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Olly 👾<p>:blobcatbigfan: 8 Bit Mechanical Computer built from K’nex.</p><p>Long before electricity was a common household utility, humanity had been building machines to do many tasks. Transportation, manufacturing, agriculture and essentially everything had non-electric analogs, and perhaps surprisingly, there were mechanical computers as well….</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/EtIJUwkOAwM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/EtIJUwkOAwM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/knex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knex</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/alu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alu</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Athamanatha<p>This is the old alternator on our bus we live in. It's knackered, and we only found this out for sure in the last few days. We need a new alternator for the engine to power its own systems and lights and such while driving along.</p><p>A new alternator is on Amazon for this engine for like $170 but we obviously do not have the funds.</p><p>We need to move the bus nearer to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pounced-on.me/@Kuniti_shino" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Kuniti_shino</span></a></span> 's new job ASAP so we can start getting some money in for ourselves without always needing to ask for mutual aid. But right now, please help!</p><p><a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/urgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urgent</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/alternator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternator</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/buslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buslife</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/queermutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queermutualaid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://paypal.me/athamanatha" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/athamanatha</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Cashapp $athamanatha<br><a href="https://Ko-fi.com/athakitsune" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Ko-fi.com/athakitsune</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/vulpinedesigns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">patreon.com/vulpinedesigns</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>More methods on request</p>
eris<p>my time hacking rig is busted and only future me remembers how to fix it</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Watch</span></a>-like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Gears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gears</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Circuitry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Circuitry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Silver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silver</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Iridescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iridescent</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Futuristic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Futuristic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Clockwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clockwork</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elegant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elegant</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sci</span></a>-fi <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Img2img" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Img2img</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArtists</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArtCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArtCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StableDiffusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StableDiffusion</span></a></p><p>want? have: <a href="https://aieris.art/featured/my-time-hacking-rig-is-busted-and-only-future-me-remembers-how-to-fix-it-eris-and-ai.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aieris.art/featured/my-time-ha</span><span class="invisible">cking-rig-is-busted-and-only-future-me-remembers-how-to-fix-it-eris-and-ai.html</span></a></p>
eris<p>the nautilus form factor</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Spiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spiral</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fractal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fractal</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nautilus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nautilus</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Circuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Circuit</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Symmetrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symmetrical</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nautilus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nautilus</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Img2img" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Img2img</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArtists</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AiArtCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiArtCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StableDiffusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StableDiffusion</span></a></p><p>on actual stuff: <a href="https://aieris.art/featured/the-nautilus-form-factor-eris-and-ai.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aieris.art/featured/the-nautil</span><span class="invisible">us-form-factor-eris-and-ai.html</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/302724/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/302724/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> – Sustainable aviation fuel commercialisation sped up at Sheffield <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/adhesives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adhesives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bearings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bearings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DesignEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DpaMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DpaMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrical</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/enclosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enclosures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EngineeringSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fasteners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasteners</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hydraulics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydraulics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MachineBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Materials</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MotionControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MotionControl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/motors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pneumatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pneumatics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sensors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sensors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sheffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheffield</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/springs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
James Bruton<p>New video: www.youtube.com/@jamesbruton...</p><p>It's a new, faster, quadrupedal walking machine I can ride on!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/walkingmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walkingmachine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gearbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gearbox</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinted</span></a></p>
James Bruton<p>How much torque can I get from this inside-out two-stage planetary gearbox? Find out in Tuesday's YouTube video - it's part 1 of a new walking machine I can ride on!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gearbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gearbox</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/torque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torque</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/walkingmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walkingmachine</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built from Knex <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/8-bit-mechanical-computer-built-from-knex/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/20/8-bit-</span><span class="invisible">mechanical-computer-built-from-knex/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/mechanicalcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalcomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/knex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knex</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ALU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALU</span></a></p>
