1907 Shafting Belting and Pulleys – Machine Shop - NEW reprint

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Shafting, Belting and Pulleys
, from
Erecting and Operating: An Educational Treatise for Constucting Engineers, Machinists, and Master Builders
by William Rogers, published by Theo. Audel and Co., 1907. 5½ x 8½ paperback, 56 pages. Reprinted in 2019 by Nation Builder Books, Mebane, NC.
Please note this is a new, photoduplicated reproduction, not an original. The accompanying pictures were scanned from a reprint, not the original.
Belts and ropes turning pulleys were the standard means of conveying power in manufactories, up until electric motors providing power to individual machines became widespread in the 1920s and 1930s. And there were still a number of manufactories still using steam engines belted to a pulley system in the 1950s. By the 1960s however, such establishments were the rare curiosity.
This book will give you a nice overview of installing and operating belted power systems. Even threshermen and operators of old farm stationary engines might find some useful material here
Contents include: Strength of Belting; Horsepower of Belting; Link Belts; Cement Joints; Laced Joints and Lacing; Belting Tools; Riveted Joints; Belt Fasteners; To Measure Lengths of Belts; Belt Dressings; Line Shafting; Locating Shafts; Collars; Cone Friction Shaft Clutch; Lining Up and Leveling Shafting; Shaft Bearings; Pillow Blocks; Pedestals; Couplings; Flexible Shafts; Belt Pulleys.