Engineering Flowchart

The original version of this image (featuring duct tape) has been floating around for a bit, I just updated for the 21st century. I gave a couple packs of Sugru to some of my engineering friends — one of them, after using it to repair a cracked outdoor fountain pump, said “this stuff is better than duct tape!”, and thus…

Pick up some Sugru in the shop!

I don’t know who made the original image. If you know, please post in the comments so that I can give them credit. Thanks!

UPDATE: Pete Prodoehl offers his own Adafruit-infused take on it — nice work, Pete!

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3 Comments

  1. Pete Prodoehl
    November 10, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    I’m sorry, but while this flowchart seems useful, it can definitely be improved upon.

    http://raster.posterous.com/does-it-move

  2. Doug
    November 10, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    I suggest you file this under Useful Stuff as well as Tools so it’s easier to find while browsing the store.

  3. Ken
    November 11, 2011 at 8:15 am

    It’s not accurate, there’s no hammer!

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