Curved Balcony Design: FEA Simulation Weight Safety Check
I wanted to safety test this thing to make sure you could park a subcompact car on it before someone’s grandchildren stand on it.
I wanted to safety test this thing to make sure you could park a subcompact car on it before someone’s grandchildren stand on it.
The Omniscient Google hath looked upon yon WordPress Install and deemed it Clean and Righteous in the Eyes of PageSpeed (Desktop).
Rack for baseball bats and helmets, installed in a little league dugout. Slot & Tab sheet metal and square tubing weldment construction, with updates driven by FEA simulation.
After my mailbox post got backed into and cracked, I made some new concepts out of steel plate and square tubing, with house numbers.
Watch a product design become more appropriate for its intent through iterations (lift station / sump hole lid assembly with flanges).
I make obvious home wiring diagrams so experienced electricians on DIY forums can clearly see what I plan to do and fix my mistakes before they’re made.
Here’s some renderings of a sign design created to help with a school’s districts merger and subsequent name and mascot change.
Nest Learning Thermostat: Installed, Fired right up, Used my router to download software, Then promptly updated itself into incompatibility with the wifi network. (Plus: Some Installation Info)
See custom designs for small, outdoor drain covers that fit a standard PVC fitting. Plus: The harrowing story of a design failure that burnt up in the plate laser.
A bent sheet metal luggage rack to be strapped onto the back fender of a motorcycle, Harley Davidson themed.
Designed a steel guard rail for a 2nd story stair opening. Used stock raw materials (no need for expensive custom materials orders for this budget project).
Created a table-top stand to display a Christmas ornament; 1/8th” & 1/4″ plate, Powder-coated.
I made these bumpers for a friend’s daughter’s 4-wheeler. Laser-cut 1/8th” plate, sand blasted and powder coated.
I recorded this mix live from my mixer onto a HiMD MiniDisc recorder in 2005.
These designs would be laser-cut from 20ga sheet steel, & powder-coated (foreground pc: black, background pc: silver).