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Blue Print Reading and Construction Blueprint Reading for the Trades

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Ultra Scale Master Pro with Smart Takeoff Software Combo

RC-CI6270
$319.95

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Ultra Scale Master Pro

RC-CI6260
$219.95

Ultra Scale Master Pro with protective hardcover case
New Area, Digital Take-Off Tool and Digitizer System With 72 Built-in Scales
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is an affordable and portable area takeoff and digitizing system. Ultra Scale Master® Pro allows you to measure plans at your office or on the job site without the need for additional computing devices or software. Ergonomic design with large targeting window allows you to accurately measure areas, segment lengths, perimeters, and volumes for simple or complex polygons, polylines, irregular shapes, arcs and circles.

72 built-in architectural and engineering scales allow you to measure plans and drawing up to 24" x 36" in size. Four custom scales allow you to measure out of scale drawings.

The Ultra Scale Master® Pro operates as a stand alone digital area takeoff tool, or you can connect it to your PC to transfer measurements into any estimating and spreadsheet program that accept text input from a number pad or keyboard. It also can send digitized (x,y) coordinates to takeoff software programs like our Smart Takeoff! graphic digitizing software.

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is ideal for construction trades such as concrete, flooring/tile, paving, roofing, landscaping, electrical, plumbing and small site excavation.

  • Measure and calculate areas, lengths, volumes for all types of polygons
  • Fast and easy-to-use
  • Affordable, portable and powerful
  • Works with or without a PC

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo

RC-CI6325
$139.95

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo Pack
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints - Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check plans. Transfer data directly to your PC & estimating program (with included PC interface). Cut estimating errors and improve profits
Blueprint Reading for Construction

Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching

DE-1401848788
$98.95

Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching -
Updated to the latest ANSI, ISO, AWS, and ASME standards, this 50th Anniversary Edition helps individuals develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings and in preparing simple technical sketches. It is written to be a consumable, interactive text/workbook that provides basic principles, concepts, ANSI and SI Metric drafting symbols and standards, terminology, manufacturing process notes, and other related technical information contained on a mechanical or CAD drawing.

Blueprint Reading for the Trades - J. Traister

CR108
$14.75

Blueprint Reading For The Building Trades
How to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules. Includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.

Builders Essentials: Plan Reading & Material Takeoff

RS-67307
$35.95

Builders Essentials: Plan Reading & Material Takeoff
This book shows and explains the typical work drawings encountered by contractors in residential and light commercial construction. Explains in straight forward language, not only the way all common features are represented but also how to translate that information into a material list

Printreading for Residential Construction Part 1 with Answer Key

RC-AT-0409-0410
$54.95

Building Trades Printreading - Part 1
Print Reading for Residential Construction - This text/workbook presents basic elements of blue print reading and provides print reading experience in residential construction. The entire process of printreading, from working drawings and printmaking techniques to reading and interpreting finished plans, is covered in detail. Includes Book, Drawings & Prints and CD-ROM.
Also Available>> Instructor's Resource Guide

Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction Part 2 with Answer Key

RC-AT-0425-0426
$59.95

Building Trades Printreading - Part 2
Print Reading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction - This text/workbook is designed to reinforce concepts regarding elements commonly found on residential and light commercial blue prints. Building Trades Printreading - Part 2 reflects current materials and code standards, based on actual jobs. Includes Book, Drawings & Prints and CD-ROM.
Also Available>> Instructor's Resource Guide

Printreading for Heavy Commercial Construction Part 3 with Answer Key

RC-AT-0457-0458
$57.95

Building Trades Printreading - Part 3
Heavy Commercial Construction
This comprehensive text/workbook thoroughly covers print reading from general to heavy construction. Plans and specifications for commercial buildings are included. Contemporary building methods and materials are emphasized throughout the text.
Includes Book, Plans & Specifications.

