Tilt Pad Bearing Preload Explained (Video)
Second of four videos comparing tilt pad bearings, this one on preload. Animations in Blender, audio in Adobe Audition.
Engineering
Why Tilt Pad Bearings Have 5 Pads (Video)
First of four tilt pad bearing videos: why five pads beat four or six. Made with Blender line art, the video sequencer, Audition and an AI voice clone.
How to Draw a Centerline in Photoshop
Draw a proper dash-dot centerline in Photoshop with the Pen tool: set the stroke, define a 4-2-12-2 dash pattern, save it as a preset and edit it later.
Photo Real Renders vs Photos
Why renders and photos are hard to tell apart: rendering got better, but retouched photos also trained everyone to expect surfaces without scratches or dust.
Why use Imperial units?
The case for inches: 12 and 96 are highly composite numbers, so dividing a wall or a foot into thirds and quarters gives whole numbers where meters repeat.
Metal Plating 3D Printed Parts
Metal plating adds strength and surface protection to 3D printed plastic parts. Repliform plates them in several metals.
3D Printing for Investment Casting Metal Parts
How a 3D printed pattern became a stainless steel impeller through investment casting, PolyCast filament, and why the process beat lost wax on time and cost.
Why Are I-Beams Shaped Like an I?
Real Engineering's video on the second moment of area explains I-beam shapes and shows where to remove plastic from a 3D print without losing stiffness.
The strongest material
MatterHackers printed parts in different filaments and broke them. A plain-language strength comparison for anyone worried whether a print will hold.