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Mechanics

587 blueprints available • 8 subcategories

Blueprints (587)

Throttling: Letting Some of It Past

Throttling: Letting Some of It Past

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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One Way Only: The Check Valve and the Bang It Makes

One Way Only: The Check Valve and the Bang It Makes

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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The Hose and Its Clip: Why It Was Tight When You Fitted It

The Hose and Its Clip: Why It Was Tight When You Fitted It

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Holding a Pressure: The Reducing Regulator

Holding a Pressure: The Reducing Regulator

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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The Tapered Pipe Thread: A Screw That Seals

The Tapered Pipe Thread: A Screw That Seals

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Cock, Gate, Globe: Three Ways to Stop a Flow

Cock, Gate, Globe: Three Ways to Stop a Flow

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Melt, Mix and Shoot: One Screw Doing Two Jobs

Melt, Mix and Shoot: One Screw Doing Two Jobs

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Welding Plastic With Sound

Welding Plastic With Sound

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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The Clutch Fit: An Interference That Survives Ten Thousand Pulls

The Clutch Fit: An Interference That Survives Ten Thousand Pulls

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Stiffness Out of Shape: Corrugating, Beading and the Turned Edge

Stiffness Out of Shape: Corrugating, Beading and the Turned Edge

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Hitting a Bolt Instead of Leaning on It

Hitting a Bolt Instead of Leaning on It

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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The Saw That Moves Over the Work: One Pivot, Every Angle

The Saw That Moves Over the Work: One Pivot, Every Angle

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Extension and Torsion Springs: Initial Tension, Hooks and Handedness

Extension and Torsion Springs: Initial Tension, Hooks and Handedness

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Reading a Broken Spring: Where It Broke Names the Cause

Reading a Broken Spring: Where It Broke Names the Cause

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Sizing a Compression Spring: From a Requirement to Three Numbers

Sizing a Compression Spring: From a Requirement to Three Numbers

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Buckling and Guiding: Why a Long Spring Flicks Sideways

Buckling and Guiding: Why a Long Spring Flicks Sideways

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Spring Rate: The One Number a Spring Is

Spring Rate: The One Number a Spring Is

by EmmaSE

Engineering

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Reading a Worn Tooth: What the Damage Is Telling You

Reading a Worn Tooth: What the Damage Is Telling You

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Mounting and Alignment: Runout, Misalignment and the Contact Pattern

Mounting and Alignment: Runout, Misalignment and the Contact Pattern

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Choosing a Gear Type: Spur, Helical, Bevel, Worm or Rack

Choosing a Gear Type: Spur, Helical, Bevel, Worm or Rack

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Gear Trains: Idlers, Compounding and Hitting a Given Ratio

Gear Trains: Idlers, Compounding and Hitting a Given Ratio

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Centre Distance and Backlash: The Gap That Has to Be There

Centre Distance and Backlash: The Gap That Has to Be There

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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The Involute: Why Gear Teeth Are That Shape and No Other

The Involute: Why Gear Teeth Are That Shape and No Other

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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Tooth Count and Ratio: One Extra Tooth Changes Everything

Tooth Count and Ratio: One Extra Tooth Changes Everything

by MartinNO

Mechanics

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