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Basic Blueprint Reading

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Reviewed:: Sep 14, 2021 by Teacher Education

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Overview:: This is an entry level blueprint reading book written for the first year welding student. The book will be used in the first term of a two year welding program to familiarize the student to sketching and reading blueprints.
Type of Material:: Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:: in-class, individual, self-paced
Technical Requirements:: Any web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:: This book is meant to help students to read and understand, as well as sketch, or even draw blueprints, which are an important to the making of accurate parts and complete fabrications. This text was designed for first year welding students.
Target Student Population:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: Some basic knowledge of welding is helpful but not mandatory

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This textbook gives an in-depth tretment of the blueprint reading knowledge needed by a beginning welder.

It guides readers through different aspects of basic blueprint reading.

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This textbook can be easily integrated into any welding curriculum as a primary textbook or as a supplemental resource.

Can be utilized by learners in beginning welding courses to become familiar with blueprint visuals.

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This book is an updated version of the originally authored publication by the Department of Engineering and Drafting Technology Department at Linn-Benton Community College, in Albany Oregon and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The book is broken down by chapters and is very easy to navigate.

Easily downloaded for reading and reviewing at any time. Available download formats include: EPUB, digital PDF, print PDF, MOBI, Pressbooks XML, and Open Document.

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