Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 18 of 18 Design
What it is
The final part of Dan Gelbart's 18-part Building Prototypes series, focused on mechanical design. It opens with a demonstration of stiffness and covers practical design principles for prototype machines.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it, and the whole series, for practical mechanical design insight such as how structures achieve stiffness.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2015, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“The final part [2] is also very neat, and starts with a really remarkable demonstration of stiffness.”
Final part of prototyping series with stiffness demonstration
hwillis, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “High precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder [video]”
“The rest of this video series is also well worth watching.”
Demonstrates how a weak structure can still be stiff
mrob, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “Metal Lathe Made from Scrap Auto Parts”
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Topics: prototyping, stiffness, machine design, engineering, gelbart
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