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 installationPrinciples of mechanical power transmissionBelt, gear, and chain drivesBearings, packing, and sealsSteel structures, blacksmithing, and sheet metal patternsCarpentry, electrical work, and weldingand much more