order as Machinery's Handbook, but instead of covering EVERYTHING, it goes into more depth about the topics it does cover. If I remember correctly, it covers topics ranging from how to make a weldment to how to design a power generating steam boiler and turbine.
  5. Solutions to Design of Weldments - This is a new one to me. I recently went to the Blodgett Welding Design Seminar and this was one of the reference materials they handed out. I had a few text book sized design guides by Omer Blodgett that I've often used, but this one seems to take all of the info from those books and condense it down to a handbook. Best part is that it's only $3.50 for a copy and I think (but I'm not sure) that it ships for free.

    A nice free reference manual that includes all sorts of design equations is the NCEES reference handbook. I used it back when I took my FE exam (the first exam you take before you become what's call a "Professional Engineer" in the US). It's a nice PDF to have around, though it doesn't go into a lot of explanation as to what the equations are.

    A few web resources I use are: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/, http://www.roymech.co.uk/

    I'm sure I'll think of some more and, if I do, I'll update this post.

    Hope that helps.

u/justlikeyouimagined · 3 pointsr/engineering

The Machinery's Handbook. A bit expensive but very practical. Older editions are cheaper and pretty much just as good.

I also like the idea of good quality safety glasses (ANSI Z87.x), but would recommend safety shoes over safety boots. If you are the type of engineer who is mostly at a desk and occasionally goes down to the shop floor, your feet will thank you. There are many kinds that are "office appropriate" but still have the full safety certification.

u/ReverseEngineered · 1 pointr/engineering

I know this isn't a straight-forward answer, but I recommend reading the NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook on Statistical Methods. It's designed for engineers and talks a lot about exploring, measuring, characterizing, and controlling processes. I have found it immensely useful. I also recommend the book Statistics for Experimenters which goes further into how one should design and run experiments and interpret the results.

I mention this because I can't tell what you are actually trying to accomplish with the data that you have collected, but looking at its form, I can't imagine there is much you can do with it.

First, every experiment will contain randomness: you can't escape it. From one run to the next, you won't get exactly the same measurements, even if you run exactly the same experiment. But by choosing appropriate runs and applying appropriate analyses to your measurements, you can determine what's a trend and what is just random chance. Also, if you're really smart about choosing your runs, you can get a lot of information without having to run many experiments, but if you are careless about designing the experiment, you may end up with a lot of data that isn't all that useful.

I recommend taking a little bit of time to understand what it is you want to accomplish and to describe that to us so that we can better help you. I can only begin to guess what you are trying to do from your description and I certainly don't comprehend it well enough to help you.

u/Sagan4life · 2 pointsr/AskCulinary

I'm a food scientist currently working for a company in the Midwest. I'll be headed back to grad school in the fall. Have worked/interned for a few food companies and also did research in academia that's published.

I think the best avenue to apply food science in a home setting (coined cooking science) is with molecular gastronomy. Some common ingredients in MG kits are used very heavily in the food industry. As far as resources for the home food scientist, I think the Serious Eats: Food Lab is really good, and books by Harold McGee or Herv­é This are usually great resources for cooking science.

For those interested in food science (the academic subject), Fennema's Food Chemistry is considered the Bible of food science. Fellow's Food Processing Technology is an AMAZING resource for the physics and engineering behind food products. Here's a bunch of other books: http://1drv.ms/1rV9j1m.

I absolutely love this field and consider it the best way to apply knowledge from the pure sciences. If you can work out the buffering potential of a tomato sauce, then run-of-the-mill acid/base chemistry is child's play.

My biggest fear is how much trepidation/malice people have towards many of the big food manufacturers and the outcomes because of that. You can find bottled water labeled "gluten-free" and popcorn labeled "whole grain". It never used to be this way. I think people are really starting to pay attention to what they eat, which is fantastic! The only problem I see is people are getting their information from inflammatory sources, like blogs and sketchy websites. I really hope consumers take the time to gather credible facts before making up their minds. The food industry could definitely do a better job of educating consumers, but alas it's cheaper to just print a new label than launch a marketing campaign explaining what gluten is or what GMOs are.

I also love comparing our food infrastructure to that of other countries. We have, hands-down, the most well-developed food infrastructure on the planet. I'm so glad I got the chance to be a food scientist here, where resources and knowledgeable folks are plentiful. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want and have virtually no worry over the wholesomeness or safety of the product.

I could go on for days about how great food science is.

u/ood_lambda · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

I saw it followed pretty religiously in aerospace and I'd guess that automotive does too, as I believe SAE was heavily involved with creating them (not positive though).

My current job (industrial components) uses them as a guide and reasonable starting point but is not bound to them.

Other companies I interned at just drilled to whatever size was available and hoped it worked.

It really depends on how critical the components are, how regulated the industry is, and how likely you are to get sued. If a component fails, "I followed best industry standard and practices" holds up a lot better in court than "I guessed and it seemed to work". There are a ton of other tolerance standards and about 1500 pages of Machinery's Handbook is largely devoted to them. It's worth browsing through some time, it's really mind blowing how standardized everything is. They seem simple but there are at least 100 pages devoted purely to dimensions on bolts.

u/damaged_but_whole · 1 pointr/occult

Have you heard the William Burroughs lecture about it? It's pretty funny.

