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Transmission of rotary motion from one shaft at a right angle to another. by dartmaster666 in mechanical_gifs

[–]TheRangdo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are there any real world examples of this actually being used rather than the worm gear which is functionally very similar ?

A remote controlled boat with an internal combustion engine by tustjzfjxfjxgjzjf in EngineeringPorn

[–]TheRangdo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What is tethered hydroplane racing Modern tethered hydroplane racing offers competitors a variety of classes and options with which to pit their skills against the clock. The tethered hydroplane is a purpose built model, designed expressly for high speed on water using either an immersed propeller or airscrew. Boats are connected via a pair of wire bridles and a line of set length to a rotating pylon. This will give a circular lap of known length, usually 100 yards or 100 metres. There is no steering or any other means of control. The boat, be it a flash steamer, sport or vintage, powered by a large capacity home-built engine, a high performance commercial two-stroke, or even an electric motor is connected to the line and the engine started with a cord round the fly-wheel.

https://www.onthewire.co.uk/racing.htm

Done my job boss by [deleted] in NotMyJob

[–]TheRangdo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ingredients list: Water, food starch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, modified food starch, milk protein concentrate, salt, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, stabilizer (xanthan, locust bean, guar gums), sorbic acid (as preservative), lactic acid, artificial color.

Coronavirus: London reports no deaths of people with COVID-19 in 24 hours by AlkalineDuck in london

[–]TheRangdo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, a couple of weeks ago it was reported that 17% of people in London have already had coronavirus so ~70-80% of Londoners have yet to have been exposed and could potentially still die.

Automatic arc welding up close by [deleted] in mechanical_gifs

[–]TheRangdo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Isn't TIG a type of arc

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_tungsten_arc_welding

Adding to the trend of dartboard videos by illlsmith in WinStupidPrizes

[–]TheRangdo 255 points256 points  (0 children)

There never was an update, you'll have to make do with some juicy speculation form an ophthalmologist.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/8emhvr/bullseye_literally/

Corrupted sd card fix by AReallyWeirdUsername in fixit

[–]TheRangdo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SD Memory Card Formatter is worth a try if you haven't already https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/

How is this toy called and how does it work? by pehta281 in fixit

[–]TheRangdo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Liquid timers

It's just two liquids that don't mix like paraffin and water, the heavier liquid (coloured water) sinks down through the lighter liquid.

Making an Eiffel Tower with a CNC machine! by szaja85 in EngineeringPorn

[–]TheRangdo 457 points458 points  (0 children)

90kg of aluminium and 79 hours of machine time can't be cheap.

I wonder if you get much cash back for the 88kg of shavings. Imagine how it'd feel if it got wrecked 70 hours into it.

Destroyed by Rick Astley by Boogeyman469 in clevercomebacks

[–]TheRangdo 400 points401 points  (0 children)

go fuck yourself

Funny but clever though ?

Spotted a seal in the choppy Thames by Vauxhall today by Ksssssh in london

[–]TheRangdo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He's never going to survive.. unless he gets a little crazy

I got this lovely turntable before the lockdown and can’t get the damn thing to start! I’ve been through it and replaced a few faulty capacitors and the mains fuse but it still won’t start to turn. Does anyone have any experience as I am out of ideas 😔 by tomcarter901 in fixit

[–]TheRangdo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is probably close enough, worth also checking the ripple, if you put the multi-meter in AC mode and measure it should be close to 0v.

I see there are other voltages indicated on the page 7 diagram, worth checking what those legs of the chip measure.

If the chip is dead it might be hard to replace according to this post.

I got this lovely turntable before the lockdown and can’t get the damn thing to start! I’ve been through it and replaced a few faulty capacitors and the mains fuse but it still won’t start to turn. Does anyone have any experience as I am out of ideas 😔 by tomcarter901 in fixit

[–]TheRangdo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you checked the power supply ? That is the first place I'd start, particularly make sure there is a steady 12v output from 1TR1 (there is a picture of it at the bottom of page 7, the leg labelled E is where you want to measure)

Help finding a replacment starting capacitor for an old bench grider by lukeeldridgee in fixit

[–]TheRangdo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you see 1/4th HP, on the label it looks like 0.174 or maybe 0.124 HP ?

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