Recent Blogs
Reversing Gear Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Stephenson Link Motion Explained
Learn how Stephenson link motion combines two eccentric inputs. Explore a simplified endpoint interpolation and its limits with an interactive calculator.
Simple Unhooking Device: Eccentric-Rod Hook Animation and Timing Calculator
See a bell crank lift an eccentric-rod hook off a rockshaft wrist pin. Use the separate calculator for constant-speed angle and time conversions.
Eccentric-rod Disengaging Device Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram & Uses in Steam Valve Gear
Explore Brown 186 manual eccentric-rod release with a moving hand lever, an illustrative lifting cam and a calculator for gab lift and valve-pin clearance.
Disengaging Device (modification 3) Mechanism Explained: Parts, Diagram, and How It Works
Explore a hand lever and link lifting an eccentric rod off its valve pin. Compare gab clearance, handle travel and ideal effort against an assumed...
Manual Eccentric-Rod Disengaging Device: Brown188 Gab Release
Explore Brown 188 manual gab release with its hand pivot behind the valve pin. Compare lift, notch clearance and handle travel using an illustrative circular...
Manual Eccentric-Rod Disengaging Device: Brown187 Gab Release
Explore a manual eccentric-rod gab release. Compare hand rotation, cam lift and pin clearance using an illustrative circular cam with the engine connection at rest.
Walschaerts Valve Gear: Linkage Animation and Harmonic Calculator
Explore the principal Walschaerts links and combine ideal eccentric and lead motion components. The calculation does not solve actual valve events or cutoff.