🧵 Engineering Question

Anonymous at Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:31:36 UTC No. 16428299

Hello, /sci/

I have an idea for an ultra specific mechanism but I'm lacking in engineering knowledge so I'm reluctant to try talking to an engineer.

It's essentially a giant pencil that can be used for outdoor drawing but with a mechanism that allows easy swapping out of the head/tip and it would be affixed to a telescoping aluminum shaft to allow for easy storage and maybe something on it's rear end for a second tool like an eraser.

Could anyone point me to where someone would begin in terms of trying to make a rough idea of this function with math and discover if it would even work outside of my head?

I only ever seen "How it's made" videos I don't know even what the first steps are for engineering something that doesn't exist.