Forgot to mention, here are the exact parts I am looking at for the assembly for anyone interested in looking.
https://www.mcmaster.com/91251A639/
https://www.mcmaster.com/92510A479/
https://www.mcmaster.com/90192A156/
https://www.mcmaster.com/6389K459/
https://www.mcmaster.com/5906K603/
This looks like it work quite nice, but unfortunately I do not have the means to fabricate this type of hardware. I am trying my best to piece everything together with parts from McMaster, but I appreciate your take!
Thank you everyone for your input, I most certainly appreciate it. My takeaway from what everyone seems to be getting at is that the green and purple pieces need to be joined in a way that is independent of the red and blue pieces, rigidly fastened together with adequate space in between to...
I'll provide another angle of the piece that will maybe help display exactly what it is and how it functions. Everything is ultimately kind of "crushed" all together, which is kind of why I'm here, concerned about everything operating smoothly. I do not know that the assembly I have proposed is...
Not having any real engineering background I’m afraid I do not have the skills to calculate loads. To provide a little more clarity this is a standalone piece of furniture measuring roughly 18” wide x 24” deep x 30” tall that will be constructed primarily out of 1” thick plywood. The left half...
Hello everyone, new to the site and am hopeful that I'll be able to receive some help. I'm not entirely sure my question has to do with mechanical engineering as I do not have any sort of engineering background, but it seemed like the right place to start. By trade I am actually a CNC operator...
