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.

Durable pages and great quality finish.

Fantastic book always asking to be looked at by other engineers

Handy size brilliant info about turning inserts

Hardly anything about types of gears ( straight cut , bevel ,worm etc) and pros and cons of there use

Has a lot of great info for newer shop guys.

Lots of handy information

Sometimes I felt like things were grouped together in an odd order but once you get used to the placement of the information it was fine.

Great mechanical reference guide

Well written, and especially illustrated.

None.

Handy little book, definately learnt a couple things

Very informative on the coatings and effects

I have been searching for information on a prevailing torque nut for a while now, I was hoping to find info in here but to no evail.

Quite amazed at the amount of information that can fit in one little book.

Has a lot of information that is hard to find if you don't know where to look.

Doesn't have as much information on titanium as I was hoping for, but I guess it's not as common of a workshop metal as the rest.

I love this book. It is very informative and helpful. Nicely laid out.

Easy to find what I am looking for.

None that I can think of.

Great job on this book

Very helpful and great to see it a bit bigger for the old guys

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very high quality reference book

high quality color print, good easy to use binding, perfect size, and very usefull information

no real downsides

10/10. Good size, feel, and paper quality. Easy to read and color coded. Just enough info for broad general purpose without bogging down with too much technical information. Very useful with beginning engineering work, very helpful explanations of differing material classifications.

Good cost vs. quality
Easy to read (big font, colorful)
Useful tabs
Easy to clean

The only problems were I had to "break" apart each page when i first got it (no big deal, is probably a side affect of page material), there is also an extra line on "blue finish" box on pg 176.

Recommended by machining instructor in an introductory lathe class. His was well worn and clearly a constant companion. Ordered a copy on the spot and read cover to cover, which clarified many topics which I had not previously fully understood

Convenient size, well organized and printed on durable material, comprehensive.

Seemed expensive when placing the order, but after receiving and reviewing the book, the price is justified by its quality.

Lots of great information

Easy to find Information

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.