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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Thanks, that's about it. I'll have to go back and check on the size of that hole for you.

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

It's alright, got sick really bad over Christmas break, and I was just busy picking up my sister back from her London trip. Everything is great...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Well, it took longer than expected, but here it is finally. This is the base as viewed from the side, I plan to get the other...

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An Engineer's Guide To Dating

Ironically enough, our campus' only engineering related club is the Society of Women Engineers. I'm still holding out for one that enjoys the tech-talk.

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Credit Card Vs Debit Card : Advantages & Disadvantages

I tend to use debit over credit, mostly a habit of mine to not spend what I don't have. No sense of buying something now for...

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31,000 CEans : Discussions!

At this rate I can see us maybe getting 40,000 at the end of the year.

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crazy ME of the year...

Wow, he sure has a lot of very good designs. I never heard of him until now though. Odd.

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Finally, I got the drawing done. Got tied up by family stuff over Christmas break, but I was able to get the drawing done. It turns...

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About possiblity of having elevated or hanging industrial construction

That sounds plausible, although anything with helicopters doesn't seem cheap either. Although maybe it could work if you attach a helium pipeline to the balloon and...

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About possiblity of having elevated or hanging industrial construction

I'm a bit hesitant to put anything like a whole steel mill up, but I can't see why a machine shop can't make it up, or...

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About possiblity of having elevated or hanging industrial construction

Ah, well, it depends. You might be able to save some space by putting the heavy machinery at the bottom floor and then put the more...

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Proposed CE Project: The Earth Initiative

Food habits? Grow your own garden. Fun, easy, and not too challenging if you look up all the plant and it's tenancies and demands. Lettuce is...

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How can one realise sustainable engineering projects.

Sorta, I've got the basic design in my head, but I'm a bit stuck on some of the details. Mostly what kind of materials and manufacturing...

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Proposed CE Project: The Earth Initiative

Ah, I'll start next month recording all that kind of data at the start of next month, got to find all those meters. I drive a...

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Obama Wins! Will it end the racism debate?

No But that said, things have seemingly improved, it takes time to change something the right way.

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How can one realise sustainable engineering projects.

Re: How can one realise sutainable engineering projects. Perfect! This is exactly what I've been looking for. Maybe we could all find a prodject and work...

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How can one realise sustainable engineering projects.

Well, we all talk about how we engineers can change the world, but beyond the theory and design stages things get very sticky. It seems that...

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CE Project Idea: CE Firefox Extension!

How about a Unit converter? That would be very useful for everybody.

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Thirty thousand Crazy Engineers! - Discussions

Wow... Let's keep up the work.

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How to connect wind mill to rotate alternator

Um... the simplest method would be to drill a set holes into the drive shaft of the alternator for the blades and stick the blades into...

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About possiblity of having elevated or hanging industrial construction

I don't see why not. I mean, put enough support up for something and you can lit it up. However, when you hang something on cables,...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

Well, I'd like to work on it, but talking and coming up with ideas is good and fun as well. Still, unless it leads somewhere, it...

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Help with project: fingerprint attendance system (biometric attendance)

Well, the other thing about the fingerprint is the oil on the skin messing up the reading as well. Of course, even a tiny paper cut...

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Help with project: fingerprint attendance system (biometric attendance)

Hm, interesting idea. We could use some more background information though on the device and it's use. If you need help thinking about all the compents...

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29,000 CEans - Discussions

Maybe it's because we bite too much off at one time? If we focus on smaller projects and build up from there we might be able...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

Come to think about it, this actully is a good proof of concept for us. replacing the Mac with a more basic circuit is a good...

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29,000 CEans - Discussions

Maybe we could make some open source engineering software. CAD and similar tools are expensive, so we would gather a lot of attention if we were...

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29,000 CEans - Discussions

The_Big_KI know. The trouble is that most of the traffic comes from India where people just come here looking for free stuff and project ideas. I...

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29,000 CEans - Discussions

Well, I would call it an accomplishment if most of the users actully posted once in a while. Kinda dead around here even with all the...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

Well guys it looks like we were beaten to the punch. Some engineers here in the states already made a robot that pretty much does everything...

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Entrepreneurship is for fools - read this story

You know, that's how I exactly feel. While I'm also trying to teach myself as much as possible and pace myself to better my chances of...

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Most popular engineering books [General Engineering]

The Way Things Works is probably one of the most popular engineering books ever written. The Machinist Handbook would most likely come up second for the...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

I think that by useing stickers and bar codes we could 'teach' the robot to better apply the Image processing system. Maybe we could use some...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

I think we might be on to something, a controller similar in shape PS2 remote might be an idea. The buttons and control sticks offer plenty...

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The Mechaneer's logbook: Lock-Os Blog on everything (Mostly mechanical stuff)

Thanks Big-K. I'm glad that their are still some folks out their who actually like to build and design things. It's a shame most people don't...

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Mechanical burglar alaram

Well, you could always get a dog. That's simple. But lets build on this mechanical idea for those with allergies or live in the city. Tripwires...

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self cooling engines

That idea with the extra power stroke is brilliant. That would defiantly get extra power out of the fuel. I was actually thinking about this idea...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

@Docel Well, this is mostly brainstorming right now. Also, part of the project is to stimulate the production in developing countries as well as developed ones....

