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Engineers black book

February 9, 2025 By: Matthew Scicluna (Melbourne , Australia)

Comments
If you are just starting out with machining, this book has every tool identification you will ever need

Pros
More information than you could ever remember

 

Great tool

February 1, 2025 By: Oisin Casey (Galway, Ireland)

Comments
Best pocket book for ensuring correct procedures used

Pros
Easy use, good information, great quality, packed with great informatio

Cons
Pages stick together when opened first but that goes after first read
 

AMAZING

January 31, 2025 By: Jordan (Sussex, United States)

Comments
Between the engineers book and the electrical book, I have everything i will ever need!

Pros
Waterproof, coolant proof, smudge proof, tear proof. The thing will survive

Cons
They're not idiot proof
 

AMAZING

January 31, 2025 By: Jordan (Sussex, United States)

Comments
Between the engineers book and the electrical book, I have everything i will ever need!

Pros
Waterproof, coolant proof, smudge proof, tear proof. The thing will survive

Cons
They're not idiot proof
 

Good Resource

January 30, 2025 By: David D. (Rayville, United States)

Comments
This is a great resource to use without having to check an app. Some folks like a hard copy of this book to flip through and with the tabs being included helps greatly to get where you need to be!

Pros
A lot of information for one to find the material you are looking for.

 

Excellent Compact Resource

January 16, 2025 By: John Hermann (Edmonton, Canada)

Comments
Very pleased, relevant detail data in easy to read and understand format, great layout and trade-off of size versus content, right to the point information, great purchase

Pros
Condensed relevant data and references

Cons
None apparent
 

Must have pocket book for engineers

January 14, 2025 By: Jing (Hamilton, New Zealand)

Comments
Very useful book and well made with long lasting material. Loved it so much.

Pros
Very handy information if you familiarise yourself with the content. Much better than searching on Google.

 

Mr

December 26, 2024 By: Andrew Stewart (Coffs Harbour , Australia)

Comments
The best book's of knowledge i know of thank you lots the many lifetimes of information in pocket size unbreakable book best ever

Pros
Has everything you need in great size an durability

Cons
N/A
 

More Information Than I Know Waht to do With

December 25, 2024 By: Jerome C (Espanoola, United States)

Comments
This book is well laid out and easy to read.

Pros
Much easier to read than the machinery's handbook.

Cons
Pages were a little stuck together from when the holes were punched for the binding.
 

Black Book

December 16, 2024 By: Clint#84 (Auckland, New Zealand)

Comments
Very good,and compact

 

Black Book

December 16, 2024 By: Clint#84 (Auckland, New Zealand)

Comments
Very good,and compact

 

Black book is good

December 15, 2024 By: JR (Perponda, Australia)

Comments
Super informative and easy to navigate

Pros
Practical

Cons
Website a bit old
 

Excellent reference

December 12, 2024 By: Jeff Genung (Lexington, United States)

Comments
Excellent reference for the non CNC machinist... Or even for them.

Pros
Fast info. I keep it in my truck when I'm out buying materials.

 

The Black Book

December 10, 2024 By: Andrew (FEILDING, New Zealand)

Comments
Excellent quick reference

Pros
All pages grease- and tear-proof

Cons
For what it is, none I can think of
 

First Time Buyer

December 9, 2024 By: Kim Mortensen, KM Design v/Kim Mortensen (Randers NV, Denmark)

Comments
All the knowledge I could want in a small book, well two books, since I also bought the Fasterners book.

Pros
Great quality, and it will be used in my small shop. I am not an engineer at all, but the material, and knowledge in these books are incredible.

 

Anything I need to know in the palm of my hands

December 5, 2024 By: L. Boogie (Immokalee, United States)

Comments
Entered a trade school and got this book a while back and it has been extremely useful throughout schooling and just read random sections from time to time.

Pros
Goes pretty in depth with types of metals and materials. The entire book is well organized and with the red tabs makes it easier to access on the fly what I may be looking for.

Cons
I wish it had more on threading as I sometimes make treads that I can’t find in the book from time to time.
 

Great info!

December 3, 2024 By: Jean Torres (Hackettstown, United States)

Comments
Great book with lots of info!

 

Mr

November 25, 2024 By: Jack Merkel (Mackay, Australia)

Comments
Awesome even for the mechanical trades out there

Pros
Lots of new things to warn here and made me even consider completing some sort of engineering trade. Made remembering the formulas easier aswell

Cons
Something are grouped in an odd way. Also did not have a lot of information on types of gears and their pros and cons. Would have been cool if they had basics to using workshop equipment too
 

Great resource

November 24, 2024 By: Tony Zuiderwyk, Tzed Metal Fabrication & Restorations (Narre Warren North, Australia)

Comments
A great resource to have at hand in the workshop.

Pros
More convenient to have and to quickly find information than the Machinery's Handbook (or in all the folders of paper I have or the internet). The section on TC inserts is very thorough and really useful, as I never remember all the codes. The thread section is also pretty comprehensive; pleased to see the tapered threads were included.

Cons
The index at the back is listed at quite a high level. Was surprised that aluminium grade 5005 was not listed anywhere; this quite a common rolled sheet grade here. It would be good have the weights and specs of SHS and RHS steel included with the tubes and solid sections.
 

Great book with attention to detail

November 18, 2024 By: Nelson (Maida Vale, Australia)

Comments
Fantastic book with a lot of great information. A lot of attention to detail to create a product that will be used for a long while.

Pros
Durable pages and great quality finish.