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The Art of Engineering By David Kirkham
- retroafroman 16y agoI've seen the prototype car they did a lot of development for Ellison's car. It's pretty impressive (this coming from a manufacturing engineer). Also, if you're in the Provo, UT area and like cars, think about dropping by for a visit. They seem quite open to visitors to come check out their facility and see what they're working on.
- gaius 16y agoDupe: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=824414 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=824414
- gvb 16y agoOops, I didn't see that and the dupe catcher duped me. :-/ Should I delete the submission?
- patrickk 16y agoLeave it up. According to the current upvotes, at least 12 people haven't seen it before (like me) or think it's worth seeing again.
- duck 16y agoYeah, I hadn't see it and this is right up my alley. I think once something is around a year old it really isn't a dup anymore, but rather a "classic" if it gets the votes. The classics I post in my Hacker Newsletter each week usually get a lot of clicks because of this.
- gaius 16y agoNah, it was a while ago, and it's a good article :-)
- tibbon 16y agoIs there a single download file/button somewhere?
- blhack 16y agocurl -O http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_[00-23].pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_[00-23].pdf
- gvb 16y agoHere are the chapters I recommend you read first... * Introduction * Chapter 3: Billet Chassis http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_03.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_03.pdf * Chapter 4: Main Frame Rails http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_04.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_04.pdf * Chapter 17: Testing http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_17.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_17.pdf * Chapter 18: Aluminum Body http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_18.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_18.pdf * Chapter 20: Photo Finish http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_20.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_20.pdf * Chapter 22: The Book http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_22.pdf http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_22.pdf The craftsmanship of the body is mind boggling, realizing it was pounded by hand out of flat sheet aluminum into a body that is entirely compound curves and then polished to a mirror finish. The machining is also mind boggling, the time that went into programming all the tool paths so that the tool marks left after the machining operations were "right" (mentioned in Chapter 10: Machining) had to have been immense.
- mhb 16y agothe tool marks left after the machining operations were "right" I was wondering about that - why didn't they do a finishing pass to get rid of those?
- gvb 16y agoTool marks add to the texture and thus can add to the beauty of a piece. They add interest and engage your eye and mind, drawing your eyes through and around the features of the piece, revealing the path of the tool. A flat shiny piece is just a flat shiny piece.
- kikibobo69 16y agoThe title of the book is perfectly suited for its benefactor's ego. As interesting as this is, it was certainly /not/ what it says on the tin.
- mhb 16y agoIf you haven't seen this, it is also worth a look: http://www.zohoartforms.com/ http://www.zohoartforms.com/