September 11, 2018
By: Paul Emmerson, Alpha Engineering (Selby) Ltd (Selby, United Kingdom)
Comments
A little book with a lot of handy information. Every engineer should have one!
Pros
Clear and easy to read layout. Superb amount of useful data. Pages can be wiped clean in a workshop enviroment.
Cons
Not much at all. Maybe would benefit from colour coded sections or page edges?
Storage for white ink marker
September 11, 2018
By: Andee Peters, Logicar (Cranbourne North, Australia)
Comments
Very handy pocket sized book, full of information.
Cons
Colour coded pages would be great
Black Book
September 9, 2018
By: Paul Donaldson, Donaldson Fabrication (Perth, Australia)
Comments
One of the best books I have ever purchased
Pros
Loads of extremely useful information
Cons
Coast
Awesome little book
September 7, 2018
By: James swift (Portland,Tn, United States)
Comments
Very well thought out book
Pros
Pocket sized, very durable, and easy to read
Cons
None found yet
Great Reference
September 7, 2018
By: Rob McGuiness (Port Lincoln, Australia)
Comments
Great information easy to follow
Pros
Im not an engineer by trade just a back yarder and when your not doing it all the time you forget stuff. This is a great reference for me
Cons
None
Great reference tool for any technical field!
September 6, 2018
By: Kenneth Huddleston (Big Spring, United States)
Comments
Well organized, comprehensive versatile tool - I'm excited to finally have a pocket reference this wide-ranging, especially the practical conversions and easy to read tables, charts and graphs.
Pros
Contents are logically organized, graphics are easy to read and understand, conversions are aimed for practical application.
Cons
I wish the index tabs were already attached, took me quite a while to do myself, and I still didn't get them straight.
Mr
September 6, 2018
By: Joel hawkins, Reaction engines (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Comments
Fantastic book
Pros
Good speeds and feeds chart
Cons
Text could be bigger
Great pocket reference
September 6, 2018
By: Greg wood, Ymca (Smithfield, United States)
Comments
Concise mechanical reference for quickly getting answers to common questions
Pros
Compact, durable, and came with a cool METAL drill gauge
Cons
Dont know of any
Engineers Black Book
September 6, 2018
By: B R Moffat (Hamilton, New Zealand)
Comments
Perfect size, concise information.
Pros
Just the essential info, easily navigated.
Cons
None I can find.
Engineer book
September 6, 2018
By: Robert Barrow, BrServices (Portage, United States)
Comments
Volumes of information
Pros
Perfect size for both the workshop and field use. Very durable. Everyone should own one.
Cons
None
Great resource
September 5, 2018
By: Steve S. (Manteca, United States)
Comments
Great resource
Pros
Fairly comprehensive and easy to use. Provides the relevant, to the point information in a clear and concise way.
Cons
It would be perfect if it had wrench and socket clearances for hex head bolts in the counterbore and countersink section. See for instance: https://www.engineersedge.com/wrench_clearance.htm
Pocket Rocket!
September 4, 2018
By: Paul McBeath (Corrigin, Australia)
Comments
Been going to get a copy of this for while and now I wished I'd brought it sooner.
Pros
Handy size.
Good range of data.
Nice quality
Cons
As others have said, a bigger version would be nice ( A5 or even A4) for the aging customer!
Engineers Black Book
September 3, 2018
By: Philip Bogdonoff (Vail, United States)
Comments
For a quick reference guide it is what one would differently want to have in his/hers collection.
Pros
Book is well informed and displayed out nicely.
Cons
Understand that this book is made to fit in your pocket. It would be nice if a large print book was also made.
Seriously Handy
September 3, 2018
By: MR SHAUN T FRENCH, N/A (Gt Yarmouth, United Kingdom)
Comments
All the main go-to information in a clear and well presented format.
Pros
Good Sturdy pages, nice layout
Cons
Could benefit from cuttaways for easy page turning like some other volumes.
Engineers black book
September 1, 2018
By: Leebo (Hartlepool , United Kingdom)
Comments
Great addition to any workshop
Machinists Bible
August 31, 2018
By: Robin Sykes (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Comments
Nice and concise with every bit of information you could ever need.
Pros
coated paper and ring bound is a great idea
Best all round engineering book out there.
August 29, 2018
By: Ross (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Comments
Best engineering book by far has lots of useful information on anything you will come in contact in a work shop, easy to read and understand.
Pros
Easy to read, easy to use, invaluable bit of kit
Cons
Pages become easily dirty could laminate them ?
Handy Book for a Mechanical Engineer
August 29, 2018
By: Kyle Pace, DRS Technologies (Brown Deer, United States)
Comments
Great source for commonly used information normally found in the Machinery Handbook.
Super handy
August 27, 2018
By: Alistair Spence, Duncan Cycles (Paradise, United States)
Comments
Wish I'd discovered this book years ago. It's great to have on hand, and a great refresher for a lapsed mechanical engineer like myself.
Cons
Pages are a little hard to turn. Bigger spiral binding would help there. An option to buy a version with bigger print would be great too.
ENGINEERS BLACK BOOK
August 27, 2018
By: Larry Mason (pine, United States)
Comments
Great condensed source engineering data in a small convenient package
Pros
simplified data and equations
Cons
pages are filling out binder rings making pages difficult to turn