Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual

Audel^®

• An invaluable guide for all mechanical tradespeople
• Provides today's industrial mechanic with the full range of trade information
• For use as a text and as an on-the-job reference
• Over 250 diagrams, sketches, and photographs graphically illustrate each topic
• Complete, concise, easy to use and understand

This classic reference for mechanical tradespeople has been completely revised and updated. Designed for the greatest ease of use, it presents methods, procedures, and tools for the installation, maintenance, and servicing of machinery. Written clearly and concisely, the Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual also explains background principles and theory. Numerous diagrams, illustrations, and photographs assist in easy visualization of all topics covered.

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.

Your complete reference tool

• 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

'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. '

Mechanical Drawing.

Isometric Drawing.

Single Line Isometric Pipe Drawing.

Field Layout.

Machinery Installation.

Machine Assembly.

Torque Wrench.

Torque Wrench Terms.

Torque Specifications.

Mechanical Power Transmission.

"V" Belts.

Positive Drive Belts.

Flat Belts.

Chain Drives.

Spur Gears.

Couplings.

Screw Threads.

Mechanical Fasteners.

Packing and Seals.

Bearings.

Pumps.

Structural Steel.

Twist Drills.

Portable Power Tools.

Welding.

Rigging.

Hand Signals for Cranes and Hoists Piping.

Steam Traps.

Steam Lines.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems.

Carpentry.

Stair Layout.

Electricity.

Shop Geometry.

Shop Trigonometry.

Appendix.

Index.