Machinery's Handbook Tool-Box Edition (Hardcover)

~ Franklin Jones (Author), Henry Ryffel (Author), (Author), Christopher McCauley (Author), Ricardo Heald (Author)

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Product Description

After more than 85 years of continuous publication, Machinery's Handbook remains unchallenged as "The Bible" in its field, and the new 26th edition remains true to the Handbook's original design as an extraordinarily comprehensive yet practical and easy-to-use reference for mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists. Available in two versions-the toolbox edition and the larger-print edition-this valuable tool has been painstakingly updated and revised to reflect the needs of its users and changes in manufacturing. And just like in previous editions, existing material that is of proven worth is still included in order to provide for the needs of disciplines that are not as quick to develop. Both versions are thumb indexed for easy referencing. UNIQUE FEATURES * 80 pages of new content have been added and the entire text, including all tables and equations, has been reset and numerous figures have been redrawn. * Features significant format changes and major revisions, as well as new material on a variety of topics including: aerodynamic lubrication, high speed machining, grinding speeds and feeds, metalworking fluids, ISO surface texture, pipe welding, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, gearing, and EDM. * Provides a new and innovative presentation on the econometrics of machining and grinding which is designed to help lower unit manufacturing costs and/or maximize production output in the most cost-effective way. * Contains a larger mathematics section that features new discussions of coordinate systems and interpolations. * The number of contents pages has been increased for many of the larger sections, and the index has been expanded and reorganized to include most of the many standards referenced in the Handbook. * Material on logarithms, trigonometry, and other topics, as well as sine bar tables have been restored.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2640 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.; 26th thumb-indexed edition (April 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831126256
• ISBN-13: 978-0831126254
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #698,100 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frequently referred to as the Machinists Bible., December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Machinery's Handbook : A Reference Book for the Mechanical Engineer, Designer, Manufacturing Engineer, Draftsman, Toolmaker, and Machinist (Hardcover)

The Machinery's Handbook has been frequently referred to as the Machinists Bible for as long as I can remember. It contains an incredible wealth of information that everyone in the mechanical trades will immediately appreciate.

Detailed information about practically any mechanical problem, ranging from the basic lever and wheel, right through to rapid prototyping. At this point I can honestly say, that I have always found the information I needed in less than 4 minutes. Exact, detailed information.

The only area that I found the book lacking in, is the exclusion of European standards. For instance DIN reference numbers, but as the world is heading toward ISO9000 the old reference numbers are becoming obsolete in any case.

It's price of $80.00 may seem steep, but in comparison to the other works out there, it is reasonable. All in all, if you work in the mechanical trades, you cannot afford to pass up this book.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bigger is Better!, June 8, 2000

By	Jesse Lochhead (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machinery's Handbook Large-Print Edition (Machinery's Handbook (Large Print)) (Hardcover)

This book is easier on the eyes thanks to the larger print and builds bigger muscles due to its larger size! As usual this book has all the necessary info to get my mechanical engineering design tasks complete only it's improved.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Forget the CD Rom, buy the book, April 19, 2005

By	Old Engineer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machinery's Handbook (Machinery's Handbook (CD-ROM)) (CD-ROM)

The book is great. The CD-Rom is an exercise in frustration. That you can only install it on a single computer is the first frustration. Then I tried to print a section for use in the shop. The pages that came out on the printer were not the pages that I requested (error between displayed and actual page numbers?). When I tried to print again, it said I had exceeded the printing limit.