When you want to transmit rotary motion between intersecting shafts, bevel gear set is one choice. Most bevel gears are mounted at 90° to each other, but it is not a rule. In fact, bevel gears can be manufactured for nearly any angle. We create some bevel gear examples here to show you the motion. …
There are many types of mechanisms. In this article, we introduce a self-locking expansion mechanism, and it is a two-position locking mechanism too. It can be used to expand pipes or other cylindrical parts. This expanding mechanism comprises a cylinder body, a cylinder ring, a driving plate, a bottom cover, 6 pins, 6 pistons, 6 …
When you want to hire a freelancer to do some design work, there is a problem-How to pay your service provider safely? You need to find a way to pay for services. If you and the freelancer are friends or you have cooperated before, usually this is not a problem. You can use some online payment services …
When you have an invention idea and want to bring it to life, you may hope to find and hire a mechanical design engineer to help you. But your project is not a long-term project, or you are an individual, so you don’t want to hire a full-time engineer. In this case, hiring a freelance …
One day you may have a good product concept or invention idea in your mind. You want to develop it and take it to market-but how to do that? If your idea is about a physical product, you can read this article to understand the simple process. You will find the first step is translating the product …
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COVID19 continues to spread around the world from the end year of 2019. To stop the coronavirus, many countries have to implement travel restrictions, ban gatherings, close schools, work from home plan, etc. At the same time, a lot of doctors and nurses are fighting against the deadly pandemic. But shortages of necessary protective equipment …
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You have a great idea about a physical product and you are excited about realizing your idea. But maybe you are not skilled in that and don’t know how to bring idea to life. Especially if you are a hobbyist or inventor, you are eager to turn your ideas into reality. Then maybe you have …
Laser beam machining is popular in recent years. In this article, we will talk about some laser beam machining method and some laser applications. What are laser cutters or laser engravers? When we talk about “laser cutter” or “laser engraver”, we can consider they are the same machine. They are just called “laser engraver” or …
Using a threaded fastener is a popular and effective way to assemble 3D printed parts into one piece. Many threaded fasteners are used in injection molded, traditionally machined and 3d printed parts. With these metal parts, we can assembly and disassembly products many times. Because most 3d printer owners are not mechanical engineers, we will try …
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3D Modeling APP is more and more in recent years. Several years ago, 3D modeling is limited to high-tech computer software and applications. And in these days, only the most powerful computers were able to do 3d modeling jobs. But now smartphones are more and more powerful. And there have been some 3d modeling apps …
