Operation of a Rivet Gun
A rivet gun is a very useful tool that fastens metal parts with rivets. Working with a rivet gun can increase productivity without degrading the …
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Transmission Shaft with Key Shear Stress Problems
Keys are very useful and inexpensive locking devices for transmission shafts. The problems of key shear stress in shafts and their impacts on …
Continue ReadingVibration Eliminator for Piping
Whether installed on a ship, factory, or in the local supermarket, all piping needs to well supported and vibration free. Pipe supports can …
Continue ReadingHydrogen Embrittlement: Stainless Steel Damage
The machine parts made up of stainless steel become brittle due to the Hydrogen Embrittlement. Here we will discuss hydrogen embrittlement and its …
Continue ReadingDealing with Drive Train Vibration Issues
Drive train vibration issues, if not treated in a timely fashion, can cause serious catastrophic damage to your gearbox. Do you know what the possible …
Continue ReadingWhat are the Most Used Blacksmith Tools
Advanced automation today might have made metal processing work quick and at huge scales, but it didn’t fully replace a blacksmith’s role in the …
Continue ReadingPower Recovery Turbines for Large Radial Engines
What are power recovery turbines? Although they were used on the most highly efficient and powerful aircraft engines of WW II, they are virtually …
Continue ReadingWhat are Gimbals? What is a Gimbal Bearing?
Gimbals and gimbal bearings are extensively used in components that are required to stay stable in unsteady conditions. These range from use in the …
Continue ReadingCalculating Screw Jacks and Their Operation
Screw Jacks are devices used for raising and lowering heavy objects (weights) through external small manual labor. The article discusses the various …
Continue ReadingHow Do You Measure Leaf Springs?
The effortless, easy and comfortable experience produced while traveling in vehicles may be largely due to the incorporation of these magnificent …
Continue ReadingEvolution of Pent Roof Combustion Chambers
The shapes of combustion chambers of IC engines has evolved along with side and overhead valve, single and double overhead cam, into the current pent …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Books
For checking and verification, and sometimes just a nudge for memory at the right time, a mechanical engineer needs top quality reference books.
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