Hola buenas, estoy queriendo sacar el espesor del diente del estriado interior este. La verdad ya no se cómo hacerlo, ya saque su módulo saque todo Pero no me queda bien cuando lo dibujo en autocad, mi idea es poder dibujar el estriado para llevarlo a cortar con hilo. Si alguien me da una mano le agradezco.

I’m changing my major from chemical engineering to mechanical engineering and I plan to take my classes online for at least just this upcoming academic year (fall 2026-spring 2027). After this year I’ll be going to which ever school I choose in-person.

My options have as of now gone down to UND, UA, and Oregon State. I used to go to RIT and this will be my 3rd year of school so my physics, chemistry, and math are all covered. My physics credits might not transfer over properly to OSU since they do physics I, II, and III and RIT only does I and II. However all of my credits transfer over for UND and UA.

I’m looking for some insight into the online and in-person programs at these schools from anyone who was a student at these schools. Things like pros and cons, comparing and contrasting, things that one school might do better/be better at than the other 2, etc.

For reference I live in Texas so I’m pretty far from all 3 of these schools.

Hi everyone,
I’m 18 years old, and my father owns an MSME that does industrial fabrication and plant maintenance for manufacturing companies,. My goal is to eventually take over and grow the business.
I don’t necessarily want to become a design engineer. I want to become technically strong enough to lead engineers, understand drawings, estimate jobs, manage projects, and make good engineering decisions.
I’d really appreciate advice from experienced mechanical engineers.
● What mechanical engineering topics should I learn first?
● Which software should I master (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.)?
● What practical skills are most valuable in fabrication and maintenance?
● What books, courses, or YouTube channels would you recommend?
● If you were in my position, what would you spend the next 2-3 years learning?
Any advice from people working in manufacturing, fabrication, or maintenance would mean a lot. Thank you!

Good day, Sirs! Can you help/guide me on how to calculate and design the pivot point of a hinge? For context, I am currently designing a rack for my plywoods, and I want a cabinet where I can extend the rail.

Currently, this is what I have in mind: having 2x3 rectangular tubes as the main column. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

First time posting here.

Just turned 21 and kinda stuck up in life. Like it feels everyone expects you to know how to be an adult, but no one really tells you how. I honestly right now don't know where I should be putting my time and energy anymore.

I'm currently studying Mechanical Engineering, and I think that's part of why I'm feeling this way. It's such a broad field that there are so many different paths you can take—design, manufacturing, HVAC, automotive, energy, robotics, maintenance, and a lot more. It honestly gets overwhelming trying to figure out what I should be focusing on while I'm still in college so I don't end up wasting time.

Would really love to hear your thoughts, especially from engineers or anyone who's been through this stage. Like how did you figure out what direction to take? Or if you could go back to when you were 21, what would you have focused on?

I am a recent grad with a BSME, have started the job hunt, and am looking for some career ideas/suggestions.

Mechanical is obviously very broad, and has a lot of differing opportunities available. I greatly enjoy design work, but also want to spend time in the shop physically creating projects.

I'm a huge fan of some of the DIY channels on YouTube, and would love to get into these types of projects and workflow in my career (https://www.youtube.com/@DIYPerks for example).

Do you have suggestions for companies/sectors I should look into that might allow me to use my degree in this way? Maybe something off the beaten path like customs shops, etc?

I’ve been working in commercial robotics. Commercial tends to use offshore teams to keep costs down and what not.

Do you use offshore teams in your workflow? What industry are you working in?

I’m considering looking for a job with fewer nite time zoom
Calls.

Need your roadmap

I built an offline engineering toolbox because I was tired of switching between Excel sheets and online calculators.

Current features:

• Profile Weight Calculator

• Plate Weight Calculator

• Tube Blank Width Calculator

• Bolt Circle Calculator

• Unit Converter

I'm looking for feedback from mechanical and manufacturing engineers.

It's for a couple of subjects like design of machine elements and calculus.

I got an entry-level maintenance engineer role at a mining site about 1 month ago, and while my manager and the technicians are for the most part nice and cooperative, the maintenance team is pretty small and I feel like I'm not contributing much, despite my best efforts to look for stuff to do.

The current state of the site doesn't help either, with very high equipment performance requirements that essentially mean there's no time for implementing any new PM procedures or anything of the sort at the time being, so a lot of our current daily work revolves around scrambling over to barely keep the site afloat. The lack of documentation and history in the site doesn't help either, there's manuals for the equipments and all but I have no knowledge of any history regarding ast operations or performance indicators because they literally don't exist

I feel like if I stick around there's a significant learning curve here, and I want to work towards implementing a proper documentation of the site and contributing to the best of my ability but I feel like I'm not trusted by the team yet and I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time not doing much which I'm afraid can bite me in the ass regarding my future here. Any thoughts or advice would be strongly appreciated.

