[TheForge] Re: Oh great minds of theforge, gather around

Thu May 15 19:46:00 2003

Frosty,

Search for scotch+yoke. Here's a nice one.

http://www.brockeng.com/mechanism/ScotchYoke.htm

bob S 

>Charles:
>
>While I was trying to figure out how to make a crank/connecting rod drive
>compact I "invented" this really cool gizmo. I got really excited about
>coming up with the idea even though I KNEW somebody had to have thought of
>it earlier. Well, I was hanging out at the local coffee shop with graph
>paper, drawing implements, patent drawings and a few copies of cad drawings
>I was brainstorming over. (I do this a lot. The folk at the coffee shop
>think I'M eccentric! See following example of local coffee shop character.
><grin>)
>
>One of the local conspiracy/Tesla/mystic-science guys walked by and while
>saying hi took a look at the drift of paper I had on the table. He
>recognized the patent drawings and asked what I was doing. I explained (in
>boring detail I must add) and proudly showed him my connecting rod
>replacement idea.
>
>Without blinking he said, "That's a scottish yoke." Then proceeded to
>explain all the pros and cons of the things and how they applied to hydrogen
>powered engines and other (shall we say less than practical?) things. (In
>boring detail. <sigh>)
>
>Okay, sorry for the long story (I probably spend too much time hanging at
>the coffee shop with the local characters) but I've failed to find anything
>searching the web for Scottish Yokes. Is there an official name/designation?
>A URL? Do you know of any good nuts and bolts kind of references?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Frosty
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>it ain't real.
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>
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>
>
>> I may build my own mechanism with a scotch yoke,
>>
>>
>> Charles
>>
>
>
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