Machinery's Handbook Pocket Companion

This book complements, but does not replace the Machinery’s Handbook, 32nd Edition.

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Since publication of the first edition more than 100 years ago, Machinery’s Handbook has been acclaimed as the most popular, bestselling engineering resource of all time. Universally considered the principal reference in the manufacturing, mechanical, and metalworking industries, the Handbook is the ultimate collection of essential information.

A compact yet authoritative, highly useful reference that draws its content from the Machinery’s Handbook, the latest Machinery’s Handbook Pocket Companion is an ideal quick resource for students and professionals in manufacturing, metalworking, and related fields for whom convenient access to the most basic data is essential. This expertly curated collection includes tables, charts, and text selected from the Handbook. Much of the information has been reorganized, distilled, or simplified to increase the usefulness of this data-rich resource, while keeping it compact.

Designed as a time saver, the Pocket Companion is not intended to replace the new Machinery’s Handbook, 32nd Edition. Instead, it serves as a handy and more portable complement to the Handbook’s vast collection of text, data, and Standards information.

Features

• A handy, portable, and time-saving, quick-access complement to the larger compilation of explanatory text, extensive data, and vital Standards information in the Machinery’s Handbook.
• Revised to reflect numerous changes made in the 32nd Edition, the new Pocket Companion includes updated Standards, key revisions, and even more tables.
• Students and professionals will find the Pocket Companion a compact ready-reference to keep nearby while mastering fundamentals and solving problems, working on engineering designs, or seeking essential specifications daily on the shop or factory floor.

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Table of Contents

Mathematical Formulas and Tables

Measurement and Inspection

Standard Tapers

Threads

Fastener Information

Cutting Fluids

Drilling and Reaming

Tapping

Speeds and Feeds

Milling Cutters

Keys and Keyseats

Broaching

Cutting Tools for Turning

Machining Operations

Computer Numerical Control

Grinding Wheels

Gearing

Properties of Materials

Standards for Drawings

Allowances and Tolerances

Surface Texture

Conversion Factors

Index.