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The Secret Life of components. A series of eight guides for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin

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Mechanical & precision engineering3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

The trailer for Tim Hunkin's series The Secret Life of Components, eight guides to mechanical and electromechanical parts for designers and makers.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended to people who like building things, as part of Hunkin's body of practical engineering explainers.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “It is really great stuff if you enjoy building things.”

    Guides to mechanical components for makers

    nieksand, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “The Secret Life of Machines”

  2. “covers lots of fascinating electromechanical tinkering”

    Electromechanical tinkering and arcade machine mechanisms

    lukasschwab, 2025-10 · Recommendation · in “Novelty Automation”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tim hunkin, making, mechanisms, engineering, electromechanical

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