I had the Mind Machines You Can Build book where I believe this wishing machine was first published—it's the same book Burroughs discovered it through—and it has a lot of interesting stuff as you can probably guess by the title. I sold it for $60 or something on Amazon. It's definitely not worth that price. You can probably find a PDF online.

Anyway, the book had a page you could just xerox or copy with a pen and paper and it works just as well. Without the book, you can just use this website to make one for free. There are all these interesting ideas that you can improve the function of this basic "hieronymus machine" with electronic parts from Radio Shack, but I never bothered to. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt, of course, but it doesn't really make any sense, either.

Burroughs talks about the guy who got his wishes answered and got scared so he dissassembled the machine and stopped using it. This is a classic example of what I was talking about in my Fucked by belief thread. Burroughs thought that was quite funny. Let me know how the Wishing Machine works for you. And then, if it continues to work for you. I'd be interested to know.

u/bravokiloromeo · 4 pointsr/engineering

DoE is used pretty widely in manufacturing, so no surprise why they want you to know it.

What you did is kind of what DoE is at its most basic form. There are essentially different kinds of experiments that are designed to be more economical (reducing number of experiment runs, working around external factors, etc.) given a certain number and type of factor you want to test the effects of on your manufacturing process. Really the most important part of DoE is picking the correct type of design - the data analysis follows naturally based on the type of experiment. I'd wager that having experience with JMP (most common) or DesignExpert DoE software would be very useful.

This looks like a pretty good reference, but if you do get the job and need some real DoE resources, Doug Montgomery's book is pretty much the best one out there (one of the leading experts on DoE, and I took this class with him at ASU).

u/JVonDron · 1 pointr/metalworking

> how much are they?

Yes, you could spend all 9k of that without even blinking. Whatever you spend, expect to double that cost with tooling and things to make your machine do all kinds of different work.

> what are the best manufactures

It's a bit of a mixed bag. If you're looking to buy new, your basic choices are new Asian import or old iron. Standard Modern is Canadian, Emco and Lion is European, and I believe Monarch and Hardringe still make lathes every now and then - all for between $16 and $80k, way out of your price range. CNC won't talk to you unless you're into the 5 digits either.

South Bend is made in Taiwan now, along with Grizzly, Precision Matthews, Baileigh, and others - mostly from the same factories with different paint jobs. They are pretty good machines and can get you started. But the other option is finding an old lathe on Craigslist or through an industrial dealer and getting that going again. A lot of them are still very precise machines that need a little TLC, and if you're diligent in your search, you could end up with an amazing machine for practically scrap metal prices.

> Is it possible to get it down a flight of stairs?

You can get anything down a flight of stairs, whether it's usable at the bottom is the harder question. Unless it's a hobby size lathe, you're not going to be carrying it down. They get really heavy very fast. But with proper precautions, ramps, levers, come-alongs, and chains, people have safely lowered machines weighing half a ton and more into their basements. How much of that you're willing to attempt is on you.

> how easy are they to use

I won't lie, there's a steep learning curve, and you'll never know everything. First step is to get [Machinery's Handbook] (http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-29th-Erik-Oberg/dp/083112900X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1449544732), look it over, and as confusing as that thing is, it is commonly referred to as THE BIBLE. Otherwise, become a sponge and lurk forums, watch youtube videos, and read up.

If I were you, I'd get as much machine as you can afford, keeping one eye on the used market. Also, I'd look into getting a mill as well, then you'll be practically unstoppable in the shop.

u/EagleFalconn · 2 pointsr/askscience

>Are most glassy systems polymers?

I would say that the ones that most people interact with are likely polymers. That said, there are lots of small molecule glasses. For example: OLEDs are made by using thin layers of organic molecules, like the screens of some Samsung phones. These layers are glasses made from these organic molecules.

Glasses also tend to dissolve faster than their crystalline counterparts (as opposed to having higher solubility, which they do not) and so some drug manufacturers are beginning to deliver drugs in the glassy state.

>And do structural glasses have any features in common with spin-glasses?

None that I'm aware of, but I also do not follow much of the spin-glass literature, beyond simple Ising model pictures.

>Are there any good textbooks (like advanced undergrad level) that cover glass systems?

I don't know of any off hand. Chapter 12 of Heimenz and Lodge discusses glassy polymers, and much of the phenomenology carries over to small molecule and network glasses like silica. But I don't know of any books dedicated just to glasses.

u/dragoneye · 3 pointsr/engineering
  • Shigley's is my go to for any machine component calculations
  • Engineering Materials by Budinski is pretty good for material information and selection if you can get how full of themselves the authors are
  • BASF Design Solutions Guide (PDF link) is a pretty good resource on designing things like snaps, fits, ribs, etc. and other things related to injection molding design.
  • Machinery's Handbook is just incredibly useful for anything involving fits, threads, etc.
u/RocketJory · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

Well the best answer is definitely what Tigrinus posted. To add my two cents here are a couple of books I've read that are super interesting, without being textbooks:

The essential engineer

Why things break

Machinery's handbook

Machinery's handbook is pretty much the bible for Mechanical Engineers. It covers everything from materials sciences to types of measurements to machining and component sizing.

u/duttymong · 5 pointsr/IndustrialDesign

A few things off the top of my head:

Creative Confidence By Tom and David Kelly (IDEO) - In fact, anything by these guys as IDEO are a great resource for design thinking.

