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Title: Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual by Thomas B. Davis, Carl A. Nelson ISBN: 0-7645-4170-6 Publisher: Audel Pub. Date: 20 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book, easy to read and follow
Comment: I have to agree with the other reviewers, this book is very handy, and easy to read. It covers quite a lot of ground for a pocket manual, which is great.
There are fifty short chapters in the book, each focused on a different aspect of mechanical trades. Here's the table of contents from my copy of the book:
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.
Rating: 5
Summary: A classic reborn!
Comment: Audel books have been around forever, but I could never find a revision, at least not of this really well-known book for my toolbox. I had an old copy, but it was really out of date. I'm recommending this new one to all the other guys in the shop!
Rating: 4
Summary: excellent reference source
Comment: this book contains a ton of quick references for alot of things you will use if your in the mechanical trades, or industrial maintenance. some of them are,drawing and print sysmbols,all about belts,chains,gears and couplings,seals,bearings,and pumps, rigging information and techniques,piping andallowances for elbows,couplings,unions ect,sprinkler systems, and a whole lot of other references to other things i cant list here because of time. im in industrial maintenance and i know ill use mine alot. its also very easy to read and understand.
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Title: Audel Millwrights and Mechanics Guide by Thomas B. Davis, Carl A. Nelson ISBN: 0764541714 Publisher: Audel Pub. Date: 22 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Audel Electrician's Pocket Manual by Paul Rosenberg ISBN: 0764541994 Publisher: Audel Pub. Date: 29 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Pocket Ref by Thomas J. Glover ISBN: 1885071337 Publisher: Sequoia Publishing Inc Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Industrial Machinery Repair : Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide by Ricky Smith, R. Keith Mobley ISBN: 0750676213 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual by Charles N. McConnell ISBN: 0764542052 Publisher: Audel Pub. Date: 17 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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