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		Keyed Joints - Course: Techniques of fitting and assembling component parts to produce simple units. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut für Berufliche Entwicklung, 21 p.)
			(introduction...)
			Preliminary Remarks
			Hints on Labour Safety
			1. Intended Use of Keyed Joints
			2. Types of Keys
			3. Types of Keyed Joints
			4. Kinds of Stress Acting on Keyed Joints
			5. Tools and Auxiliary Accessories
			6. Selected Technological Operations for Making Keyed Joints
			7. Undoing of Keyed Joints

Preliminary Remarks

The present material is designed for the training in occupations which - in addition to knowledge in the field of manual and mechanical metal working - require mastership of assembly operations.

The material describes the various ways of joining component parts with the help of keys taking the function of the respective unit into consideration.

The making and undoing of keyed joints are explained by their main steps.

The questions at the end of each sections, are intended to help the trainees check their acquired knowledge.