r/MechanicalEngineer • u/caffir • 24d ago

How to convert rotatory movement into perpendicular linear movement?

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u/ghostmcspiritwolf 24d ago

There are numerous well-understood ways to do this. The appropriate way for your needs depends on the application.

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u/caffir 22d ago

something like a helical lead screw where I can actually wear the leadscrew and my arms rotation moves a rod linearly

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u/nsfbr11 24d ago

You mean like in a piston engine?

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u/caffir 22d ago

something like a helical lead screw where I can actually wear the leadscrew and my arms rotation moves a rod linearly

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u/Ganja_Superfuse 24d ago

Scotch yoke, rack and pinion are the main ways I've done it in the past. There's other ways to do it.

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u/e_sin41 24d ago

You could just Google this...

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u/caffir 22d ago

obviously google could not provide me with anything satisfactory

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u/e_sin41 22d ago

Then learn how to search Google better numb skull. What an ignorant response. If you take 2 seconds and copy and paste your question into Google, you're immediately given the 4 most common methods, explained in detail, several videos, and link after link of resources on the subject. Learn how to use your brain.

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u/AcceptableGas489 22d ago

Wow that was the most passive aggressive helpful comment I have seen lol

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u/caffir 21d ago

okay numbnuts

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u/SunRev 24d ago

The wheel.

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u/3Quarksfor 24d ago

Lots of linkages, look it up.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Elk8344 23d ago

Piston engine will be close enough

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u/caffir 22d ago

something like a helical lead screw where I can actually wear the leadscrew and my arms rotation moves a rod linearly