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Don't throw away 2004 Metal
Finishing Guide Book
Robert Teichmann
Towaco, New Jersey
I just received the 2005 Metal
Finishing Guide Book today and was thoroughly disappointed. There
were many sections dropped. The "Chemical Surface Preparation" index
was all messed up with some articles "Electrocleaning Zaki" listed
but not even present and others like "Rinsing - Mooney" and "Surface
Preparation - Rudy" not listed but in the guide anyway.
The only bright side to the guide book, other than presumably
updated advertisements, is a section on Iron Plating. This growing US
industry, I m sure, will provide all the competitive advantage that
the North American surface finishers will need since the obsolete
areas such as zinc alloy plating have all migrated to other parts of
the world
This book is definitely not a "keeper" (except for the iron
plating chapter)! -- Robert Teichmann
Yes, throw the 2004 away,
too!
Ted Mooney, finishing.com
The 2005 table of contents page is indeed a total mess, Robert --
full of missing chapters, wrong page numbers, etc. But the only
article actually missing is the Zaki one, which appears to be
supplanted by two articles by Rudy. The iron plating article actually
isn't new -- it was just missed (or perhaps deliberately omitted) in
the 2004 issue.
The 2002 version is the keeper, Robert! It has all the
articles including the Iron Plating one, plus a correct table of
contents page, and -- most importantly -- an index.
Neither 2004 nor 2005 even has an index; that to me is the real
shame and obviously a decision made by a bean counter who doesn't
actually use the book himself. A technical book without an index
simply isn't worth the ink wasted on it. For that reason I still keep
the 2002 on my desk and dumped the 2004 and 2005 into a storage box
somewhere. Companies who advertised in the 2002 edition are getting
way more than their money's worth, and those who advertised in later
editions way less :-)
Where to get a copy?
by Luis J. Caballero - Malaga
Spain
I'm looking for a second hand copy of the 2002 edition (or later)
of the guidebook directory metal finishing. But it is really
difficult to find a actual copy of the book. Do you know where can I
find a copy of this edition?
Thank you very much for your help.
Find a Copy Here
A copy of the Guidebook comes with a subscription to Metal Finishing magazine, Luis. But follow the link to some sources for used copies of the Guidebook
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