Have you kept up with all the new fantastic Tinkercad designs that use the new Sim Lab Connects? Check out Speedude_Customs' Trammel of Archimedes which is a mechanism used to generates an ellipse. 🔄 https://www.tinkercad.com/things/3z90hhwVasW #MadeWithTinkercad #TinkercadSimLab | Tinkercad

Drawing an Ellipse Using Trammel of Archimedes #linkage #simulation #engineering #geometry #caddesign #mechanical #mechanism #creative | Mechanical Mastery

Trammel of Archimedes http://www.physicsfunshop.com As the shuttles take turns completing their straight line journeys, the end of the crank arm traces an ellipse. Sometimes sold as a “do nothing machine” or “nothing grinder”, far from doing nothing this simple and crucially important mechanism demonstrates how rotational motion can be converted into translational oscillatory motion- such as how a piston can drive an engine’s crankshaft. This version was crafted from fine maple, cherry, and oak

5 Shuttle Trammel of Archimedes http://www.physicsfunshop.com Similar to my previous post- but more math is revealed as extra shuttles are added. As the shuttles take turns completing their straight line journeys, the end of the crank arm traces an ellipse- and each of the five shuttle points define points on a smaller circle that rolls within the perimeter of the device. This version was crafted from fine maple, cherry, and oak by artisan Neal Olsen. ➡️ Follow the link above for more info on th