Recommended Textbooks for Machinists
Schoolcraft Publishing recommends the following textbooks for Machinists:
The suggested curriculum for Machinists includes 31 technical skills textbooks. Each textbook contains 5-12 detailed, topic-specific chapters for a total of 206 chapters in this curriculum. The subject matter ranges from fundamental knowledge required in an entry-level textbook to advanced competencies for your senior students.
Basic Foundations
- 711 - Reading Blueprints
- 712 - Reading Schematics & Symbols
- 713 - Mathematics in the Plant
- 714 - Making Measurements
- 715 - Metals in the Plant
- 717 - Hand Tools
- 718 - Portable Power Tools
- 719 - Industrial Safety and Health
Electrical Systems
Mechanical Systems
- 731.1 - Basic Mechanics
- 732 - Lubricants and Lubrication
- 733 - Bearings
- 734.1 - Power Transmisssion Devices
Energy Conservation
Industrial Hazard Control
Machine Shop Technology
- 161 - Measurements
- 162 - Basic Hand Tools
- 163 - Work Planning and Setup
- 164 - Metal Cutting Fundamentals
- 165 - Cutting Tools I
- 166 - Cutting Tools II
- 815 - Machine Shop Practice
- 816 - Machine Shop Turning Operations
- 820 - Machine Shop Shaping Operations
- 823 - Machine Shop Job Analysis
- 824 - Lathe - Turning Work Between Centers
- 825 - Lathe - Machining Work in a Chuck
- 826 - Basic Milling Procedures
- 827 - Indexed Milling Procedures
- 828 - Multiple-Machine Procedures
