I’m learning to use a small lathe and a small milling machine. I have been viewing YouTube to learn and everyone I see has or uses the Black Book.
I now own one and wow its full of great information.

All the math is put in easy to understand format.
There are lots and lots of very useful charts and cross reference material.

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Verry usefull book!

A great collection of the bits of information you struggle with, until you have absorbed them without really knowing how or when. I read it from cover to cover to fill in the many cracks in my knowledge. Obviously I won’t remember it all, BUT I will know where to go to look things up

It’s all good stuff, the book is small and can be taken anywhere

I have to remember to take my glasses, but that,s reslly a con against my eye sight.

Ever since I've purchased this book Ive never not taken it to work, as a sheety it helps me tons with formulas and things you naturally forget over time!

Grease proof, glare proof and pocket sized. Never go to work with it

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Brilliant little book very handy, everyone should have one.

Really informative

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Very helpful for checking lots of data.

The paper it is printed on is heavy duty and grease resistant!

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Contains everything you need.

Very easy to read and find the info I need quickly. Made of good materials. Easy to clean.

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This book is simple and straight forward. Gives you the information you need and is super easy to find!

Great quality pages, straight forward, and so much information!

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Great book. Have it close by all the time.

Material of the book feel like quality.

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I am mostly a self taught machinist. The black book has a wealth of explanations and easy to understand information. I am not sure how I got along without it.

clear print and excellent drawings

very useful book

dirt proof, drill gauge, compact

Great book

Lots of info

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A great addition for somebody living on the wrong side of the pond using tools and sources from the States like Tubalcain and Tom Lipton on YouTube.

You see that a man from practice created a well thought reference. Especially the metric/imperial comparisons or the international metal standards charts are fantastic.

It is so good you should not leave it unattended or somebody will take it.

Excellent reference book

Especially like the section on Tungsten Carbide tool holders and the selection/ application of these. This book has something for everyone from the beginner to the experienced
professional .

Print quite small for the aging eyes.

Really like the book, bought it especially for the description of carbide inserts and specific tool holders. Also like the bolt circles/areas/etc for milling and turning operations. Great machinist reference book.

Lots of good information. Book will be used often for layouts, feeds and speeds, and carbide tool selection. Also, a very nice drill gage.

Print is really small! Also, since the main reason I bought the book was so that I could better understand carbide insert/tooling nomenclature, I’m very disappointed that all the threading inserts are only specified in metric. I thought I was getting the “imperial “ version of your book. Also, I couldn’t find specifications for carbide parting tool holders and parting specific inserts.

Excellent book and handy reference straight from your pocket when out in the field

Protected pages and easily cleaned

Please include Hydraulic symbols, formulas and examples and some general examples of Engineering formulas such as Euler, Johnson and rotational inertia, out of balance and Centroid of inertia on beams etc.

Handy pocket sized inch/metric reference book

Good amount of info, nice size for easy storage in work truck/ tool box for site visits. Free drill gauge also handy.

Size of print getting difficult to read, eyes not as good as when younger without glasses.

Good machinist reference.

Great format, good use of illustration

Very few formulas. less useful as an engineering reference than a machinist reference

Love it. Full of useful info

Great source for information. Love it