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Black Book.The Complete Fabrication Handbook.
From layout to final inspection. Practical methods, worked calculations, technical drawings, and reference data in one handbook you can save on your phone.
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Coming soon. Purchasing opens after final review.
Built for the field
Find it. Read it. Check it.
A practical reference for pipefitters, fabricators, welders, and the tradespeople who turn drawings into finished work.
Read comfortably.
Large text, narrow pages, and clean diagrams make the handbook easier to read on a phone, tablet, or computer.
Work through the method.
Follow defined inputs, worked examples, unit labels, reference notes, and practical checks beside the task.
Inside Black Book
From the first mark
to the final check.
72 subjects across 12 parts bring piping, sheet, plate, and structural fabrication together with materials, drawings, calculations, assembly, inspection, and troubleshooting.
01
Pipefitting & pipe fabrication
Read piping drawings, plan spools, calculate offsets and rolling offsets, establish takeoffs, and check fit-up.
02
Sheet metal & plate
Develop shapes and patterns, work through bend calculations, plan cutting, and check forming results.
03
Structural fabrication & assembly
Establish datums, lay out members, organize connections, and check alignment through assembly.
04
Materials & reference data
Identify materials, compare pipe dimensions, estimate mass, and use clearly stated table ranges and units.
05
Calculations & drawings
Follow worked examples, convert units, interpret dimensions, and reconstruct results to check the calculation.
06
Inspection & troubleshooting
Record measurements, identify mismatch symptoms, trace common mistakes, and check the correction.
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This edition is in technical review. Final pricing and purchasing will be available after review and device testing are complete.