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# Illustrated Sourcebook of Mechanical Components

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Review: Reference for Mechanical Engineer/Designer - This book contains a sea of novel ideas. I intend to protect it and use it liberally throughout my career. Note that some drawings take time to understand—the author compiled these from older references and intentionally kept them in their original format. Many concepts omit isometric views. This book can be found digitally on InternetArchive but paper will be more user-friendly. See if your employer will cover the cost.
Review: Inventor's Smorgasbord - I am a farmer who enjoys making machinery. I design my contraptions on paper, then using a CAD program to refine the designs. Having no training in engineering I am frequently using references such as "Machinery's Handbook" and "Moving The Earth" and "Mark's Standard handbook of Mechanical Engineering" and others. I have to say, that Parmley's book is a treasure trove of information, with heaps of unusual ideas for common compnents such as O-rings, rubber balls, pipe connections, washers and many others, plus hard information about more complex components such as gearboxes, cams, governors etc etc. This is a big book, with many pages (numbering within each section only), lovely clear diagrams, and enough but not too many tables, formulae and specifications. It can be browsed cover to cover, (as I am doing for the 2nd or 3rd time), open a page at random and be fascinated, or look up specific topics in the excellent index. I have read the other reviews on this book, and clearly it is a valuable rescource to professionals. I can tell you that it is also a fantastic mine of information to the interested amateur.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #689,523 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #173 in Machinery Engineering (Books) #240 in Mechanical Engineering (Books) #1,325 in Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (45) |
| Dimensions  | 8.8 x 2.61 x 11.3 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0070486174 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0070486171 |
| Item Weight  | 6.95 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 1056 pages |
| Publication date  | May 18, 2000 |
| Publisher  | McGraw Hill |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reference for Mechanical Engineer/Designer
*by R***S on January 19, 2025*

This book contains a sea of novel ideas. I intend to protect it and use it liberally throughout my career. Note that some drawings take time to understand—the author compiled these from older references and intentionally kept them in their original format. Many concepts omit isometric views. This book can be found digitally on InternetArchive but paper will be more user-friendly. See if your employer will cover the cost.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inventor's Smorgasbord
*by J***V on February 21, 2007*

I am a farmer who enjoys making machinery. I design my contraptions on paper, then using a CAD program to refine the designs. Having no training in engineering I am frequently using references such as "Machinery's Handbook" and "Moving The Earth" and "Mark's Standard handbook of Mechanical Engineering" and others. I have to say, that Parmley's book is a treasure trove of information, with heaps of unusual ideas for common compnents such as O-rings, rubber balls, pipe connections, washers and many others, plus hard information about more complex components such as gearboxes, cams, governors etc etc. This is a big book, with many pages (numbering within each section only), lovely clear diagrams, and enough but not too many tables, formulae and specifications. It can be browsed cover to cover, (as I am doing for the 2nd or 3rd time), open a page at random and be fascinated, or look up specific topics in the excellent index. I have read the other reviews on this book, and clearly it is a valuable rescource to professionals. I can tell you that it is also a fantastic mine of information to the interested amateur.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comprehensive is an understatement
*by I***. on April 12, 2024*

It seems like a book that is beyond my level. Comprehensive and informative, it may take years to finish. Nevertheless, it's a treasure.

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