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rotational motion to oscillatory linear motion

Building a project and I need some ideas for converting the rotation of a DC motor into oscillating linear motion (i.e....
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posted by brandon.joseph.moore
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by brandon.joseph.moore

history of refrigeration?

I was wondering about the history of refrigeration. Anybody know the who/when/where/how of its invention? Was it devise...
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posted by r_delaney2001
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by r_delaney2001

drilling problem question HELP! : )

Hi all, I am trying to drill 7/32 holes for pop rivets in 20 ball cap tops for fence post for our new wrought iron fenc...
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posted by random_interference
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by random_interference

Second moments of area/inertia for complex shapes

Hello, I am working on my dissertation for aerospace engineering. I am designing a pitch control system to reduce vibra...
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posted by adam.chapman
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by adam.chapman

Swinging In A Swing w/o Touching the Ground

How do you add energy to the system without touching anything? It has something to do with conservation of angular momen...
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posted by BretCahill
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by BretCahill

required resistance welding

I req. resistance welding parameters to weld a 4mm thickness plate
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posted by santoshelapanda
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by santoshelapanda

Metalurgy books

Does anyone have a good handle on the best metalurgy books? Of particular interest are the various common alloys of each...
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posted by vvurdsmyth
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by vvurdsmyth

System head curve

I'm currently trying to specify some centrifugal pumps in an application where the pumps will be pumping to a location...
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posted by thunderhawkk
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by thunderhawkk

how a gearbox work

I just need to know..as simple as possible..how exactly a gearbox works...I tried to understand that but the prob is th...
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posted by black_ghost_13
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by black_ghost_13

URGENT: Monte Carlo

I need info about Monte Carlo method used for determination of measurement uncertainty. (procedure is to be done in Mat...
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posted by djo.djo
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by djo.djo

Double Integration. Acceleration to Position

Dear All, I have some data from a force plate (a person jumping up and down 10times...so the data has peaks when the pe...
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posted by jpopovich
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jpopovich