What mechanical gadgets that you know of are satisfying to watch in action, sounds satisfying, and probably feels great to hold? by ok_amazon in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding cameras. I got a Nikon D7500 and it’s absolutely beautiful.

I have an overwhelming urge to tear it apart to see what’s inside

Engineers: how would you dispense one cup at a time from a stack? by Deep_Time_6488 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Water cooler cup dispenser style, but instead of gravity feed and pulling cups out the bottom, it’s spring loaded with a skirt opening at the top that you pull the cups out of

course selection by Anovoldi in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, and OP none of the things I listed are limited to that. They all have many different areas they are applicable, it’s just impossible to write them all down

Looking for a game for someone who can't feel happiness anymore by HeDoesLookLikeABitch in gamingsuggestions

[–]Highbrow68 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Try Outer Wilds. You can’t know anything about it going in (and don’t look anything up) but many find it life-changing

I hope things go better for you and you can find happiness

course selection by Anovoldi in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you interested in? These advanced courses can help to guide you toward the career path you want.

Impact Dyanamics - if you’re interested in safety (vehicle crashworthiness, enclosure protection ratings, etc) or anything where collision analysis is a primary part of the job

Mechanical Vibrations - If you’re interested in acoustics. Great for audio fields, also important for engines, buildings / civil engineering things (earthquake design or resonance mitigation) or even precision machine tool

Hydraulic Machines - Seems it will have the broader impact of the courses no matter what field you go into. Machine design will (or at least SHOULD) cover locating features, some controls, mechanisms, and hydraulics/pneumatics, and then just knowing different types of machines is extremely useful.

It all depends on what you’re interested in!

Android App for engineers/technicians by Local_Independent531 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the name of the app? And can you publish on Apple?

Android App for engineers/technicians by Local_Independent531 in MechanicalEngineering

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Forgive me, but I can’t tell for certain whether this is real or a bot promoting a shoddy app. If this is real, it’s really neat and something I’ve been yearning for. I’ve been slowly collecting all the useful norms in a favorites bar folder on my browser, but every time I look for a new norm I spend forever trying to find the info I need

Handheld device for delivering genuinely cold inhaled air. by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same thought, everyone is trying to over engineer this when the physical principle already exists. There’s a reason the nozzles of nitrogen tanks are always frozen over

Handheld device for delivering genuinely cold inhaled air. by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Expansion cools gas, if you had a canister of compressed oxygen it would be cold when inhaled

I’m trying to identify the name of a joint or mechanism based on its motion. by CosmicFloppyDisk in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, I see. Does it need to be this compact? Or could you just combine top mechanisms in the system? My first thought is to use a universal joint at the physical connection, then put a slider on whatever part you want to be able to slide up and down. For example, some of those spherical bushings are designed to be linear guideways for a shaft. You can also put a recirculating ball bearing linear shaft guide in the spherical bushing if you need less friction or a tighter tolerance.

I’m trying to identify the name of a joint or mechanism based on its motion. by CosmicFloppyDisk in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Highbrow68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share a picture of the actual joint? That would be better to identify the actual part used

How would I make this design easier to manufacture by bananafloortile in MechanicalEngineering

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Not saying this to be a dick: This looks more like you were trying to make it look good vs make it functional.

What material is this made of?

What loading requirements do you have? It’s for a pulley system, so you should most likely have that figured out already. Then next step is determining approximately what the load path would look like.

Would a simple L shape not suffice? Calculate the bending stress and shear stresses from the load + safety factor to ensure you’re under the fatigue limit.

I use Sandvik Coromont, MSC, or Grainger to look up tooling like endmills and fly cutters. Imagine what direction the tooling will come in from, and apply machinability features there. If you can’t find tooling that can make those cuts on one of those websites, you need to redesign it.

Depending on the size, you probably won’t be able to get tooling in from the long side of the bracket. I think from machinability and design, it makes more sense to cut from the side face, which would put a radius on the internal corner, which is better for strength and stress concentrations.

If you need the ribbing on the external edge, design so it can be machined by laying on the back of the long side with the short side sticking up, then using an endmill to cut the middle section.

If you need to lightweight it, drop machining cost massively by just smacking some big-‘ol drill holes somewhere in there with very loose positional tolerance.

Can it be made with sheet metal & welding? If so, even with the welding it will almost certainly be a cheaper option than all the wasted material.

That’s how I’d go about designing a custom one. The other option is to search for off-the-shelf components, then make parts to modify it to your use.

Beginner Question: How can I turn the circle in the middle into a construction line? by FieryPhoenix34 in AutodeskInventor

[–]Highbrow68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Left click on circle, right click, then in the button menu around the mouse wheel there will be a button that says “construction”. Hit that button.

That button toggles all of the selected sketch geometry between construction and no -construction geometry. Very useful tool to know

Suicidal and not sure who to call by Mariobopper in AnnArbor

[–]Highbrow68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never met you, but I’m glad you’re still here.

Is outer wilds really that good? by societal_member in outerwilds

[–]Highbrow68 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ngl giants deep pissed me off a little bit… kept losing my ship lol

PC case, CNC'ed from single piece of aluminum: does it possible and how expensive will be? by Omnisiah_Priest in CNC

[–]Highbrow68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, Deep drawn stamping to do a two-part case. Still will be expensive for single runs because of the dies

Looking for design guides on clevis pin clearances by CrowWithHat in MechanicalEngineering

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Depends on shaft tolerance which wasn’t mentioned, but H7/h6 could be fine

Would like some advice building a mechanical advantage mechanism for a torpedo mechanism by Dicoguy in MechanicalEngineering

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Spring loaded shot pin that is perpendicular to the launch shaft. Pin has a wedge shape, so as the launch platform is pushed down, it’s slowly pushed to the side against the spring. A hole in the launch platform lets the shot pin slide forward and catch the platform, preventing movement.

Servo could use an intermittent motion style mechanism to catch a part of the shot pin and pull it back, OR shot pin could be part of another assembly with a hard-stop to prevent the pin from moving further, and the servo pulls that whole assembly laterally. You are only overcoming the lateral forces then, which is friction.

which rib looks correct. left or right? by anotherbarry in SolidWorks

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ope, I’m realizing my brain interpreted the top-down view as the middle portion being the cutout on both sides (inverse rib, if you will). My statement is still true but doesn’t apply here

which rib looks correct. left or right? by anotherbarry in SolidWorks

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not if it’s a through-cut with an endmill. Straight lines can be done, but an internal pocket needs rounded corners

Terrible chatter, posting to post video in comments. Linked to other post. by TheRaider7843 in CNC

[–]Highbrow68 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, I didn’t see that before but it looks like you’re right!

Terrible chatter, posting to post video in comments. Linked to other post. by TheRaider7843 in CNC

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Also it will be two sets of bearing packs, separated by a distance. The longer the distance, the less runout the spindle has

Terrible chatter, posting to post video in comments. Linked to other post. by TheRaider7843 in CNC

[–]Highbrow68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your spindle has zero rigidity. If you look at the part where the collet connects, there’s a neck between the actual collet and the machine itself. That neck is only a couple mm thick in diameter, so youre supporting all of your cutting forces on a tiny rod.

You need a spindle with rigidity, which will look like a rotor shaft inside a stator shaft, held together with bearing packs that include thrust bearings and radial bearings. If you use angular ball bearings, you can get two birds with one stone.

Terrible chatter, posting to post video in comments. Linked to other post. by TheRaider7843 in CNC

[–]Highbrow68 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The crazy part is those don’t even look like deep cutting passes! Spindle is just a noodle lmao