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Die Makers Handbook (Volume 1)

4.3 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

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An expert in his field, Jerry Arnold provides invaluable lessons learned from decades of trial and error as a die maker, die designer, and die engineer. Written in an easy-to-read manner and heavily illustrated, Die Makers Handbook is the only book of its kind expressly intended to help avoid the pitfalls associated with stamping designs, die designs, and stamping die function. This compact and practical reference has been edited by a half-dozen die makers with nearly 200 years of combined experience. The Die Makers Handbook is a must-have for your toolbox, desk, or briefcase.
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  • Developed from more than 30 years of practical shop-learned information. 
  • Chock full of all the stamping design pitfalls you don't need.
  • Includes a full chapter on exotic measuring methods, providing unique aids and hard-to-find-data.
  • Devotes an entire chapter of illustrated step-by-step process for designing progressive dies.
  • Especially designed for apprentices, young journeymen, and students of die design.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Industrial Press, Inc.
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2000
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0831131322
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0831131326
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.6 x 0.65 x 6.9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #775,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

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Customers find the book provides good information for die makers, with one mentioning it's particularly helpful in the Tool & Die industry. The text is well-written, with one customer noting it reads like a 101 manual.

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Customers find the information in the book helpful, with one mentioning it is particularly useful for tool and die machinists.

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Customers find the book readable and well-written, with one mentioning it reads like a 101 manual.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This book has been a great resource for designing and repairing die. I have numerous stamping die books and this one is the best for getting answers fast.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    If you are considering designing parts to be stamped from metal then I can't recommend this book enough. It reads as a 101 manual on how to avoid easy mistakes designers might make (from the die makers perspective). Everything reads as if an old-timer is giving you great nuggets of knowledge learned the hard-way over an entire career of die making and putting up with CAD jockeys who have never made a part themselves. These days every high schooler and CS student wants to design parts in FreeCAD or what-have-you to save the world, this gives you info on how to make life easier on the shop doing the actual manufacturing. Making their life easier means your parts are more likely to have less rejects and cost you less money during the prototype phase.

    The other side of this coin is for folks making dies from other peoples designs. Again, it gives you tips on how to work around design issues and still get a correct part stamped out. I can't recommend this book enough for either job, die designing and die making.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    I liked this book as it breaks down a lot of issues in plain shop language and is not too heavy on the engineering side. It makes it digestable and has a lot of good information for the tool and die machinist.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    No Comment
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Love it
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    very informative
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    The media could not be loaded.
    Was excited to read this book... the book looks like it was used and mis-printed or it's a scam. Either way I was upset about the purchase.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2006
    Format: Paperback
    Good book. Some useful and some not that useful information in it. It is bit old with information but after all ok book.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Merci
    Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2019
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    Merci
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  • J. Turner
    1.0 out of 5 stars Book sucked
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2020
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    I didn’t find it very informative, for Die makers , extremely disappointed with the book a waste of $66.