Wacom Pen and Touch S Perfectly adequate starter tablet for sketching on a laptop.

Sketchbook Pro to go with it

Product Sketches - Great book with sketches of everyday things from Ideation to presentation quality.

Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design - Really good book covering the basics of industrial processes to manufacture objects.

Copic Multiliner set - maybe with some stationary. I fucking love stationary. Could combine this with a Moleskin or Field Notes notebook

Steal Like an Artist - cute, short book with a great message about how its not what you steal but how you steal it.

Kor 'Hydration Vessel' - I've had one for like 3 years.

u/coolplate · 1 pointr/Design

I'm in a similar position. I'm working on a PhD in Electrical Engineering, so that boat has pretty much sailed for me. I LOVE manufacturing processes and design. I hear these two books are good:
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design

and
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals

I might want to do a post of my own to see if I can get some advice for myself. Does anyone have ideas of how I can get into product design? I'm interested in things such as those that are posted on Yanko Design.

u/yamamushi · 3 pointsr/occult

A few (~10) years back it was really easy to find resources on Psi orbs/balls, and if you could dig around on Google to find them I think that would be a good place to start.

"Psi Wheels" originally got me interested in the topic, although most of the time the demonstrations could have been dismissed as being faked or someone just blowing on them to make them spin -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUNGnlaz0Eo

Then people started posting videos of themselves spinning psi wheels under glass -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhkHMf46rqk

Even if those videos were being faked, I'd assume that it is still a good place to start because only you can confirm to yourself if it works or not.

Edit: I also wanted to add, this book would be a good resource to look into if you're interested in manipulating things with your mind: http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Machines-You-Can-Build/dp/1560870753

u/metarinka · 2 pointsr/Welding

metals and how to weld them is a good book. It's more practical prescriptive knowledge "if you have aluminum do this, if you have brass do that".

Sindo Kou's book welding metallurgy is awesome!
"http://www.amazon.com/Welding-Metallurgy-Sindo-Kou/dp/0471434914" Its my go to book for refreshing my brain on welding metallurgy, although that's more technical on the metallurgy of melting stuff if you want to know the engineering side

hobart has a very good book series that is one for each weld process can't seem to recall the titles, I still keep them around when I teach welders. I'll warn you welding is not a trade that can be taught from a book, kinda like painting or sculpture the technique is too complex to really describe.

u/uofiee13 · 2 pointsr/PLC

You should be able to download a trial of the TIA Portal (choose professional for the S7-300) It has a nice GUI that's more intuitive than the previous generation of software:

http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/106448872?Datakey=47071380

Hans Berger books are the gold standard in instructional guides for automating in Step 7. However, if you have the help files installed, you should be able to find plenty of guides on your local PC.

http://www.amazon.com/Automating-STEP-STL-SCL-Programmable/dp/3895784125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421352480&sr=8-1&keywords=stl+siemens

As always, you can call Siemens and usually receive complementary in-person support for most basic requests: 1-800-333-7421

u/karabeckian · 2 pointsr/IWantToLearn

Check this out. This is an awesome book explaining basic carpentry hand tools from a master carpenter turned writer. Also get an industrial supply catalog like Grainger and keep it in the bathroom to help learn technical jargon.

u/onetruelord72 · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

I just recommended these in another thread but I think you might like them. Perhaps they're a bit more literary than the other suggestions.

Private Island by James Meek is a more literary on-the-ground bit of about the unseen effects of privatisation in the UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Private-Island-Britain-Belongs-Someone/dp/1784782068

Backroom Boys by Francis Spufford (and Spufford in general for non-fiction) is a kind of history of ideas collection of essays but with a sense of humour and based on interesting characters (it's about British science since WW2) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backroom-Boys-Secret-Return-British/dp/0571214975

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

> This is also probably the most boring aspect of eunuchs to me to be honest! It's like you study the history of steamships and everyone asks what iron they used.

There are people out there who would actually find the topic of your metaphor absolutely fascinating! That simple topic could provide a rich history of engineering, business, and politics. These books on the pencil and salt are just two examples of this.

u/thach47 · 2 pointsr/Machinists

http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-29th-Erik-Oberg/dp/083112900X

Any edition would probably work for what you need. The newest looks to be this 29th edition, but I've got an older 24th that I've used in the past. Whatever you can find cheaper and better quality! If you can't find it at the library, i would seriously consider buying your own copy. For me, ever since getting into this trade, i cant seem to find enough time in the day to absorb (and retain!) all the information out there to improve my own ability around the shop!

What are you mostly running? manual machines or any CNC?

u/BrianCalves · 1 pointr/bioinformatics

Building Scientific Apparatus (ISBN 0521878586) does not speak to your question, directly, but it might stimulate your creativity.

