"Tools and Their Uses" (downloadable)

Dec 26, 2003 7 Replies

I found NAVEDTRA 14256 online here:

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Pretty basic information on hand tools & measuring devices.



The chapters are available as separate files; I've excerpted the TOC here:



"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited."


  1. Introduction
  2. Safety and safety equipment
  3. Reading measuring scales
  4. Toolboxes
  5. Dividers.
  6. Calipers
  7. Micrometers
  8. Rules and steel tapes
  9. Miscellaneous measuring tools
  10. Levels
  11. Plumb bobs
  12. Scribers
  13. Squares
  14. Surface, depth, and height gages
  15. Ring and snap gages and gage blocks
  16. Miscellaneous measuring gages
  17. Pliers and tongs
  18. Vises
  19. Clamps.
  20. Jacks
  21. Hammers, mallets, and mauls
  22. Screwdrivers
  23. Manual drills
  24. Screw and tap extractors
  25. Wrenches.
  26. Chisels
  27. Punches.
  28. Files
  29. Grinders and sharpening stones
  30. Scrapers
  31. Awls.
  32. Bolt and cable cutters
  33. Glasscutters.
  34. Knives
  35. Pipe cutting and threading tools
  36. Tube cutting and flaring tools

R, Tom Q.


I've been trying to locate copies of some NAVEDTRA manuals lately, in particular the 14043 and 14044 Builder manuals. Apparently, the US Navy has recently restricted access via their website to these excellent references (see

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limiting it to active duty and reserve personnel.

Does anyone know where I can get copies of these? I found a web site (tpub.com) that supposedly sells them in PDF format for a nominal $3/ea fee, but the owners of the site have been unresponsive.

Suggestions?

Jim

I left out Chapters 37 - 53 in my first post; here's the complete TOC:

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited."

  1. Introduction
  2. Safety and safety equipment
  3. Reading measuring scales
  4. Toolboxes
  5. Dividers.
  6. Calipers
  7. Micrometers
  8. Rules and steel tapes
  9. Miscellaneous measuring tools
  10. Levels
  11. Plumb bobs
  12. Scribers
  13. Squares
  14. Surface, depth, and height gages
  15. Ring and snap gages and gage blocks
  16. Miscellaneous measuring gages
  17. Pliers and tongs
  18. Vises
  19. Clamps.
  20. Jacks
  21. Hammers, mallets, and mauls
  22. Screwdrivers
  23. Manual drills
  24. Screw and tap extractors
  25. Wrenches.
  26. Chisels
  27. Punches.
  28. Files
  29. Grinders and sharpening stones
  30. Scrapers
  31. Awls.
  32. Bolt and cable cutters
  33. Glasscutters.
  34. Knives
  35. Pipe cutting and threading tools
  36. Tube cutting and flaring tools
  37. Shears and nippers
  38. Taps and dies
  39. Reamers
  40. Benders
  41. Pullers.
  42. Bars
  43. Mattocks
  44. Gasket cutters
  45. Chopping tools
  46. Saws
  47. Brushcutting tools
  48. Timber handling tools
  49. Climbing tools.
  50. Planes
  51. Digging tools
  52. Electrical power tools
  53. Miscellaneous tools APPENDIX A References. ALPHABETICAL INDEX

R, Tom Q.

I downloaded everyone of them that I could before it went down. I have

14043,14044,14045.

Email me directly and I will give you a link where you can download them from my website.

At one time I had made a webpage of what I had. Most of the headings below had the whole series of manuals in that directory. I guess I need to buy some web space and put them out there for download. Fundamentals of Machine Tools (Army)

Hydraulics (Army)

Hydraulics (Navy)

Carpentry (Army)

Basic Machines (Navy)

Blueprint Reading and Sketching (Navy)

Building (Navy construction)

Engineering Aid (Navy)

Construction Mechanic (Navy)

Engineman (Navy mechanics)

Construction Electrician (Navy)

Equipment Operator (Navy)

Steelworker (Navy)

Electricity and Electronics Training Series (Navy)

Tools and Their Uses (Navy)

Utilitiesman (Navy plumbing, airconditioning etc)

Welding Theory and Application (Army)

OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF AUXILIARY GENERATORS(Army/Navy)

There's a CD being sold on EBAY that has a number of metalworking manuals on it. You can win one and get it delivered for ten dollars or so. Just search for "tools and their uses"

Hello Bill,

Would you mind emailing me the link too? I didn't even know the manuals were available online at one time.

Thank you,

--George

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