FOUNDATIONS
OF
MECHANICAL
ACCURACY
meThis is the third book by
Moore Special Tool Co.
‘Moore Special ‘Too! Company, Ine.,
of Bridgeport, Conn., U.S.A., has built
a world-wide reputation sinee 1924,
both as 2 manufacturer of speci
tooling to extremely close accuracies
and of machine tools whieh make
possible a very high degree of precision.
In the latter category, its jig borers,
jig grinders, measuring machines,
and the secessorics related to this,
‘equipment are considered to be among
the best of its kind produced in the
industrial world.
‘A simultaneous characteristic of the
company is its desire—and rare
ability—to communicate the inti
knowledge it has aequired of these
specialties to a wide audience. “The
‘Moore Literature Libra
well-known within the industries it
serves. Besides a wide array of
brochures and case-history material,
‘Moore in 1946 published a 448-page
book, Precision Hole Location, by
4. Robert Moore, and, in 1954, Holes,
Contours and Surfaces, by F.C.
Victory and Richard F. Moore. These
two books, devoted to Jig boring and
Jig grinding, have sold over 40,000
copies. The latter book is still in print.
In this third book, Wayne R. Moore
has assembled in the 350 pages of
Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy
the company’s intimate knowledge of
‘and experience with mechanical
auceuraey, and how to achieve it. He
has illustrated his text with over 500
original photographs and drawings.
‘This book tells how to attain precision
in manufacturing to millionths of an
inch and how to control such precision
by appropriate measuring techniques
‘The book is divided into four main
sections: geometry, standards of
length, dividing the circle, and
roundness. A fifth section covers
“Universal Measuring Machine
‘Techniques and Applications.”
Introductory by M.LT.’s
Dean-Emeritus of Science
‘The introduetion is by Dr. George
R, Harrison, Dean-Emeritus, School
of Science, Massachusetts Institute of
‘Technology. a world-renowned
spectroseopist whose accurate
Aiffraction gratings are used for
‘measuring the lengths of light waves
in the laboratory and in astronomy.
Here are excerpts:
“Basie to man’s behavior is his
ability to determine, modify, and
adapt to his environment. This he
hhas been able to do in proportion to
his skill at making measurements,
‘and fundamental to all other
measuring operations is his abi
to determine locations in the mate
‘world. Thus the sefence of mechanical
measurements is a fundamental one.
It is this science, and the art whieh
‘accompanies and informs it, with
whieh this book is concerned.”
‘After recounting his experience in
working with the Moore Special Tool
Company singe 1959 to develop more
accurate ruling engines for produeinge
diffraction gratings, Dr. Harrison
write
“It is easy to see why the scientist
who is primarily oceupied with
obtaining 100,000 straight grooves
in a single operation, each a
narrow mirror properly inelined to
the beam of light which is to be
reflected from them, welcomes most
gratefully the development of fine
mechanical machines whieh ean, in
aan almost literal sense, be ‘bought
off the shelves’, The amount of
painstaking labor, skill in design,
and the heritage of fine workmanship,
required before machines can be
brought to such # stage of perfection,
will be appreciated most of all by
readers of this excellent book.”WAYNE R. MOORE literally grew
up with a passion for precision, which
he inherited from his father,
Richard F, Moore. In 1924, Diek
Moore, « toolmaker, had opened a
two-man shop in Bridgeport to make
special tooling for
typewriter plants. It has grown to
worldwide eminenee.
Wayne joined the company in 1953
after earning a degree in economies
at Yale, and then completed his
apprenticeship as a tool and diemaker.
‘While at Yale, he exptained, in
1952-58, what has heen called the
greatest swimming team of Bob
gold medals in both intercollegiate
championship races and in the 1952
The research and writing of this
book, as well as the time he devoted
to supervising the extensive
illustrations, were sandwiched in over
4 period of 7 years while he has been
active in helping the Moore Company
develop its advanced metrology and
machine tool products.
He resides with his wife, Janice,
and five chikden in Nichols,
Connecticut, where he is @ dedicated
organic gardener.