Book Details

• Author: P.S. Gill
• Publisher: S.K. Kataria & Sons
• Edition: 2013
• Language: English
• Pages: 700
• ISBN: 9789350144169
• Cover: Paperback

About the Book

This comprehensive book by P.S. Gill is an essential guide to engineering drawing and drafting for students of mechanical, civil, and production engineering. The book provides detailed explanations of technical drawing principles, drafting methods, dimensioning practices, and machine component drawings used in engineering design and manufacturing.

The book covers manual drafting instruments, conventional lines, drawing sheet layouts, technical lettering, orthographic projections, coordinate dimensioning, isometric projection, oblique projection, auxiliary projections, and freehand drafting. It also explains sections, machining symbols, surface texture, tolerancing, and geometric dimensioning in a clear and systematic manner.

Advanced chapters include detail and assembly drawings of various machine components such as riveted joints, welded joints, screw threads, couplings, pipe fittings, pulleys, bearings, valves, steam engine parts, cams, gears, and automotive parts. The book is highly useful for developing technical drawing skills and understanding industrial engineering standards.