Recent Blogs
Solid Strap End Mechanism Explained: Connecting Rod Big-End Design, Bearing Clearance, and Uses
Solid strap end connecting rods explained — how the one-piece big end works, why marine and stationary engine builders pick them, and how to size...
Link or Connecting Rod Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram, Animation and Uses
Explore an inline slider-crank with fixed link lengths. Calculate piston travel, connecting-rod angle, rod ratio and cycle-average piston speed.
Forked End Connecting Rod Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Uses
Forked end connecting rod explained — how it shares a single crankpin between two cylinders in V-twin and radial engines, with sizing math and real...
Connecting Rod End Mechanism: How the Big and Small Ends Work, Parts and Diagram
Explore an inline slider-crank with a split connecting-rod big end. Calculate piston position, travel, rod angle and instantaneous speed through a revolution.