Roberts, Dustyn,

Making things move DIY mechanisms for inventors, hobbyists, and artists / [electronic resource] : Dustyn Roberts. - New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2010. - xviii, 350 p. : ill., figs., tables.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction to Mechanisms and Machines -- 2 Materials and Where to Find Them -- 3 Screwed or Glued? On Fastening and Joining Parts -- 4 Forces, Friction and Torque (Oh My) -- 5 Mechanical and Electrical Power, Work, and Energy -- 6 Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Motor? - Creating and Controlling Motion -- 7 The Guts: Bearings, Bushings, Couplers, and Gears -- 8 Combining Simple Machines for Fun and Work -- 9 Making Things and Getting Them Made -- 10 Projects -- Appendix.

"In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project".



9780071741675(print ISBN) 0071741674(print ISBN) 9780071741682(eISBN) 0071741682(eISBN)

2010043141


Machine design --Popular works.
Robotics --Popular works.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical


Electronic books.

TJ147 / .R56 2010

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