Excellent book for all in the trade. Perfect item to add to the new apprentice tool kit.

Near perfect solution for finding information relating to threads, speeds and feeds for drilling and turning. Keyway reference and alot more.

Not a con but it would be nice to have a section for the following, g-code reference table, formulas for milling.

A lot of information packed in a nearly indestructible format


The carbide insert identification is of major use

The Engineers Black Book 3rd Edition (Inch) is a fantastic resource for machinists, engineers, and hobbyists alike. This compact, pocket-sized reference manual packs a ton of practical information into 234 durable, grease-proof, and tear-resistant pages. The large-print edition makes it easy to read, with inch data clearly highlighted in blue and metric conversions in red for quick reference. It covers everything from drill sizes and tap charts to cutting speeds, insert designations, and common workshop metals—making it a go-to for both pros and amateurs.

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A wealth of information

A great book and souce of reference.

I absolutely love this book

Easy to find info

No cons..

Keep one handy all the time and bought a stack of them for my team!

Have kept one of these handy for years there’s a plethora of information in them!

I use this book quite often for so many tasks. It’s easy to use and easier to use than many other machinists manuals.

Small, easy to use, fast to find what I’m seeking. I also like how the pages are thick and the manual lies flat.

Tables could use alternative colors to make following a line across the table

Great book- easy to work with and handle in the workshop and carry around

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Everything you need and nothing that you do not! Hobby machinist and studying to become a gunsmith.

Format, lay flat and coated paper.

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Awesome reference book for workshop use as well as answering quick questions on the fly and helping with design considerations. I'd honestly recommend it to anyone that is involved in any engineering practice or even just a home hobbyist.

It gives you relevant and up to date information as well as covers legacy threads that you occasionally encounter. It's all layed out in an easy to read format, which is handy if you're caffeine deprived.

The pages do come stuck together, due to the hole punching for the spiral bind.

It would also be nice to have a little info on UNS threads, a little more on countersinks and to have all of the maths references together.

Very Handy!!

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just what i needed

This book is a must have for anyone.

Pages are indestructible, lays flat on a table, cannot be smudged.

Other people will want to borrow it. Personally I like the thinner covers on the smaller text vs the thick "hardcover" style of the large text print.

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

More information than you could ever remember

Best pocket book for ensuring correct procedures used

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

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

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

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

They're not idiot proof

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

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

They're not idiot proof

Great pocket resource!

durrable book and easy to read print