Collaborate Disseminate
You want to join two shafts. What do you need? A coupler, of course. If the shafts don’t line up, you might consider an Oldham coupler. But what if the …read more Continue reading A Hobson’s Coupler Leads to a Weird Engine
How can you spot an engineer? It can be tricky, but it is a little easier in Canada. That’s because many Canadian engineers have been through the Ritual of the …read more Continue reading Canadian Engineers? They Have a Ring About Them
These days, you have a certain expectation for computer keys on a keyboard. Of course, there are variations and proponents of different mechanisms and noise levels. However, back in the …read more Continue reading Inside the PET Keyboard
Ever seen a restaurant where they display fake models of the food on the menu? We never thought much about how shokuhin sampuru — the Japanese name — were made until …read more Continue reading Hacking Fake Food
If you want to make containers under Linux, plenty of high-level options exist. [Lucavallin] wanted to learn more about how containers really work, so he decided to tackle the problem …read more Continue reading Linux Containers the Hard Way
Many of us like a keyboard with a positive click noise when we type. You might want to rethink that, though, in light of a new paper from the UK …read more Continue reading Noisy Keyboards Sink Ships
If you want to bend metal to make shapes, you might use equipment like a brake. But if you don’t have one, no worries. You can still do a lot …read more Continue reading Prepare to Brake: Quick Intro to Metal Bending
We all know that 3D printing has been a boon for people with different life challenges. But the Ford Motor Company in Mexico wants to help dogs that need mobility …read more Continue reading 3D Print Your Best Friend a Wheelchair
Usually when we talk about flip-flops here we mean the circuit. But in this case, it is [Jeandre Groenewald’s] 3D-printed shoe design called Sloffies. The shoes use TPU, and the …read more Continue reading If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit, Print it!
How do you use a 3D printer to bend metal? One way would be to take it to a machine shop and offer to trade the owner your printer for …read more Continue reading Metal Forming with a 3D Printer