Pete's Tool & Die Manual	Volume 1
DIE TOOL.COM	2002

The Manual for Tool & Die Apprentices by Pete Ashton [email]   contents   Introduction i  My name is Peter Ashton and the reason I felt it necessary to write this manual is simple. I have been in this trade for a long time and seen allot of mistakes. Usually from a high expectation on the Employers part when they hire an Apprentice, I've noticed that Employers in this day and age are not necessarily Tool Makers so they may not really know the proper Apprentice to Employer relationship. It seems they believe that Apprentices are taught in school. Well, as any Apprentice will tell you, school only teaches you the bare minimum like machining, hand tools, measuring tools, safety and maybe touch on welding.  I do recommend that an Apprentice starts in school because you have a lot to learn before you step on a shop floor.  I've also seen a lot of management and engineering flaws as well, but for some reason the blame always trickles down to the Apprentice and I don't think this is right. Thus Peter Ashtons manual, use it as a reference to squeak through your apprenticeship until you can get a good solid Tool Maker or Leader Position. Good Luck.   contents   It's Only the Beginning I will be adding to this manual on a weekly basis any more question asked to this site will be entered in the manual. You are welcome be be a part, just ask a question.  COMMENTS (See what people say about the site)

disclaimer Table of Contents Introduction  i CHAPTER 1 Free Resume and Legal Docs Generator 1-0 About Dietool 1-1 New age Smarter Apprentices 1-2 The Ugly parts of the trade 1-3 Reverse Engineering 1-4 How should I act 1-5 Comments 1-6 Questions 1-7 CHAPTER 2 Tools What Tools do I need to start  2-1 Build Tools From My Prints If you want a tool designed E-Mail me 5"Sine Bar  2-2 2" V Block  2-3 Parallels  2-4 Angle Block 2-5 3" Angle Plate 2-6 CHAPTER 3 Can you teach me Blue Print Reading? The Basics   Lines, Views etc. 3-1 Drawing symbols 3-2 Decimal Equivalents 3-3 Find the angle 3-4 CHAPTER 4 The Parts of a Die Parts of the Die set 4-1 Parts of a Blank Die 4-2  CHAPTER 5 The Types of Dies Blank Dies 5-1 Compound Blank Dies 5-2 Simple Form Dies 5-3 Wipe down Form 5-4 CHAPTER 6 The Types of Applications Line Tools 6-1 Transfer Line Tools 6-2 CHAPTER 7 Tricky Form Applications Create a Flat Hem 7-1 Create a Round Hem 7-2 Create a Hem/Door hinge style 7-3

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