Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual
Convenient Pocket Reference Manual for Industrial Equipment, Tools and Machines

By Thomas B. Davis, Carl A. Nelson

Convenient Pocket Guide for the Mechanical Trades

Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual - 4th Edition

This tool needs no maintenance

Fully revised and updated, this convenient guide covers the latest industrial equipment as well as all the tools and machines prevalent in older plants, even those from the early 1970s and before.

The Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual is a complete reference tool that discusses the ins-and-outs of machinery installation, maintenance, repairs and replacement.

At over 500 Pages, the Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual is a must have for every mechanic and maintenance technician.

Discusses machinery installation, welding, rigging, carpentry, basic electricity, and more
Features a chapter on safety issues
Covers belts, drives, transmissions, and bearings
Examines automatic sprinkler systems
Offers tips for preventive maintenance
Includes coverage of piping and pipefitting
Reviews shop mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry

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About The Authors:

Thomas B. Davis (Newark, DE) is president of Maintenance Troubleshooting, a 25-year old technical trades book re-seller and consulting company. As a mechanical engineer, Tom provides training in the preventive and predictive maintenance fields from the corporate boardroom to the maintenance break room on the shop floor. He has developed unique preventive maintenance products including a coupling alignment kit; a professional dynamic balancing kit, a hand-held balancing computer, and a vibration based tagging kit.

Carl A. Nelson wrote numerous practical manuals for the mechanical trades, including earlier editions of this book.

Table of Contents:

1. Safety.
2. The Basic Toolbox.

3. Power Tools—Portable.

4. Power Tools—Stationary.

5. Twist Drills.

6. Mechanical Drawing.

7. Electrical Drawing.

8. Isometric Drawing.

9. Single-Line Isometric Pipe Drawing.

10. Sketching.

11. Field Layout.

12. Machinery Installation.

13. Machine Assembly.

14. Use of the Torque Wrench.

15. Torque Specifications.

16. Measurement.

17. Plain Bearings.

18. Anti-Friction Bearings.

19. Life of Anti-Friction Bearings.

20. Installation of Anti-Friction Bearings.

21. Vibration Measurement.

22. Lubrication.

23. Mechanical Power Transmission.

24. Shafting.

25. Flat Belts.

26. V-Belts.

27. Positive-Drive Belts.

28. Chain Drives.

29. Gear Drives.

30. Shaft Couplings.

31. Screw Threads.

32. Mechanical Fasteners.

33. Gaskets, Packing, and Mechanical Seals.

34. Pumps.

35. Fans.

36. Basic Electricity.

37. AC Motors.

38. Preventive Maintenance of Equipment.

39. Structural Steel.

40. Welding.

41. Rigging.

42. Hand Signals for Cranes and Hoists.

43. Piping and Pipefitting.

44. Steam Traps.

45. Steam Piping.

46. Automatic Sprinkler Systems.

47. Carpentry.

48. Shop Mathematics.

49. Shop Geometry.

50. Shop Trigonometry.

Appendix.

Index

Soft-cover, 528 pages
Published 2003

ISBN: 978-0-7645-4170-4

Paperback, 528 pages

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