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Building Your Basic Gasoline Diesel Engine

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:30:46 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Most of you know, internal combustion engines are generally divided into two types: spark ignition and compression ignition, usually running on gasoline when we use a spark and diesel fuel when we don't, but a compression ignition gasoline engine? How does that work? Even more to the point, why bother? [...]

Direct Digital Manufacturing Disrupts the Process of Casting Complex Metal Parts

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:35:23 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Old school machinists, listen up, a newly developed technique for creating ceramic molds to a foundry-ready state for investment casting of intricate metal parts may disrupt the current process in a big way. We're confident that our approach can lower costs by at least 25 percent and reduce the number [...]

The Hossack Engine – a Square Piston Two Stroke

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:51 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Ever hear of Norman Hossack? Of course you have. He designed the Hossack suspension, often confused with the far more basic girder front suspension and adapted by BMW under the name Duolever, but the Hossack engine? What's that? Well, it's just your average square piston two stroke, that's all. When [...]

Autodesk Inventor Fusion Mechanical Design Software Free Download

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:49:23 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The explosion of new computer tools for anyone with a desire to work in mechanical design and manufacturing is impressive, and here is an opportunity to try out a real heavyweight from Autodesk. You can download Autodesk Inventor Fusion, which is offered as a technical preview, and use it free [...]

About That On Board Electric Generator Idea

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:33 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Remember when I was wondering recently about a fuel powered electric motorcycle? I thought, why not build a motorcycle using an electric motor but then generate the electricity on board with some kind of fuel powered generator instead of a battery so you had electricity as long as you had [...]