August 16, 2018
By: Joshua Earp (Burlington, United States)
Comments
Contains about as much information on fasteners as one could hope to cram into a single pocket. Collects a lot of information on various fasteners, and saves me a significant amount of time hunting down the information (as well as pictures so I can show my techs what they're looking for).
Pros
Easily portable, includes a reasonably useful thread pitch identification gauge, includes references to relevant standards as well as descriptions in layman's terms
Cons
Not a great reference for aerospace work since it doesn't pull information from military specs and other similar sources used in that field. Granted, there isn't any room to squeeze that in. Information on mil spec fasteners and various aerospace and military spec treatments and manufacturing techniques could probably fill an entire black book by itself, though.
Excellent addition to my collection
August 16, 2018
By: James (Nantwich, United Kingdom)
Comments
Great book very helpful
Pros
Loads of great information
Cons
None
BEST SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS GOING
August 12, 2018
By: Thomas (Dampier, Australia)
Comments
BEST SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS GOING
Pros
i do a lot of remote work with out internet access and its a life safer to have this information to hand at all times regardless of location.
Cons
none
Indispensible!
July 31, 2018
By: Rob Davies (Kettering, United Kingdom)
Comments
A fantastic resource and one I use all the time.
Pros
The volume of information in a very handy format
Cons
None that I've found.
Handy Reference!
June 23, 2018
By: Erich (Grand Rapids, United States)
Comments
very good reference tool.
Black book of fasteners is invaluable.
June 18, 2018
By: Allan, Home workshop (Perth, Australia)
Comments
Having this book will save you the headache of googling information on torques etc and getting different results.
Pros
Handy size and easy to use index. Pitch gauge is a great addition.
Cons
None
Excellent reference
June 5, 2018
By: Shaun (Richmond, New Zealand)
Comments
Very good reference.
Workshop bible
June 1, 2018
By: Bruce Watson, TSV Sidecars (townsville, Australia)
Comments
Invaluable , don't lend it out you won't get it back , had to buy a new one .
Pros
heaps of info , well set out a great asset , glad to see the thread gauge is now metal
Cons
Would like to see a bit more info on English threads & other automotive threads
Great collection of info and sizing on wide array of fasteners!
May 31, 2018
By: Sander (Heverlee, Belgium)
Comments
Have not used it very extensively yet, but reading through it it seems like a great collection of fastener dimensions, specifications as well as interesting information on coatings, strength etc. etc. Also a great format to carry with you.
Pros
Lots of info, compact
Cons
None yet
Black book
April 19, 2018
By: Quentin Teitgen (Hackensack, United States)
Comments
Very useful information for the machining in this book
Pros
Very easy for finding the informations
Love this book! Best tool in the box!
April 9, 2018
By: Adam Thompson , Student (Spokane, United States)
Comments
Very handy quick reference guide.
Pros
Easy to navigate and use.
Cons
small print.
Great Reference Tool
March 14, 2018
By: Dave Read, Taylors Laundry (Nelson, New Zealand)
Comments
A very comprehensive book covering a large number of fasteners.
Pros
Easy to use.
Cons
Could use slightly larger rings to allow the pages to turn a bit more freely.
Excellent Reference
March 10, 2018
By: Joseph Jordan, SC Communications (Mabank, United States)
Comments
Excellent Reference Material!
Pros
Compact and Concise
Cons
None that I can think of!...
The best tool in my workshop
February 21, 2018
By: Craig, Fdwa (Kwinana Beach, Australia)
Comments
Fantastic little book has helped me to no end
Pros
Handy
Cons
None
Fastener Black Book
February 14, 2018
By: AS (Alexandra, Australia)
Comments
Very handy, good amount of information.
Pros
Size, easy to store in work truck or tool box for site visits. Free gage is handy also.
Cons
Size. Print is easy-ish to read, but eyesight not the same it was when younger without glasses.
Complete Fastener Information
February 12, 2018
By: Paul Wesener (Munruben, Australia)
Comments
This is an outstanding reference publication on fasteners.
Pros
Added gage for fastener identification. Very thorough.
Cons
Digital version or app
Fastener Black Book
February 7, 2018
By: Brady, Surge Custom Fabrication Studio (California, United States)
Comments
incredibly full of valuable information regarding fasteners SAE as well as Metric.
Pros
Hard to remember is easy to find in this book
Cons
Book is small enough to fit in my back pocket, which may be a pro for most however its a con for me as it is surely going to become a destroyed mess in no time from sitting on it and pulling it out from my pocket so much. i should have bought 2-3.
Fastener Black Book is Great!
February 1, 2018
By: Wilfred, Horst Weldinig (RR#3 Listowel, Canada)
Comments
This book is packed with information, it is very complete and particularly useful with the metric data included.
We are using it as our standard reference for all things hardware.
Pros
lots of info, very good reference
Cons
make it available in PDF. makes it way easier to find the info by simply using the search tools available in most PDF readers!!
Fastener Black Book
January 10, 2018
By: Dave Russell, Dave Russell (Lethbridge, Canada)
Comments
Excellent book with lots of information
Pros
I like the way it is laid out. A lot of information in small print .
Cons
Would be nice if sections were or had tabbed some of the torque specs need referenced as to what they are ie: lbs.in or lbs.ft
Black book review
December 18, 2017
By: Must have, Retired auto engineer (Bay Village, Australia)
Comments
Should have had this 60 years ago
Pros
Very wide range materials and sizes covering most engineers requirements.
Cons
Because of my age the print is too small on some pages but because of the restraints of publishing to produce a compact publication I understand this.