Millwrights and Mechanics Guide [Paperback]

Carl A. Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 24, 1989

The Completely Revised and Updated Fourth Edition of the Most Comprehensive and Authoritative Guide available.

Since 1972, thousands of millwrights, mechanics, maintenance workers, riggers, shop workers, foremen, inspectors, and superintendents have relied on Audel's Millwrights and Mechanics Guide for detailed information on plant installation, operation, and maintenance. Now, Carl A. Nelson has revised and updated his best-selling reference work and problem solver.

Filled with hundreds of practical examples and illustrations, the Millwrights and Mechanics Guide covers:

• Machinery and equipment installation
• Principles of mechanical power transmission
• Belt, gear, and chain drives
• Bearings, packing, and seals
• Steel structures, blacksmithing, and sheet metal patterns
• Carpentry, electrical work, and welding
• and much more

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Carl A. Nelson, in addition to previius editions of the Millwrights and Mechanics Guide, is author of Audel's Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1040 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan; Fourth Edition edition (July 24, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002588591X
• ISBN-13: 978-0025885912
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Millwrights and N=Mechanics Guide, 4th edition, March 25, 2000

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Bill(Wilmont) Baker (Westminster, California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Millwrights and Mechanics Guide (Paperback)

I found this guide to be full of information not found anywhere else. The topic selection is very broad; ranging from drawings and sketches, to welding and blacksmithing. His style of writing, being geared to the layman, is clear and very understandable. All technical terms are explained thouroughly, and the drawings and photos are good. My weakness is electical, but after reading chapter #22 "Elecricity", I learned more than I have anywhere else. I have found this book to be complete, concise, and full of information I can use in my everyday work. I would recommend this book to homeowners, as well as engineers. My copy will stay in my toolbox at work for reference on many different projects, and I will be ordering another one for my wifes book collection. She is very happy to find such diverse information in one book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Millwrights and Mechanics Guide, December 17, 2001

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J. Lindner (Gem Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millwrights and Mechanics Guide (Paperback)

This book is very informative on the subjects it covers. However, the mechanics on my staff also work on HVAC which is omitted. There is also no mention of plumbing basics which would have been helpful. But the topics that are covered contain very good information and both apprentices and journeymen will find this book very useful. Maintenance departments of any size should own a copy of this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Related Millwright Tradespersons, June 13, 2001

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Rob Frost (Vesper, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Millwrights and Mechanics Guide (Paperback)

Being an Apprentice Millwright, this is an excellent book for any person in the millwright or maintenance mechanic trade. Everything from gear drives to chain drives to carpentry to bearings and couplings. It is a very informative textbook for any person in the mechanical field.