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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 10 of 18 Flexures

Dan Gelbart · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Mechanical & precision engineering3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

Part 10 of Dan Gelbart's prototype-building lecture series, covering flexures: flexible joints that give precise, frictionless motion. It shows how a cheap piece of aluminum can become a nanometer-accurate mechanism.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends the series as a fascinating, practical course in precision prototyping, with the flexure episode singled out as especially impressive.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “He starts off with a $10 piece of aluminum that took maybe an hour or two to make”

    Shows nanometer-accurate flexure made from cheap aluminum, remarkably sensitive.

    hwillis, 2015-08 · Strong recommendation · in “High precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder [video]”

  2. “I found Dan Gelbart's series about building prototypes”

    Fascinating, helpful prototyping series; flexures episode especially impressive.

    mikewarot, 2023-10 · Recommendation

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Topics: flexures, precision engineering, prototyping, mechanical design, machining

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