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I need to break down and get a copy of Machinery Handbook, Should I buy a new copy (I like the fact you can also get CDrom with it) or find an older copy?
I need to break down and get a copy of Machinery Handbook, Should I buy a new copy (I like the fact you can also get CDrom with it) or find an older copy?
Depends if you want CNC and other modern topics, otherwise the older ones are perfectly fine. I forget when the first CD was included but you can still find older copies with the CD. Many older machinists told me to get the edition close to when my machines were made. I went with the 15th edition because it was right around when my lathe and mill were made.
Here's an excellent writeup about different versions of Machinery's Handbook.
Color is not an earmark of technical references and Machinery's has been no different. 12th through 14th editions had a spoke fly wheel cartouche with black and gold embossed on the covers and a small color fronticepiece illustration of the company magazine. From the 17th to the 23rd editions Machinery's had colorful slip covers over the dark green leatherette binding. Starting with the 24th edition the covers are slick varnished cloth with color printing. The contents as always are 100% B&W.
Not exactly true. I have the 22nd Edition and it's in a Brown cover.
Yup... i have "Machinery's Handbook 28th Edition" as pdf at home and the word search is nice.I'd love to have the CD for my computer. I have yet to see one that way, but I would imagine that if it was on CD, you could more readily find something by doing a word or phrase search.