Sunday, February 21, 2016

Mini Book Review—Making Things Move by Dustyn Roberts

Making Things Move by Dustyn Roberts is well described by its subtitle "DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists". I picked it up at the library to see if there were any fun new pieces or tricks I could learn from as an engineer. Highlights included the parts about the internal workings of stepper motors and a trick on how to drill a hole in the center of a shaft without a lathe. So while there were some cool new tidbits, it was mostly just fun to see all these topics in one place and easily approachable for new people.


Notable covered topics:

  • The six simple machines
  • Material types, properties, and tolerances
  • Fastening and joining
  • Forces, torque, power, work, energy sources
  • Intro to hobby motors and servos and their control
  • Bearings, gears, screws, springs, cams, linkages, and motion conversion
  • Lots of example projects bringing these concepts together
For a non-engineer getting into making projects with electronics or motors, this would be a great resource I would recommend. If you are already an engineer with some making experience, this book would be just for fun.

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