As a member of the Buxton Model Engineering Society, I have accompanied other members on visits to the Sheffield & District Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (SMEE) miniature railway at Abbeydale where we are invited annually for private “running” days. It’s always fascinating to see the engines that others have built as well as …
Category Archives: Mechanics
Quadcopter project resumed
Over a year ago I decided I wanted to build a small Quadcopter. I bought some Hexatronic 5 gram brushless DC motors (HXM1400-2000) and some 6A Turnigy speed controllers. I designed a lightweight aluminium frame on CAD and did some research on how to stabilise it and control the four motors. I came across an …
Aluminium Cylinder Puzzle
Recently, while I was searching for some info about hack saws on the internet, I stumbled across a website by a chap called Chris Raynerd. I was interested in many of the posts on Chris’s website but my attention was initially grabbed by his Aluminium Cylinder Puzzle. Apparently the puzzle was designed by William Strijbos. …