C'mon guys, we don't want to reinvent the wheel here...
Well, no-one could patent the satellite, because it was deemed that Arthur C. Clarke had already fully described it...
A few more... - Galvanic Corrosion Really Happens (I've seen things that would make your hair curl) - Just because you've rendered it doesn't...
Always radius internal corners! (or that's where it'll break!)
Lockheed Martin, eh? What's that all about?
A trick question, so a trick answer: Quality is conformance to requirements.
It's almost obsolete now, but here's one I almost forgot: The SCART connector!...
I'm learning Inventor and find it OK but buggy. However, they've got a new stress analysis module which is really nice.
The indispensable reference: 'Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain'... ... and a bit of patience :)
Chrome or nickel plate is fine until you get any damage, then corrosion sets in real quick! Instead, how about a carbon or alloy steel with a...
The wheelchair, IF it does what it says on the tin. It has to meet the medical need; it has to be rugged AND REPAIRABLE with local skills; it has...
Torotrak looks very interesting: http://www.torotrak.com
Heh, I remember almost exactly the same illustration from over thirty years ago. File under 'nuclear fusion'? Having said that, the ITER fusion...
Dana makes a very good point. At least in the UK, 'education' is relatively weak on the 'hands-on' part of learning. Personally, I spent a lot of...
>> What kind of education did you get that got you the tools... 1. Read lots of books (any kind) 2. Do lots of maths problems (if you repeat it,...
Hi Colin, How are you specifying the 'stress relief?' All anneals are not the same. A stress-relief anneal must be below 725C, and the longer you...
So you graduated B.Eng? What did you do in your final year project?
Chadeeo - Yes, it sounds like you want to do Engineering. What sort of things do you want to make? Often people specialise, in Marine or...
Both waterjet and EDM leave a re-cast layer and a heat-affected zone. Waterjet is the only truly cold process. It can, however, corrode some metals.
Read this! This guy's amazing: Christopher Alexander, 'Notes on the Synthesis of Form', Harvard 1964
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