I haven't reviewed the book, yet, so I cannot recommend it. It's something that I've been intending to investigate.

The /r/bioinformatics community seems to equate bioinformatics with sequence analysis. I prefer to conceive of bioinformatics a little more broadly than that. However, with respect to Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Intel Galileo, my mind does tend to go first to do-it-yourself laboratory equipment, as /u/todeedee suggested.

u/blueblob11 · 3 pointsr/statistics

I really like statistics for experimenters for a classical statistics book. But if you're interested in finance, you probably want more time series stuff. I included an Amazon link to show what the book looks like but I think you're better off getting it somewhere else because it's expensive on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Statistics-Experimenters-Design-Innovation-Discovery/dp/0471718130

u/FreakingScience · 29 pointsr/askscience

Had to do some digging because I had a hard time convincing Google that I wasn't looking for a Rudy Ray Moore blacksploitation film; He means Rolamite, lol.

Back to the topic, if by simple machine you mean some sort of noncomplex elegant device that takes mechanical input from one source and gives a predictable mechanical output (or perhaps a pseudo-random output, which could also be just as useful), there's absolutely always room for another such thing. Take a look at a book like this one, which is basically a ton of wild gear systems and simple, straightforward machines. Admittedly, based on the illustrations, many of these concepts are dated; there's still tons of room for simple innovation.

u/paulvonslagle · 5 pointsr/IndustrialDesign

Here are a few terms, as well as some convenient flash cards someone assembled.

As a previous poster mentioned those are engineering/machining terms.

I also recommend blogs such as Core77 or the Fictiv Blog which talk about a broad range of manufacturing and design topics.

If you’re just dying for more product terms, there are plenty of terms that fall under plastic injection molding

For a good overview of materials and processes, the book Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Designersis a good balance of interesting content, pictures, and examples, and isn’t too boring for the layman.

u/tanuki_in_residence · 7 pointsr/IndustrialDesign

Essentially this is what a degree covers. I assume you are not studying ID yet?.
Pulling apart things is a fantastic way to learn, and every ID professional will do it. We have boxes and boxes of disassembled products at my work, and that’s pretty standard.
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Manufacturing-Techniques-Product-Design/dp/1856697495/ref=nodl_
Making it is a good book that shows basic manufacturing processes, and from there you can learn how to design for them.

u/Dielectric · 2 pointsr/KerbalSpaceProgram

For further reading I can highly recommend the book "Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin" http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0571214975?pc_redir=1411418581&robot_redir=1
There is a long chapter on Black Arrow, plus other great stories (such as David Braburn creating Elite on the BBC Micro, Corncorde etc)

u/mechtonia · 6 pointsr/AskEngineers

"If engineering were easy, they would have sent a boy with a note."

Seriously there aren't any shortcuts. Either you learn the fundamentals or you don't. But if you want a really good general reference book, get The Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual


Other useful references:

u/dangersandwich · 3 pointsr/engineering

The best thing I can recommend is Machinery's Handbook, which includes sections on practically everything you would need to reference when producing a first article. Important sections include Tooling, Machining, Manufacturing, and Fasteners. You can essentially use it as a primer on mechanical engineering.

What it does NOT include is stuff outside of mechanical engineering, which you will need to Google for yourself.

u/Apprentice57 · 1 pointr/ChemicalEngineering

This is the best regarded textbook on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Analysis-Experiments-Douglas-Montgomery/dp/1118146921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468354135&sr=8-1&keywords=design+of+experiments

You can make do with an older version/ebook, of course.

And of course, you're welcome!

u/d2-0141 · 7 pointsr/chemistry

Not online, but this book https://www.amazon.com/Building-Scientific-Apparatus-John-Moore/dp/0521878586 may help as a good starting point.

u/Maleko087 · 3 pointsr/machining

There are TONS of extremely useful references out there, so many in fact that you will probably end up collecting more and more if you stay in the trade. for a start though, here's the shortlist of what you should probably have on hand:


The Machinists Handbook - A must have, doesn't matter what version they all pretty much have the same info - https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Toolbox-Erik-Oberg/dp/0831130911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492269975&sr=8-1&keywords=the+machinist+handbook


Technology of Machine Tools - this is the main text that i use in the precision machining technology course that i'm currently taking; it is a hell of a reference - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0073510831/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Blue Print Reading - If you are not well versed in drafting/design, then pick up a copy of this as well as you will find it very useful - https://www.amazon.com/Blueprint-Reading-Machine-Russell-Schultz/dp/0132172208/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0132172208&pd_rd_r=AE88BSK23EA606Z0QTCR&pd_rd_w=CxgNZ&pd_rd_wg=FWPUL&psc=1&refRID=AE88BSK23EA606Z0QTCR

u/ILikeBrightLights · 3 pointsr/metalworking

There are dozens of casting processes. It depends on what you're trying to do. Is it commercial or hobbyist? Industrial or artistic? Reusable molds or unique molds? Lost foam? Centrifugal? Carbon Dioxide? Green Sand? Bronze? Aluminum? Steel?

