Recent Blogs
The Wedge: Ideal Geometry and Force-ratio Calculator
Explore a symmetric wedge and calculate its included angle, displacement ratio and ideal per-face lateral force. Friction, cutting and material failure are not modeled.
Lever Paradox: Hiscox Item 10 Balanced-Linkage Viewer
Explore the lever paradox with a connected double-beam diagram. Compare three illustrated postures and equal-weight relationships without a structural capacity claim.
Inclined Plane: Sliding Force and Work Calculator | FIRGELLI
Calculate constant-speed uphill force and work from mass, rise, slope length and an assumed sliding-friction coefficient. Includes the ideal force-distance relationship.
Wheel and Axle Mechanism: How It Works, Formula, Diagram, and Real-World Uses Explained
Explore a wheel and axle rotating together. Compare ideal mechanical advantage and the distance travelled at each radius during one revolution.
Mechanical Advantage: Force–Distance Tradeoff
Explore the force-distance tradeoff. Calculate ideal and actual mechanical advantage, output force and work losses from entered travel, force and efficiency.