Editing Mechanic

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{{Skill
| color      = 4:1
| skill      = Mechanic
| profession = [[Engineer]]
| job name   = [[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 [[mechanism]]s, and place any [[building]]s that require mechanisms such as [[lever]]s, [[Gear assembly|gear]]s and [[trap]]s. They are also responsible for linking up [[lever]]s or [[pressure plate]]s to objects such as [[bridge]]s, [[floodgate]]s and other [[trap design|contraptions]].

A dwarf will gain mechanics skill by manufacturing [[mechanism]]s 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 [[thought]]s to passing dwarves.  Skill is also gained by loading cage traps, and by completing linking tasks.

Mechanics can also make [[traction bench]]es, 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]].

{| class = "wikitable sortable" style="width: 60%"
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Topic
! scope="col" style="width: 50%;" | Description
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Wikipedia link
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Subdivision
|-
|Balance wheel
|
|[[wikipedia:Balance wheel|Balance wheel]]
|Machine
|-
|Bellows
|The construction and use of the bellows
|[[wikipedia:Bellows|Bellows]]
|Machine
|-
|Camshaft
|
|[[wikipedia:Camshaft|Camshaft]]
|Machine
|-
|Chain drive
|The construction and use of chain drives
|[[wikipedia:Chain drive|Chain drive]]
|Machine
|-
|Chariot odometer
|
|[[wikipedia:Odometer|Odometer]]
|Machine
|-
|Combination lock
|
|[[wikipedia:Combination lock|Combination lock]]
|Machine
|-
|Crank
|
|[[wikipedia:Crank (mechanism)|Crank (mechanism)]]
|Machine
|-
|Crankshaft
|
|[[wikipedia:Crankshaft|Crankshaft]]
|Machine
|-
|Differential gear
|
|[[wikipedia:Differential (mechanical device)|Differential (mechanical device)]]
|Machine
|-
|Double acting piston bellows
|
|[[wikipedia:Bellows|Bellows]]
|Machine
|-
|Lever
|The construction and use of the lever
|[[wikipedia:Lever|Lever]]
|Machine
|-
|Mechanical compass
|
|[[wikipedia:Compass (drawing tool)|Compass]]
|Machine
|-
|Padlock
|The construction and use of the padlock
|[[wikipedia:Padlock|Padlock]]
|Machine
|-
|Piston
|
|[[wikipedia:Piston pump#Force pump|Piston pump § Force pump]]
|Machine
|-
|Pulley
|The construction and use of the pulley
|[[wikipedia:Pulley|Pulley]]
|Machine
|-
|Screw
|The construction and use of the screw
|[[wikipedia:Screw|Screw]]
|Machine
|-
|Straight beam balance
|The construction and use of the straight-beam balance
|[[wikipedia:Weighing scale#Mechanical balances|Weighing scale § Mechanical balances]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of gears
|The reasons why gears are effective
|[[wikipedia:Gear|Gear]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of lever
|The reasons why the lever is effective
|[[wikipedia:Lever|Lever]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of pulley
|The reasons why pulleys are effective
|[[wikipedia:Pulley|Pulley]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of screw
|The reasons why screws are effective
|[[wikipedia:Screw|Screw]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of wedge
|The reasons why the wedge is effective
|[[wikipedia:Wedge (mechanical device)|Wedge]]
|Machine
|-
|Theory of wheel and axle
|The reasons why the wheel-and-axle construction is effective
|[[wikipedia:Wheel and axle|Wheel and axle]]
|Machine
|-
|Trip hammer
|
|[[wikipedia:Trip hammer|Trip hammer]]
|Machine
|-
|Tumbler lock
|The construction and use of the tumbler lock
|[[wikipedia:Pin tumbler lock|Pin tumbler lock]]
|Machine
|-
|Verge escapement
|The construction and use of the verge escapement
|[[wikipedia:Verge escapement|Verge escapement]]
|Machine
|-
|Warded lock
|The construction and use of the warded lock
|[[wikipedia:Warded lock|Warded lock]]
|Machine
|-
|Water powered piston bellows
|
|[[wikipedia:Du_Shi#The_Water-Powered_Blast_Furnace|Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace]]
|Machine
|-
|Water powered sawmill
|
|[[wikipedia:Watermill|Watermill]]
|Machine
|-
|Water powered trip hammer
|
|[[wikipedia:Trip hammer|Trip hammer]] and [[wikipedia:Water wheel|Water wheel]]
|Machine
|-
|Water wheel
|
|[[wikipedia:Water wheel|Water wheel]]
|Machine
|-
|Windlass
| The construction and use of the windlass
|[[wikipedia:Windlass|Windlass]]
|Machine
|}

==See Also==
*[[Trap design]]
*[[Machine component]]

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