HackadayU Announces Rhino, Mech Eng, and AVR Classes During Winter Session
The winter lineup of HackadayU courses has just been announced, get your tickets now! Spend those indoor hours leveling up your skills — on offer are classes to learn how to prototype like a mechanical...
View ArticleEngineering the Less Boring Way
We have to admire a YouTube channel with the name [Less Boring Lectures]. After all, he isn’t promising they won’t be boring, just less boring. Actually though, we found quite a few of the videos...
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: Relating Mechanical Elements to Electronic Components
Ask any electronics hobbyist or professional what the simplest building blocks of electronic circuits are, and they’ll undoubtedly say resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Ask a mechanically-inclined...
View ArticleSki Lift Design Does The Impossible
Tis The Season, for those who are so inclined, to loft themselves to the top of a steep snow-covered hill and then go downhill, really fast. And if something gets in their way, turn. Whether they be on...
View ArticleRetrotechtacular: Understanding The Strength of Structural Shapes
Strength. Rigidity. Dependability. The ability to bear weight without buckling. These are all things that we look for when we build a mechanical structure. And in today’s Retrotechtacular we take a...
View ArticleHomemade Toy Wind Tunnel Blows (Really Well)
Sometimes a kid wakes up on Christmas morning and runs downstairs, only hoping to see one thing: a shiny new wind tunnel. This past December, that’s exactly what [SparksAndCode]’s son found under...
View ArticleThe Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts
If you’re a mechanical engineer, the material covered in this video on the basics of bolted joints probably won’t cover any new ground. On the other hand, if you aren’t a mechanical engineer but still...
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