what specs should i be concerned about?

[evilchickenking]

I work for a large pump manufacturer. So my duties there are to produce their Plans for most large projects and some smaller once as well. So the types of parts I draw vary.

here's a list:

motor stands
discharge heads
seal plates
base plates
sole plates
all sorts of pipe
flanges
columns
shafts
couplings
bowl assembly's
cans (part that sometimes encases pump)
t-bearings
head shafts

and things along those lines.

what specs should i be concerning myself with?

 

[ewh]

Seeing more specifically what you are dealing with, I would recommend reading ASME Y14.5-1994. I realize that this spec is not free, but it would well be worth the investment for your company.

 

[evilchickenking]

ok. thanks.

now all i have to do is figure out a way to convince them of the value these specs have in them. so they'll buy it.

 

[MechNorth]

Y14.5 is the right choice for general dimensioning & tolerancing methods, and provides references to other specific standards that may be of interest under Sect. 1.2. E.g. Y14.8M-1989 for Castings & Forgings, ANSI B4.2-1978, Preferred Metric Limits & Fits.

Assuming you're North-American based and work under a non-ISO system, you should check out the ASME website

http://www.asme.org

to see what they have to offer. You can also look at the ISO standards by going to

http://www.ansi.org.

Jim Sykes, P.Eng, GDTP-S
Profile Services
CAD-Documentation-GD&T-Product Development

http://www.profileservices.ca

 

[namdac]

Good Morning all,
First, are you close to a university? If so go to the Library there and make a copy. Since we here in nebraska have a patent repository we also carry all the patent books and Engineering Specs. The Library is free.
Regards,
Namdac

 

[drawoh]

namdac,

Your library may be free, but ASME Y14.5M-1994 is copyright. Copying is not allowed.

JHG

 

[looslib]

Personal use copying of a single copy is allowed by copyright laws.

However, at 230+ pages, it may be cheaper to by a copy from ASME.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli
Sr IS Technologist
L-3 Communications

 

[ctopher]

The specs can be ordered on CD or book form. I prefer to order all the specs on a CD. It makes it easier to search for a topic.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

 

[KENAT]

Back in the UK the British Standards had a web site. For a yearly subscription you could access almost all the specs (some of the older ones weren't scanned in yet).

Shame there doesn't seem to be equivalent for ASME/ANSI.

 

[ewh]

There is a web service which provides this.

 

[KENAT]

ewh, I know no advertising etc but can you point us in the right direction to this service?

 

[ewh]

It is by subscription, and a previous employer used it. Sorry, but I don't remember how to get there.

 

[ctopher]

http://store.asme.org/category.asp?...Drawings+and+Terminology&Page=1&cookie_test=1

http://www.asme.org/codes/

http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)