Leaving Cert Engineering

Lenny

Who's doing it, anyone doing the ordinary level?
What you think of the projects?
too hard, or easy?
and does *anyone* know were I could find out information about cranes or any companys?
thanks

Dont be at yourself

I'm doing it, higher level for the moment - I'm only in 5th year.

Last year's project looked like a piece of piss to design and make really, my Junior Cert Technology project was far more complex.

The practical exam should be easy enough, theory is a bit uninteresting though

GoneShootin

are ye at te crane again ?? i did that in 99.

got an A1 in that exam, tank god, the rest of my results were not good !!

if u need help on it email me...

Lenny

Yea, the crane in '99 was the higher level..
first time something very alike that has came up again, cept I just don't have to make it lift a certain wegiht, I could always email you the project if you're intrested, i'll mail you about some info anyway,
thanks v much

Lenny

Hey Gone Shootin,
Check your board PMail, I sent ya a message, just cause boards don't always tell you that you have messages waiting..

Lump

Search for Lifting Designs, through google of something like that, there is loads of sites that will give you ideas.


Eg

http://www.imt.com/model_pdf/telescopic_crane.pdf

http://www.lifting.com/rentals/

When you are making the crane if you have to work out the strength and the distance of the mass to be lifted from the fulcrum, dont forget to use the equation of equilibrium, which can be found here

http://www.xs4all.nl/~johanw/physics-hyperref.pdf ....... Big download...... well 1 meg

........ somewhere on that site

John
John

Lenny

Dam, that .pdf site/file is greeat research, thanks a lot for the time in finding it.

Lump

No problem, I'm here to help......



John

Atomic Pineapple

My friend done it last year

it was some sort of radiater or carborater or something?

he made a mess

still got a b so....

GoneShootin

radiater or carborater

????

kaiser141

Hey there, i am doing higher level engineering and i have to make like a game using a crane...i have a good understanding on what i am doing with the body of the project but the part i am finding hard is finding different mechanisms for the crane... if i could get a bit of help off you i would much appreciate it

thanks -kaiser

El Weirdo

Hi Kaiser. This thread is 11 years old and it doesn't look like any of the previous posters even post on After Hours any more.

Your best bet for getting an answer to your question would probably be the Leaving Cert forum. Read the charter before posting though.

Good luck.