This is a collection of quick reference documents I have created (with the help of AI) to aid me on my hobby machining journey. I was finding that the "Machinist Handbook" (bible) was just too verbose for my needs. I prefer more focused cheat sheets like those found here.
The information found here should generally be correct based on my own (limited) knowledge. However, use at your own discretion. AI likes to hallucinate and just make crap up sometimes. Double check information found here against another source if you are unsure.
SPECIAL NOTE: One document in particular, Little Machine Shop's - TapDrillSizes, is courtesy of LittleMachineShop.com. All credit to this wonderful document goes to them. They actually have a larger set of reference material that can be found here.
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- Cutting Fluids Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Drilling Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Imperial Fractions to Thousandths Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Imperial Screw Reference Table (PDF | Markdown)
- Cutting Tool Compatibility Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Lathe RPM Reference Carbide (PDF | Markdown)
- Lathe RPM Reference HSS (PDF | Markdown)
- Metric Screw Reference Table (PDF | Markdown)
- Metric to Imperial Thousandths Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Milling Feeds Speeds Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Milling RPM Reference Carbide (PDF | Markdown)
- Milling RPM Reference HSS (PDF | Markdown)
- Sanding, Grinding, Polishing Quick Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Scotch Brite Color:Grit Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Steel Wool Grit Reference (PDF | Markdown)
- Little Machine Shop's - TapDrillSizes