Working collection

Inside the workshop.

Every model is here. Open an assembly, inspect its controls, and see what still needs work.

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26Models to inspect
173D primary views
9Schematics awaiting 3D
3Published locally

Drafts are unfinished and may contain inaccuracies. A 3D view or a recorded score alone is not approval. Publication requires the complete geometry, source, interaction and separate-review gates.

26 of 26 models

3D
Everyday science

Inside a refrigerator

Why is the back warm when the inside is cold?

Draft75/100 · recorded reviewReview gates incomplete
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3D
Mechanics

How ball bearings work

Why don’t the balls travel around a bearing at the same speed as the shaft?

Published80/100 · recorded review
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Diagram
Machines

The Stirling engine

Why does a Stirling engine need both a displacer and a power piston?

DraftAwaiting review3D rebuild required
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Diagram
Electricity

How an LED makes light

How can a small electric current produce a particular color of light?

DraftAwaiting review3D rebuild required
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Next on the bench.

Requested subjects with no model yet. These are not included in the inventory above.

Planned

Trebuchet

How does a falling counterweight turn the arm and sling?

Planned

Crossbow

How do the bow, string and release mechanism work together?

Planned

Seat-belt retractor

Why does the belt extend slowly but lock during a sudden pull?

Planned

Airbag system

How do sensing, inflation and venting work together in a crash?