Need a little bit more info, but if your paper is just a general overview of casting processes, you should touch on at least Green Sand, Carbon Dioxide, and Lost Foam casting processes.

edit Here are some good resources. If you're at an engineering or technical college, you should be able to dig up a copy of Degarmo's which has an excellent section on commercial casting. Also, your school ought to have the Machinery's Handbook in their online archives. If not, check the libraries. It's got to be there somewhere.

u/NorthStarZero · 4 pointsr/Skookum

OK, the first and most important book by a mile is The Machinery's Handbook

This is the standard reference for all things machining. You cannot live without this book. It is pricy, but it is worth its weight in gold.

The next is any of the Audel books - like this one

u/theholyraptor · 8 pointsr/engineering

Machine Design by Norton
Theory of Machines and Mechanisms by Shigley
are considered the two bibles on machine design and are common in machine design courses.

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design by Ashby

The Machinery's Handbook is a must have and I assume you already know about this.

Mechanisms and Mechanical Designs Sourcebook is good to help spark ideas or solve problems. There are other books along the same lines.

There's information on tolerancing and machining in The Machinery's Handbook especially. I'm not sure on other resources for those. There are books on manufacturing processes that'll discuss the tolerances capable and design limitations.

u/LtPlatypus · 9 pointsr/machining

Machinery's Handbook - 30th Edition. It's commonly referred to as the "Machinist's Bible". It's not so much an instructional book as it is a reference; however, I've learned so much from it. It's got detailed information on taps and dies, milling, turning, welding, heat treating, machine shop economics, mechanics and physics, measuring, properties of materials, and I could go on. It's kind of expensive, but it really is worth every dime. Look around online for good deals, I got mine (30th Ed - Toolbox Edition) for about $65 new on Jet.com. The only differences between the Large-Print and the Toolbox-Edition are the size of the book and the size of the print. The full size book is 7"x10" with larger print, and the toolbox is 7"x4.5" with fairly small print. They both have the exact same content. If you have poor vision, buy the full size for sure. If you're going to be a metalworker for a living, or even just a weekend machinist, you'll keep this book for the rest of your life.

u/Chuck_Steak · 2 pointsr/Welding

Its not all welding, but the machinest handbook is about the best refrence for everything mechanical you will run into.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/083112900X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1405115740&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

u/iamstuckwiththis · 2 pointsr/AskPhysics

The Art of Electronics is a great resource for practical circuits that are used quite often in laboratories. I would also recommend Building Scientific Apparatus

u/Ogi010 · 1 pointr/Python

I hear what you're saying, it's just that from what I've seen, Universities are not particularly great at teaching manufacturing techniques and that sort of thing. The kind of knowledge and expertise you're talking about rarely (if ever?) comes from academic programs, but from roles and responsibilities of current/past employers.

If you're going to pay $XX,XXX/year to attend a University, where you can be taught by people who study their fields for at least 10+ years, the last thing you need to discuss in that setting is tool-cutting paths or dimensional tolerances for sheet metal or whatever else may be of relevance. That's what referencing the machinery's handbook is for. That knowledge is best acquired from industry, and through the right attitude/management of employers of (recently graduated) engineers, usually yields the engineers that are able to be most productive in the fashion you describe.

TL;DR Engineering at a University isn't a trade school.

u/GearsAndSuch · 3 pointsr/Welding

Also, depending on your skills, equipment, and needs, glass can be superior material to fabricate vacuum systems out of compared to metal. Another good reference:

Building Scientific Apparatus

u/HenryGale52 · 4 pointsr/AskAcademia

Hi! I'm a statistician and love this stuff - here is my favorite book on the topic (he has lots of additions, so might not need the latest)

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Analysis-Experiments-Douglas-Montgomery/dp/1118146921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382232837&sr=8-1&keywords=montgomery+experimental+design

If you have questions on hypothesis testing or stats in general, drop me a line.

u/abadonn · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

I really enjoyed the history of the pencil, interesting history of a banal object.

u/jaaz42 · 0 pointsr/LifeProTips

What if there are 3 people? Or 4?

Ok, how about a book dedicated to this subject that uses this idea and extends it to voting? https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Division-Cake-Cutting-Dispute-Resolution/dp/0521556449

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And another book: https://www.amazon.com/Cake-Cutting-Algorithms-Fair-You-Can/dp/1568810768

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u/Jimmy_Goose · 1 pointr/statistics

Montgomery is the standard text for statistical experimental design. (I have the 7th ed and it is a pretty good book.)

I would suggest the same suggestions to Machine Learning already suggested.

Intro to Stat Learning is the Undergrad / MS Level book

Elements of Stat Learning the the Late MS Level / PhD book.

u/fabiensanglard · 1 pointr/programming

If you enjoyed Masters of Doom you will probably enjoy a chapter of Backroom Boys. History of Elite video game programming all with random world generation. An other illustration of a technological breakthrough. The snippet from guardian website here will probably convince you.

u/Meister_Vargr · 0 pointsr/conspiracy

It's not one source, it would be dozens, hence "it's been tested more than just about anything else".

