"Machinery's Handbook Pocket Companion" puts all the basic information you need right at your fingertips. Extremely concise yet authoritative, this valuable tool draws on "Machinery's Handbook's" wealth of tables, charts and text to provide quick and easy access to the most basic data. Practitioners and students of the machine trades will find the Pocket Companion to be the best little helper yet!A unique visual presentation and detailed information encourages daily and quick use, helping users save time and labor. This title provides immediate application of fundamental and reliable data. It includes reorganized, distilled, and simplified material from "Machinery's Handbook" to increase usefulness while keeping the bulk down. It serves as a handy and more portable complement to "Machinery's Handbook" larger compilation of data, standards, and text.

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.