I have found this little black book an invaluable tool in my workshop on so many occasions from imperial to metric conversions, speed charts for various tools, even a Trigonometry formula to calculate the pitch of a roof I'm building, right down to the drill point sharpening guide

I have found that the information in it is very precise and extensive and the pages just wipe clean after being handled by my grubby mits and being spiral bound it opens out flat for easy reading.

I have had this book for awhile now and I cant fault it.

The black book has a good, modern layout and design with clear and well drawn illustrations and an intelligent use of colour throughout, it has been immediately helpful and has been an interesting read in areas that I would not normally explore.

I’m glad I found this book.

The choice of the data presented is well judged, given the huge pool of information that exists and is well suited to the home shop.

The spiral binding is very helpful and the quality of the paper is excellent. I chose the smaller format and it works very well for me.

While it does the job, the index could be more extensive.

Well organized, durable and compact. A requirement for any shop.

Have had three of these now as the eventually fall apart after daily use over the years. And I will buy another when the times comes as they are a must have in the toolbox

Great source of information

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Great Book, good for learning

Great little book to keep by your machining equipment for quick reference

Great book with lots of information in it. I wanted 1 for years and finally got my hands on it. Best thing to have in the toolbox.

Heaps of info

Very fast and efficient postage

Excellent service, excellent book

Always an excellent go-to for day to day Fitting and turning, especially for apprentices and tradespersons alike from many of engineering type backgrounds

Data is precise and easy to follow
Pocket sized
Comes with a free drill point angle gauge
Loads of valuable information - From thread types to different types of power transmission belts, including formulas

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Contains a ton of useful information, anything from formulas for finding specific dimension of a shape, information about machine tooling, or simple conversions that I now don't have to resort to google for.

useful information, perfect size to keep in the toolbox drawer, durable, sensible organization of pages.

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Excelent reference book! It puts a lot of useful information at your fingertips with easy to reference tables, charts and graphs.

Small size, fits easily in your pocket. Yes, the pages are really stainproof. I rubber stamped my name on the last page and one day later the ink had not been absorbed yet.

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Great quick reference

Would like a digital version for Android

Im a 2nd year apprentice and this book has been an absolute saviour. I have owned both the fasteners and engineers books for about 4 years and refer to them a lot at home. When I started my apprenticeship I bought a second book so I could have one at tafe and work as well as my original at home. I refer to this book daily.

Speeds and feeds chart is plain and simple

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Would like to have an e version on my ipad.

So happy to have a guidebook that contains the info I need to develop my skills.

Portability & wipe clean surface.

Great book. A lot of useful information

Good size , durable, good quality

Everything I look for is in the book

Fit in my pocket

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I am an avid D.I.Y’r. Surely that surprises no one, in case im wrong I’ll give you a minute to compose yourself;......... Ok, so if your a jack of all, master of none, get this reference book. A master of one, to hell with the others, get this book. Can you name off 5 common engineering adhesives, and their specific applications? If yes I applaud you! Still get this book you glue sniffer😉 Everyone else, get this book! My attempt at silliness aside, who out there can recount all you've learned through vocational training, degree attainment, This Old House viewing, your Father cursing while repairing a plethora of things around the home/ shop, etc. No one can, period. Thats why you need this reference book, and all the other ones offered by this Author and Publisher for that matter. I have found no better all around reference material for engineering, and electrical information than whats offered here. Well thought out, easy to find what you need are good descriptions of this work. To say this reference is informative would be to modest a term. So, in conclusion, I implore you to pull out your plastic money and purchase this and all the other reference books for sale on this website! You dont even need to think about it, just buy them, yes they are that good!

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Its a reference book, any cons are trivial at best.

Excellent source of information I uses every day

Well written, easy to find information

Include more engineering drawing information, i.e. GD&T

Fantastic

Ease of use

Binder is slightly flimsy