A Visual Guideto Critical Care Nursing
New to ICU 2.0
- Bold diagrams, pictures & charts built for visual learners
- 120 pages across 10 comprehensive, tabbed sections
- Created by a CCRN, validated by Clinical Nurse Specialists
- NEW content: Lab Fundamentals, ICU Screenings & Trauma
- 8.5" × 11" spiral-bound with FREE color tab dividers included
Everything Inside Your Guide
10 comprehensive sections designed by a critical care RN to build your ICU confidence from day one
📐 ANGLES & OFFSETS
✂️ CUTS & LAYOUTS
🔩 FLANGES & FITTINGS
📏 PIPE DATA
Order today and get the Pipe Fitter's Field Cheat Sheet — FREE
Every order includes our free digital Pipe Fitter's Field Cheat Sheet PDF — a single-page quick reference covering
• Rolling offset formula (with worked examples)
• Common takeoffs for 45° and 90° elbows
• Standard pipe sizes and wall thicknesses at a glance
• Flange bolt patterns for the most common sizes
• Key conversion constants and decimal equivalents
The one page you pull up when you need a fast answer and don't have time to flip through the book.
Value: $19 — yours free with every order.
This book is for you if…
✅ You're starting a pipefitting apprenticeship and want to show up prepared on day one
✅ You're studying for your NCCER modules and need the one reference allowed in the exam
✅ Your last copy finally wore out and you need a genuine replacement — not a cheap knockoff
✅ You work in oil & gas, industrial construction, or a refinery and need fast answers on the job site
✅ You want to give the pipefitter in your life something they'll carry their entire career
Why pipe fitters stopped using others
And why this one is different
Field-tested for 50+ years
Pocket-sized for on-the-job use
Clear, accurate tables & formulas
Trusted by working tradesmen
Pipe Fitters Blue Book
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Field-Proven Content
Pocket-Sized Format
Easy-to-Read Tables
Trade-Specific Formulas
Trusted by Professionals
Print Quality
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
"Great reference book for pipefitters and pipe welders. Lots of information in a pocket size manual."
"I would recommend this book to anyone in the pipefitting business. Once I learned of it from other welders I knew I had to have it."
"It is the only reference guide allowed while taking the NCCER test. By far the most complete and useful book in the field."
"Invaluable in the oil and gas industry."
"A must have if you're welding on pipe. Covers cutting angles, saddles, pipe fittings, flange specs and much more. Highly recommended."
"Pocket sized and packed with tons of pipe fitting information. Trusted by many generations of pipe fitters."
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before getting started
Yes. We only ship genuine authorized copies from Graves Publishing Co. Counterfeit copies are circulating on Amazon — ours are guaranteed authentic, with the durable water-resistant cover and complete 191-page content intact.
Yes — the Pipe Fitters Blue Book by WV Graves is the only reference guide permitted during NCCER pipefitting module testing.
The Pipe Fitters Blue Book focuses on fitting up pipe — offsets, angles, flanges, and field measurements. The Pipe Fabricators Blue Book focuses on fabricating pipe — ordinates, risers, and advanced layout. Both complement each other. Many fitters carry both.
Both. The book is clearly written and well illustrated. It's used in apprenticeship programs and NCCER courses, and carried by journeymen and foremen throughout their careers.
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