Layout for Dummies?

[DrmChld]

Does anyone know of a book for helping with basic layout and fabricating to dummies?

Thanks!

[biker trash]

what do you need to lay out? you have this web site

[DrmChld]

Anything. I started a Welding and Fab job in mid Dec and I have been learning how to do layouts. Sometimes I struggle and have problems trying to figure out where to start. I know most of the time to start from the CL. But was looking for more information, tips, trick to make learning and doing layouts a lot better.

I need to earn more confidence with my boss that I can do this, accurately and quickly.

[NVW]

Do you have your welding books? Basic layout procedures would be there.

[wagin]

There are numerous nesting, triangulation, etc... software available. But, as far as manual, from knowledge layout.....Don't think a book could help, if It exists.

[Matt_Maguire]

Look for geometric construction, if you buy a machinerys handbook there is a complete section. Get yourself some scales, trammels/dividers and a bit of string you'll be good to go.

Matt

[AaronL]

search the free section of google books, there are some really good older books you can download for free.

[Letzgoracin301]

Pipefitters Blue Book is my best friend! As is my HSB book and i have another welding book i found at barnes and noble saves the day sometimes!

[Rickster]

There is a Metal Layout Calculator that fits in your shirt pocket that will layout flat patterns for (Cones that are C/L or Offset), Square to Rounds/,C/L or Offset, Round Elbows, Tee's/Saddle's at any angle including the hole layout and much more. It reads out in both Decimal and Fractional to the closest 1/32", 1/16", 1/8", 1/4" or what ever you prefer. using a large Blk.& White screen. It comes with a 100 plus page Visual Manual for people that can read a drawing easier than they can read the written word. You just transfer the dimensions the calculator gives you to your material starting with a BaseLine. You can copy a page to follow from the Visual Manual to take out in the shop for reference if you don't know the Layout. It really speeds up a job and is mathematically DEAD ACCURATE and you don't need to know any math. It also has a lot of Utility programs like solving triangles,(90` & Oblique), Finding Arcs and Radius's, layout for a perfect Ellipse including the circumference,(Used for penetrating a deck or wall with a pipe at any angle), length of any ARC & DEG and much, much more. Its worth looking at, the website is www.sheetmetallayoutcalculator.com

[MainePiper]

Grab these tools off of the android market and you will be all set in all you do.

Pipe Fitter Calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...fittings.kevin

Lateral Pipe Calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...y.trigonomitry

Mitered Pipe Calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...lculator.miter

[VivianDesouza]

Originally Posted by DrmChld

Does anyone know of a book for helping with basic layout and fabricating to dummies?

Thanks!

Don't know about any book. But you can definitely get it at: http://www.ehow.com/

[LayoutMan]

Hey Vivian, i hope you will never say something bad to someone on the forum , you''ll be the easiest guy to find haha!

[WeldingMachine]

Go out & get a swansen speed square. It comes with a little blue book that nobody ever seems to read, it has a lot of info for a new layout guy. It's carpentry oriented, and wont help much with pipe but angles are angles.