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The Mechaneer's logbook: Lock-Os Blog on everything (Mostly mechanical stuff)

Well, this is my first blog, I hope people will find it informing, entertaining, as well as useful. Blog#1 The beginning Today I'm going to talk...

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Have you ever edited Wikipedia?

I'd like to, but knowing that there are plenty of other people more knowledgeable than me on most of the issues, and the fact those people...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

I'm not quite so sure about the feeding idea myself. If they are in a Hospital, the nurses could help the person eat, and make sure...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Well Ash, you as always bring good points to the table. Let me answer them for you. SI units compared to Imperial: I use Imperial measurements...

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Website building

Try Geocities.com, they allow you to to host web pages.

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What time do you get up in the morning?

It varies from day-to-day due to my class schedule, but my earliest is slightly before 6am.

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What can you (I) do against terrorism?

Well, I wouldn't say the US citizens directly vote for the president... the candidate are selected by the parties, and it is outright difficult for a...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

I'm in. I just wanted to clear the idea up, as a prosthetic pretty much does the same thing and is more directly controlled. Well, to...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Before I continue, I plan to adjust some of the requirements of this project, mostly regarding weight, size, and the minimum load required. please go to...

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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans

I've always wanted to build something like this. I would love to join in. One thing though comes to mind. Are we building a replacement prosthetic...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

ashWhoa. Impressive discussion so far! Great work, Lock Os. Im a little lost in all this mechanical talk 😛 Are you sure you don't want some...

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What can you (I) do against terrorism?

Well, gohm pretty much makes a good point, that is probably the main keystone thing to do. Other than that, helping people in the developing world...

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Firing in Mumbai - again

Well, as for the politicians doing nothing but offering condolences, nothing really else can be done until India requests help. Even then, keep in mind that...

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Think Crazy : Alarm Clock for Deaf People

Maybe the bed could have some kind of lift on one end so that when the alarm goes off the bed flips up and the person...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Thanks for all the input everyone. I really appreciate all the complements as well. It seems from the input that overall it sounds like a good...

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Project: Guide to the ultimate CE project report template

Well, for starters it should contain background information, project goal, device specifications, operational environment conditions, and if possible some schematics of the device....

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World Recsssion: A planned terrorist activity?

It's mostly because people were overspending. Like a gambler who gets into debt except in massive droves. The main problem was that people moved into homes...

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can any one solve this puzzle

Alright, here I go. 2nd Nov: She flew to NYC on Trump next to a Realtor 9th: She flew to Toronto on Stratus next to a...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Thanks Big K. Before we get in too deep though, what's your take on the last three questions I asked? I'm right now primarily concerned with...

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Is living frugally & saving as much as you can - the way to deal with recession?

Well, saving is important if you haven't been saving enough cash as of late, and cutting back a little is a good thing some times. But...

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Proposal for CE : Hand powered winch for use by people in developing areas.

Hey CE, I was thinking of something to build over Christmas break that would be simple yet useful. Being the eldest male in the home most...

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Where are the innovative ideas & engineering problems?

I can understand the merging and all, stagnant sections are not very good for a forum. But it kinda is hard to tell questions from ideas....

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Think Crazy : Alarm Clock for Deaf People

Ah, I heard about using bright LED's to wake deaf people up. Other than that, maybe attaching a heater and a fan together to blow warm...

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Where are the innovative ideas & engineering problems?

Making people 'think' on the internet is hard, but not impossible. Most of the other Science and Engineer sites out there are just Q & A...

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Article: How to assemble a PC?

I don't think you need to be part of a company to order any parts. Shipping is going to be expensive though, they primarily ship in...

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Article: How to assemble a PC?

ashAs desirable as it is (since we are engineers), we can't really assemble those stuff mainly because the stock components are not as readily available compared...

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First Electronics Project

How about an LED flashlight? It's been done, but it should be a good simple first project. Also check out Hacked Gadgets, it's a website dedicated...

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help me suggesting a topic for my mini project

How about a wearable cooling vest someone could wear in the summer to keep themselves cool? If not, then maybe a improved cooling system for a...

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Top 10 engineering innovations of 2008! Must See!

They are all very interesting designs. I'd love them all to come and join CE.

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What problem would you like to fix to make the world better place?

Well, not quite sure about a design, but one very simple cheep way to limit the world's problems is to not have babies. Less growth-> Less...

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Would you like to have social networking features on CE?

Hm, now that I can see. I'm all up for a resume of sorts. Gives out personal information without too much junk cluttering up the screen.

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Increasing efficency of windmill

Magnetic Bearings come to mind. Not cheep, but very low friction.

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Would you like to have social networking features on CE?

Social Networking sites are one of the most laughable concepts ever devised. Really, I go onto face book to find new people with similar interests, and...

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What devices have you taken apart for fun / Parts / Repairs?

Well, I've more or less started just recently at 21. Major problems being mostly due to little brother taking my stuff to act like me and...

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CE Anti-Pollution Squad - Join In!

Well, I was thinking the salvage concept could be turned into either a home project so that people could get parts to use to repair broken...

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What devices have you taken apart for fun / Parts / Repairs?

I'm just curious to see what people have taken apart to get at perfectly good parts from otherwise broken items, or just for fun, or to...

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CCS : CE-Common Sense (Take the oath here, before you begin)

Ah, fairly simple and easy guidelines. Sounds good to me. Lock-Os, reporting for duty on the CE-Forums. I hope to be of assistance.

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