Thats one way to build a lock (boat lock)

Scuderi Split Cycle Engine

Secret Drawer Mechanism

Ducati 1199 Superquadro Engine

Impossible Dovetail... pretty clever

American Muscle

Massive Lathe

Mercedes F1 engine for the new 2014 rules

Abstract World Map

Most amazing table I've ever seen

Koenigsegg 's variable valvle timing engine innovation

Unique 2 stroke design

Making a crazy 3D cutting board

How to drill a square hole

0 to 409 km/h in one mile... damn

Awesome Idea for an Engine

I've seen a lot of ideas on youtube for 'ground breaking' engine concepts but most seem gimmicky and inefficient.  This is one of the first that seems like it could be a true improvement.  Imagine how much more energy is conserved by having a rotating combustion chamber as opposed to accelerating and decelerating a piston twice for every RPM (and yes I realize there is still a piston for compression but still).

Leibniz IFW has some tricks up their sleeve

My favorite is the milling of micro patterns, but in a few weeks my advisor and I will be fly cutting micro dimples in cylinder sleeves for an unnamed top US engine manufacturer.  These micro dimples can reduce piston-cylinder friction by up to 17%.

Disclaimer: I try to limit my posts in the 'Projects' section to specifically my own work. I am not trying to take credit for the video or all that is shown in it, however as previously mentioned, I am currently working on methods to improve mirco dimple technology at the IFW.

Latest Project Concept

In my bio I told you that I'm interested in making mechanical sculptures/art, but until now there's little evidence, so I've decided to upload some images of a project that I have been working on. I still haven't decided on a name, and need to work on the drive mechanism, but now that the first parts are done the rest should be easy.  I plan to drive the largest gear using gravity and a weight similar to a grandfather clock.

  

I have a few other concepts in the works so maybe on a rainy day I will try to get them into the blog.

Compass Table

some interesting thoughts about information

Koenigsegg: First 'production car' with carbon fiber wheels

Tiny boats going really fast

This I have to try

How It's Made is the best

Lathe that can cut round stock into hex bar

Fire Experiment

I dont know what this is, but its definately cool

This thing has some serious muscle

Turbines are just so pretty

V8 TWO STROKE!!

Music to my ears

Putting friction to work

Electric Long Board Project

About 5 months ago an electrical engineering friend of mine approached me about some help regarding his senior design project.  He wanted to design and build an electric long board.  He would be responsible for the control board and all of the electric functions and he wanted to know if I would help with the mechanical aspects.  Of course I obliged, mostly out of sheer curiosity and also because I had some extra time on my hands at the moment.

We went over the motor he had selected and determined the best way to fix each component and what type of gear and belt drive to use. The next step on my end was to build a bracket that could fix the motor to the board.  The main problem was that because the board pivots at the truck, the motor would have to be mounted on the truck itself in order to keep the belt drive aligned.  Also, I came to realize that EE's don't use much CAD software, so I started with a paper template and some measurements and worked from there.

The first iteration was a little rough. Luckily the trucks he bought had a decent place to mount the bracket. The trucks were cast and unfinished so I needed to mill a flat area and tap a hole to mount it.  After a remake of the original bracket attempt, everything came together quite nicely.  

       

He completed the final assembly on his own, adding a safety on off button that you stand on while riding. That way if you fall of the board the motor shuts down automatically.  Also, the knob coming out of the control box on the right (looking from the bottom side) is used to adjust the power delivery to the motor and therefore the speed.  All in all, a fun, quick and successful build.

Secret Box

Im not much of a romantic but I have to admit this is pretty cool. Its not just the keys btw, so keep going to see the real part.