Intro to engineering gauntlet

60 engineering components

Nylon lock nut

Create a self-locking frictional grip (Nylon collar and metal body)

Wing nut

Tool-free manual tightening/ loosening to fasten two objects together (stainless steel)

Castle nut

Lock a threaded fastener in place to prevent loosening (stainless steel)

Spring washer

Prevet loosening of bolted joints under vibration (spring steel)

Plain washer

Prevents loosening under vibration (stainless steel)

Plain bearing

Support shafts and allow relative motion through direct sliding contact (bronze)

Jubilee clip

Clamp flexible hose to rigid fitting to prevent leaks (stainless steel)

Centre drill

Create starting hole/ countersink holes (high speed steel)

Needle files

Precision filling/ smoothing (high alloy steel)

Split pin

Locks bolts/ nuts/ shafts to stop loosening under vibration (low carbon steel)

Hex bolt

Join materials by high clamping free and tensile strength (stainless steel)

Toothed pulley wheel

Transmit rotational motion between shafts with no slipping (metals)

Hex screw

Fasten materials with high torque (carbon steel)

Counterbore drill

Enlarge pre-drilled hole creating cylindrical recesses (high speed steel)

Flat screwdriver

Turn screws with slot heads (stainless steel, plastic handle)

Phillips screwdriver

Turn screws with phillip heads (stainless steel, softgrip composite)

Socket

Tighten/ loosen nuts and bolts (Steel)

Dial test indicator

Measure surface variations and alignment errors

Nylon brush

Reduce friction and absorb shock (nylon)

Compression spring

Resist linear pushing force (stainless steel)

Cap allen screw

Fasten objects in cramped spaces using allen key (Alloy steel)

External circlip

Prevents side-to-side motion while allowing rotation (carbon spring steel)

Internal circlip

Lock bearings/ gears/ pins in place (carbon spring steel)

Ball bearing

Reduce rotational friction and support loads (high carbon chromium steel)

Twist drill

Create holes for screws (high speed steel)

Slot drill

Drill into material and cut sideways (high speed steel)

Pop rivet

One-sided installation to join things (stainless steel)

Star washer

Improve friction and prevent lossening (carbon steel)

Ring spanner

Tighten nuts and bolts with high torque (chrome vanadium steel)

Open ended spanner

Turn nuts and bolts in tight spaces (carbon steel)

Lip seal

Prevent fluid leakage to protect internal components (flouroelastimer)

Extending bolt

Heavy fastener where screws can’t grip (stainless steel)

Countersunk screw

Create flush secure fastening (stainless steel)

Two part epoxy

High strength bonding/ gap filling

Adjustable spanner

Nuts/bolts but adjustable size so more convenient (chrome vanadium steel)

Ball race

Reduces friction and support loads (steel)

O ring

Prevents leaks of fluids or gasses (elastomer)

V belt

Efficient power transmission (neoprene rubber)

Gasket

Create tight seals preventing gas/ fluid/ air leaks (rubber)

G clamp

Hold work pieces securely (cast iron)

Bevel gear

Transmit power at 90’ between shafts (carbon steel)

Spur gear

Transmit power parallel shafts (stainless steel)

Metric die

Creating/ repairing external threads on cylinders (high speed steel)

Metric tap

Cut threads inside a hole for screws (high speed steel)

Machine reamer

Precise high quality hole drilling (high speed steel)

Pulley wheel

Lift heavy loads on pulleys (cast iron)

Hexagonal nut

fastening parts by threading onto bolt/ screw (stainless steel)

R clip

Secure pins/ shafts (spring steel)

Flexible coupling

Connect two rotating shafts but allows slight misalignment (carbon steel)

Yorkshire fitting

Joining copper pipes (copper)

Die holder

Securely grip die on lathe for precise threading (die-cast zinc)

Ball nose cutter

Milling complex contours (high speed steel)

Flange

Easy (dis)ascembly seal to to connect pumps and pipes (carbon steel)

Grub screw

Secure two points without a protruding head (stainless steel)

Compression fitting

Join two pipes/ tubes together, non-soldering, and leak proof (copper)

Tap wrench

Hold and turn a tap to create a thread (carbon steel)

Push fitting

Quick reliable watertight no soldering needed (plastic)

Extension spring

Oscillating/ restoring motion (steel)

Rawl plug

Hanging heavy objects from walls (plastic)

Scribe

Mark lines in pieces before machining (hardened steel)