Here's a very good book on the subject, if this is a matter of serious study for you. Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives in Food Technology by Helen Mitchell

Thanks for your question.

u/conspirobot · 1 pointr/conspiro

Meister_Vargr: ^^original ^^reddit ^^link

It's not one source, it would be dozens, hence "it's been tested more than just about anything else".

Here's a very good book on the subject, if this is a matter of serious study for you. Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives in Food Technology by Helen Mitchell

Thanks for your question.

u/cardinals5 · 4 pointsr/AskEngineers

I've included Amazon links as I could find them. The three reference guides I have are:

u/Turn_the_Page · 11 pointsr/foodscience

Fennema's Food Chemistry

The best food chem book I have come across. Also connects every chemical reaction and theory with food. Easy to read if you have basic chem knowledge. It is a textbook though, so it reads like a textbook. If the fourth edition seems too expensive, you can the third, but I think the third has less about sat fat reactions.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0849392721

u/sciolizer · 1 pointr/IAmA

Cool idea. If you go into business with multiple friends, you can look at the cake-cutting book for other ways to set up the contract.

u/schiffty1 · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Tools of the Trade. https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Trade-Art-Craft-Carpentry/dp/0811812731. Don't know if there's a large print but I think he would enjoy this book.

u/RoosterUnit · 2 pointsr/IndustrialDesign

mcmaster.com is a good place to look. Plus they have downloadable cad files for most of their hardware.

If you find a good book, let me know. This One and This one are OK, but they don't really work as a quick reference.

u/clydex · 2 pointsr/Carpentry

For me, I want to buy my own tools. Maybe not the case for everyone though. If someone were to read my mind though, they would buy me a 24" Crick level. It is wood instead of metal like Stabila. Typically masons use wood levels and carpenters use metal. I do both and prefer wood, plus they have an old school quality look and feel to them.

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For a non tool idea there is a cool book that I go back and read every once and a while. It's called Tools of the Trade.

u/Nine_Divines · 1 pointr/Machinists

Here's what you're looking for.

This site also has a lot of great info.

u/chemical-Bagel · 2 pointsr/AskEngineers

I agree with the other posters in that you should use a hose clamp or a tube clamp.

I also agree that you should spend a few hours perusing McMaster and reading the info; same with Misumi. That's how I learned about lots of different hardware.

As far as books: Machinery's Handbook is the gold standard for mechanical design. It contains tons of information you use day-to-day in design and gives your references if you need to research further. I suggest you procure a copy and keep it forever.

u/nd2fe14b · 1 pointr/Welding

Your coworker was suggesting Welding Metallurgy by Sindo Kou, however I have no idea what type of material would be on the CWE exam.

Good luck to you!

u/hantif · 1 pointr/3Dprinting

Modelling the gears may be easier if you have the specification. Find a copy of (http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-29th-Erik-Oberg/dp/083112900X) and look in the section about gears for the spacing and angle of the gears. I own an old copy that stays on the shelf above my lathe- great reference for when I have to reproduce a broken part.

u/prime62 · 3 pointsr/PLC

It's similar to assembly language but I'm guessing that you have figured that much out already.

This might be helpful to you:
Automating with STEP 7 in STL and SCL: SIMATIC S7-300/400 Programmable Controllers

u/rnaa49 · 2 pointsr/Tools

After reading your description, I finally remembered the black book by that title that people have recommended. Don't have it, but I've got several different machinist's handbooks, such as this one. I collect old editions (50s and 60s), and they all fit into the "handbook drawer" of Kennedy toolboxes.

u/skholm552 · 1 pointr/MechanicalEngineering

Although not used to structure my work, my most referenced book is machinery handbook

Machinery's Handbook, 29th https://www.amazon.com/dp/083112900X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fgaNxbR9QGJ6C

Other than that to be honest I just google, most times it's quicker. Of course trust but verify your source.

u/DaffGrind · 1 pointr/AskPhysics

I've never tried that book. I think my intro to polymers class used this one. It's a good overview of the basics of polymer science (despite the name it's more physics than chemistry). It assumes that you know the basics of elasticity, thermo, and o-chem. But you don't actually have to remember o-chem to understand it as it only covers the polymerization reactions as general catagories.) If I may ask, are you starting a new job? Or just reading up on polymers?

u/ndkohlman · 1 pointr/Machinists

Pick up the Machinerys Hand Book or machinists bible as its known. It has detailed breakdown of the SAE/AISI numbers and their makeup.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0831130911/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527444719&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=machinist+handbook+30th+edition&dpPl=1&dpID=51d74LVeK7L&ref=plSrch

u/sayacunai · 1 pointr/chemistry

http://www.amazon.com/Fennemas-Chemistry-Edition-Science-Technology/dp/0849392721
Fennema is a really good technical resource about food chemistry.

u/Rain_dog85 · 20 pointsr/space

Machinists handbook. It's a metal workers bible and a good reference for engineers. in fact, if you are in any way related to manufacturing (management, purchasing, planning) you should be familiar with at least some of the contents of this book.

https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-29th-Erik-Oberg/dp/083112900X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468480718&sr=1-3&keywords=machinist+handbook



also, kanabco and the virtual machine shop

http://www.kanabco.com/vms/library.html

u/15ykoh · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

Did you mean 'Machinist's handbook'? Also, if anyone of you are planning to give it a read, I believe there are legally gray copies that are significantly cheaper on sites like ebay. Cough cough.

u/joshocar · 1 pointr/EngineeringStudents

You look it up in a table. For example, tables of tolerances for shafts and holes for running fits, interference fits, press fits, et cetera, can be found a book like this.

u/andrewdroth · 2 pointsr/videos

I bought this book a few weeks ago, and I am mesmerized by these kind of mechanisms.

