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Mechanical Principles (1930) by Ralph Steiner [4min selection]

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Uploaded by on Sep 13, 2009

This is my favorite 4min selection of a larger work by Ralph Steiner. The original was silent, and the DVD had it set to classical music. I have swapped the audio for an electronica/industrial track by 3 Liquid Hz - Little Boy.

Favorite movements:
@ 1:16 - counter mechanism
@ 2:55 - normal gears, but cut to engage on diagonals
@ 3:37 - SQUARE GEARS!
@ 3:41 - variable speed transfer
@ 3:46 - rotary to linear action with a 4 tooth cog

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  • Wow why would I even go to school?

  • @TheBrickbandit Plz stay in school! You'll learn more there than you realize you're learning. You just need to find the subjects you are most passionate about and apply yourself to them. :) good luck!

  • 3:05-3:15 is it the shape of the parts themselves that cause those shudders?

  • @9Mystere9 They were all probably cranked by hand.

  • 3:45 is the best in my opinion.. or one of the best ;)

  • @hl2nudel ABSOLUTELY!.  they're all cool, but damn that one drives me crazy!

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  • robot porn!

  • Are those all usefull or is it purely for esthetical purpose? I'm very interested in mechanics I'm thinking of maybe studying in an industrial engineer school in Belgium next year, but I'm still not sure it's the best study I have to do to be able to have fun with things like that.

  • This is the kinda stuff that makes you want to become an engineer.

  • MOST AWESOME VISUAL EFFECT 3:37

  • Alas, clever mechanical motion control like this has now been replaced with Stepper motors,linear actuators, and Computer Numerical Control.

  • Kinda cool

  • Wot a ponse Ziegler1313

  • 2:01 VW wankel engine ?

  • what am i wathing?

  • I can see the purpose in some of them, but for some, I don't see what they could be used for.

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