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Engineering, Transport & Making

Mechanical & precision engineering

Mechanical & precision engineering sits within Engineering, Transport & Making. Look at how a practical problem becomes a design, a process, or a working physical object. This selection contains 141 catalog videos from 89 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.

Recurring catalog topics include engineering, mechanical engineering, machining, technology connections, rocket engines and mechanical design. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include comedy, commentary, course, demo, documentary, explainer, interview, lecture, music, news, other, talk and tutorial. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.

“Origins of Precision”, listed under Machine Thinking, is cataloged as documentary. Machine Thinking traces where mechanical precision comes from, from flat surface plates and the three-plate method up through lathes and early measuring tools. It is the first in a series on recreating…

“Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap”, listed under Technology Connections, is cataloged as explainer. Technology Connections explains how the simple American drip coffee maker works, including the bimetal valve and bubble-pump heating, and compares the original Mr. Coffee with modern machines.

141 videos