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Posted by DanG on February 25, 2007, 5:56 pm
Alice,
Blue print courses, books, etc tend to start out drawing an object
like a bolt or nut and working on the number of pictures necessary
for a machinist to make the part. I'm afraid your carpenter might
get frustrated by that approach. Each craft and trade has
different conventions and types of drawings. What type of
carpentry does this person do? Residential/commercial,
rough/finish, wood/steel/other, works for the prime/or a
subcontractor, old/young, wants to be the owner some day.
If you can work with him and/or if he is computer literate, this
site
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/
has a tremendous amount of information. There are plenty of
drawings to study, though many are done in perspective or
isometric form (a type of 3 dimensional drawing) which is easier
for the layman to see. Blueprints tend to be very 2 dimensional.
If you work on these Navy manuals, concentrate on the Builders
series.
Hope this helps in some way.
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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net
>> I am sure not trying to be a smart alec. I am not aware of any
>> books about reading blueprints, there are books about drawing
>> blueprints. I really think an honest attempt of looking at a
>> well
>> drawn set of blue prints of something that you know about is
>> virtually self explanatory.
>>
>> If you can read a road map, if you can read the little drawing
>> they give you at the museum or the zoo, if you can make a
>> sketch
>> of what you want to make - you are using blueprints. Each
>> draftsman may use slightly different conventions and
>> abbreviations. Your friend needs to get a set of blueprints.
>> Many contractors may give you a set of old prints. Try for a
>> set
>> of small house prints as these will be the easiest and we have
>> all
>> lived in houses. Study every single picture, see how it is
>> dimensioned, see if looks like an aerial photo or map (plan
>> view),
>> or more like a photo (elevation) and see where the information
>> fits in relation to a house you know about.
>>
>> After your friend has made a very honest attempt (30 minutes to
>> an
>> hour or more per page), a very short visit with anyone who
>> knows
>> prints will be much more rewarding.
>>
>> --
>> ______________________________
>> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
>> DanG (remove the sevens)
>> dgriff...@7cox.net
>>
>>
>>
>> > Are there any good books or free online resources for
>> > understanding
>> > how to read construction blueprints? I need this for my
>> > friend
>> > who is
>> > a carpenter, in order to get a better job, he needs to be
>> > able
>> > to read
>> > house/construction blueprints.
>>
>> > He is a carpenter, but has trouble reading blueprints. Please
>> > suggest
>> > some standard text or something that you think will
>> > definitely
>> > help
>> > him. He works in North America.
>
> I don't think you are trying to be a smart alec. i appreciate
> your
> advise and I think that you're right. I would like to help my
> friend,
> and make things easier. I need a book or even something online,
> this
> is for a carpenter who is extremely skilled, but has never
> opened a
> blueprint.
>
> Perhaps, something that is a prescribed text for a carpentry
> class
> might be useful, I do not know, I need ideas and suggestions.
> Thank
> you.
>
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