Collaborate Disseminate
When you’ve gone to the trouble of building your own backyard railway, chances are pretty good that at some point, you’re going to want to add a locomotive of some …read more Continue reading Powering a Backyard Railway With Compressed Air
When hackers in the US think of a retailer called Harbor Freight, we usually think of cheap tools, workable but terrible DVM’s, zip ties, and tarps. [Jimbo] over at [Robot …read more Continue reading DIY Prony Dyno Properly Displays Power Production
Methanol is a popular fuel for small engines used in radio-controlled models, but comes at a higher price than gasoline. It’s also harder to source and can be a mite …read more Continue reading Running Methanol RC Engines On Gasoline
Engine stands are great to have on hand for when you need to work on an engine outside a vehicle. However, if your engine is particularly large, you might find …read more Continue reading A Giant Engine Needs A Giant Engine Stand
Liquid-fuelled rocket engine design has largely followed a simple template since the development of the German V-2 rocket in the middle of World War 2. Propellant and oxidizer are mixed …read more Continue reading Japanese Rocket Engine Explodes: Continuously and On Purpose
Join us on Wednesday, August 18 at noon Pacific for the Game Development Hack Chat with Kyle Donnelly! Chances are we all have fallen into the time trap of computer …read more Continue reading Game Development Hack Chat
Felling a tree properly is a skill that takes some practice to master, especially without causing any injuries or property damage. Getting the tree cut down though is sometimes only …read more Continue reading Building a Stump Grinder from the Ground Up
Sometimes you’ve gotta haul big heavy loads around a wide area. Regular wheelbarrows are fine, but it can quickly grow tiring when one has to make multiple trips. [Workshop from …read more Continue reading Building a Big Ol’ Powerful Wheelbarrow
[Emiel] aka [The Practical Engineer] makes all kinds of fun projects in his fully-featured shop, and one of his tangents has been building a series of solenoid engines. These engines …read more Continue reading Can the Solenoid Engine Power a Car?
With the rise of usable electric cars in the marketplace, and markets around the world slowly phasing out the sale of fossil fuel cars, you could be forgiven for thinking …read more Continue reading Toyota’s Hydrogen-Burning Racecar Soon To Hit The Track