The #Vulpibus has been stuck in #Ohio for a week. Help our good folks get moving again with fuel and a tyre and food today!

$113/$2000
But bear in mind that food is a bigger chunk of the usage of the raised funds the smaller the amount raised in a given time is. Which is why there is less than $60 remaining for fuel or tyre use now.
Food expenses have to include saline electrolyte drinks for @Kuniti_shino due to long term medical need.

Speed is of the essence.

https://PayPal.me/inaraclocks
Cashapp $Athamanatha
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune
More options on request

#emergencyrepairs #emergencymutualaid #MUTUALAID #homeless #helpneeded #fedihelp
#LGBTQIA #Queer #sendhelpplease #getusmoving #vehiclerepairs #mechanical #help #moneyhelp #Fuckcapitalism

@thoughtpunks
@mutual_aid

Hey #electronics, question for you.

What small weatherproof, bike-proof, 4-pin connector would you use for signals?

All I can think of is a custom pogo pin abomination, but there must be a better option.

I'm helping the #Vulpibus folks get their shit together by raising awareness and (while capitalism is still ruling the roost and we are not ready to take it down) funds, so they can get on with surviving and building and travelling.

Today they are working on aerodynamic cowls for the solar panels and trying to raise funds for fuel and a tyre.

Can we do it?

$30/$400 for the tyre
$60/$1600 for fuel to cross the country
$0/$150/week for food

And there is a need to get an engine diagnostic device too, we will talk more about that soon.

https://Paypal.me/athamanatha or https://PayPal.me/inaraclocks (for the fuel budget)
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune
https://patreon.com/vulpinedesigns
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
Cashapp $Athamanatha
Venmo, IBAN, ACH, Wise, Zelle and more available if you drop a DM and let me get you in touch with them.

If anyone has any remote jobs available online which are agnostic to nationality and living situation, please let me know and I will pass the info on.

Okay guys I need an information: are there many noises and loud noises, smells/strong smells in garages/mechanic workshops/the place you go to have your car/moto fixed?
#car #cars #moto #motos #engine #motor #garage #mechanical #mechanics

So far we have made our compatriots enough to buy a few knobbles of tread on the needed replacement tyre for the Vulpibus. Want to help us get a few more?

You know what to do.

Give Atha and Inara some currency at https://PayPal.me/athamanatha or https://PayPal.me/inaraclocks

Or even buy a tyre directly from the major branded truckstop for them, it can be arranged...

Hey there tinker Fedi. I am in posessiin of a lovely Olympia Monica electric #typewriter . I'm currently checking all its features to see if it is functional and the new line mechanism doesn't work. I unfortunately cannot find a video or manual on this specific Olympia anywhere. Does anyone know any resources or teardowns of the new line mechanism? I think I have it worked out in my head, but clearly something is still missing. Thanks!

Simplified wrist mechanism gives robots a hand

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-wrist-mechanism-robots.html

Mechanical Tension Metabolic Stress

Mechanical tension and metabolic stress are two of the primary mechanisms of hypertrophy.

Together, they explain why weightlifting leads to muscle growth rather than just calorie burn.

Mechanical Tension: The Primary Driver

Eccentric Emphasis for Tension

Metabolic Stress: The “Pump” Factor

This novel 3D printer kinematic system uses a mouse sensor for closed-loop control

https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/08/12/this-novel-3d-printer-kinematic-system-uses-a-mouse-sensor-for-closed-loop-control/

I have never used linear switches in a keyboard. All my mechanical keyboards have clicky switches.

I am trying to figure out between tactile and linear switches. I am not a gamer so my keyboard is used only for typing.

Should I get linear or tactile? Can you help understand the choice? Thank you

AntGrip -- Boosting Parallel Plate Gripper Performance Inspired by the Internal Hairs of Ant Mandibles

#robotics #mechanical #gripper #biomimetic #engineering #ants #insects #technology

https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/8/105

8 Bit Mechanical Computer built from K’nex.

Long before electricity was a common household utility, humanity had been building machines to do many tasks. Transportation, manufacturing, agriculture and essentially everything had non-electric analogs, and perhaps surprisingly, there were mechanical computers as well….

https://youtu.be/EtIJUwkOAwM

This is the old alternator on our bus we live in. It's knackered, and we only found this out for sure in the last few days. We need a new alternator for the engine to power its own systems and lights and such while driving along.

A new alternator is on Amazon for this engine for like $170 but we obviously do not have the funds.

We need to move the bus nearer to @Kuniti_shino 's new job ASAP so we can start getting some money in for ourselves without always needing to ask for mutual aid. But right now, please help!

#mutualaid #urgent #homeless #employment #mechanical #alternator #repair #mobility #buslife #lgbtqia #queermutualaid

https://paypal.me/athamanatha
Cashapp $athamanatha
https://Ko-fi.com/athakitsune
https://patreon.com/vulpinedesigns

More methods on request

Recharging things is great, but there is a lot of value to mechanical objects like old clocks and bicycles. The engineering and craftsmanship is something I can truly appreciate.

New video: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesbruton

It's a new, faster, quadrupedal walking machine I can ride on!

How much torque can I get from this inside-out two-stage planetary gearbox? Find out in Tuesday's YouTube video - it's part 1 of a new walking machine I can ride on!

JOHNNY DEPP AND RIDLEY SCOTT TEAM UP WITH MECHANICAL CAKE TO LAUNCH NEW ENTERTAINMENT VENTURE HYDE
In a world of remakes and sequels, Johnny Depp and Ridley Scott have joined forces with Jesse Negron’s Mechanical Cake to build a new, original entertainment property from the ground up, HYDE,...
https://comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/comic-book-previews/johnny-depp-and-ridley-scott-team-up-with-mechanical-cake-to-launch-new-entertainment-venture-hyde/
#mechanical cake #comics #coic books #sdcc

8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built from Knex https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/8-bit-mechanical-computer-built-from-knex/ #mechanicalcomputer #computerhacks #calculator #mechanical #computer #knex #math #ALU

New Tim Hunkin "Secret Life of Components"
https://youtu.be/raMCWfltyRs
#Gears #Making #Mechanical #TimHunkin