Description

Vintage General Electric Producibility Cost Guide

Original vintage General Electric (GE) Ordnance Department engineering reference booklet titled "Producibility Cost Guide to Finishes-Tolerances."

Produced by the General Electric Ordnance Department in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this booklet was created as an engineering reference for draftsmen, design engineers, machinists, and manufacturing personnel. It contains practical information regarding machining costs, tolerances, drilling depth, surface finishes, true position, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and manufacturing best practices.

An excellent piece of industrial history that would make a great addition to:

• GE memorabilia collections
• Manufacturing engineering libraries
• Drafting collections
• Polaris / defense industry memorabilia
• Mechanical engineering references
• Industrial design collections

Condition

• Original vintage booklet
• Complete
• Pages turn freely
• Light cover wear from age and storage
• Interior pages are clean and readable
• See photographs for overall condition

Features

• Original General Electric publication
• Ordnance Department
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Engineering reference manual
• Manufacturing cost guide
• Surface finish charts
• Machining tolerance charts
• True Position (GD&T)
• Drilling cost charts
• Vintage industrial reference
• Softcover
• Made in USA 

Manual #1

Producibility Cost Guide to Finishes-Tolerances

• General Electric Ordnance Department
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Approximately 20 pages
• Covers:
  • Machining Cost vs. Tolerance
  • Surface Finishes
  • Drilling Costs
  • True Position
  • Manufacturing Costs
  • Engineering Charts

Manual #2

Dimensioning and Tolerancing (USAS Y14.5)

• General Electric Ordnance Department
• Electronic Systems Division
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Covers:
  • GD&T Symbols
  • Maximum Material Condition (MMC)
  • RFS
  • Datums
  • True Position
  • Flatness
  • Straightness
  • Parallelism
  • Concentricity
  • Symmetry
  • Numerous engineering illustrations and reference charts

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