CD-ROM
California Contractor Exam Prep: Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding CD-ROM

RC-WM-510-1058-04
$39.95

California Contractor Exam Prep: Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding
The California Contractor Exam-Prep: Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding CD, prepares you for the State Contractor's License Examination. By answering over 180 multiple-choice questions, you will review various topics that are covered on the actual test. If you miss a question, Exam-Prep will give you the right answer and a full explanation of the basic principles involved in that question. Even if you guess the right answer, the explanation is there! So you actually LEARN what you need to know.

Construction Master Pro (handheld)

RC-CI4065
$74.95

Construction Master Pro  (Handheld Version)
New Look, New Features and Benefits, More Built-in Solutions - Top-of-the Line Jobsite Calculator for Builders, Carpenters & Construction Pros - The Construction Master Pro sets the industry standard for advanced construction-math calculators. It provides powerful built-in solutions and expanded preference settings. It’s easy to use in the field or office and perfect for completing plans, layouts, bids and estimates – saves time, money, materials and frustration. Work smarter, build better and improve your bottom line with the Construction Master Pro!

Construction Master Pro (handheld)

RC-CI4065
$74.95

Construction Master Pro (Desktop Version)
With Jumbo Display For Building, Carpentry & Architect/Engineering Pros - Work Smarter, Build Better, and Improve Your Bottom Line!  The Construction Master Pro Desktop is the most complete construction-math calculator on the market! With many powerful new built-in solutions and expanded preference selection; it’s easy to use for fast, accurate solutions to construction problems. Perfect for completing layouts, bids and estimates – saves time, money, materials and frustration. No office should be without it.

Construction Print Reading

DE-0766808394
$118.95

Construction Print Reading
This well-illustrated text teaches the basic skills needed to read, study, and understand construction drawings. It features a detailed analysis of a set of residential plans. Pictorial drawings accompany orthographic plan drawings to help students visualize the meaning of the plan drawing. Construction technology students taking beginning and intermediate plan reading courses will also learn about important related areas that affect plan development, such as building codes, materials, and mathematics applications.

CD-ROM
Construction Print Reading for the 21st Century CD-ROM

DE-1418014389
$66.95

Construction Print Reading for the 21st Century CD-ROM
This Blue Print Reading CD-ROM product marks a radical departure from traditional teaching tools by allowing users to customize their learning to meet their specific needs.  the ability to get discipline-specific information makes this product ideal for anyone studying construction blue print reading, including estimators, architects, carpenters, electricians, masons, HVAC technicians, plumbers, and more

DEWALT Blueprint Reading Professional Reference

RC-DE-0977000354
$19.95

DEWALT Blueprint Reading Professional Reference
Nothing is more essential in the construction industry than reading blueprints, and this pocket reference is the best of the best! Covering a multitude of trade industries, the DEWALT® Blueprint Reading Professional Reference gives plumbers, carpenters, roofers, electricians, flooring installers, and others access to all the important information. Readers will learn how to read and understand blueprints, sections, elevations, schedules, site plans, architectural plans, structural plans, plumbing plans, HVAC & mechanical plans, electrical plans, and more.

Drafting House Plans

CR704
$34.95

Drafting House Plans
Draw a complete set of plans for a one-story house, or an additional to an existing house even if you've never had drafting or design experience. This complete guide to drawing home plans walks you through the process of developed a complete set of plans: visualizing spatial relationships, using standard architectural scales and symbols, sketching preliminary drawings, developing a detailed floor plan and exterior elevations, and preparing a final plot plan. Covers pertinent code requirements.

Residential Architecture: Design and Drafting

DE-0827378483
$110.95

Residential Architecture: Design and Drafting
With equal emphasis on design and drafting, the book leads students through the design of a contemporary home from preliminary program to finished rendering, with plans included in relevant chapters. Beyond the basics, the text also explores such contemporary issues as environmental sensitivity, accessibility for the physically challenged, alternate energy sources, radon control, earthquake protection, and construction administration, to name a few.

Residential Printreading with Answer Key

RC-AT-0466-0467
$57.95

Residential Printreading
This Newly updated Text covers common residential construction materials and techniques and relates this information to various residential prints using a fundamental approach. Print Reading and construction practices are presented in the sequence that occurs on an actual job site - from property layout and excavation through finish installation.
Includes 5 sets of residential blue prints.

