Table of contents and indexes for material only available in the Digital Edition, as well as useful standalone indexes of standards and materials throughout this expanded edition.

Far too often a book will lightly touch a topic, offering a general familiarity, but not enough information to actually do anything. Cutting speed in feet per minute is calculated by multiplying the circumference in feet of a workpiece by the rpm of the spindle: cutting speed in fpm = circumference in feet × rpm.A term that multiplies all the other terms on one side of the equals sign may be moved to the other side if it is made to divide all the terms on that side. Example 3: Find the area of a segment of a circle, the center angle of which is 57 degrees, and the radius 2½ inches. The complete contents of the companion volume Guide to the Use of Tables and Formulas in the Machinery’s Handbook, 31st Edition, with handy links to Digital Edition pages.

The tables beginning on Handbook page 720 give lengths of chords for spacing off circumferences of circles into equal parts. Clocking in at nearly 3000 pages, the 31st edition Machinery’s Handbook adorns a special corner of my desk, always within arm’s reach. The content has been expanded by nearly 100 pages in the 31st edition, offering close to 3,000 pages. Since the first edition published more than 100 years ago, Machinery's Handbook has been acknowledged as an exceptionally authoritative and comprehensive, yet highly practical, and easy-to-use tool, and the new 31st edition has grown to nearly 3,000 pages. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

The area of a square inscribed in a circle can be found by drawing a circle and dividing it by two diameters drawn at right angles through the center. Find the chordal distance between the graduations for thousandths on the following dial indicators: (a) Starrett has 100 divisions and 1 -inch dial.