Thanks for watching and feedback! I should have said earlier, but ya this is targeted at interested students, I didn't expect to be teaching anything new to most people here.
Interesting point Chicopee, I didn't know that.
You're right tbuelna. I didn't have time to fix that drawing before...
I've gotten some great help from this forum, so in return I wanted to share a video I put together on the basics mechanical drawing. It covers line types, multi-view layouts, linear dimensioning & tolerancing, and alternate view types.
Intro to Mechanical Drawing
Thanks a lot Cory and Mint. I'll take a look at PET and the other plastics you listed. Mint I was thinking of molding because the widget has some 3 dimensional features, like chamfered edges around holes to lead the pencil in.
Hello,
I'm hoping to injection mold a credit card shaped trinket. What would be a good resin to make a part that is tough and flexible like an actual credit card? I was thinking polypropylene because it's long crystal chains would prevent cracking. Although I'm worried polypropylene would...
For a consumer electronic device, I'm considering options for routing electrical signals through a hinge. It will be pretty similar to a flip phone's hinge. I'm brainstorming, so I'm not tied down to any particular solution (e.g. flex circuit or coaxial cable). I'm trolling craigslist for...
