One Day(ish) Builds
Smaller builds with smaller timelines*
*always take longer than a day
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Engraved Bike Tube Plug - September 2023
My bike desperately needed a plug for the open front rack tube. Luckily I had planned ahead and put a BSA threaded bottom bracket on the front. I single point threaded a plug to match and added knurling on the manual lathe, then engraved the top on the CNC mill. I then filled the engravings with black spray paint, scotchbriting off the front face afterwards.
Aluminum Rose - May 2023
After seeing a friend of mine make a copper rose, I decided to make an aluminum counterpart as a mothers day gift. Thin aluminum sheet was cut using tin snips, and the layers were spot welded together in the center. After bending the petals, I hot-glued the stem (aluminum filler rod) onto the back.
CNC Aluminum Sprocket - Dec 2022
Over winter break I took the chance to test my old highschool's new Haas Minimill by making a sprocket with pressed in bearings. It now serves as my go-to fidget toy.
Titanium Stem Caps - Nov 2022
Happened to have some titanium lying around, so I made a couple of bicycle headset caps. The caps were first turned and counterbored on the lathe. I then engraved the first with a fly cutter and the rotary vise on the mill. The second I engraved on a cnc mill with a 1/6th endmill. I torched both caps to get some cool burnt titanium colors,
First fly cutter engraving. There were some issues with this one, so I ended up facing it off and doing a different pattern
Second Cap:
CNC engraved version made as a gift for my brother
10x Scale Fidget Switch - Nov 2022
For shop tech secret santa this year I got my friend Andrew, who recently had an obsession with spring switch fidgit toys. Naturally, I created a 10x scale model using laser cutting and 3D printing.
Original 3D printed fidget switch visible in the bottom left
The rack is center sprung with a hair ties
IMG_2466.MOVTurning Rings - July 2022
I turned a stepped mandrel and used a slitting saw to make it expand when engaged with the tailstock on the lathe. I used this mandrel to turn some different sized brass and aluminum rings.
Carbon Fiber Clipboard - Nov 2021
Carbon fiber clipboard made in my composites class. Wet layup with 2 layers of fiber and cured under vacuum.
Laser Cut Laptop Stand - Sep 2021
The goal of this design was to organize and elevate my laptop and the surrounding wires. Additionally, the entire stand is self locking, so no hardware or glue is required to hold it together.
Whipper Trebuchet - July 2021
This project was a spur of the moment idea that some friends and I had after watching Tom Stanton's video on whipper trebuchets. We decided to make an infinitely worse version out of whatever scrap wood and hardware we could find. The result was surprisingly successful (After we tuned the release mechanism).
IMG_1455.movIMG_1038.movIMG_1036.MOVBath House Art Piece - Dec 2020
I really enjoy Martin Tomsky's intricate laser cut art pieces, which feature multiple layers of laser cut wood to create a beautiful 3D image. I decided to make my own 3D art piece of the Bath House from one of my favorite movies, Spirited Away.Â
Before stain and gluing
After stain and gluing
The High Five Machine - Dec 2020
A truly ingenious contraption...
IMG_0635.movIMG_0634.MOVThe Rotary Fed Rival Launcher - August 2020
An overly complicated way to launch Nerf Rival balls by pulling balls from 4 different magazines using a rotary feeder and cam system
IMG_0235.MOVIMG_0240.MOVIMG_0237.MOVI hoped to ultimately have this thing controlled by vision processing and track targets using a 2 axis turret system. However this sadly never happened due to something about a worldwide plague
The Magazine Fed Rival Launcher - August 2019
My first attempt at a Nerf Rival ball launcher. It ended up ripping itself apart...
