Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY LED Under-Cabinet Strips
How to size, buy, wire & make sleek-but-bright LED strip task-lighting in aluminum extrusions. Plus: Custom CAD part design of desk organizer.
Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY ‘Shelf Desks’
How to Design, Buy, & Install an inexpensive, attractive workstation desktop & storage center from stock shelf parts.
1950s Design: See 2 ‘Mad Men’ Era Home Improvement Brochures
Enjoy designs of 2 mid-century brochures: “25 Garages and Carports: engineered for modern living” -&- “Storage Ideas For Family Living with Bilt-Well Cabinet Units.”
Farm Signs – Animals & Equipment Pictograms for Decorating Out Buildings
Cultivate your Farm Charm: Partial collection of “Farmtique”-style decorative steel signage for mounting on barns, sheds, shops; or interiors for an industrial rustic look.
Popcorn Maker Stand with Logo Plate
Safety First: Sturdy stand for an appliance full of molten butter-like food product.
Simple Wall-Mounted Standing Desk & PC Tower Bracket
Fixed wall-mounted standing mini-desk design idea.
Heavy Metal Stairway – Custom Bronze & Copper Balusters
Custom designed and lathed balusters for a staircase, alternating each step between copper and bronze spindles.
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.
Whimsical Ornament Hanger Stand Design
Created a table-top stand to display a Christmas ornament; 1/8th” & 1/4″ plate, Powder-coated.
Kids, Chalk, & Blackboards at Home
Holly’s Magnetized Kitchen Cabinet Blackboard Idea
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.
Steel Fire Pit Table Design + Drawing Download
A fun project designed in SolidWorks, the detailed plans for this Fire Pit Table are available for free download (PDF format). If you have access to a metal fabrication shop, you can get this made.
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.