Mechanic

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Skill: Mechanic

Sprite(s)
Association
Profession	Engineer
Job Title	Mechanic
Labor	Mechanics
Tasks
Construct Mechanisms Machine construction Trap construction Link up lever/pressure plate Load Trap Ponder Discuss Research
Workshop
Mechanic's workshop Metalsmith's forge
Attributes
Strength Agility Endurance Analytical Ability Creativity Spatial Sense

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Mechanic is the skill associated with the mechanics labor. Mechanics can work at a mechanic's workshop or a metalsmith's forge to manufacture mechanisms, and place any buildings that require mechanisms such as levers, gears and traps. They are also responsible for linking up levers or pressure plates to objects such as bridges, floodgates and other contraptions.

A dwarf will gain mechanics skill by manufacturing mechanisms in the mechanic's workshop. A dwarf with a high skill in mechanics will typically produce higher quality mechanisms, and can link up objects faster than a novice. High quality mechanisms may provide happy thoughts to passing dwarves. Skill is also gained by loading cage traps, and by completing linking tasks.

Mechanics can also make traction benches, which are occasionally needed by doctors to treat compound fractures.

To manufacture metal mechanisms, navigate into the trap component sub-menu at any metalsmith's forge. This process will use the mechanics labor.

The mechanic skill is also used by scholars when thinking about engineering-related topics.

Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision	Skills used in research
Armillary sphere	The construction and use of armillary spheres	Armillary sphere	Astronomy	Mechanic
Astrolabe	The construction and use of the astrolabe	Astrolabe	Astronomy	Mechanic
Dioptra	The construction and use of the dioptra	Dioptra	Astronomy	Mechanic
Mural instrument	The construction and use of a mural instrument or mural quadrant	Mural instrument	Astronomy	Mechanic
Orrery	The construction and use of the orrery	Orrery	Astronomy	Mechanic
Spherical astrolabe	The construction and use of the spherical astrolabe	Astrolabe	Astronomy	Mechanic
Wood lamination	The use of lamination	Lamination	Construction	Mechanic
Models and templates	The use of models and templates in engineering	Prototype and Stencil	Design	Mechanic
Archimedes principle	The law of fluid displacement	Archimedes' principle	Fluid	Fluid engineer
Force pump	The construction and use of the force pump	Piston pump § Force pump	Fluid	Fluid engineer
Theory of siphon	The action of the siphon	Siphon	Fluid	Fluid engineer
Valves	The construction and use of valves	Valve	Fluid	Fluid engineer
Astrarium	The construction and use of the astrarium	Astrarium	Horology	Mechanic
Conical water clock	The use of conical shapes in water-based clocks to improve their accuracy	Water clock	Horology	Fluid engineer
Hourglass	The construction and use of the hourglass	Hourglass	Horology	Mechanic
Mechanical clock	The construction and use of mechanical clocks	Clock § Early mechanical clocks	Horology	Mechanic
Shadow clock	The use of shadows to tell direction and time	Sundial	Horology	Mechanic
Water clock	The use of water-based devices to tell time	Water clock	Horology	Fluid engineer
Water clock reservoir	The use of reservoirs in water-based clocks to improve their accuracy	Zhang Heng § Extra tank for inflow clepsydra	Horology	Fluid engineer
Balance wheel	The construction and use of the balance wheel.	Balance wheel	Machine	Mechanic
Bellows	The construction and use of the bellows	Bellows	Machine	Mechanic
Camshaft	The construction and use of the camshaft	Camshaft	Machine	Mechanic
Chain drive	The construction and use of chain drives	Chain drive	Machine	Mechanic
Chariot odometer	The construction and use of the chariot odometer	Odometer	Machine	Mechanic
Combination lock	The construction and use of the combination lock	Combination lock	Machine	Mechanic
Crank	The construction and use of the crank	Crank (mechanism)	Machine	Mechanic
Crankshaft	The construction and use of the crankshaft	Crankshaft	Machine	Mechanic
Differential gear	The construction and use of the differential gear	Differential (mechanical device)	Machine	Mechanic
Double acting piston bellows	The construction and use of the double-acting piston bellows	Bellows	Machine	Mechanic
Lever	The construction and use of the lever	Lever	Machine	Mechanic
Mechanical compass	The construction and use of the mechanical compass	Compass	Machine	Mechanic
Padlock	The construction and use of the padlock	Padlock	Machine	Mechanic
Piston	The construction and use of the piston.	Piston pump § Force pump	Machine	Mechanic
Pulley	The construction and use of the pulley	Pulley	Machine	Mechanic
Screw	The construction and use of the screw	Screw	Machine	Mechanic
Straight beam balance	The construction and use of the straight-beam balance	Weighing scale § Mechanical balances	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of gears	The reasons why gears are effective	Gear	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of lever	The reasons why the lever is effective	Lever	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of pulley	The reasons why pulleys are effective	Pulley	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of screw	The reasons why screws are effective	Screw	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of wedge	The reasons why the wedge is effective	Wedge	Machine	Mechanic
Theory of wheel and axle	The reasons why the wheel-and-axle construction is effective	Wheel and axle	Machine	Mechanic
Trip hammer	The construction and use of the trip-hammer.	Trip hammer	Machine	Mechanic
Tumbler lock	The construction and use of the tumbler lock	Pin tumbler lock	Machine	Mechanic
Verge escapement	The construction and use of the verge escapement	Verge escapement	Machine	Mechanic
Warded lock	The construction and use of the warded lock	Warded lock	Machine	Mechanic
Water-powered piston bellows	The construction and use of the water-powered piston bellows.	Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace	Machine	Mechanic
Water-powered sawmill	The construction and use of the water-powered sawmill.	Watermill	Machine	Mechanic
Water-powered trip hammer	The construction and use of the water-powered trip hammer	Trip hammer and Water wheel	Machine	Mechanic
Water wheel	The construction and use of the water wheel.	Water wheel	Machine	Mechanic
Windlass	The construction and use of the windlass	Windlass	Machine	Mechanic
Atmospheric refraction	atmospheric refraction	Atmospheric refraction	Optics	Optics engineer
Camera obscura	The construction and use of the camera obscura	Camera obscura	Optics	Optics engineer
Cause of twilight	a precise explanation of the cause of twilight involving atmospheric refraction	Atmospheric optics	Optics	Optics engineer
Crystal lens	The construction and use of the crystal lens	Lens (optics) and Crystal	Optics	Optics engineer
Glass lens	The construction and use of the glass lens	Lens (optics) and Glass	Optics	Optics engineer
Height of atmosphere	The calculation of the height of the atmosphere based on atmospheric refraction	Atmosphere of Earth	Optics	Optics engineer
Law of refraction	The relation between refraction and the half chord	Snell's law	Optics	Mechanic
Parabolic mirror	The construction and use of the parabolic mirror.	Parabolic reflector	Optics	Optics engineer
Theory of color	The theory of light and color	Color theory	Optics	Optics engineer
Theory of rainbows	The appearance of rainbows based on optical theories	Rainbows	Optics	Optics engineer
Water-filled spheres	The construction and use of water-filled spheres as lenses	Lens (optics) and History of optics § Early history of optics	Optics	Optics engineer

See Also

• Trap design
• Machine component

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