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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHECK LIST FOR PART DRAWINGS

MATERIALS

Stock Size and Part Size
Materials and Finish

DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES

NOTES ON DRAWINGS

SURFACE TEXTURE (FINISH)

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVELS (AQL)

OUTSIDE SURFACES

Intersecting Surfaces
External Sharp Corners and Intersecting Surfaces
Cutoff Burrs
Chamfers
Dimensioning
Concentricity and Squareness
Eccentricity
Spherical Radius
Outside Tapers
Flats
Slots
Keyways
Undercuts
Knurls
Serrations
Marking

INSIDE SURFACES

Internal Sharp Corners and Intersecting Surfaces
Intersecting Surfaces and Burrs
Inside Squares and Hexagons
Concentricity
Flat Bottom Holes
Recesses
Inside Tapers

THREADS

Specifying Threads
Thread Relief and Chamfers
Threads and Burrs

OTHER PROCESSES

Heat Treatment
Plating

SYMBOLS

REFERENCES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

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