Hand Deburring

Book excerpt: Cut at least half a person of wasted effort and make manual deburring work in your facility by identifying the best products and processes for your operation. Written by world-renowned researcher and practitioner LaRoux Gillespie, this 530-page book is a complete inventory of the elements needed to improve your hand-deburring operations. In 34 chapters, it shows you how to calculate true costs, define customer requirements, understand when hand deburring is the right answer, provides a structured look at over 10,000 hand-deburring tools, identifies sources of further immediate help, defines training programs, and ends with a very detailed chapter on how to effectively inspect for burns. It is and easy-to-digest reference designed for the shop supervisor, deburring leadman, and engineer.Inside you will find: Case Studies that highlight real-world issues and solutions Entire chapters devoted to specific deburring tools An emphasis on precision work in small shops Standards and procedures that can be applied immediately Over 300 photos and illustrations of hand deburring Simple cost-analysis checksheets and formulas Ideas for preventing the health, safety, and ergonomic issues that cost you money.