SKETCHES OF ENGINE - AND MACHINE DETAILS - A REFERENCE BOOK FOR THE USE OF ENGINEERS, DRAUGHTSMEN, AND MECHANICS

Oct 28, 2026

Practical engineering reference book compiling over 250 up-to-date, fully dimensioned detail drawings for engine and machine construction and drawing classes. Organized to support sketching practice in engineering examinations and day-to-day work for engineers and draughtsmen, it provides worked examples and carefully selected, shop-current designs. The contents cover general drawing instructions and detailed components including rivets, fasteners, keys and pins, pipes, shafting, bearings, pulleys, gearing, engine and valve details, machine tools, dynamos and motors, boilers, hydraulic items, and miscellaneous references on materials, weight estimating, and stresses.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages160

Reading Time6 h 43 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

General Instructions on Preparing Drawings,etc...

Rivets and Riveted Joints

Bolts, Nuts and Screws

Keys, Cotters and Pins

Pipes and Pipe Joints

Shafting, Couplings and Clutches

Bearings, Pedestals, Hangers, etc.

Pulleys and Flywheels

Toothed Gearing

Engine Details

Valves

Machine Tool Details

Electric Dynamo and Motor Details

Steam Boilers and Details

Hydraulic Details

Miscellaneous Details

Notes on Materials, Weight Estimating and Stresses

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2."MACHINE SHOP COMPANION."
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3.·“QUESTIONS IN MACHINE CONSTRUCTION.”
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4."QUESTIONS IN APPLIED MECHANICS."
(WITH ANSWERS COMPLETE,)ILLUSTRATED.
5."RULES AND DEFINITIONS."
(FoR ENGINEERING STUDENTS.)
6.“PRACTICAL WORKSHOP MECHANICS.”
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the World!! | | --- | ## SKETCHES OF ENGINE MACHINE DETAILS. A REFERENCE BooK FOR THE USE OFENGINEERS,DRAUGHTSMEN,AND MECHANICS,AND A TExT BooK FORMACHINE CoNSTRUCTION AND DRAWING CLASSES. BY WALLACE BENTLEY,M.I.MECH.E., CoNSULTING MECHANICAL ENGINEER,HALIFAX. AUTHOR OF "MACHINE SHOP COMPANION." "QUESTIONS IN MACHINE ConSTRUCTION.""QUESTIONS IN APPLIED MECHANICS.""RULES AND DEFINITIONs,"AND"PRACTICAL WoRKSHOP MECHANICS." 2 5C SIXTH EDITION. HALIFAX: THE BENTLEY PuBLISHING Co.,CROSSLEY STREET. LONDON: CHAPMAN &HALL L₁M1TED,II,HENRIETTA STREET,W.C. I916. [Ail Rights Reserved.] 一丁2 已5 ## CONTENTS. Pages. (1)General Instructions on Preparing Drawings,etc...1 to 9 (2)Rivets and Riveted Joints …….10,,16 (3)Bolts,Nuts and Screws…17,20 (4)Keys,Cotters and Pins…21,,24 (5)Pipes and Pipe Joints…·… 25,,26 (6)Shafting,Couplings and Clutches … … 27,,30 … …31,,38 (7)Bearings,Pedestals,Hangers,etc.… (8)Pulleys and Flywheels…39,42 (9)Toothed Gearing…43,,46 (10)Engine Details…、…...47,,73 (11)Valves……74,83 (12)Machine Tool Details…84,,98 (13)Electric Dynamo and Motor Details……99,,105 (14)Steam Boilers and Details ..…106,109 (15)Hydraulic Details …..110,,111 (16)Miscellaneous Details……112,,118 (17)Notes on Materials,Weight Estimating and Stresses 119,121 Q:上 ## PREFACE. N consequence of the great success attained by my previousL engineering publications,and at the request of a large numberof Engineers,Technical School Teachers,Students,and Mechanies,in all parts of the United Kingdom,I have pleasure in issuing thisbook of"Sketches of Engine and Machine Details,"and trust thatit will prove as successful as my other works. Sketching plays such an important part in all engineeringexaminations,as well as in the everyday occupations of the engineerand draughtsman,that it is of the greatest importance that studentsand apprentices should be trained to answer practical questions bymeans of neat and proportionate sketches.One of the objects ofthis book is to supply suitable examples,fully worked out,showingstudents exactly the kind of thing required,and another is to givedimensioned details of the most recent practice in the shops. With the wealth of material at my disposal,some difficulty hasbeen experienced in selecting what was most suitable for the purposeof the work,but I hope that this may have been so managed,as tofurnish a book valuable not only to the student,but to all interestedin Mechanical Science. I wish to express my bes

FAQs

What is the purpose of Sketches of Engine and Machine Details?

It supplies suitable, fully worked examples to train students and apprentices to answer practical questions using neat, proportionate sketches, and it also provides dimensioned detail drawings of recent shop practice.

What kinds of topics are included in the contents?

The book covers drawing preparation, common mechanical joints and parts (rivets, bolts, keys, pipes), power-transmission components (shafting, bearings, pulleys, gearing), and larger assemblies including engine details, valves, machine tools, electric dynamos and motors, boilers, hydraulic details, and miscellaneous items.

How does the book reflect updates across editions?

The prefaces describe that new drawings were added and older ones discarded, with more up-to-date designs substituted, and that the subject matter was reorganized into sections for easier reference.

Oct 28, 2026

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