Levers are literally all around us. You body uses them to move, pick up a pen to sign your name and you’ll use mechanical advantage to make that ballpoint roll, and that can of soda doesn’t open ...

"Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world." —Archimedes The famous quote by Archimedes is fundamentally about the mechanics of leverage. You might remember a ...

There are two main types of mechanical control levers. Handle/knob—Handle knob, wheel or other grip fitting for attachment to the end of a control cable or wire rope. Lever/control—A lever or lever ...