Category: Mechanical Design

A number of years ago, I heard that if you ever want to build your dream home; you will need to do it at least twice. Why, you learn things the first time and make adjustments. The same is true for...

We are moving forward on our launch system for Tilley's Terror. Our coaster launch, well at least the prototype, is taking shape as we are now able to move the launch dog on the track. Watch to see...

My buddy can find strange things. On a recent trip to the dump he found a worn out air conditioner compressor with the shaft broken off. Trash right?Well not for him; he wanted to melt it down and...

As many of you know, Fury 325 suffered from a structural crack and was shut down on Saturday. This beloved attraction is already missed and we hope that it will be up and running in no time. I...

There have been several times in my engineering career that I have needed to limit the force a mechanism can produce, but still allow for unpredictable amounts of deflection. This is very useful in...

Rodless cylinders is a cylinder without a rod. It seems like a stupid idea because if there isn't a rod, how does it do work? I accidentally discovered the concept of a rodless cylinder a few...