Originally published in 1908, this handbook was intended to furnish the reader with practical help for the everyday handling of shafting, pulleys, and belting. They are allied in operation of plants and it is a pretty generally conceded fact that all three are much neglected by many operators.Amongst the topics included are shafting hints, truing up line shafting, practical kinks, practical methods of loosening pulleys, splicing leather belts, belt creep, rope drives, splicing rope, and wire rope transmission.

Originally published in 1908, this book is made up from material originally published in Power, together with some special articles which have been prepared to make it a complete handbook of the subject. Topics covered include evolution of the shaft governor, general definitions and rules, adjusting the Rites Inertia Governor, The Buckeye Engine Governor and its adjustment, straight-line engine governor, the ideal engine governor, the Fitchburg steam-engine governor, the American-Ball balanced automatic governor, Curtis steam turbine governors, and changing the speed of pendulum governors.