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

Fri May 16 17:29:00 2003

Someone has already responded with  a url for a scottish yoke.   For
general mechanisms, a great reference is Ingenious Mechanisms For
Designers and Inventors.  It is a four volume set packed with mechanisms
used in industry(each volume is close to 500 pages).  Enco sells it for
99.95, part number 205-1012 (it was 85 when I bought mine ten years
ago).   All of the mechanisms are listed by type with illustrations.
Pricey, but it was a great investment for me.   Not only have I used
several of the mechanisms, but it is one of those collection of books
that you can pick up, open them to any page and start reading( they also
fit great on the tank of a toilet).

Charles

Jerry Frost wrote:

>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>)
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>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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>If it ain't forged
>it ain't real.
>Wrought iron is.
>The FrostWorks
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>Meadow Lakes, AK.
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>>I may build my own mechanism with a scotch yoke,
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>>Charles
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