Welding Print Reading, 8th Edition

By: John R. Walker and W. Richard Polanin
Copyright: 2024
Subject: Welding
Grade Level: 9-14

Welding Print Reading is a write-in text that teaches the welding symbols and specifications students need to understand to be successful. Logically organized with good graphics and charts, the format allows students to apply their knowledge to skill-based print reading activities. In addition to aspiring welders who want to learn to interpret prints and drawings, the content is appropriate for students wanting to pursue careers in engineering and drafting. The text starts by reviewing the basics, including welding processes, and then progresses to more specialized topics, such as prints for pipe welding and brazed joints. Real industry prints in the units, plus additional prints and questions at the end of the text, provide students with more practice opportunities. 

  • Uses example prints, illustrations, symbols, and notations throughout each unit to reinforce the topics.
  • Exposes students to actual industry prints that may contain variation, preparing students for on-the-job experiences
  • Now includes new information on 3D modeling and the use of cobots in the welding field.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Prints—The Language of Industry
2. Review of Measurement
3. Review of Fractions and Decimals
Print Reading Basics
4. Alphabet of Lines
5. Understanding Prints
6. Types of Prints
7. Print Format
8. Basic Plane Geometry
9. Dimensioning Welding Prints
Welding Fundamentals
10. Welding Processes
11. Threaded Fasteners
12. Structural Metals
13. Common Types of Joints and Welds
Reading Welding Prints
14. Welding Symbols
15. Fillet Welds
16. Groove Welds
17. Plug and Slot Welds
18. Spot, Seam, and Projection Welds
19. Surfacing Welds
20. Edge Welds
21. Pipe Welding
22. Brazed Joints
Manufacturing and Testing for Industry
23. Basic Metalworking Processes
24. Examining and Testing Welds
25. Print Reading Activities
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About the Author(s)

John R. Walker - is the author of thirteen textbooks and has written numerous magazine articles. Mr. Walker completed his undergraduate studies at Millersville University and has a master’s degree in Industrial Education from the University of Maryland. He has taught industrial arts and vocational education for more than thirty-two years, including five years as Supervisor of Industrial Education. He has also worked as a machinist for the U.S. Air Force and as a draftsman at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

W. Richard Polanin - W. Richard Polanin is a retired professor at Illinois Central College, as well as the former program chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Welding Technology programs. Dr. Polanin has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Illinois State University, as well as a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois. In addition to his forty years of teaching experience, he is an active consul¬tant in welding and manufacturing. He is an AWS-certified welding inspector, an AWS-certified welding educator, and an SME-certified manufacturing engineer. Dr. Polanin serves as the Co-Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation National Center for Welding Education and Training (Weld-Ed). He has published numerous technical papers and has made many technical presentations in the areas of welding, manufacturing, robotics, and manufacturing education.