Making things move [electronic resource] : DIY mechanisms for inventors, hobbyists, and artists / Dustyn Roberts.

By:

Roberts, Dustyn [author.]

Contributor(s):

McGraw-Hill eBooks

Publication details: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2010.Description: xviii, 350 p. : ill., figs., tablesISBN:

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

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

621.8 23

LOC classification:

TJ147 .R56 2010

Other classification:

TEC009070

Online resources:

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Available additional physical forms:

Also issued in online version.

Contents:

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.

Abstract: "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".

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"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".

Also issued in online version.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Sep. 21, 2015.