Engineering Drawing

Limits & fits

Drawing

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Limits, Tolerances & Fits

Basic size

Limits

Tolerance

Fit

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Selected Fits - Hole Basis
Shaft Hole
Type of fit tolerance tolerance
s6
H7 H8
p6
f7 H8 n6
Clearance
g6
H7 H7 k6 H7 H7 H7
k6
Transition
n6
g6
p6
Interference f7
s6

clearance transition Interference

Use
l H7- p6 for bushes/bearing
l H7- s6 for press fit of gears

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Table of Tolerances for Selected Fits

Bore & shaft tolerances (hole basis).

Range BORE TOLERANCES SHAFT TOLERANCES (units 0,001 mm)

(mm) (units 0.001 mm) Clearance Transition Interference
H7 H8 f7 g6 k6 n6 p6 s6
over up to low high low high high low high low high low high low high low high low
0 3 0 10 0 14 -5 -16 -2 -8 6 0 10 4 12 6 20 14
3 6 0 12 0 19 -10 -22 -4 -12 9 1 16 8 20 12 27 19
6 10 0 15 0 22 -13 -28 -5 -14 10 1 19 10 24 15 32 23
10 18 0 18 0 27 -16 -34 -6 -17 12 1 23 12 29 18 39 28
18 30 0 21 0 33 -20 -41 -7 -20 15 2 28 15 35 22 48 35
30 50 0 25 0 39 -25 -50 -9 -25 18 2 33 17 42 26 59 43
50 80 0 30 0 46 -30 -60 -10 -29 21 2 39 20 51 32 72 53
80 120 0 35 0 54 -36 -71 -12 -34 25 3 45 23 59 37 93 71

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Drawing Practice
Number of views
l as many as necessary to fully define the component/product
m do NOT default to 3 views

Hidden detail
l only if required, try to avoid
m e.g. use extra view, section

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Course work - team

As a team submit - for week 11
l assembly drawing of your design to BS 308
m identify parts with balloons
l include limits and fits of mating parts (e.g. gear/shaft) to BS
4500
m correct designation required on the drawing
l parts list
m must tie up with assembly drawing
l cost estimation sheet
m do NOT submit the detail cost calculations

Drawing to be done on CAD

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Course work - individual
Each team member is to submit - for week 12
l a detail engineering drawing to BS 308 of a rotational part (e.g.
gear, shaft)
l include linear and angular dimensions to BS 308
m include BS4500 designation and numerical tolerances for
features which form part of a fit
m other tolerances are not required
l drawing to be done on CAD
l cost calculations for this part
m include all working in the following order
l material cost
l machining time (including a discontinuity sheet)
l labour cost
l overhead cost
l total cost

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