Publisher: The Industrial
Press
Publication Date: 1957 (vol. 3 1959) – original copyright
1930
3-volumes, each 400+ pages
Each of the three volumes of Ingenious Mechanisms is an
independent treatise on the subject of mechanisms. The books are similar in
size and general character, but the contents are different. The mechanisms
described are grouped into chapters according to general types. Together with
the complete index, this arrangement by function makes it easy to find the
class of movement desired, and enables you to compare mechanisms which are
similar in purpose but different in design. The descriptions and illustrations
are confined to the important and fundamental elements, so that time is not
wasted reading a lot of useless or irrelevant detail. Readers are told plainly
and briefly what each mechanism consists of, how it operates, and the features
which make it of special interest. The particular mechanisms have been selected
because they have stood the test of actual practice. Among the mechanisms
described and illustrated by working diagrams are: cam applications and special
cam designs; intermittent motions from gears and cams; interlocking devices;
valve diagrams; reversing mechanisms of special design; tripping or stop
mechanisms; drives of crank type for reciprocating driven members; feeding
mechanisms and auxiliary devices; feeding and ejecting mechanisms; and many,
many more.
Condition:
Very good condition – some age-toning and chipping to DJ’s (see
photos)..
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