Curved Balcony Design: Faux Wrought Iron, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings
Curved Balcony Designs: Faux Wrought Iron Style, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings
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.
FEA-Driven Design Changes on Little League Dugout Bat Rack
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.
Custom Decorative Mailbox Post Designs
After my mailbox post got backed into and cracked, I made some new concepts out of steel plate and square tubing, with house numbers.
The Evolution of a Sump / Lift Station Cover Design
Watch a product design become more appropriate for its intent through iterations (lift station / sump hole lid assembly with flanges).
4.25″ Round Decorative Drain Cover Designs
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.
Motorcycle Luggage Rack – Harley Davidson Theme
A bent sheet metal luggage rack to be strapped onto the back fender of a motorcycle, Harley Davidson themed.
Steel Guard Rail for Stair Opening
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).
4-Wheeler Bumpers; Monster Energy Drink and Kawasaki
I made these bumpers for a friend’s daughter’s 4-wheeler. Laser-cut 1/8th” plate, sand blasted and powder coated.
Custom Vent Covers – Round Decorative HVAC Grate Designs
This Time They’re Round! A nice person contacted me and asked to design a round vent cover for her kitchen.
Decorative HVAC Vent Covers – Antique to Modern
A person building a new house while living in an older house asked to have new vent covers designed that are appropriately sized for modern HVAC ducting, but keep the ornate beauty and charm of the cold air return grates from their current home.
Custom Vent Covers – Decorative HVAC Grate Designs
At work someone asked me to design a “Cold Air Return Vent Cover,” 9 7/8″ x 11 3/4″. I had fun with it, and decided to post photo renderings of the designs. (Created in SolidWorks 2009).
How to build a Cat House – With Drawings Download
Do cats need houses? Debatable.
Does my wife want her cat to have a house? Yes.
Includes pictures of the 2-Story cozy pet house I designed for our kitty, building tips, and instructional CAD drawings download (PDF). If you’re the least bit handy, you can put one of these together.