Has anybody ever used Repairmanuals.co?

[Houtman_imp]

Brazbro, A regular 3 ring binder will work. Mine is in one.

If I recall properly I think that the rings are slightly different spaced in the English binders .

[misterprofessionality]

Same here I prefer physical paper during my reading.

you guys wouldn't say that if you knew how to search :-p

give me a 1000 page pdf and a 1000 page book and i'll find what i'm looking for in seconds on the PDF, could take 10 times as long in the book. i can also zoom in on complicated mechanical drawings, print things out to real world scale, and the most important part of all: many times if there's a PDF of something you can find it somewhere for free.

you guys wouldn't say that if you knew how to search :-p
Um... books have an index? I have 4 copies of the chilton motorcycle repair manual: 1945-1985, its basically the shop bible. i can find anything in that quicker than a boot up on a laptop. and its over 1400 pages long.

Im an engineer, i do digital spec sheets all. day. long. and 3d work, etc. but paper manual has its place as well. I do have digital copies on my tablet for the vintage cars, they are ok as well, but the paper books are just as good (and preferred to me) if you can find them.
.02

that may be true, but the book isn't in your back pocket. i wouldn't be using a laptop, it's as simple as having it on my phone. just pull out the phone, open the file, search for the term i need to find, and i'm instantly looking at the right page. especially because i'm a zero-experience-pretend-mechanic who's never browsed a repair manual in my life, the search function is valuable beyond description.

i say this from experience. while i'm not a mechanic, i'm an expert in the realm of cabinetry, and we use enormous specbooks from various cabinet manufacturers. some of these have well over a thousand pages. i never even crack them open. i keep PDFs of every single one, and always find the information i'm looking for instantly, even if it's a manufacturer i know nothing about.

Example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-2013-2014...SwXYtYz-iA

I have no idea how good it might be.

Thanks for the input, but that looks like a flat scan. it won't be searchable.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-2013-2014...SwXYtYz-iA

I have no idea how good it might be.

Nice find Cormanus.

Unfortunately, no doubt a copyright knock off.

Nice find Cormanus.

Unfortunately, no doubt a copyright knock off.
Just came to mind: Due to the "copy nature", this PDF is not searchable. Nevertheless, there is still value in the data.

[Bazbro_imp]

Same here I prefer physical paper during my reading.

you guys wouldn't say that if you knew how to search :-p

give me a 1000 page pdf and a 1000 page book and i'll find what i'm looking for in seconds on the PDF, could take 10 times as long in the book. i can also zoom in on complicated mechanical drawings, print things out to real world scale, and the most important part of all: many times if there's a PDF of something you can find it somewhere for free.

you guys wouldn't say that if you knew how to search :-p
Um... books have an index? I have 4 copies of the chilton motorcycle repair manual: 1945-1985, its basically the shop bible. i can find anything in that quicker than a boot up on a laptop. and its over 1400 pages long.

Im an engineer, i do digital spec sheets all. day. long. and 3d work, etc. but paper manual has its place as well. I do have digital copies on my tablet for the vintage cars, they are ok as well, but the paper books are just as good (and preferred to me) if you can find them.
.02

that may be true, but the book isn't in your back pocket. i wouldn't be using a laptop, it's as simple as having it on my phone. just pull out the phone, open the file, search for the term i need to find, and i'm instantly looking at the right page. especially because i'm a zero-experience-pretend-mechanic who's never browsed a repair manual in my life, the search function is valuable beyond description.

i say this from experience. while i'm not a mechanic, i'm an expert in the realm of cabinetry, and we use enormous specbooks from various cabinet manufacturers. some of these have well over a thousand pages. i never even crack them open. i keep PDFs of every single one, and always find the information i'm looking for instantly, even if it's a manufacturer i know nothing about.

Example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-2013-2014...SwXYtYz-iA

I have no idea how good it might be.

Thanks for the input, but that looks like a flat scan. it won't be searchable.

that may be true, but the book isn't in your back pocket. i wouldn't be using a laptop, it's as simple as having it on my phone. just pull out the phone, open the file, search for the term i need to find, and i'm instantly looking at the right page. especially because i'm a zero-experience-pretend-mechanic who's never browsed a repair manual in my life, the search function is valuable beyond description.

i say this from experience. while i'm not a mechanic, i'm an expert in the realm of cabinetry, and we use enormous specbooks from various cabinet manufacturers. some of these have well over a thousand pages. i never even crack them open. i keep PDFs of every single one, and always find the information i'm looking for instantly, even if it's a manufacturer i know nothing about.

Example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-2013-2014...SwXYtYz-iA

I have no idea how good it might be.

Thanks for the input, but that looks like a flat scan. it won't be searchable.
I think this is the same debate as "maps Vs GPS". They both have their strengths and weaknesses, one isn't necessarily "better" than the other, just the specific requirement that the user has. Of course, the ideal would be copies of both! A pdf available in your back pocket and big pages in front of you on the workbench!

Brazbro, A regular 3 ring binder will work. Mine is in one.

If I recall properly I think that the rings are slightly different spaced in the English binders .

If I recall properly I think that the rings are slightly different spaced in the English binders .
That's exactly what I've found, Houtman. I've only been able to look here in France, but all the binders are "familiar" to the ones I'm used to in the UK. It might be, when I get home, that I can find something that fits, but I'm happy creating my own one when I get back, if necessary.