December 25, 2021
By: Brent Hoyle (Hamilton, New Zealand)
Comments
Excellent book.
Worth the money whether you're a qualified engineer or a trainee or a DIY/self-taught engineer.
Contains all the relevant info (and more) that you'll need in a regular job in a practical book that is easy to use with non-marking pages, index and spiral bound.
Def recommend!
Practically like an engineering course for those who want to teach themselves!
Pros
As mentioned, matt gloss finish pages are perfect for a working person with oil, lubricants and general engineering muck around.
Spiral bound means you don't have to fight the book spine to try and read the info you need.
Excellent table of contents means you can quickly find what you need.
Metric and Imperial cross-references make it something like priceless for those of us who work with equipment in both systems!
Cons
Well... I'm struggling to come up with any.
I got the pocket book which fits into a pocket like it should but for someone who has any challenges with small text/reading, then this book is probably a bit small.
Essential reading for work and fun
December 24, 2021
By: Deane Samuel PORTER (Perth, Australia)
Comments
Very good
Pros
Everyone needs one
Cons
None
Black Book 3rd edition
December 24, 2021
By: Joel Salers (Albertville , United States)
Comments
Wife purchased as an early Christmas gift
Pros
I love the pocket size, perfect for tool box drawer and to carry between work and home for quick reference
Cons
I wish each section already had a page divider, it’s not a major turn off though
Black Book 3rd Edition, Metric.
December 22, 2021
By: Sean. (Selston, United Kingdom)
Comments
Overall very useful reference for me as a hobbyist.
Pros
Lots of information on various topics.
Compact but readable package.
Dual unit tables are useful.
Appears to be fairly durable.
Cons
Disappointed to not find a selection of tables giving thread tolerances. A single common fit tolerance would be fine to enable easy reference.
Black book 3rd edition
December 21, 2021
By: Jason Mcauliffe (Crookstown, Ireland)
Comments
Easy to find info
Pros
Nice size letters easy to read
Cons
Non
Black book 3rd edition
December 21, 2021
By: Jason Mcauliffe (Crookstown, Ireland)
Comments
Easy to find info
Pros
Nice size letters easy to read
Cons
Non
Black book 3rd edition
December 21, 2021
By: Jason Mcauliffe (Crookstown, Ireland)
Comments
Easy to find info
Pros
Nice size letters easy to read
Cons
Non
Awesome
December 17, 2021
By: Josh Manintveld (Oakwood, Canada)
Comments
Lots of info
Pros
Plastic pages
Cons
None
ENGINEERS BLACK BOOK
December 17, 2021
By: Bill Bulkeley (CASTLEMAINE, Australia)
Comments
fantastic book gets better and better with every printing
Pros
every thing
Cons
none
Great and useful
December 13, 2021
By: Sam (Ngunnawal , Australia)
Comments
Love it , super useful in the engineering
Pros
Lots of info
Awesome book
December 11, 2021
By: Joey (STERLING HEIGHTS, United States)
Comments
Great resource
Excellent Resource
December 8, 2021
By: Nick (Broken Hill, Australia)
Comments
Extremely useful for machinists and fabricators alike, everyone serious about the trade should consider having one of these.
Very through and informative
December 5, 2021
By: Henry Gelber (Rochester, United States)
Comments
Very extensive source of information. Contains all of the figures, diagrams, tables, etc that I need.
Black book
December 3, 2021
By: Samuel Barnes (ALBANY, Australia)
Comments
Great handy little book to have
Pros
Alot of useful information
Cons
Didn't get a drill gage in the back like the other ones
Very useful reference book.
December 1, 2021
By: Remi B, ATL (Bertrand, Canada)
Comments
Very handy to have around the shop for quick and easy info lookup
Pros
Like gow the page are stain resistant and easy to wipe oily finger print off.
Lots of good info in a small package.
Cons
None so far.
Quality Product
December 1, 2021
By: Dan, Lithgow Arms (LITHGOW, Australia)
Comments
Quality product, great size, excellent grease and tear proof pages and most importantly good clear information
Great Book
December 1, 2021
By: Liam , Thales (Lithgow, Australia)
Comments
Every Engineer Should Own 1
Pros
Very easy to read and find info
Cons
Nothing to complain about
amazing all in one reference
November 25, 2021
By: Perry Taylor (Seaford, Australia)
Comments
I have been using the Engineer's BlackBook for close to a year. I am a manufacturing engineer in a train production factory and the book is a great resource to solve non-conformances and prepare re-work procedures. It has helped me prepare anything from designs, to tooling routing and pathing, surface finishing, and setting up work stations.
Pros
Concise, all in one resource for a multitude of cross-discipline information.
Cons
Some additions that would be helpful:
1. Welding symbols, welder types, spool information, etc
2. Types of additive manufacturing (3D printing), pros and cons of each
3. Female adult physical dimensions in addition to male (5th to 95th percentile)
4. fatigue and fracture types, causes, and cases (images for investigation)
5. lean manufacturing (5S, Kaizen, wastes, etc) and six sigma concepts
MR
November 19, 2021
By: matt rice (bradworthy, United Kingdom)
Comments
great book
Pros
it has all the information you need
Cons
could do with measuring threads with wires
Great Book
November 18, 2021
By: Steven Queener (Jacksboro, United States)