Audel Millwrights and Mechanics Guide 5th Edition

Book Preface

Industry today depends on complex mechanical and electrical machinery to produce products. These machines require professional attention during the installation, startup, and scheduled maintenance phases. In the past, the job of servicing the mechanical components of this machinery fell to the professional millwright/mechanics. Today industry demands the talents of a new breed of craftsperson-the multicraft mechanic. This person must be able to handle mechanical, electrical, welding, carpentry, pipefitting, preventive maintenance, and even complex troubleshooting tasks. This book is intended for that individual.

This comprehensive book also includes chapters not found in any other source; such as blacksmithing; sheet metal layout; air compressors; saw sharpening; hydraulics and pneumatic repair; valves and pumps; bearings and bushings installation and lubrication; packing and seals; structural steel; belt, gear and chain drives; as well as extensive troubleshooting charts for various types of equipment.

Millwrights and Mechanics Guide, Fifth Edition has been updated to include chapters on vibration measurement, preventive maintenance, electric motor troubleshooting, fan maintenance, field sketching, dial indication alignment, precision measurement, lubrication, and more. It also includes a chapter on safety-a vital component in the workplace of today. The constant aim of the book has to present each subject as clearly, concisely, and simply as possible. To accomplish this, numerous sketches, photographs, and examples are used to aid the millwright/mechanic in the performance of dayto- day tasks.

The Audel name has long been associated with trades books that make sense and give the craftsperson the right information quickly and in the most practical manner. The prior edition of Millwrights and Mechanics Guide is often called the Bible of the Mechanical Trades. This new edition follows the Audel tradition of providing the most information in one source possible. It is~ suggested that readers should also investigate the purchase of the Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual-a vest pocket guide for the trades, written by the same author.

-Thomas Bieber Davis