This is great explanation of how the piezoelectric effect of quartz is used to keep accurate time. via Reddit The amazing everyday wristwatch: We never think about it, but only because engineers have made it so reliable and durable that we don’t need to. At its heart lies a tiny tuning fork made of the […]
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Connoisseur of terror and Maker Faire superstar Chris Hackett has a new TV show pilot airing this Friday on the Science Channel. It’s called “Stuck With Hackett”, and it’s about building machines for the finer things in life from found/salvaged parts. Hackett’s the director of Madagascar Institute, an arts combine in Brooklyn that makes jet-powered […]
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Folks really liked Russian microwave factory, so here’s another – A look inside an aircraft repair plant…. Take a stroll around the shops of Vnukovo aircraft repair plant – the center of technical service and repair of civil aircrafts of domestic and foreign manufacture.
Continue ReadingBill Hammack’s video confection is especially sweet this week. Bill scored a vintage Delta “black box” on eBay and, in this week’s installment, tears it apart on camera to show you how they built ’em in the old days to stand up to “three-thousand gees and one-thousand degrees.” I just watched it, and I’m having a hard time resisting my ebullient urge to spoil the ending for you, so I’ll just shut up and let Engineer Guy take it away. [Thanks, Bill!]
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How microwave ovens are made… In Russia – Soviet brand “Horizon†used to make TV-sets, but afterwards it began producing irons, fans, vacuum cleaners and air conditioners. The same factory situated in Belarus, but under another brand, produces microwave ovens. So, today we will show you how microwave ovens are produced.
Continue ReadingOK, almost no moving parts. Practically no moving parts.
I never expected to be able to appreciate my cheap Wal-Mart coffee maker for anything other than its price tag Once again, Bill Hammack has managed to amaze me with some little marvel of engineering design I take for granted nearly every day. Thanks, Bill, as always. Keep ’em coming!
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