Introduction To Machine Drawing And Design

An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design

In "An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design," David Allan Low provides a comprehensive exploration of the principles and methodologies foundational to machine drawing. Low employs a clear and didactic literary style, effectively balancing theoretical concepts with practical applications, making the complex subject matter accessible to both students and practicing engineers. The text is set against a backdrop of the burgeoning industrial age, reflecting the increasing significance of machine design in technological innovation. Richly illustrated, the book serves as a practical guide, featuring step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams that promote a deeper understanding of design fundamentals. David Allan Low, an esteemed educator and mechanical engineer, draws from his extensive experience in the field to inform this work. His background includes years of teaching at various technical institutes, where he witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by students in grasping the intricacies of machine drawing. This personal engagement in the educational process, combined with his passion for simplifying complex engineering concepts, significantly influenced the creation of this seminal text. Highly recommended for engineering students and practitioners alike, "An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design" stands as an essential resource for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of machine design. Low's insightful approach and practical perspective make this book an invaluable addition to the library of any aspiring engineer.

An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design

An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design

Excerpt from An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design It is now generally recognised that the old-fashioned method of teaching machine drawing is very unsatisfactory. In teaching by this method an undimensioned scale drawing, often of a very elaborate description, is placed before the student, who is required to copy it. Very often the student succeeds in making a good copy of the drawing placed before him without learning very much about the object represented by it, and this state of matters is sometimes not much improved by the presence of the teacher, who is often simply an art master, knowing nothing about machine design. It is related of one school that a pupil, after making a copy of a particular drawing, had a discussion with his teacher as to whether the object represented was a sewing machine or an electrical machine. Evidently the publisher of the drawing example in this case did not adopt the precaution which a backward student used at an examination in machine design : he put on a full title above his drawing, for the information of his examiner. Now, if machine drawing is to be of practical use to any one, he must be able to understand the form and arrangement of the parts of a machine from an inspection of suitable drawings of them without seeing the parts themselves. Also he ought to be able to make suitable drawings of a machine or parts of a machine from the machine or the parts themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.