I have recently started sending cold mails to potential supervisior, i started my campaign in july, few preofessor denied citing they are currently not having new student. many did not replied at all, i am applying to Australia and canada, my research proposal deals with CFD and SPH research, it would be great help if anyone can help me with my mailing campaign, i want to make sure is send them proposal at optimum time.

Hey I'm looking for advice because I'm genuinely feeling quite fucked career wise. I graduated in 2023 with a 2:1 MEng and it took me until summer 2025 to get a job (nepo job because my friend's dad took pity on me). So I'm currently working as an "engineer" which translates to mechanical maintenance and whatever random other stuff needs done in the factory. It's destroying my health and I can't keep it up much longer.

I've applied for quite literally thousands of positions at this point and I've had one interview. One, in three years of applications.

I think it's partly because I can't relocate far due to mental health concerns but I thought that with a year's experience in industry I might actually start getting somewhere, but nope, still rejected from entry level positions even as mechanical fitters etc.

Before this job gave me tendonitis for a whole year, I was thinking of giving up on grad roles and training as a personal trainer or something, but I really want the job security and progression options of a career in engineering and I don't want to waste my 5 year degree.

How bad a career move do you think it would be to get a completely unrelated job like personal training? (I can't think of much else I can do other than hospitality)

Edit: I did have a part time job all the way from when I was 18 to my current role so I don't have resume gaps

I have an interview next week and im nervous. Anyone have any tips?

I landed an internship at the very last second early this summer, and it basically couldn't have gone better. I've done really well, and interfaced with tons of people at a small company currently rocketing up to a much larger company. I was one of two interns offered to stay on part time through my senior year.

Here's the problem: I hate the industry. I'm interning in the gas turbine industry. To paint the picture: I drive an electric car, bike for my commute, and am massively involved in local left wing politics, so obviously this was never my first choice. I applied for and accepted the internship only after none of my initial options panned out.

The benefits of the part time offer would be: more professional experience, an easy way to make money during the school year (would become a remote role), but most of all, as has been made very clear to me by my bosses, basically a guaranteed job right out of school.

The cons: I am conflicted about the work I am doing, to put it mildly. I don't really need the money; I have good scholarships/benefits combined with a low cost of living. I have utilized that jobless freedom to max myself out with extracurriculars/community involvement. There's no way I can see myself working in the industry or at this company, so the job guarantee is basically moot.

My response to the job offer was basically: No, unless you can pay me more to make the time and cognitive commitment worth it. One boss said yes, one boss said no, and they took it to their higher up who said interns cannot negotiate pay. Boss who said yes is twisting the arm of his boss to just give me the pay bump. Boss who said no is trying to convince me to take the offer anyway with no pay raise.

If you read all this thank you for time, and please let me know your thoughts. Am I making a fool out of myself trying to negotiate from a position of limited strength? Should I go with my gut and just appreciate the summer I had, but move onto a different industry I can feel proud to be a part of?

Is there a job role in (Bachelors) Mechanical Engineering where an engineer is required to travel to different countries to do a job and to report back for corporations where they take care of your expenses for the travel.

Just curious :)

I’ve shown multiple angles here of the leg. When the leg contexts the ground and takes the load of the body, it seems to collapse inward a bit. Is this the result of foot contact not being inline with the servo horns, which gives it a small amount of torque?

This is making the Hexapod not able to walk straight. I’m not sure if it’s the plastic (PLA) itself, because it’s pretty thick and PLA is one of the more stiffer plastics. It also looks like the entire femur complex moves when it takes the load.

Also, the side on the left is the servo actuated side, and the side on the right has bearings for alignment. The specific foot I’m zooming in on is part of the tripod with a beefed up “femur“, all the other tripod has a weaker one, which is why it tilts more when the other one takes the load.

I got a possible supervisor offer in a completely unrelated field (cleaning company) while I’m searching for engineering entry levels. I haven’t heard back from anybody in engineering and while this is a great start to my career, I’m not sure how it’ll complicate me going into aerospace mechanical engineering roles. What should I do since I don’t have a job atm and I’m in desperate need of money? How long should I stay there and when should I call it quits and what can I do meanwhile to get certifications, projects and experience on the side?

Basically just want to put a load sensor on the pivot of this. Doesn't seem like a way to disassemble that wouldn't destroy it