507 Mechanical Movements

**mklotz** · Feb 12, 2018, 12:29 PM

This may have been discussed before on the forum but I can't find a reference to it. If so, my apologies.

If you enjoy designing mechanisms, you should be aware of a book entitled 507 Mechanical Movements. Written in 1868 by Henry T. Brown, it's a compendium of all sorts of mechanisms, both common and ingenious. The book is available in pdf form on the web but this...

507 Mechanical Movements

website includes animations of some of the entries.

Next time you have to design something, pack a lunch and browse for a while.

**thehomeengineer** · Feb 12, 2018, 12:55 PM

Thanks Marv
Have booked marked it.
The Home Engineer

**bruce.desertrat** · Feb 12, 2018, 05:07 PM

That is nice. I also picked up a copy of this book https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw...Hiscox&f=false from Lee Valley a few years back on sale. A fascinating book to read through.

**owen moore** · Feb 12, 2018, 06:43 PM

Another good set of reference books is a four volume set entitled "Ingenious Mechanisms For Inventors and Designers". These books take the state of the art mechanisms and show how they are used in various industrial applications. I have a set of these, and I haven't even read them all yet.
On another note, back in the 60's, when I was starting out in the world of tech, I was reading a monthly periodical called "NASA Tech Briefs". Talk about an influence on a young mind!

**jjr2001** · Feb 12, 2018, 07:15 PM

Amazing.

Thanks for the links gentlemen.

Cheers, JR

**Vyronb** · Feb 13, 2018, 10:08 AM

Thank you for the link to this. Many of the items are somewhat a duplication but the concepts and ideas can prove to be quite useful.

**Ralphxyz** · Feb 13, 2018, 10:26 AM

Gee thanks Marv I needed something to do this week.

Ralph

**mklotz** · Dec 18, 2019, 10:19 AM

Folks engaged in mechanism design may already be familiar with the venerable 507 mechanical movements...

507 Mechanical Movements

but, a thread on HSM today, referenced a more recent compilation that designers should know about...

https://www.youtube.com/user/thang010146/videos

Pack a lunch and check it out.

**Toolmaker51** · Dec 19, 2019, 10:01 AM

Mr. Klotz and Owen Moore;
Bookmarked the 507 Movements, and Ingenious Mechanisms purchased long ago.
Instead of packing lunch, reading in the kitchen. Hellooo, oven timer!