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LARGE PRINT WORKBENCH EDITION

POCKET SIZED EDITION

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Indespensible for the Tradesman

June 20, 2019 By: Leigh (Wentworth Falls, Australia)

Comments
For me and for many tradesmen I have spoken too this is an indispensable tool for the tradesman's toolbox.

Pros
Excellent reference book

Cons
I am disappointed that the 3rd edition seems to no longer include the drill gauge.
 

Great Book

June 19, 2019 By: Anders Berg, RMIG Sweden AB (Mariestad, Sweden)

Comments
Easy to find The information.

Pros
. Good

Cons
. Good
 

LIFE SVAER

June 16, 2019 By: Alistair Cook, A J Cook Engineering Ltd (Soham, United Kingdom)

Comments
I have started up my own CNC precision engineering company and this little book was gifted to me by my parents as a Christmas present.

It is the first place I go to now for all my drill feeds and speeds, tapping data, drawing symbols and information and not only is it good on the shop floor but it has its own used in the design department when cadding up a project.

Pros
Every Engineer should carry one!

Cons
Nothing
 

Nice!

June 15, 2019 By: Pj, None (Fl, United States)

Comments
Good content

Pros
Easy to clean and pocketsize

Cons
You need to publish cnc version with code
 

Great update on a great product

June 12, 2019 By: Michael Whittingham (BARNSLEY, United Kingdom)

Comments
Excellent upgrade on the previous edition. I have all three editions now and each has been a quantum leap forward.
I'm never without mine as I undertake many different disciplines in my job of renovating a grade 1 listed stately home.

Pros
The adhesive tabs are a real boon, makes it even easier to locate information.
Love the back cover charts so you dont even have to open it for useful information.

Cons
None so far
 

Very good

June 12, 2019 By: D P Dodd, J P Dodd Heating Egs. (Blandford Forum, United Kingdom)

Comments
Great book

Pros
Useful information

 

Essential For Engineers

June 9, 2019 By: Bryn Fisher (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Comments
Has all the important information needed for engineers in one place great book

Pros
Perfect pocket size easy to have on hand

 

3rd edition

June 7, 2019 By: Doug (Caithness , United Kingdom)

Comments
Very useful

Pros
Lots of info

 

handy

June 3, 2019 By: Robert Felton (Sibley , United States)

Comments
Very handy, covers most info i need on the go, without having to drag around the machinist handbook.

 

Engineers Black Book Review

June 2, 2019 By: Paul Tucker (Murray Bridge, Australia)

Comments
Outstanding. All the data you need in one compact book.

Pros
Lay flat pages

 

Handy Little Book

May 23, 2019 By: Darren (Oldham, United Kingdom)

Comments
Handy little book to have lying around and for general reference for a home hobbyist

Pros
Small, Loads of information and general explanations

Cons
sometime to much information to navigate through to get the answer you need
 

Fastener Black Book

May 21, 2019 By: Travis (Ashton, United States)

Comments
great companion to the engineers black book

Pros
a plethora of information on fasteners

Cons
non so far
 

Engineers Black Book

May 20, 2019 By: Tim Hancock (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Comments
Very handy and concise bench reference for areas, volumes, threads, drill sizes and gears, and more!

Pros
Compact size, stain resistance

Cons
Small size makes it difficult to read for us more senior machinists
 

Great book

May 20, 2019 By: Jon (Greymouth , New Zealand)

Comments
Great book, a must have

Pros
Grease proof pages
Very useful information

Cons
None
 

Libro Negro para Ingenieros (Black Book for Engineers USA Edition in Spanish)

May 20, 2019 By: Alfonso Uribe Ramírez (Apodaca, Mexico)

Comments
Reality like the book, very convenient to have for projects needing construction on the university.

Pros
Rapid access for common information

Cons
Has the metal spiral a little deformed so a little scared at changing pages and tearing them
 

3rd Edition (Metric) Excellent! But one thing...

May 16, 2019 By: Dirk Brewer (Tempe, United States)

Comments
Excellent book. A very nice compliment the classic tomb of the Machinery's Handbook.

Even though I'm in the USA, I chose the Metric edition because so much that I do now is fixing, modifying, adapting things that are made are now metric dimensions. But the book as just enough Imperial information to get by.

The ONE improvement I can think of, is that it is provided with sticky tabs to quickly go to specific sections, but I wish they would mark what page and where on the page to put the tabs so things line up cleanly.

Pros
Small, concise, easy to find information.

Cons
It's small. Getting older, need reading glasses. Hoping they make a large print of the Metric version.
 

Small and handy

May 14, 2019 By: Todd Maccini, macTmil Inc. (RAMONA, United States)

Comments
This book is small but super handy.

Pros
Tons of useful information in a manufacturing environment.
High quality book. Well laid out.

Cons
Small. May need your glasses. Thread milling information would be useful.
 

Returned Machinery's 30th Ed. Handbook - This is MUCH more useful

May 13, 2019 By: Marc McKenzie (Windsor, United States)

Comments
While I've been working with metal and tools as an avocation for a couple years, I'm now setting up my dream mini-machine shop - something I've wanted to do since I was a boy (I'm medically disabled near age 60). I purchased both this book, and the eponymous "Machinery's Handbook" in large print. Now that I can actually read the pages, I realized in truth I would rarely end up taking the time to forage in it for useful information either planning or executing a project. In contrast, the "Engineers Black Book" is highly usable, readable, searchable, and has all the information I've been looking for (and a lot more as I learn). So I sent back the machinist's bible, and kept this. I've already used it three times in the first day!

Pros
Construction, size, grease-proof pages
Readable and with tabs
All the practical information I've been looking for

Cons
Sticking the tabs on took way too long - I would vote AND pay for real indexing cut into the pages - would slip a bit easier into the pocket
 

blackbook reveiw

May 12, 2019 By: L boyd (Whanganui, New Zealand)

Comments
great book,used very often.

Pros
mathmatical formulae very useful,conversions easy to understand.

 

First time user

May 7, 2019 By: Carl (Hawley, United States)

Comments
Glad to have for my small shop. Looks to be very useful and early to learn to use