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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