In this video, the process of turning a used ball bearing into a ring using basic machining techniques on a metal lathe is demonstrated. Old ball bearings, often kept from restoration projects, can ...

A piston's function is to draw the air/fuel mixture into the cylinder, compress it into a more dense mixture, and then transfer the heat energy and pressure of the combustion process to the crankshaft ...

Seals and bearings typically do their jobs out of sight and mind. Nevertheless, they are critical components—as anyone knows who has had one or two fail on them. Then it becomes obvious these are ...

As clean-power technologies become more mainstream, offshore and river-based energy generating systems are beginning to come into their own in terms of proven performance. While the sea and rivers are ...