This week’s selection is “RobBob” a mechanical robot head with two degrees of freedom, by JBV Creative.
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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
This week’s selection is “Machinery’s Handbook, Pocket Companion” by Richard Pohanish and Christopher McCauley.
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
I’m reading an article on Hackaday about some folks experimenting with 3D printed gun parts and realized there could be a problem.
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.
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.
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.
Book of the Week: The Way Things Work Now
This week’s selection is “The Way Things Work Now” by David MacAulay.
The Bio-Inspired 3D Printed Origami Technique
Overcoming build volume limitations can be done with origami-like 3D printing approaches.
Book of the Week: Machinery’s Handbook, Toolbox Edition
This week’s selection is the comprehensive “Machinery’s Handbook” originally by Erik Oberg.
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.
Book of the Week: 507 Mechanical Movements
This week’s selection is the classic 507 Mechanical Movements book by Henry T. Brown.
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.
Book of the Week: Motors for Makers
This week’s selection is “Motors for Makers” by Matthew Scarpino.
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.
Another Way to 3D Print Bearings
Rotational bearings are something many folks attempt to 3D print, but end up disappointed.
The UberBlox Construction Set
A new project called “UberBlox” hopes to create a flexible electro-mechanical building and construction system.
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.
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.