The author recently designed and constructed an aluminium collet, and problems have arisen in the design and installation. After the collet has been fitted to work correctly, experience has been summarised from this instance, and this article is written to Read More …
Author: Matthew Wang
[042EN]An Example of “Design for Manufacturing”
This example is encountered by the author by accident during mechanical design, and it is considered as a precious illustrative instance of the “design for manufacturing” principle. Therefore, this article is written and the example shared with the readers. Should Read More …
[041EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 9: The Housing
Just realised I have not updated this series for quite a long time, so I will attempt to finish it once and for all today by talking a bit about the final touches on the housing. Machining of the shaped Read More …
[040EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 8: The Sleeve
In order for the thread transmission to function, it is required that one part of the thread couple (and one of them only) is constrained from rotating so that the rotation of another part can be transferred into translational motion. Read More …
[039EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 7: The Knob
As promised, this article will be on the knob of the mechanism. Unfortunately, I do not have a photograph available of the completed knob, so please bear with the far left component in the image, which is a semi-product (after Read More …
[038EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 6: The Threaded Rod
It has been a week since I last wrote about the prototype since I have been working on obtaining my UK driving licence. However, I just messed up my practical test, and therefore now I have time to continue this Read More …
[037EN]Christ’s College in spring
[036EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 5: The Slider
The slider, whose purpose is to slide inside the housing under the driving force provided by the threaded rod and, therefore, to lock and unlock the hook, is the first component in the above image from the right. This is Read More …
[035EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 4: The Cap
Making the cap has been a pretty straightforward process, but to begin, it had something to do with the housing, and that is the reason why I chose to schedule this post here. The housing, after the slots and a Read More …
[034EN]Mechanical Prototyping Part 3: The Housing
After the flange was welded onto the bar, the flange was brought to size on the milling machine. This was a very painstaking process, as when the flange was not to size, it could not be gripped in the vice, Read More …