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Design of the Week: RobBob 2 DOF Robot Head

This week’s selection is “RobBob” a mechanical robot head with two degrees of freedom, by JBV Creative.

Design of the Week: Mechanical Wall Clock

Design of the Week: Mechanical Wall Clock

This week’s selection is the Mechanical Wall Clock by designer Harald Andersson.

Book of the Week: Machinery’s Handbook, Pocket Companion

Book of the Week: Machinery’s Handbook, Pocket Companion

This week’s selection is “Machinery’s Handbook, Pocket Companion” by Richard Pohanish and Christopher McCauley.

Book of the Week: Materials Selection In Mechancial Design

Book of the Week: Materials Selection In Mechanical Design

This week’s selection is “Materials Selection In Mechancial Design” by Michael F. Ashby.

When 3D Printed Guns Are Not 3D Printed Guns

When 3D Printed Guns Are Not 3D Printed Guns

I’m reading an article on Hackaday about some folks experimenting with 3D printed gun parts and realized there could be a problem.

Published September 15, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged experiment, historical, legal, mechanical, weapons

Are CoreXY 3D Printers Taking Over?

CoreXY is becoming a very popular approach for 3D printer motion systems, but is it the ultimate answer? We list the advantages and disadvantages.

Published March 9, 2020
Categorized as learning Tagged _temp, cartesian, concepts, corexy, mechanical, motion

Microbeam Fabrication Technique Could Enable Complex Bioprinting

How does a bioprint hold its shape? New research shows ways support scaffolds could be made from living tissue that allows the bioprint to grow.

Published September 4, 2019
Categorized as research Tagged bioprinting, cells, engineering, mechanical, scaffold

How a High-Schooler Trying to Save Water Got a Crash Course in Engineering

Eighteen-year-old Tucker Sawyer of Hays County, TX, had a flash of inspiration while sitting in his high school chemistry class.

Published June 21, 2019
Categorized as Design Tagged $Engineering Simulation, education, engineering, mechanical, simulation

Book of the Week: The Way Things Work Now

This week’s selection is “The Way Things Work Now” by David MacAulay.

Published May 21, 2019
Categorized as book Tagged learning, machines, mechanical

The Bio-Inspired 3D Printed Origami Technique

Overcoming build volume limitations can be done with origami-like 3D printing approaches.

Published November 4, 2018
Categorized as research Tagged 4d, folding, mechanical, origami

Book of the Week: Machinery’s Handbook, Toolbox Edition

This week’s selection is the comprehensive “Machinery’s Handbook” originally by Erik Oberg.

Published August 28, 2018
Categorized as book Tagged engineering, learning, mechanical, tips

Book of the Week: Basic Machines and How They Work

This week’s selection is “Basic Machines and How They Work” by the US Navy.

Published June 5, 2018
Categorized as book Tagged mechanical

Book of the Week: 507 Mechanical Movements

This week’s selection is the classic 507 Mechanical Movements book by Henry T. Brown. 

Published March 6, 2018
Categorized as book Tagged learning, mechanical

Revolve Innovates Wheel Design To Collapse and Convert Your Vehicle

Not much has changed with the wheel since it got us moving millennia ago. It’s design in the simplest form: a rotating donut which adapts to do everything from power machinery to provide exercise for your kid’s overweight hamster.

Published March 1, 2018
Categorized as Design Tagged mechanical

Book of the Week: Motors for Makers

This week’s selection is “Motors for Makers” by Matthew Scarpino.

Published February 20, 2018
Categorized as book Tagged mechanical, motors

Learn about the Geneva Drive – A Snappy Mechanism Found Inside Old Film Projector

If you have you ever held a film projector before, chances are you have probably heard the distinct clacking noise that comes with using it. 

Published August 31, 2017
Categorized as Design Tagged mechanical

Another Way to 3D Print Bearings

Rotational bearings are something many folks attempt to 3D print, but end up disappointed. 

Published June 15, 2017
Categorized as Design Tagged bearing, mechanical

The UberBlox Construction Set

A new project called “UberBlox” hopes to create a flexible electro-mechanical building and construction system. 

Published February 1, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged diy, mechanical

Build Your Own 3D Printer with The Inventor’s Positioning Axis

Many of our readers enjoy building their own 3D printers. Now there’s a key component with significant benefits.

Published November 19, 2014
Categorized as Hardware Tagged kit, mechanical

A Fully Mechanical 3D Printer? Yes, It Exists

It has been proven: a rudimentary 3D printer has been built solely from mechanical components – with no electronics involved. 

Published July 21, 2014
Categorized as printer Tagged analog, art, mechanical
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