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Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual

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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.

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.

If your in the mechanical trades this book has an exceptional wealth of information.information has helped me accomplish tasks in supprising accuracy & time.Nothing can cover an entire subject, yet there is enough information and explainations to get one out of a stickey situation.

This is a handy book to keep in your tool box. It contains over 500 pages of useful information for the maintenance, machinist and electrcian. It covers mechanical, electrical and isometric drawings, machine installation, torque specifications, different bearings, vibration, lubrication, belts, pumps, fans, elecrticity, AC motors, shop mathmatics, geometry and trigonometry.

None of the subjects are given in great detail, but limited to key information. But Audel has other pocket guides dedicated to specific trades that should come in handy for a certain craft.

No seriously, a great little book with a lot of good info for everybody to read and have at hand from the garage to the big factories

Good technical reference. A small compact book with a lot of technical information. Lacking in Vacuum and pneumatic systems but over all a good reference to keep in your locker at work.

I manage a crew of maintenance techs. who do not have a high level of mechanical experience. I have provide each man with his own guide. I have made it manditory reading as part of my "continuous improvement program" because of the practical and accurate mechanical information that it contains.

I would prefer to see a larger sized book with larger print, but this is fine if you have sharp young eyes.

Keep this one in the tool box for fast references to many problems encountered by multi-craft maintenance men. This is great for training apprentices and helps those experienced mechanics by providing a handy pocket size reference book. IDEAL for company issue to craft trades.

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!