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Powder bed & inkjet 3D printing like you’ve never seen before! – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/05/18/powder-bed-inkjet-3d-printing-like-youve-never-seen-before
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Powder bed and inkjet 3D printing like you’ve never seen before! May 18, 2015. June 13, 2015. How often do you get the opportunity to get hands on with a brand new innovation in a competitive industry like 3D printing? I counted myself lucky to do just that recently when my employer played host to Massachusetts based startup ‘Viridis 3D’ and their new 3D printing System! What does this printer do and why is it special?
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10 Lessons Learned from my Electric Motorcycle Conversion – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/06/07/10-lessons-learned-from-my-electric-motorcycle-conversion
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. 10 Lessons Learned from my Electric Motorcycle Conversion. June 7, 2015. July 24, 2015. Free Design and Build Instructions Here. Batteries: (4) 80 Amp-hr AGM Lead Acid (Werker Brand). Motor: PMDC Brushed ME1004 (10.75 hp continuous). Direct Drive via Roller Chain. Controller: Alltrax AXE4855 (250 amp continuous.). Final Bike Curb Weight: 453 lbs. (43 lbs. heavier than pre-conversion). Donor bike: 1989 Honda cbr600.
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Why I’m sick of sitting at work and what I did about it. – EngineerDog
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BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Why I’m sick of sitting at work and what I did about it. August 10, 2015. August 20, 2015. I love being an engineer and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else, but of all the rewarding experiences I get to enjoy at work sitting immobile for hours on end is. I invested $4 in a pedometer and a couple weeks of experimenting to see how I measured up:. Michael’s 24 hr Step Count. Average /- Std. Dev. 6,133 /- 1,097. I also o...
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Why does plastic turn white under stress? – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/07/31/why-does-plastic-turn-white-under-stress
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Why does plastic turn white under stress? July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015. I have a red 3d printed plastic disc and I know that it is solid red inside and out, even I cut or melt it. So it seems odd to me that it would. Turn white when I bend it. What’s going on here? Plastics can fail in one of two ways. Their molecules can quickly slide relative to each other. In a process called shear yielding. In a whitened region.
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3D Printing a 3D Honeycomb Infill concept. – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/03/08/3d-printing-a-3d-honeycomb-infill-concept
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. 3D Printing a 3D Honeycomb Infill concept. March 8, 2015. September 3, 2015. Everyone who has ever 3D printed something has faced the same problem: How to make parts as strong as possible while consuming as little material as you can get away with? A friend and I recognized the limits of current infill patterns and decided to design our own. Knowing that a hexagonal structure uses the least material to create a latt...
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Why do projects always take longer than expected? – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/05/03/why-do-projects-always-take-longer-than-expected
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Why do projects always take longer than expected? May 3, 2015. June 13, 2015. I want to make a bet with you. Think of an important project you are working on that you expect to complete sometime in the next few weeks or months. Now try to make your most. Estimate of exactly when you think that project will be completed. Now estimate when it will be complete in the. Scenario, if everything went as well as possible. I wor...
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Effect of Acetone Vapor Polishing on 3D Printed ABS Parts – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/05/04/effect-of-acetone-vapor-polishing-on-3d-printed-abs-parts
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Effect of Acetone Vapor Polishing on 3D Printed ABS Parts. May 4, 2015. July 4, 2016. It should come as no surprise that I. Deviated from my stated test plan and started using TestrBot to learn about the thing I was most curious about: The effect of solvent treatments on the mechanical strength 3D printed ABS plastic parts. And then my little experiment turned into a big one. Hot treat via boiling solvent in a crock pot...
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Resources: – EngineerDog
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BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. Call be crazy but anytime I have to do the same calculation twice I start thinking about how to automate the process. The result is that I make a bunch of excel calculators & technical cheat sheets. You are invited to download these documents and use them as you wish, everything here is free. And always will be! Last Updated: November 2016. Bolt Sizing Calculator (EXCEL). Calculate the strength of any size fastener.
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DogPile – EngineerDog
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BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. EngineerDog’s “DogPile” page is a list of specific tools/products that provide a high value return in utility or happiness relative to their cost. These are all things that I own or have used and feel 100% comfortable recommending to you. Enjoy! For this reason they consider new gadgets on a case-by-case basis. A given technology is only allowed if it enriches. The community, positively engages. The user, and enlivens.
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How I Started A Major House Fire And The Innovation That Could Have Prevented It. – EngineerDog
https://engineerdog.com/2015/06/21/how-i-started-a-major-house-fire-and-the-innovation-that-could-have-prevented-it
BEST OF THE INTERNET:. Fascinating, Fun, and Free Engineering Insights and Resources. How I Started A Major House Fire And The Innovation That Could Have Prevented It. June 21, 2015. July 24, 2015. Everybody makes mistakes. Most of the time we can easily repair the damage, learn from the mistake, and move on knowing we are better off for the experience. But sometimes the stars align and one little oversight results in. Irreparable damage and a catastrophic meltdown of your life as you know it. At the tim...
