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Desk Ref
DeskRef is an amazing reference containing 544 pages of tables, maps, formulas, constants and conversions. Cranberry Red, soft Lexitone cover, 6"x9".The following chapters are contained in-- Air-- Automotive-- Carpentry & Construction-- Chemistry & Physics-- Computers-- Constants-Physical-- Electrical-- Electronics-- General Information-- General Science-- Geology-- Glues, Solvents & Paints-- Hardware-- Math-- Mining & Milling-- Money-- Plumbing & Pipe-- Rope, Cable & Chain-- Steel & Metals-- Surveying & Mapping-- Tools-- Water-- Weights of Materials-- Welding-- 3500 Conversion Factors-- Perpetual Calendar-- Note Pages with Metric/US Rulers-- Detailed IndexNew sections included in the second edition-- Dry air Specific Heat & Sound Velocity at Various Temperatures & Pressures-- Wood Beam Strength for 76 species of wood-- Max Floor Joist Spans for 21 wood species, 3 grades & 7 load ratings-- Galvanic Series of Metals in Sea Water-- World Wide Telephone Area Codes & International Access Codes-- North American Top 400 airports with elevation, name, code and area population-- Capacities of Hydraulic Rams from 1" to 60"-- Force Required to Punch 10 different metal types at thicknesses from 1/16" to 1-1/4"-- Friction/Head Loss for 38 types of pipe with flow rates from 0.5 to 5000 gpm-- Perpetual Calendar with holidays for all years from 1858 to 2025
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First published January 1, 1993
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May 13, 2013
Awesome! It's everything you ever learned in school but forgot and suddenly needed to know.
I saw Pocket Reference on Mythbusters and asked for it for a present. Well, the gift giver couldn't find the pocket version, so I received teh Desk version instead!
The book is full of practical information for doing things and building things. It's also handy as a reference for writers.
Especially helpful? The conversion tables. Especially geekily fun to know? The "10 codes"--such as the actual meaning of 10-4, good buddy.
Why did I give it only 4 stars when I think it's so awesome? Because there are ERRORS (the horror!). Simple misspellings abound. The "insert apostrophe" proofreader's mark is incorrect: they just took "insert comma" and turned that symbol upside down, showing you insert a "6" open single quote instead of a "9" apostrophe. To not proofread your proofreader's marks? Bad form.
It's all those little mistakes that could have been solved with a little bit of proofreading that lost a star for me.
I saw Pocket Reference on Mythbusters and asked for it for a present. Well, the gift giver couldn't find the pocket version, so I received teh Desk version instead!
The book is full of practical information for doing things and building things. It's also handy as a reference for writers.
Especially helpful? The conversion tables. Especially geekily fun to know? The "10 codes"--such as the actual meaning of 10-4, good buddy.
Why did I give it only 4 stars when I think it's so awesome? Because there are ERRORS (the horror!). Simple misspellings abound. The "insert apostrophe" proofreader's mark is incorrect: they just took "insert comma" and turned that symbol upside down, showing you insert a "6" open single quote instead of a "9" apostrophe. To not proofread your proofreader's marks? Bad form.
It's all those little mistakes that could have been solved with a little bit of proofreading that lost a star for me.
April 23, 2023
Compendium of indispensable knowledge.
May 31, 2025
A not pocket sized reference tool in the pursuit of productive means for the end of civilization or when your internet goes down.
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