Understanding Construction Drawings

DE-1401862691
$112.95

Understanding Construction Drawings
Updated to the 2003 International Building and Residential Codes, the fourth edition of Understanding Construction Drawings continues to highlight a range of real construction projects - from residential dwellings to commercial structures. A set of drawings accompanies each building so that readers can apply important skills and gain a "real-world" understanding of construction blue prints.
Blueprint Reading for Electricians

NJATC Blueprint Reading for Electricians

RC-DE-140189111X
$94.50

Blueprint Reading for Electricians (NJATC)
Develop efficient and accurate print reading skills in the areas of electrical construction and maintenance!
- Both a training manual and blueprint reading reference, Blue Print Reading for Electricians comes with partial commercial and industrial specifications, as well as a back-of-book CD-ROM that features sets of actual, full size residential, commercial, and industrial drawings for practical application of the book's content.

Blueprint Reading for the Trades - J. Traister

CR108
$14.75

Blueprint Reading For The Building Trades
How to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules. Includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.

ElectriCalc Pro

RC-CI5065
$89.95

ElectriCalc Pro - 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) Calculator
Compliant with 2008, 2005, 2002, 1999, and 1996 NEC
For Electrical Contractors, Designers, Electricians - Saves time, reduces material cost and eliminates code violations on electrical design, estimating and construction jobs. Compliant with 2008, 2005, 2002, 1999, and 1996 NEC® and updateable for future code revisions. Complete wire sizing, integrated voltage drops solutions and conduit sizing solutions: finds motor full-loads, computes fuse and breaker sizes and size overload protection With FREE Armadillo Hard Protective Case

Printreading based on the 2008 NEC with Answer Key

RC-AT-1567-1568
$55.95

Printreading Based on the 2008 NEC
This has become the standard in industry by incorporating printreading skills and relevant topics of the National Electrical Code®. With new changes to the 2008 NEC® reflected throughout, large illustrations organize and simplify complex topics for easy learning. This text serves as an instructional tool and valuable reference for professionals in the field.

Printreading based on the 2005 NEC with Answer Key

RC-AT-1565-1566
$53.95

Printreading Based on the 2005 NEC
This has become the standard in industry by incorporating print reading skills and relevant topics of the National Electrical Code®. With new changes to the 2005 NEC® reflected throughout, large illustrations organize and simplify complex topics for easy learning. This text serves as an instructional tool and valuable reference for professionals in the field.
Blueprint Reading for Engineers

Interpreting Engineering Drawings

DE-1418055735
$124.95

Interpreting Engineering Drawings
Comprehensive, state-of-the-art training is the cornerstone of this popular guide that shows users how to create professional-quality engineering drawings that can be interpreted with precision in today’s technology-based industries. Clearly the most flexible, user-friendly book of its kind on the market, the seventh edition offers unsurpassed coverage of the theory and practical applications individuals need to communicate technical concepts in an international marketplace.

Print Reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology

DE-1401851630
$96.95

Print Reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology
This enhanced edition takes a practical approach to blue print reading, with fundamental through advanced coverage that demonstrates industry standards essential for pursuing careers in the 21st century. Readers will learn step-by-step how to interpret actual industry prints while building the knowledge and skills that will allow them to read complete sets of working drawings. Realistic examples, illustrations, related tests, and print reading problems are based on real world engineering prints that comply with ANSI, ASME, AWS, and other related standards.
Blueprint Reading Exam Preparation

CD-ROM
Exam - Prep Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding Question and Answer Learning Tool - CD-ROM

RC-WM-500-1058-04
$39.95

Exam Prep - Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding Question and Answer Learning Tool - CD-ROM
For fast and easy results, the Exam - Prep Blueprint Reading, Estimating and Bidding Question and Answer Learning Tool CD prepares you for your State Contractor's License Examination. By answering over 180 multiple-choice questions, you will review various topics that are covered on the actual test. If you miss a question, Exam-Prep will give you the right answer and a full explanation of the basic principles involved in that question. Even if you guess the right answer, the explanation is there! So you actually LEARN what you need to know
Blueprint Reading for HVAC

Blueprint Reading for the Trades - J. Traister

CR108
$14.75

Blueprint Reading For The Building Trades
How to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules. Includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.

