Machinery's Handbook

[Jammer Six]

Does anyone else use the electronic version of Machinery's Handbook?

I have a subscription, but I gotta say, it's just about unusable. The search function is limited and very slow. It reminds me a little of products Taunton used to put out for their Fine Woodworking series-- in the eighties. They were useless, too.

I was hoping to actually be able to search, rather than rely on a hardcopy and the rather limited index they have.

[3illmesmart]

I got a copy on CD years ago. The search works great on it.

[Dan Dubeau]

Didn't know they had an electronic version. I hadn't used my bible in a long time, but had to dust it off this week to cut some threads. I'll admit I prefer looking stuff up online instead of print most times, but sometimes it's nice to have a page to look at while out on the floor. I'm envious of the guys that can remember all those details. My brain only remember where to find it, and what to look for. Works more like an index, than an encyclopedia.

[Paul Alciatore]

Ditto for me. Perhaps they have changed it in recent years. Or perhaps there is a difference between the CD version and what the OP is calling an electronic version. If you have to wait for the internet for a search, then you are at the mercy of your ISP. And if they are anything like mine, GOOD LUCK.

The CD version resides on my hard drive and the search works just fine. And I own it, just like the print version, so I don't have to pay any monthly or yearly fees. But then, it does not update when new versions are published. Win some and lose some.

I got a copy on CD years ago. The search works great on it.

[loose nut]

Another company going down the subscription road.
Just download a version off of the Internet archive.

[Jammer Six]

I'm calling the subscription the electronic version-- the data is on their server, and I connect to it with a reader.

https://ebooks.industrialpress.com/product/machinerys-handbook-digital-edition-31st

I think downloading is exactly what I'm going to try.

[old mart]

I got the electronic version a few years ago and was very dissapointed with it, now I have a very nice condition 24th edition all the way from Washington State.

[psomero]

Bought multiple copies of the books, but usually use a digital copy since it fits better in my pocket. Get the one without the DRM *cough cough*

[JRouche]

The Ol Machinery's Handbook topic rises again No really. It comes up every few years, always changing, the topic. But always about that darn book. (The Machinist Handbook is good also)

Now not so much, the book. Seems the modern man wants to be all about that digital. I dont carry a phone and my computers run machines so are not on the internet.

So I have to go old school like a librarian. Get my step stool out and pick a copy. Then find exactly what I want in a matter of moments.

It does help if you have actually cracked the book to see how it is laid out. Once that is accomplished the "Search" feature is a breeze Hahaaa..

I dont like some digital ref material.. JR

(yes, I do have current versions )

[Jammer Six]

So far, the one that works best is a PDF. At least that search function is dependent on the reader.

Even downloaded, with their reader, the proprietary software is just bad by modern standards.

[Jammer Six]

What's the difference between Machinery's Handbook and Machinist Handbook?

[MrWhoopee]

Decisions, decisions......

[Dan Dubeau]

What's the difference between Machinery's Handbook and Machinist Handbook?

Machinery's handbook is for CNC button pushers, and the Machinists handbook is for true Machinists who crank handles only. One must not open it unless you are a true handle spinner, lest you open a door to another world and get banished to a life filled with moly dee lava streams, and never ending rains of hot 6's and 9's. All the while having to manual change and set tools, deburr parts with a file only, and run all calculations with a slide rule.

[Georgineer]

Machinery's handbook is for CNC button pushers...

That's odd. I just looked up CNC in my 11th edition, and there's no mention of it.

George

[Dan Dubeau]

That's odd. I just looked up CNC in my 11th edition, and there's no mention of it.

George

11th edition? Is that the one Jesus wrote?