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Mechanical Engineering for Makers - A Hands-on Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things (Paperback)
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Mechanical Engineering for Makers - A Hands-on Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things (Paperback)
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List price R710
Loot Price R576
Discovery Miles 5 760
You Save R134 (19%)
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This practical, user-friendly reference book of common mechanical
engineering concepts is geared toward makers who don't have (or
want) an engineering degree but need to know the essentials of
basic mechanical elements to successfully accomplish their personal
projects. The book provides practical mechanical engineering
information (supplemented with the applicable math, science,
physics, and engineering theory) without being boring like a
typical textbook. Most chapters contain at least one hands-on,
fully illustrated, step-by-step project to demonstrate the topic
being discussed and requires only common, inexpensive, easily
sourced materials and tools. Some projects also provide alternative
materials and tools and processes to align with the reader's
individual preferences, skills, tools, and materials-at-hand.
Linked together via the authors' overarching project -- building a
kid-sized tank -- the chapters describe the thinking behind each
mechanism and then expands the discussions to similar mechanical
concepts in other applications. Written with humor, a bit of
irreverence, and entertaining personal insights and first-hand
experiences, the book presents complex concepts in an uncomplicated
way. Highlights include: Provides mechanical engineering
information that includes math, science, physics and engineering
theory without being a textbook Contains hands-on projects in each
chapter that require common, inexpensive, easily sourced materials
and tools All hands-on projects are fully illustrated with
step-by-step instructions Some hands-on projects provide
alternative materials and tools/processes to align with the
reader's individual preferences, skills, tools and
materials-at-hand Includes real-world insights from the authors
like tips and tricks ("Staying on Track") and fail moments ("Lost
Track!") Many chapters contain a section ("Tracking Further") that
dives deeper into the chapter subject, for those readers that are
interested in more details of the topic Builds on two related Make:
projects to link and illustrate all the chapter topics and bring
individual concepts together into one system Furnishes an
accompanying website that offers further information,
illustrations, projects, discussion boards, videos, animations,
patterns, drawings, etc. Learn to effectively use professional
mechanical engineering principles in your projects, without having
to graduate from engineering school!
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