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Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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Prototypes That Last: Simple Tips for Making Durable Parts, Part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/opFG6BmnjRc/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=312398 In the previous installment of Prototypes that Last, we investigated several simple, powerful ways of predicting and improving the load limits of the parts you make. That’s pretty cool, but we have conveniently overlooked the fact that the elastic deformation of mechanical components can sometimes become a problem long before they suffer any sort of structural failure. Let's pick up where we left off last week, and sort it out once and for all. Read the full article on MAKE | 4:28p |
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Make: Inventions | Can Openers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/BP57bkwkfWE/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=312626 The humble can opener might seem like an obvious invention today, but it took 50 years from the tin can's invention to the very first can opener. Before then a hungry person had to use whatever tools were available, from bayonets to rocks. Over the last 150 years there have been hundreds of attempts to improve and perfect it. Some more successful than others. On this episode of Make: Inventions we go through the creation and construction of three different designs. Then we put them to use to see which — if any — are an improvement on the bayonet or a rock. Along the way we also discover why my workbench now smells like soup.
Read the full article on MAKE | 7:30p |
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