As a hobby machinist, this is an excellent resource for pretty much everything I will ever need. Conversion charts, speeds and feeds, pictorial descriptions of various fixings, indexing chart and tapping drill sizes plus much more.
I still have my 30 year old "Zeus" data chart book that was issued to me as an apprentice, but this is much clearer and contains way more information.

Wipe clean pages a bonus when working in an oily environment

None I can think of

Best go to guide available for new and experienced engineers alike.

Quick handy reference guide with easy to read conversion and size charts

new edition no longer includes thread size guide but that a minor minor issue

Loads of useful information for shop. Good educational reference an every thing is well explained. Appreciated the small history of engineering in the preface.

Quick easy reference tabs making it easy to find information you are looking for.

Print somewhat small with the pocket version. Might have to get the large print size also.

Great book

Great little reference book, lots of good info. Like this one and the fastener one as a quick place to start before checking an industry standard.

-Lists Industry Standards

A must have for every designer.

Really couldn’t live without it! Used pretty much everyday at work and sometimes at home.

Really well laid out, information is easy to find in seconds. The included stick on tabs make this even better for the everyday use cases.

Very minor but there are a couple of thread charts and sizes not included but they’re far from the usual. Pretty much every other thread type is in there.

Onto my 2nd Black Book, having lost my 2nd Ed. Now have a 3rd Ed. The content has increased slightly between editions, but seeing the 1st edition in an old toolbox holy smokes the 2nd edition got big! I also own the fasteners book as well.

Love the inch/metric conversions and the drill gauge table. Really helps. Love the thread dimensions for bsp, unc etc. it's mainly what I use the book for.

No I formation on hydraulic fittings such as JIC, Metric/Ermeto, hose information dimensions etc. I've just started a job where I had to do quite a bit with these and it's proven a bit of a headache, and the BB would have really helped. A chart of dimensions would be great for JIC would be great.

Also the fasteners book has common torques for m8, m10 etc and this would be handy to have in the engineering BB. Pretty common thing to have around.

This book should be in every new electricians tool box, or any trade for that matter

well laid-out illustrations, great info about the laws, and info on tools & testers. Should be in every new electricians tool bag.

the only thing I can come up with is there is not a way to attach a note book .

I’ve owned this handbook since the beginning of my apprenticeship and it has been exceptionally helpful for me

Formulae

No g and m code contents

A wonderful little tool in an engineer's pocket

I absolutely love how I am able to carry so much technical information in my pocket thanks to this book. It's been a great help in my day to day workshop jobs.

Didn't find one!

A fantastic source of information. Beautifully printed and bound.

Lots of vital information all in one place.

So useful it is likely to be "borrowed" by someone!

Quick Solutions

Very Informative and a reliable source for accountability


This is only for the pocket edition I wouldn’t know about the Large Edition but for the Pocket Edition the pages are sometimes stuck to one another and tend to tear but other than that this book is excellent

A reference that should be in the pocket or toolbox of anyone whether working in the engineering industry or engineering as a hobby.

Saves time and effort, fast to reference the information you need, when you need it. clearlyset out in tabular format and very comprehensive. With imperial/metric equivelants side by side where/when appropriate it is priceless pocket reference.

None..

Great for starting in a machine shop.

Quick tabs and readable

None that I have encountered yet.

Must have for anyone who deals with engineering field

Easy to use. Covers quite a lot of areas

Didn’t find

Now on to 3rd Ed of pocket Engineer’s Blackbook and even better than 2nd Ed. THE pocket reference for machining and general workshop engineering data and conversions. Although I don’t do a lot of new machining, this is a great reference for older inch/imperial sizes for restoration of old machinery & museum objects.

Ultimate pocket reference, clearly laid out and comprehensive. Easy access to information, especially with provided tabs.

Generally none… but if pushed I guess that although there is quite a lot of metric equivalents in the Inch version of the book, you’d probably need the Metric book for modern machining in U.K. & Europe. Would be great as a phone app.

Love the way the book is built. Should hold up under tough conditions.

Contains a lot of useful information for a lot of craftsman even in different trades.

At this point I don't see any.

It has anything you can think of.

Well-organized. Clear text. Waterproof. Perfect size. Love it

So far, none.

Outstanding product allowing you to find have all of the required data at your finger tips

Waterproof pages
Complex contents page
Colour coded metric and imperial data

I can't put it down