Audel Millwrights and Mechanics Guide

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Author: Carl A. Nelson

ISBN-10: 0764541714

ISBN-13: 9780764541711

Category: Mechanical Engineering - General & Miscellaneous

The hardcover, fully updated edition of the only multi-craft trade guide\ Respected by generations of skilled workers, Audel Millwright's and Mechanic's Guide is the only trade manual to cover maintenance and troubleshooting for all the mechanical trades in a single volume. Now available in hardcover, it covers the newest equipment on shop floors as well as older machinery, sometimes more than 30 years old, for which little maintenance and repair information remains available. Millwrights,...

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Find the answer every timeHere, in concise, straightforward language, is the guidebook your father trusted, completely overhauled and updated for the first time in three decades. Clearly organized to help you find what you need, it covers tools, drawing and sketching, measuring and connecting, installation, bearings, motor maintenance, electrical devices, structural steel, and more. Everything about the newest equipment is here, as well as information vital to maintaining the older machinery still found in many shops.Apply the right method of installation for various types of machinery and equipmentInstall, repair, and maintain chain drives and V-belt drivesPerform preventive and predictive motor maintenanceUnderstand and maintain wet and dry pipe sprinkler systemsTroubleshoot and repair pumps, air compressors, fans, and blowersCreate and use sheet metal patterns Sharpen hand saws, band saws and circular saws

IntroductionAbout the AuthorCh. 1Safety1Ch. 2Drawing and Sketching7Ch. 3The Basic Toolbox49Ch. 4Portable Power Tools59Ch. 5Stationary Power Tools89Ch. 6Measurement101Ch. 7Screw Threads109Ch. 8Mechanical Fasteners129Ch. 9Machinery and Equipment Installation153Ch. 10Bearings187CH. 11Principles of Mechanical Power Transmission245Ch. 12Shafting253Ch. 13Flat Belts263Ch. 14V-Belt Drives293Ch. 15Chain Drives323Ch. 16Gears351Ch. 17Couplings373Ch. 18Gaskets, Packings and Seals409Ch. 19Lubrication and Oil Analysis453Ch. 20Vibration Measurement461Ch. 21Preventive and Predictive Maintenance471Ch. 22Electricity479Ch. 23AC Motors495Ch. 24Fans and Blowers509Ch. 25Pumps523Ch. 26Air Compressors551Ch. 27Pipe Fittings589Ch. 28Pipe Valves627Ch. 29Structural Steel649Ch. 30Sheet-Metal Work669Ch. 31Welding693Ch. 32Sharpening Saws749Ch. 33Wood Fastening765Ch. 34Carpentry805Ch. 35Blacksmithing891Ch. 36Rigging913Ch. 37Hydraulics and Pneumatics987Ch. 38Mensuration and Mechanical Calculations1015Appendix1039List of Vendors1071Index1075