What better way to explain the way complicated mechanical devices work than by using an animated GIF? [Via Core77]
Hot Topics:
What better way to explain the way complicated mechanical devices work than by using an animated GIF? [Via Core77]
Get the print and digital versions when you subscribe
If you like these animations, take a look at this web site:
http://www.animatedengines.com
All done with CAD, and all types of engines. This should clear up
the confusion over the “steam engine” in the page linked to above, which isn’t an engine at all.
Nice! Thanks. I have always wondered how a sewing maching did it…that is so easy when shown like that.
Have a search on YouTube for Tim Hunkin’s “Secret Life Of Machines The Sewing Machine”.
If you want to know all about sewing machines that will show you! Needless to say the rest of the videos in that series are excellent and all available free.
Any series of pictures can be turned into a flipbook using Flipbook Printer.
I’ve always felt that students who are presenting a poster can attach an inexpensive flipbook animation of key actions to enhance the experience.
I’ll have to experiment with these .gifs
// What's Trending
Raspberry Pi Design Contest
Maker Faire: Day Two
Seventeen Sneaky Secret Hides
10 Things to Connect to Your Raspberry Pi
Maker Faire: Day One
47 Raspberry Pi Projects to Inspire Your Next Build
DIY Hacks & How To’s: Swiss Army Key Ring
// What's Shared
A better way to slice a pumpkin
DIY Nerf Darts
In the Maker Shed: Minty Boost USB Charger
100 Dollar Store Organization Ideas for Craft Rooms and Beyond
Mad’s Mouse House
Lace Princess Crowns
I Have a (Puzzling) Dream
Play the Rings of a Tree Trunk Like a Record
// Most Commented
DIY Hacks & How To’s: Get Emergency Power from a Phone Line
Resin Casting: Going from CAD to Engineering-Grade Plastic Parts
Ten Tips for Screws and Screwdrivers
Ten Tips for Better Measurement
Makers on TV: Big Brain Theory
Arduino Announces New Wireless Linux Board
Build a “Boomcase” and Upcycle that Old Suitcase
Tool Review: BioLite CampStove