5 Mechanical Celestial Models From Paper To Brass
A multitude of materials lend themselves to creating these mechanical orreries
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A Mechanical Engineer’s Quick Tips for Using Gears
Here are some quick tips on making gears for your next project (plus links to some more exhaustive gear resources if you’ve got the time).
8 Crazy Keyboards That Will Trick Out Your Typing
A custom keyboard could be right at your fingertips, so why are you still using that basic keyboard that came with your computer?
Watch the Fiery Rotations of a 40-Foot-Wide Mechanical Solar System
Watch this Jim Henson inspired solar system as it rotates, glows, and spews flames.
Watch the Mechanical Gallop of a Beautiful Kinetic Horse Sculpture
This mechanical horse is made completely out of stainless steel and gracefully gallops in slow motion without a sound.
Understand 1,700 Mechanical Linkages with these Helpful Animations
Check out this amazing library of 3D animated mechanical linkages and contraptions.
Found Objects Come to Life in Brooklyn Artist’s Fantastic Studio
Photo: Andrew Salomone Makers are everywhere. If you’re not careful you may just bump into one. At least that’s what happened to me when I met artist Steve Gerberich as he stood on the sidewalk below his Brooklyn studio photographing one of his famous storefront window displays. I’d noticed his hypnotic, kinetic displays in other […]
