Automotive Machining: A Guide to Boring, Decking, Honing & More

Wow, where was this book when I was assembling my race engines? The technology involved has obviously evolved since those days, but the information is the sort I was looking for then and would definitely need today, more than ever! The tools needed to do the job correctly are beyond the means of most, but the dedicated shops. The information, however is invaluable in planning your project and consulting with your machine shop on what you expect to be done.

Overall this is a very informative book, it has a lot of good information. Unfortunately, this information isn't always organized well, with related sections not being together, and the same topic being covered in multiple sections, with slightly different information each time. This is especially true when the book discusses metrology and NDT. There are also a number of editing errors.

If you have mechanic and machinist skills, this book could be useful as to applying machining techniques to engines, but the book isn't consistent as to the skill level of its target audience. At times, it explains in great detail very simple things, but then later it will gloss over moderately complex things as if the reader should know them already.

Automotive Machining walks the new machinist through some concepts and tooling commonly used in automotive machining. Many other concepts are explained in detail that appears to be aimed to a learned machinist new to the automotive sector. As a story, this guide is a little out of order and repetitive. However, I don't believe Mavrigian was aiming to produce a basic instruction guide. Rather, this book is set up in projects - the same way mechanics and machinists learn on the job. This book is handy to have around when beginning in the automotive industry and refreshing yourself when an engine comes into your machine shop.

The images are clear and the work covered is applicable for anyone doing engine work.

I am new to this subject, but found this book fascinating. The instructions where easy to follow with great illustrations.

Did not know much on the subject matter but found the book to be informative and explained a lot on the subject matter. Lots of pictures to help out and illustrative matters. Good book for the beginning student.

This is an awesome book, very informative. Goes into great detail and is very helpful. If you are rebuilding an engine this book will be of great help.

My husband and I both enjoyed reading this one.