A Novel Transmission
August 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The marketing arm of P Spooner Stithians, noticing the upswerve in the sales of robots, has created its own Robonics Division. The first models to be produced were in the “Space Men” range, capable of seeking out female humans and subjecting them to a jolly exciting shaking. Read more
Sketchbook Moment No. 43
February 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment

The Garden of Mechanical Knowledge. Converting (A) rotary motion into (B) linear motion.
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Steppy movement from a smooth cam
February 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment

Interestingly, the motion derived from the smooth helical cam is jerky because the ratchet moves it in a series of 12 steps. The pin in the foreground moves back and forth picking a tooth at a time. The follower, the steel lever at top right, on which rests a brass button, is lifted in 12 increments then drops down.
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Sketchbook Moment No.42
August 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

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Psychology of perception. A: Necker’s Cube B: Necker’s Bicycle Read more
Sketchbook Moment No.41
August 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

Pulseometer. Cocktail stick, blu-tak, coin. This one shows a method of amplifying the pulse in your wrist so you can see it more easily.
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Sketchbook Moment No.40
August 3, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

Chosen
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Sketchbook Moment No.39
July 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

Mr. Rowbottom was mentioned on the radio this morning…
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Sketchbook Moment No.38
July 20, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

Robotic Police State
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Sketchbook Moment No. 37
July 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

Projectile.
Mechanical interpretation of the Heimlich manoeuvre.
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Sketchbook Moment No. 36
July 6, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

The Shop.
You need it. We got it.
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