Design tips vol. 4
I’ve been flat out on contracts and there’s no sign of slowing down. I have two more in-depth articles coming…
Tag: design
The Mentaculus
When I first started my career in engineering, designing was done in AutoCAD, in 2D from hand-sketched layouts from the…
Grouted machine feet
If you’re making a large and permanent machine, you may find yourself having to grout it in after commissioning. Here’s…
Pillow blocks
I’m lazy. I don’t like figuring out bearing seat tolerances if I don’t have to. I also relish in avoiding…
Go-NoGo gauge design
Go-NoGo gauges are a good tool for speeding up your inspection on production items. Instead of spending 10 minutes measuring…
Design tips for CNC milled parts
If you have designed a part to be CNC machined before then you have almost certainly spoken to a machinist…
Design tips, Vol. 3
A short post this week with a few more general design tips. Keep your feature tree clean Sometimes you need…
Dust collector design
Dust collectors are a common off-the-shelf item and quite simple at first glance but interesting in detail and there are…
Engineering excellence in the wild: Airport bench seats
In every airport in the world, there’s a nervous energy in the air and everyone is bustling. Going to the…
Cable routing
As a beginning engineer, cable routing was an irritating afterthought- something to be figured out during the build. As I…