I was thinking about starting a YouTube channel, where I model the mechanisms in the book, and make animations of them in operation. I just wasn't sure if there was an audience for that sort of thing.

Due to the popularity of this post, I've decided that there is, and will start shortly.

u/floridawhiteguy · 3 pointsr/engineering

Get yourself a student edition of some Autodesk products - AutoCad and Inventor at the least - to practice CAD and drafting skills.

Some books about Mech Eng specifically:

http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Devices-Sourcebook-Edition/dp/0071704426

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Machines-How-They-Work/dp/0486217094

http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747

http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604

http://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Engineering-Principles-John-Bird/dp/0415517850

Don't forget about basic electricity, electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics too.

Get some hands-on experience with machine tools such as lathes and mills. Learn how to program CNC machines using G-code. Try to land a summer job at a factory or assembly plant for the experience. Learn how to make metal castings by watching some YouTube videos and visiting a local foundry.

Find some local ASME members to network with and seek a mentor. ASME also offers a limited free membership to college freshmen.

u/robotobo · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

I received this book for Christmas a few years ago and thought it was really cool.

u/chaos-atZero · 1 pointr/3Dprinting

Mechanisms like what would be found in this book:

507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices

(Dover Science Books) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486443604/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ijE3BbCSGQ3A3

Where could I purchase gears online?

u/DesiHobbes · 10 pointsr/MechanicalEngineering

Machinery's Handbook. I'm an ME student and my dad's an ME. He gifted me this saying it was an important reference book and he was not wrong.

u/hcurmudgeon · 5 pointsr/3Dprinting

This is the book you seek:

https://amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604

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There's also:

https://amazon.com/Mechanical-Movements-Devices-Appliances-Science/dp/0486457435

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There's also this if you want to go to a professional level:

https://amazon.com/Ingenious-Mechanisms-Designers-Inventors-Set/dp/B0041MXUUK

Do NOT pay this much. Look for used copies on Amazon, eBay and Abe's Books. I found a near mint used set for $35.

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Note: I have no financial interests in referring these titles.

u/eclectro · 1 pointr/Art

Actually No. 2 just describes the hardness, and nothing else. But pencils have been evolving a lot over the years. For an interesting (but a little dry) history you can read the book "The Pencil." BTW I didn't downvote you!

u/rulester408 · 2 pointsr/engineering

As a metallurgist, I must suggest Welding Metallurgy if you really want to get into it.

u/mprhusker · 1 pointr/EngineeringStudents

If you want to learn the theory then check out this book. You can probably find an older edition with most of the content for cheaper. Just know that most mechanical engineering literature is going to run you through a bunch of complicated equations and complex theory as opposed to just explaining how something works.

u/snookums · 1 pointr/history

A printing press and chest of books. At least one would be on paper making techniques. The other would be this. That's really all that would be necessary. I firmly believe that the printing press alone is responsible for the sudden rise of modern society.

u/dave9199 · 54 pointsr/preppers

If you move the decimal over. This is about 1,000 in books...

(If I had to pick a few for 100 bucks: encyclopedia of country living, survival medicine, wilderness medicine, ball preservation, art of fermentation, a few mushroom and foraging books.)


Medical:

Where there is no doctor

Where there is no dentist

Emergency War Surgery

The survival medicine handbook

Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine

Special Operations Medical Handbook

Food Production

Mini Farming

encyclopedia of country living

square foot gardening

Seed Saving

Storey’s Raising Rabbits

Meat Rabbits

Aquaponics Gardening: Step By Step

Storey’s Chicken Book

Storey Dairy Goat

Storey Meat Goat

Storey Ducks

Storey’s Bees

Beekeepers Bible

bio-integrated farm

soil and water engineering

Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation

Food Preservation and Cooking

Steve Rinella’s Large Game Processing

Steve Rinella’s Small Game

Ball Home Preservation

Charcuterie

Root Cellaring

Art of Natural Cheesemaking

Mastering Artesian Cheese Making

American Farmstead Cheesemaking

Joe Beef: Surviving Apocalypse

Wild Fermentation

Art of Fermentation

Nose to Tail

Artisan Sourdough

Designing Great Beers

The Joy of Home Distilling

Foraging

Southeast Foraging

Boletes

Mushrooms of Carolinas

Mushrooms of Southeastern United States

Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast


Tech

farm and workshop Welding

ultimate guide: plumbing

ultimate guide: wiring

ultimate guide: home repair

off grid solar

Woodworking

Timberframe Construction

Basic Lathework

How to Run A Lathe

Backyard Foundry

Sand Casting

Practical Casting

The Complete Metalsmith

Gears and Cutting Gears

Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment

Machinery’s Handbook

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic

Electronics For Inventors

Basic Science


Chemistry

Organic Chem

Understanding Basic Chemistry Through Problem Solving

Ham Radio

AARL Antenna Book

General Class Manual

Tech Class Manual


MISC

Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft

Contact!

