Mechanic

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Skill: Mechanic

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
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
Balance wheel		Balance wheel	Machine
Bellows	The construction and use of the bellows	Bellows	Machine
Camshaft		Camshaft	Machine
Chain drive	The construction and use of chain drives	Chain drive	Machine
Chariot odometer		Odometer	Machine
Combination lock		Combination lock	Machine
Crank		Crank (mechanism)	Machine
Crankshaft		Crankshaft	Machine
Differential gear		Differential (mechanical device)	Machine
Double acting piston bellows		Bellows	Machine
Lever	The construction and use of the lever	Lever	Machine
Mechanical compass		Compass	Machine
Padlock	The construction and use of the padlock	Padlock	Machine
Piston		Piston pump § Force pump	Machine
Pulley	The construction and use of the pulley	Pulley	Machine
Screw	The construction and use of the screw	Screw	Machine
Straight beam balance	The construction and use of the straight-beam balance	Weighing scale § Mechanical balances	Machine
Theory of gears	The reasons why gears are effective	Gear	Machine
Theory of lever	The reasons why the lever is effective	Lever	Machine
Theory of pulley	The reasons why pulleys are effective	Pulley	Machine
Theory of screw	The reasons why screws are effective	Screw	Machine
Theory of wedge	The reasons why the wedge is effective	Wedge	Machine
Theory of wheel and axle	The reasons why the wheel-and-axle construction is effective	Wheel and axle	Machine
Trip hammer		Trip hammer	Machine
Tumbler lock	The construction and use of the tumbler lock	Pin tumbler lock	Machine
Verge escapement	The construction and use of the verge escapement	Verge escapement	Machine
Warded lock	The construction and use of the warded lock	Warded lock	Machine
Water powered piston bellows		Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace	Machine
Water powered sawmill		Watermill	Machine
Water powered trip hammer		Trip hammer and Water wheel	Machine
Water wheel		Water wheel	Machine
Windlass	The construction and use of the windlass	Windlass	Machine

See Also

• Trap design
• Machine component

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