FreeCAD Learning Resources
The following is a collection of resources helpful for getting into FreeCAD, which is is now in stable...
Simple Plywood Motorcycle Shed Design
This post covers the design of a simple 2×2.4m outdoor shed, made from 45x45mm lumber and 9mm plywood....
A Pseudo-Class Modelling Approach for large Assemblies in OpenSCAD
This post describes an approach to create large assemblies in the parametric CAD software OpenSCAD. Background – About...
Twisted Pair Cable Winding Machine V2.2
This project is an upgrade and redesign of the previous twisted-pair winding machine designed to wind cable for...
3D Printer Pen Plotting Workflow
This quick project was to adapt my Sidewinder X1 3D Printer for pen plotting, allowing me to directly...
Sidewinder X1 Extruder Stepper Upgrade
Recently I purchased a second hand Artillery Sidewinder X1 3D Printer with extruder problems. The stepper would frequently...
Vex Robotics Custom Turned Leadscrews
Custom turned leadscrews for the Vex Robotics Competition, used to actuate a linear gripper.
Punch Press Design
Basic design of a punch press using commonly available steel SHS members.
Scooter Battery Bracket
Set of 3D printed brackets designed to allow reused Lime Escooter batteries to be attached to the 50mm stem of a foldable scooter.
BWRX-300 vs Renewables
This is a comparison between the 300MWe BWRX-300 small modular [fission] reactor (SMR), and the equivalent amounts of solar and wind power.
Three Wheeled Vehicle Design Project
This project was undertaken in a team of four for Mecheng 236: Design and Manufacture 2, and received a grade of A+.
The goal of this project was to produce a preliminary design for a tilting three-wheeled LE-1 class vehicle, creating engineering drawings and a BOM for manufacture, and presenting the design to stakeholders.
FEA Structural Bracket
This project was undertaken in a team of two for Mecheng 334: Design and Manufacture 3, and received a...
Marble Machine Mechanism
This project was undertaken in a team of two as part of Mecheng 334: Design and Manufacture 3,...
Wood Stove Heat-Recovery System
This in-process project is to create a flue-gas to hot water waste heat recovery system for our wood...
Custom Aluminium Topbox
This project involves the design and fabrication of a topbox for a Honda NBC110. Autodesk Inventor was used...
Graphical Display for a Geiger-Müller Counter
This project used an ESP32-based TTGO microcontroller dev board to create a graphical display for a basic Geiger-Müller...
Twisted-Pair Winding Machine V2
This in-progress project is an upgrade of the previous twisted-pair winding machine designed to wind cable for use...
Twisted-Pair Cable Winding Machine
This machine continuously winds and cuts twisted pair for use in high-voltage (20kV breakdown) Oscilloscope isolation transformers. Cut...
Parametric Maypole Braider
This in-progress project is to create a working Maypole Braider to over-braid cables for EMF shielding and other...