Table Of ContentAudel™
Automated Machines
and Toolmaking
All New 5th Edition
Audel™
Automated Machines
and Toolmaking
All New 5th Edition
Rex Miller
Mark Richard Miller
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Contents
Acknowledgments xv
About the Authors xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1: Jigs and Fixtures 1
Jigs 1
Clamp Jig 1
Box Jig 6
Fixtures 11
Summary 13
Review Questions 14
Chapter 2: Helix and Spiral Calculations 15
Milling a Helix 15
Angle of Table Swivel 17
Lead of the Machine 19
Change Gears 20
Change-Gear Train 20
Change-Gear Ratio 22
Change-Gear Calculations 22
Milling a Spiral 25
Summary 28
Review Questions 28
Chapter 3: Spur Gear Computations 31
Evolution of Gears 31
Gear Teeth 33
Gear Tooth Terms 34
Spur Gear Computations 36
Involute Gears 48
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Summary 50
Review Questions 51
Chapter 4: Gears and Gear Cutting 53
Development of Gear Teeth 53
Diametral and Circular Pitch Systems 54
American Standard Spur Gear Tooth Forms 55
Gear-Cutting Operations 59
Cutting Spur Gears 59
Cutting Bevel Gears 66
Cutting Helical Gears 82
Cutting Rack Teeth 86
Cutting Worm and Worm Wheel Teeth 89
Summary 93
Review Questions 94
Chapter 5: Cams and Cam Design 97
Cam Principles 97
Uniform Motion Cams 98
Uniformly Accelerated Motion Cams 99
How a Cam Operates 100
Cam Design 101
Displacement Diagrams 101
Design for Gas Engines 105
Design for Automatic Screw
Machines 107
Drawing the Cams 124
How to Machine Cams 137
Transferring the Cam Outline 137
Machining the Cam Outline 137
Summary 141
Review Questions 141
Chapter 6: Dies and Diemaking 143
Cutting or Punching Dies 143
Plain Die 143
Self-Centering Die 144
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Shaping Dies 147
Plain Bending Die 147
Curling Die 148
Wiring Die 149
Bulging Die 150
Combination Punching and
Shaping Dies 151
Double-Action Dies 152
Plain Drawing Die 153
Redrawing Die 153
Gang and Follow Dies 155
Compound Die 156
Miscellaneous Dies 157
Diemaking Operations 160
Lubricants 160
Materials for Making Dies 161
Laying Out Dies 161
Laying Out the Design on the Die 165
Making the Die 166
Hardening and Tempering 168
Summary 169
Review Questions 170
Chapter 7: Grinding 173
Cylindrical Grinders 173
Centerless Grinders 179
Basic Principles 180
Abrasive-Belt Centerless Grinding 190
Advantages of Centerless Grinding 190
Internal Grinding 191
Rotating-Work Machine 191
Internal Centerless Grinding Machine 192
Cylinder Grinding Machine—Stationary
Work 193
Surface Grinders 194
Planer-Type Surface Grinders 196
Rotary-Type Surface Grinders 196
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Cutter and Tool Grinding 197
Grinding Cemented Carbide Tools 198
Cutter Sharpening Machines 198
Barrel Finishing (Abrasive Tumbling) 199
Summary 204
Review Questions 205
Chapter 8: Laps and Lapping 207
Laps 207
Classification 207
Materials 207
Lapping Powders 210
Lapping Operations 210
Hand Lapping 211
Machine Lapping 212
Lapping a Cylinder 213
Lapping a Tapered Hole 214
Rotary Disc Lap 214
Honing 215
Summary 218
Review Questions 218
Chapter 9: Toolmaking Operations 221
Introduction 221
Allowances and Tolerances 223
Precision Measurements 224
Tolerance Limits 224
Fits and Fitting 226
Limits of Fits 227
Layout 229
Laying Out the Workpiece 253
Drilling Center Holes 256
Locating Center Points with Precision 256
Checking the Square 275
Sine Bar for Measuring Angles 275
Summary 284
Review Questions 285