Black Books EBB3INCH Engineers Black Book 3rd Edition (1 per Pack)

Apparently this book is a handy reference guide of all the formulas and math stuff they use condensed into one manual. I was told it was ‘really cool’ which is damn near exuberance when dealing with an engineering kid.

Una chulada, viene bien ilustrado, y de buen tamaño.

Great book full of great info

I've had books like this before, most of them were filled with disappointing pages of charts that were replaced by common calculators years ago. I've been machining over forty years and this book has really useful info, things like woodruff key specs that are very handy and the carbide insert section is excellent. Sure you can find this info on line but this book saves the time and going to manufacturers websites as it lists different manufacturers designations for you. I didn't like that the pages were stuck together at the seam and I had to carefully go through each page to keep them from ripping or the fact that you have to place the page tabs yourself, although it gives you the option of leaving them off. I do like the ruggedness of the pages and the quality feel of the paper. All and all a great condensed book for the shop. Recommended.

Apart from the obvious machining bits - speeds and feeds, thread specifications, etc., this book includes flanges, ring clips, gears, carbide cutters. These are concisely described in a way where I can now ask for the right thing, even when I'm using them for off-label applications! Magic.