Print Reading for Welders
10th Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-337-39794-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Print Reading for Welders," 10th Edition, gives you the practical skills you need to confidently read and understand the drawings, sketches and welding symbols you'll use every day in the shop or on the job. You'll start with the basics of sketching and gradually move into interpreting common mechanical drawings, including orthographic and pictorial views. The book breaks down AWS welding symbols step by step so you can understand them before applying them in real welding situations. This edition features updated terminology, clearer artwork and improved explanations to make learning easier. Each unit includes review questions and activities to help you practice and build your skills. Whether you're just getting started or preparing for a welding career, this text gives you the knowledge and confidence to understand the prints and symbols essential to the welding industry.
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Person
Larry Jeffus is a welder with over 60 years of experience. He maintains his own well-equipped welding shop. In his career, he has passed many welding certification tests in a wide variety of processes, positions, material types and thicknesses. Jeffus has provided welding and professional consulting services locally, nationally and internationally to major corporations, small businesses, government agencies, schools, colleges and individuals. He is a Life Member of the American Welding Society. In addition, he has over 40 years of experience as a dedicated classroom teacher and is the author of several Cengage welding publications. Prior to retiring from teaching, Jeffus taught at Dallas College, part of the Dallas County Community College District. Today he remains very active in the welding community, especially in the field of education. He serves on several welding program technical advisory committees and has visited high school, college and technical campuses in more than 40 states and four foreign countries, providing one-on-one help and guidance to welding instructors and students. Jeffus was selected as Outstanding Post-Secondary Technical Educator in the State of Texas by the Texas Technical Society, and he served for 12 years as a board member on the Texas Workforce Investment Council in the Texas Governor's office. He also served as a member of the Apprenticeship Project Leadership Team, helping establish nontraditional apprenticeship training programs for Texas, and making numerous trips to Washington lobbying for vocational and technical education.