Lessons

• Mechanical Design: Retaining Rings Discussion

  Retaining rings are used to retain a variety of objects in place
• Mechanical Design: Thumb Screws & Thumb Nuts

  Thumb screws and thumb nuts are considered to be a type of fastener.
• Mechanical Design: Thumb Screws Discussion

  Thumb screws and thumb nuts are considered to be a type of fastener.
• Mechanical Design: Handles Intro

  Beyond the typical pull-style handles most people are familiar with, more specialized handles exist that provide a myriad of options for designers in applications where objects need to be moved, rotated, or locked in position.
• Mechanical Design: Handles

  Beyond the typical pull-style handles most people are familiar with, more specialized handles exist that provide a myriad of options for designers in applications where objects need to be moved, rotated, or locked in position.
• Mechanical Design: Handles Discussion

  Beyond the typical pull-style handles most people are familiar with, more specialized handles exist that provide a myriad of options for designers in applications where objects need to be moved, rotated, or locked in position.
• Mechanical Design: Draw Latches Intro

  Beyond the typical pull-style handles most people are familiar with, more specialized handles exist that provide a myriad of options for designers in applications where objects need to be moved, rotated, or locked in position.
• Mechanical Design: Draw Latches Discussion

  Beyond the typical pull-style handles most people are familiar with, more specialized handles exist that provide a myriad of options for designers in applications where objects need to be moved, rotated, or locked in position.
• Mechanical Design: Set Screws Intro

  Set screws are very common pieces of hardware that are typically used to bind a part in place.
• Mechanical Design: Set Screws

  Set screws are very common pieces of hardware that are typically used to bind a part in place.
• Mechanical Design: Set Screws Discussion

  Set screws are very common pieces of hardware that are typically used to bind a part in place.
• Mechanical Design: Toggle Clamps Intro

  Toggle clamps are used to hold parts in place by placing a force in the downward direction that pushes on the part thereby preventing it from shifting or moving side to side (or up and down).
• Mechanical Design: Toggle Clamps

  Toggle clamps are used to hold parts in place by placing a force in the downward direction that pushes on the part thereby preventing it from shifting or moving side to side (or up and down).
• Mechanical Design: Toggle Clamps Discussion

  Toggle clamps are used to hold parts in place by placing a force in the downward direction that pushes on the part thereby preventing it from shifting or moving side to side (or up and down).
• Mechanical Design: Retaining Rings Intro

  Retaining rings are used to retain a variety of objects in place
• Mechanical Design: Retaining Rings

  Retaining rings are used to retain a variety of objects in place
• Mechanical Design: Thumb Screws Intro

  Thumb screws and thumb nuts are considered to be a type of fastener.
• Mechanical Design: Magnets Intro

  Magnets are a great option for “passively” holding parts together
• Mechanical Design: Magnets

  Magnets are a great option for “passively” holding parts together
• Mechanical Design: Magnets Discussion

  Magnets are a great option for “passively” holding parts together
• Mechanical Design: Adhesives Discussion

  There are a vast number of different adhesives available for designers to use.
• Mechanical Design: Shaft Couplers

  Shaft couplers are used to join two shafts together.
• Mechanical Design: Shaft Couplers Discussion

  Shaft couplers are used to join two shafts together.
• Mechanical Design: Shoulder Bolts, Rotary Speed Limiters, & Ball Plunger

• Mechanical Design: Rotary Speed Dampers Discussion

  Rotary dampers are special pieces of hardware that limit (or “dampen”) the speed of rotational motion.
• Mechanical Design: Spring Loaded Ball Plungers

• Mechanical Design: Spring Loaded Ball Plungers & Retractors Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Shoulder Bolts Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Thread Taps & Dies Discussion

  Taps and dies are the tools used to create threads
• Mechanical Design: 80/20 Hardware

• Mechanical Design: 80/20 Hardware Discussion

  80/20 (brand name) hardware is a modular system of components based on extruded Aluminum members that can be used to create a wide assortment of different mechanical structures.
• Mechanical Design: Springs

  Springs are used to apply a resistive force in many applications
• Mechanical Design: Fasteners Intro

  Machine screws are the most common types of fasteners used in mechanical design for metal applications,
• Mechanical Design: Fasteners

  Machine screws are the most common types of fasteners used in mechanical design for metal applications,
• Mechanical Design: Fasteners Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Dowel Pins Intro

  One of the simplest yet most useful pieces of hardware, the dowel pin can be used for an unlimited number of applications from precision alignment to hard stops to a pivot entity.
• Mechanical Design: Dowel Pins

  One of the simplest yet most useful pieces of hardware, the dowel pin can be used for an unlimited number of applications from precision alignment to hard stops to a pivot entity.
• Mechanical Design: Dowel Pins Discussion

  One of the simplest yet most useful pieces of hardware, the dowel pin can be used for an unlimited number of applications from precision alignment to hard stops to a pivot entity.
• Mechanical Design: Bearings Intro

  Bearings allow for linear or rotational motion in a design that is faster, smoother, and longer lasting then had the bearings not been incorporated.
• Mechanical Design: Bearings Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Threaded Inserts Intro

  Threaded inserts allow for stronger threads in a material/part than would otherwise be possible based on the base part material’s properties.
• Mechanical Design: Threaded Inserts

  Threaded inserts allow for stronger threads in a material/part than would otherwise be possible based on the base part material’s properties.
• Mechanical Design: Threaded Inserts Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Rails & Carriages Intro 1

  Rails and carriages are hardware that facilitate very smooth and precise linear motion.
• Mechanical Design: Rails & Carriages Intro 2

  Rails and carriages are hardware that facilitate very smooth and precise linear motion.
• Mechanical Design: Rails & Carriages Discussion

• Mechanical Design: Springs Intro

  Springs are used to apply a resistive force in many applications
• Mechanical Design: McMaster

• Mechanical Design: Springs Discussion 1

  Springs are used to apply a resistive force in many applications.
• Mechanical Design: Springs Discussion 2

  Springs are used to apply a resistive force in many applications.
• Mechanical Design: Rod End Ball Joints Intro

  Rod end ball joints (also called Heim joints) are used in applications where three degrees of rotational freedom are needed.
• Mechanical Design: Rod End Ball Joints

  Rod end ball joints (also called Heim joints) are used in applications where three degrees of rotational freedom are needed.
• Mechanical Design: Rod End Ball Joints Discussion

  Rod end ball joints (also called Heim joints) are used in applications where three degrees of rotational freedom are needed.
• Mechanical Design: O-Rings

  O-rings are used to create seals between two components.
• Mechanical Design: O-Rings Blooper

  O-rings are used to create seals between two components.
• Mechanical Design: O-Rings Supplemental

  O-rings are used to create seals between two components.
• Mechanical Design: O-Rings Supplemental 2

  O-rings are used to create seals between two components.
• Mechanical Design: Wire Rope Intro

  When an application calls for flexible rope that is very strong, wire rope should be a solution that is evaluated.
• Mechanical Design: Wire Rope Discussion

  When an application calls for flexible rope that is very strong, wire rope should be a solution that is evaluated.
• Mechanical Design: Rubber Bumpers Intro

  Rubber bumpers (or rubber feet) mechanically compliant pieces of hardware used for impact absorption between two components.
• Mechanical Design: Rubber Bumpers

  Rubber bumpers (or rubber feet) mechanically compliant pieces of hardware used for impact absorption between two components.
• Mechanical Design: Rubber Bumpers Discussion

  Rubber bumpers (or rubber feet) mechanically compliant pieces of hardware used for impact absorption between two components.