Great Room Hand Hewn, Reclaimed Timber Truss - Model, Drawing, Fabrication
Independent Engineering Projects
Rostock Max V2 - FDM 3D Printer
Overview:
Throughout college I had a growing fascination of 3D printing as it became more and more relevant in engineering and society in general. I vowed to purchase and build my own once I had enough money to do so. In 2016 I decided to buy the Rostock Max machine because it provided some of the best technology (minimum feature size, build volume, ease of use, etc.) with an affordable price. The only catch: 0% of the parts were assembled upon delivery, and the only instructions were a minimal 'open source' website. It took about 30hrs, and a lot of hands-on learning along the way, but the finished product worked beautifully.
Record Player/Ent. Center Console
Overview:
When my parents moved from my childhood home, I stumbled upon my fathers old record player. He bought the player and receiver back in high school ('70s). It had been sitting around our basement storage for at least a decade. He was going to toss it in the move claiming it did not function. I gladly stepped in and took over ownership. After opening the player up and cleaning out all the dust, all it took was re-soldering a few connections and the player functioned like it was 1979! Same with the reciever. Just had to replace the old bulbs! Flash forward, after having the reciever, player and speakers live on my floor for 5+ years I finally decided to design and build a unit to house it and my growing record collection. Not using a single fastener (scews, nails, etc.) I built this with wood only joinery methods (and of course wood glue). Dove-tails, scissor joints, press fit wooden down, bow-tie inlays. Entirely from scrap material at our lumber yard that I re-milled and cut. For my first true furniture piece, I am pretty happy with it!
Subaru Car Camper
Overview:
In the Summer of 2019 I decided to leave my job at Abiomed with the intention of travelling around the US. My partner and I hoped to camp, hike, bike, and just generally be outside until winter hit. While it would have been nice to have a full camper or camper-van, we were not quite financially able to do that. So, instead I decided to build my Subaru Forestor out so that we could sleep in it. This was a bit challenging since the Forestor isn't the largest SUV, and it would have to fit my 6'4" self and my partner somewhat comfortably (sleeping in it for ~3 months). Besides making it long enough for me to lay flat, I wanted it to be modular so that I could utilize the backseats when the bed was not setup. In the end I was able to combine some ideas I found online and tips from friends to build a pretty nice camper. Luckily I had some awesome friends that allowed me to use there tools etc. Some of the tools I used in this build: mitre saw, circular saw, jigsaw, cordless drill, impact driver, orbital sander.
