Machining and Metalforming Fundamentals (Nims)

It's a good thing to have this book when you forget how to read a caliper - or other machine shop critical skills. I like how beginner-friendly this book is - very well laid out. Kind of heavy though. Other than that, no complaints.

This book was required for my introductory precision machining class at community college.I liked it a lot!The course instructor structured his lectures to follow the text closely and it was a very effective learning experience.The book is pretty hefty and expensive, but it does an excellent job of introducing and explaining the key features of manual machining machines, tooling, and processes.It has lots of pictures and illustrations, and when it discusses a particular machine or tool, it is almost always pictured.While not quite a "coffee table book" this book is heavy on pictures and provides just the right amount of clear text to explain the essential concepts and facts.The book contains a good glossary and index, which were very helpful for "open book" exams.Experienced or advanced machinists might find this book to be lacking in technical detail or explanations of more sophisticated or exotic machining, but for the student, or self-educating beginner machinist, or hobbyist machinist, this is an excellent resource.

For anyone that's either a manufacturing student or wanting to start out as a hobby machinist, I would strongly recommend this book. Contains a lot of really important fundamentals and explains them in a way that's easy to understand.

Needed it for my machining class, great price! I have to say I love textbooks that are hardcovers, they hold up much better and they last longer. I was impressed by the great shape this book was in for the price!

Our instructors have used this text for several years and feel it is useful to teach the principles of machining.The level of instruction is post-secondary, machining apprenticeship.