IT News<p>8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built from Knex - Long before electricity was a common household utility, humanity had been building... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/8-bit-mechanical-computer-built-from-knex/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/20/8-bit-</span><span class="invisible">mechanical-computer-built-from-knex/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mechanicalcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalcomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/knex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knex</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alu</span></a></p>
Al Zheimer<p>"That person in the <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> using a <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> "<br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/876/147/207/258/588/original/128f630ab5d1f01a.mp4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">files.mastodon.social/cache/me</span><span class="invisible">dia_attachments/files/114/876/147/207/258/588/original/128f630ab5d1f01a.mp4</span></a></p>
Extreme Electronics<p>New Tim Hunkin "Secret Life of Components" <br><a href="https://youtu.be/raMCWfltyRs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/raMCWfltyRs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gears</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Making</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TimHunkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimHunkin</span></a></p>
Bornach<p>Wake up, honey. New <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TimHunkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimHunkin</span></a> "Secret Life of Components" just dropped<br><a href="https://youtu.be/raMCWfltyRs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/raMCWfltyRs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gears</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Making</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Machines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Machines</span></a></p>
James Bruton<p>New YouTube video Tuesday! It's a reversible two-omni-wheel omni-directional bike!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinted</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bike</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/wheels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wheels</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vehicle</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a></p>
IT News<p>There Are Better Lego-Compatible Universal Joints Out There - Lego’s Technic line features all kinds of mechanical devices, from cogs to gears t... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/there-are-better-lego-compatible-universal-joints-out-there/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/01/there-</span><span class="invisible">are-better-lego-compatible-universal-joints-out-there/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/universaljoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universaljoint</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mischacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mischacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gears</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lego</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>In my journey to continue to find the good things in a world that’s breaking my heart on the daily, I found some beautifully-serene art.</p><p>Kinetic artist, Reuben Margolin uses skills in design, engineering, physics, electronics, and more. He creates motorized pieces that seem impossible. The one is called “Interlaced.”</p><p>More:<br><a href="https://www.reubenmargolin.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">reubenmargolin.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KineticArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KineticArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReubenMargolin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReubenMargolin</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a></p>
Nishant Neeraj Agnihotri<p>Scifi Cloud City<br>Created back in the day in blender 2.82a, rendered in cycles.</p><p>Artstation: <a href="https://www.artstation.com/nishant_neeraj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">artstation.com/nishant_neeraj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/b3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>b3d</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>building</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrusters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skyline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skyline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3d</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a></p>
Rasmus Broberg AndersenFrom today walk<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ferns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ferns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/swedish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#swedish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mechanical?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mechanical</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/from?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#from</a> #1970 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meltwater?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meltwater</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stream?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stream</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/downhill?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#downhill</a>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/163937/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/163937/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Rockwell Automation – UK emerges as Europe’s AI frontrunner <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/adhesives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adhesives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bearings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bearings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DesignEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DpaMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DpaMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrical</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/enclosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enclosures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EngineeringSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fasteners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fasteners</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hydraulics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydraulics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MachineBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Materials</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MotionControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MotionControl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/motors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pneumatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pneumatics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sensors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sensors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/springs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springs</span></a></p>
Rxiv mechanobio<p>📰 "Development and Comparison of Two 3D-Printed Scaffolds of Biosilica from Marine Sponges for Bone Tissue Engineering"<br><a href="https://doi.org/doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c11383" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/doi:10.1021/acsomega.4</span><span class="invisible">c11383</span></a><br><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40454048/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/404540</span><span class="invisible">48/</span></a><br> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cell</span></a></p>
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:<p>In the last 3ish years, we've had <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> and now <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> flags outside on our extremely visible but also surprisingly windy corner</p><p>In that time, we've gone through 3-4 flag poles thanks to bad <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> and cheap construction</p><p>I kinda want to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> this bc it can't be this hard</p><p>Design constraints: </p><p>- 3'x5' (1x1.5m) flag<br>- long dimension of flag parallel to the ground<br>- 6-8' (2-2.5m) tall<br>- very strong in bending (windy corner)<br>- weighted bottom rather than dug (ground is usually frozen, rocky or mud)<br>- not "ugly"</p><p>Naively, I'd stick an iron or PVC pipe in a bucket of cement, then mount the flag with rotating clips. But even painted, I can't claim this isn't "ugly".</p><p>The base needs to be smaller. How heavy/wide do I really need? How would I even measure the torque the wind is applying? I guess a spring scale and just pull the pole to about the same bending I see from the wind....? </p><p>Is there a flag pole design standard?</p><p> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mechanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanical</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a></p><p>(I've seen the "RV style" and it's clever, but not quite the look I want.)</p>