Blueprints and Plans for HVAC

DE-140181817X
$98.95

Blue Prints and Plans for HVAC
Learn how to read and use blue prints like a pro! Air conditioning drawings and hands-on exercises are the main focus of this new book, designed to help readers master the basics of blue print reading and apply their new skills to work in the HVAC trade. Ideal for both technical students and entry-level HVAC field technicians alike, a full set of actual blueprints for an air conditioning system in a commercial building is included 
Blueprint Reading for Machine Trades

Blueprint Reading for the Trades - J. Traister

CR108
$14.75

Blueprint Reading For The Building Trades
How to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules. Includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.

Elementary Blueprint Reading for Machinists, 5E

DE-140186256X
$67.95

Elementary Blueprint Reading for Machinists
Master the basics of blue print reading! Updated to the latest ANSI standards, Elementary Blueprint Reading for Machinists, 5th Edition is a "must" for beginning machine trades students and apprentices alike. Twenty instructional units provide all-inclusive coverage of progressively difficult topics, such as: the alphabet of lines, orthographic projection, arrangement of views, application of dimensions and tolerances, machining processes

Intermediate Blueprint Reading For Machinists

DE-1401870732
$84.95

Intermediate Blueprint Reading For Machinists
The second book in Delmar Learning’s three-part series, Intermediate Blueprint Reading for Machinists, 6th Edition provides users with opportunities to learn how to visualize and interpret more complex blue prints. Ideal for self-paced learning, this workbook-style text continues the emphasis on orthographic projection involving interpretation of lines, views, dimensions, tolerances, notes, and symbols.

Machine Trades Printreading with Answer Key

RC-AT-1867-1869
$51.95

Machine Trades Printreading
This established reference text presents a thorough foundation for understanding prints used for manufacturing and machining. Machine Trades Printreading begins with with the basic techniques for representing three-dimensional objects, including print production, common dimensioning and tolerancing methods, and the associated math machinists frequently encounter. A CD-ROM is included containing Quick Quizzes™, an Illustrated Glossary, Print Reading Symbols Tests, Alphabet of Lines Tests, Print Reading Tests, and links to useful reference materials.
Blueprint Reading for Plumbers

Blueprint Reading and Drafting for Plumbers

DE-1401843549
$76.95

Blueprint Reading and Drafting for Plumbers
This book fosters an understanding of the complex process of accurately creating and reading shop drawings and blueprints; a vital component for increasing productivity and minimizing costly installation errors.  With a focus on the manual drafting skills that cannot be replaced by computer software, this book fills a void in the plumbing industry created by the technological advancement of CAD.
Blueprint Reading for Welders

Blueprint Reading for Welders

DE-1401867235
$91.95

Blueprint Reading for Welders
This hands-on guide to reading and interpreting blueprints has been updated to provide all new information on computer-aided design and computer numerical control. Readers will develop the skills needed to interpret all types of working sketches and prints, from the simplest to the most complex, through step-by-step instructions. Both AWS and ISO welding symbols are included, along with one or more prints at the end of each unit. Advanced coverage includes auxiliary views, detail views, projections, sections, and detail and assembly drawings.

Printreading for Welders with Answer Key

RC-AT-3032-3033
$55.95

Printreading for Welders NEW!
This established reference text presents an introduction to print reading fundamentals, AWS welding symbols, and related print reading activities found in industry. Topics covered include weld prints, sketching, object representation, math, weld symbol usage, joint design, pipe welding, welding metallurgy, and certification.

Instructor's Resource Guide >> Also Available

 
 

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NJATC Blueprint Reading for Electricians
NJATC Blue Print Reading for Electricians

Scale Master II PC Interface Kit
ScaleMaster II with PC Interface
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales & PC Interface
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