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Blueprint Reading for
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Ultra Scale Master Pro
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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,
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- Fast and easy-to-use
- Affordable, portable and powerful
- Works with or without a PC
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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 |
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Blueprint Reading
for Construction |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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.
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Available>>
Instructor's Resource
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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.
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Instructor's Resource
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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.
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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Blueprint Reading
for Electricians |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Blueprint Reading
for Engineers |
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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. |
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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. |
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Blueprint Reading
Exam Preparation |
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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 |
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Blueprint Reading
for HVAC |
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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. |
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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 |
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Blueprint Reading
for Machine Trades |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Blueprint Reading
for Plumbers |
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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. |
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Blueprint Reading
for Welders |
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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. |
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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 >>
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NJATC Blue Print
Reading for Electricians
ScaleMaster II with PC Interface
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales & PC
Interface
Bldg Trades Printreading
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