Nuclear War Survival Skills

The Knowledge: How to rebuild civilization in the aftermath of a cataclysm

u/DrewSmithee · 1 pointr/MechanicalEngineering

I'm thinking a copy of machinery's handbook and a calculator?

Link b/c mobile: Machinery's Handbook, Toolbox Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0831130911/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_jqgCybRCR9HDD

u/scrotch · 3 pointsr/manufacturing

This one is cheap enough to check out even if it isn't the one you had before:
507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books)
by Henry T. Brown
https://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604

u/loonatic112358 · 1 pointr/cad

one, talk to the machinists or the shops you plan to use, they can tell you a lot.

two, pickup a copy of the machinery handbook and a book on design for manufacturing

u/acw10695 · 2 pointsr/millwrights

The Pocket Ref

Pocket Ref 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1885071620/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_vVwTBbBJ7HNPV

The Machinery's Handbook

Machinery's Handbook, 29th https://www.amazon.com/dp/083112900X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_sWwTBb3FHSVVZ

These two books will get you through about anything you run into.

u/mikeblas · 2 pointsr/electrical

You can get a copy of Machinery's Handbook. It's got everything.

I shop at BoltDepot.com, and they have tons of reference material.

u/gobuyastick · 5 pointsr/weekendgunnit

Check any bearings for slop. Threading would be a nightmare, but could likely be done seeing as how he has the gears for auto-feed. Harbor Freight's got this little guy

and get yourself a Machinery Handbook

u/bilabrin · 5 pointsr/engineering

You sir are a man in need of a Machinery's Handbook.

u/midnightauto · 3 pointsr/AskEngineers

you cannot be a machinist without owning one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Toolbox-Edition-Oberg/dp/0831128003

u/burritoemoji · 5 pointsr/IndustrialDesign

Check out Making It by Chris Lefteri

u/bobroberts7441 · 5 pointsr/MechanicalEngineering

You look in the Machinery's Handbook. Previous versions can be found.

u/GreySoulx · 3 pointsr/AdviceAnimals

zomg I thought it was just me.

I have these books on mechanical movements ( 1800 mechanical movements and 507 mechanical movements ) that I've almost memorized, plus machine tools and how they're made. I also know the basics of how to drill for oil, build a car, and make a transistor.

now I just need to apply it to making a time machine, and I'm set.

u/lrnz13 · 15 pointsr/datascience

I’m a stats major and took a course on design and analysis of experiments. The book you’re looking for is here.

u/Spacey_G · 1 pointr/gifs

I don't know about a subreddit (and you shouldn't necessarily trust things that people write on the internet about machining) but this is a good place to start:

http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-29th-Erik-Oberg/dp/083112900X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414891399&sr=8-1&keywords=machinery%27s+handbook

u/dunz · 27 pointsr/malelifestyle

This is a manly book.

I'm not sure what you mean with "not literature", books are literature.

u/Collindb20 · 5 pointsr/Machinists

Machinery's Handbook, Toolbox Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0831130911/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QoQUCbWJWC3CN

This one is good but a bit expensive. It gives VERY detailed dimensions of the geometry of screws and what not.
This is more of a refrence than a teach you how.

u/radiorental · 3 pointsr/space

Without knowing too much about the Indian agency I imagine it's basically an engine for research & development. A play straight out of the Kennedy moonshot book that kicked off entire industries. The 'problem' with Skylon as I see it is the continued aftermath of the Thatcherite gutting of engineering R&D combined with the eccentric 'backroom boys' perception Alan Bond has. Just look at the funding, he's a recognised genius but RR, BAE, the government don;t have the balls to throw serious funding at him.

Britain got hooked on the Financial markets, stopped serious funding of science & engineering about 40 years ago.

[Edit] I should also say that you have to remember the Brits are part of the ESA, skylon is essentially a startup looking for funding.

u/Baeocystin · 3 pointsr/shutupandtakemymoney

You should read the book.

(And no, I'm not kidding!)

u/energy_engineer · 1 pointr/AskEngineers

I graduated within the past decade. I took a Manufacturing class - it was an elective. It included "lab" time that was spent in a machine shop. I also took a "Product Design and Rapid Prototyping" class - also an elective. Did some rapid tooling and other parts of product development.

I learned how to use a lathe, mill, etc. while at an internship (before I took that class).

The trend here - there was no requirement to learn how to use the tools that you may one day design parts for. I had to go out and do that myself.

> Also, can anyone recommend some resources for somebody looking to learn more about basic machining/manufacturing techniques?

I am shocked no one else has mentioned Machinery's Handbook.. That is the book for machining. Mfr techniques gets into the realm of DFM which is a little more in depth than knowing how to use a machine.