- Listenly
- Public Library
- Joshua Rose
- Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught
Chapters
22 totalMechanical Drawing Self-Taught: - COMPRISING - INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, - ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION IN PRACTICAL MECHANICAL DRAWING; - TOGETHER WITH - EXAMPLES IN SIMPLE GEOMETRY AND ELEMENTARY MECHANISM, INCLUDING SCREW THREADS, GEAR WHEELS, MECHANICAL MOTIONS, ENGINES AND BOILERS. - BY JOSHUA ROSE, M.E., - AUTHOR OF "THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL MACHINIST," "THE PATTERN MAKER'S ASSISTANT," "THE SLIDE VALVE" - ILLUSTRATED BY THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ENGRAVINGS. - PHILADELPHIA: - HENRY CAREY BAIRD & CO., - INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND IMPORTERS, - 810 WALNUT STREET. - LONDON: - SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON, - CROWN BUILDINGS, 188 FLEET STREET. - 1887.
Copyright by - Joshua Rose. - 1883.
PHILADELPHIA. - COLLINS, PRINTER
PREFACE.
Mechanical Drawing - SELF-TAUGHT. - CHAPTER I. - THE DRAWING BOARD.
CHAPTER II. - THE PREPARATION AND USE OF THE INSTRUMENTS.
CHAPTER III. - LINES AND CURVES.
TO DRAW A HEART CAM.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V. - MARKING DIMENSIONS.
Description
This manual is aimed at anyone who wants to pick up mechanical drawing without a classroom. It begins with the basics of choosing and preparing drawing instruments, explaining how a simple pine drawing board should be set up and why small sheets are the best training ground. By numbering each pencil line and showing the progression from rough sketch to finished inked form, the author makes the learning process clear and repeatable.
The book then moves on to practical examples that a shop floor would encounter: simple geometric shapes, screw threads, gear wheels, and elementary mechanisms such as pistons and boilers. Each topic is illustrated with detailed engravings, letting the learner copy the images step by step while gaining confidence with the tools. The approach blends instruction with hands‑on practice, offering a solid foundation for further study in mechanical drafting.
Collections
Browse allDetails
Full title
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing; together with examples in simple geometry and elementary mechanism, including screw threads, gear wheels, mechanical motions, engines and boilers
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (368K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Joseph R. Hauser, Ross Wilburn and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-11-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Joshua Rose
A practical 19th-century engineer and inventor who turned workshop experience into clear, widely used books. His writing helped explain machine-shop methods, mechanical drawing, and steam-engine practice for generations of readers.
View all booksYou may also like
American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes
by Catharine Esther Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools
by William H. (William Henry) Dooley
English Embroidered Bookbindings
by Cyril Davenport
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
by Charles Elmé Francatelli
The Ladies' Work-Table Book
by Anonymous
Bird Houses Boys Can Build
by Albert Frederick Siepert
Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization
by Matthew Luckiesh
Handwork in Wood
by William Noyes