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I have been thinking of getting Machinery's Handbook for the MD section. Should I get the full blown version or the 320 page Pocket Companion? The smaller version would be easier to use but I am not sure if it has sufficient information. I'll appreciate your thoughts.

 
MikeR said:
I have been thinking of getting Machinery's Handbook for the MD section. Should I get the full blown version or the 320 page Pocket Companion? The smaller version would be easier to use but I am not sure if it has sufficient information. I'll appreciate your thoughts.
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Mike,

The pocket companion is not a compact substitute for the machinery's Handbook. It is a guide and helper book for the main book. It is full of practice problems to help you get familiar with the machinery's handbook; it does not have any data, just problems and suggestions how to use the main handbook.

BH

 
I agree - get the regular manual if you plan on using it after the exam. I'm a CivE building movable bridges and it has almost all of the info I've ever needed - plus the darn print in the companion book is so hard to read!

 

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