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 | | Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook by Neil Sclater (Editor), Nicholas P. Chironis (Editor) ISBN-10: 0070113564 ISBN-10: 0-07-011356-4 ISBN-13: 9780070113565 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-011356-5 Hardcover 1996-07-01 Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description Your one-stop idea guide for time-saving, ready-to-use mechanical component designs! Whatever you design, engineer, or invent--from locomotives to tape recorders--if your application requires components that MOVE GRIP or LOCK... you need this book. An unmatched compilation of proven design ideas and solutions, Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook--describes and illlustrates over 1,700 tested mechanisms, linkages, cams, variable-speed drives, gears, clutches, brakes, belts, glexures, chucks, clamps, and springs you can use is--or modify to meet your needs; shows you how these components combine successfully with electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, optical, thermal, or photoelectric devices--to let you creat integrated designs that perform a range of complex tasks; includes key design curves, graphs, tables, and equations for designing a variety of components--geared five-bar mechanisms, internal, and external Geneva wheels, crank-and-rocker links, snap-action toggles, angular-motion and curvilinear-motion feeder mechanisms, slider cranks, ratchet wheels, and more; organizes all mechanisms and devices by application and principle of operation--to give you fast on-the-job access; Carefully compiled from major product-design design-engineering publications and from other authoritative sources, Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook is the most extensive, thoroughly researched ready reference of its kind. It's the place to turn first for the time-saving approaches that can get your design started off right... break you out of conceptual logjams... suggest more cost-efficient alternatives... or just fine-tune a good design to make it even better. | ||
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not for general knowledge This book only illustrated very specific mechanisms. Not what I expected. I do not recommend it. | ||
Good Book - Worth the Price Damned good book with lots of detail. I am a mechanical engineer / designer and this thing is a mind blower. I had trouble getting my cheap side to buy this, but I am enjoying this immensely. Really nice book - full of real detail and lots of fun. | ||
Great for thinking out of the square I'm a consulting R&D engineer and this book is virtually never on the shelf. Someone always has it on their desk, browsing through it, just soaking up ideas. The articles don't necesarily solve your problems (although in many cases I can imagine they would), but it is an invaluable source for inspiration. Basically every fundamental mechanism concept is covered in this book, thus to extropolate from these fundamentals and build your similar or more complex solution is quick and easy without having to reinvent the wheel. | ||
Sclater's v. Parmley's books I bought the largely similar books on mechanical components by Sclater and Parmley. Both have drawings of similar quality, to the point of having identical drawings in a number of cases (presumably because both authors used the same third-party source for the particular topic). A very few drawings were disappointing, but most were very good indeed -- and even the disappointing drawings probably would be fine for most engineers (I am not one). There are differences. The Parmley book presents more examples of certain devices (for example, more types of linkages). But that is not true for all devices, and I'm not sure it matters in the end since both books offer quite a variety of most. For me, not being an engineer but being a fairly quick study if I'm presented with something to study, the Sclater book was preferable because it included, in most cases, more detailed introductory essays about the variouse sections: gears, screws, linkages, solenoids, etc. In some cases, though rarely, Parmley's explanations were skimpy. I'm trying here to draw some helpful distinctions, and hope I have, but I'll close by saying that I think both are great. If I had to choose, Sclater's would win, but if you can do without the more detailed explanations and would prefer marginally more devices presented, Parmley's may suit you better. | ||
Mechanisms for visual learners Because I am one of those 'visual learners', this book is ideal for me. The concise text in this book accompanies a very nice graphic or two -- both greyscale and line art. There are typically a number of potential solutions for a given mechanical problem. This book is a great reference tool to explore some of the best options. | ||