Making things move : DIY mechanisms for inventors, hobbyists, and artists
Roberts, Dustyn2011
Book
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.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.
Collation:
xviii, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
9780071741675 (pbk)
Dewey class:
621.8
LC class:
TJ147
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
10768
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 621.8 ROBE | Available |