https://www.gurrspot.com/ppo daily 0.75 2020-04-01 https://www.gurrspot.com/corntact daily 0.75 2020-03-14 https://www.gurrspot.com/cncs daily 0.75 2020-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584165123254-CMDU5ONTOAET74M3W2DA/IMG_20200219_155925.jpg CNC's Collection of components getting organized for a custom CNC build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584327211095-H9B3748CL27K5VTVCCOC/image-asset.jpeg CNC's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584165292531-Z7SVPWR8JSRMTH8P8F14/IMG_20200131_121958.jpg CNC's This is what the room looked like beforehand. CHAOS! Sometimes people just have higher priorities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584346182951-4PG93OFIAK7LW0Q5TDU5/IMG_20200122_164646889.jpg CNC's - What I started with was a pile of CNC parts, abandoned. Can you see the Loch Ness Monster? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584346000305-N7M4O91SH43MC3UKITZ0/IMG_20200311_170304.jpg CNC's - Got a chance to get that laser cutter goin' bzzzzzzzz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584346014412-V4ERYBXKQVTWUY9KGMTC/IMG_20200313_145714.jpg CNC's - I...had some measurement issues. What was assumed to be a square…turned out to be a trapezoid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584346619836-G34DIWY3B5XSGF9X0GRM/IMG_20200306_123907.jpg CNC's - knick knack paddy wack, give a beagle a program https://www.gurrspot.com/senior-project-sls-3d-printer daily 0.75 2022-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584334161747-OZ1VF8N447BIT4MOKU6X/20170507_002846.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer A set of sieves was used to determine the particle size of some second hand nylon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584331239777-T77GY3249SO1KUCUG733/3D_model Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - SLS 3D Printer The design and fabrication of a selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer. This was a collaborative project with 4 other classmates over the span of 2 semesters. My roles were in materials and fabrication. Our work was published in ASME’s IMECE 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584335400828-JQSXNJ4LII8ANOG7THI7/20170502_215714.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer New (to me) methods were used to make some of the parts with the equipment available. It was nice having multiple Kurt vices to work with! Can’t say when that will happen again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584334510144-H44PGQJ3Z9Q3A5HQPGLE/20170509_103131.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer I performed a spectroscopy test on a sample of our material. This helped determine the wavelength of the laser spec’d for the machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584339604538-A02ZIEQQIQF6ZWLBUAKS/20170531_014908.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Some CNC'd parts Parts of the assembly that were a little more difficult to do by hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584339641170-AL2C2IVVOEE5JOGKIIQH/20170531_043118.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Slappin' together some walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584339657321-59AHBNFGGGSH5YHAZ6NT/20170531_045354.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Fitting platforms to the chambers Some name brand elbow grease was required here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584398946487-CM7OQJ0V7SEAVP5Q4LH6/20170623_004128.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Lower structure assembly Fancy cube…make it 90* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584399115870-J32CTIHY5N3WRK8M6IBS/20170623_133849.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Lower structure...more assembled Check of chamber fit and function. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584398502358-ZKU4KJSQ08DJULSIJ126/20170531_141455.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer - Upper and lower portion somewhat assembled Another rough fit of upper assembly stickin’ on the lower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584335642755-CD0XM3JYS9G12SINYBPA/20170530_185115.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer Some different and seemingly more silly ways to reduce vibrations on wonky parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584339376248-UZ9L4V8MZ7BVV01Q32JW/20170503_154250.jpg Senior Project: SLS 3D Printer Organization of parts being completed during fabrication process. https://www.gurrspot.com/avid-cnc-setup daily 0.75 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585773907375-DIPT8NRKA8MR2W45LNFG/IMG_20181214_111441420.jpg Avid CNC Setup Aaaaaand rough framework pieced together. Just need wiring routed at this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585778767699-I5WLOOR0Y5VX601DEMKK/IMG_20190311_141141963.jpg Avid CNC Setup Settling in to it’s new position next to the ping pong table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585773263658-90OEGCAYUDTM920WM9P4/IMG_20181211_103317620.jpg Avid CNC Setup Gettin’ ready. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585779320181-HM87P8H3YMK2D7W2EFQT/IMG_20190304_103927132.jpg Avid CNC Setup We even have neat little a room for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774189091-CG02OC53UPXRV4PRB3B2/IMG_20181231_104223215.jpg Avid CNC Setup - The router of choice Bosch Colt 1.25hp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774213413-2FHTDBT7HQT7TIFZ79T2/IMG_20181231_115201456.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Wiring internals Plans to use a Super PID called for the removal of the on board speed controller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774278889-496OVVVJP52M2ELZKWBK/IMG_20190108_162825885.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Removed! Now just jam some wires somewhere and hope they down release the magic smoke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774357941-KVTKNSDFFMFVJLU728DV/IMG_20190114_190055920.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Little bracket for optical sensor 3D printed on the in house Zortrax M300. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774382796-TRV3O4BRA2GUBXVA7PT9/IMG_20190114_190113751.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Down the snooter Another shot of that bracket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774416587-PG5E9CIQ2USLT9WT1UYJ/IMG_20190120_142738149.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Super PID II Allows a closed loop interface for controlling the speed of the router. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585774480410-QGY2VH5BZ98RO12N5XCU/IMG_20190128_191629141.jpg Avid CNC Setup - On the machine Mounted up to a little random block of acrylic lying around. I’ll figure out an enclosure later. I also left some spare power cable in the off-chance of placing it in a different location https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777712197-YUWDKUH5IWE6NFRHPMOF/IMG_20190215_094403498.jpg Avid CNC Setup - The new router of choice! Dewalt 611 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777736699-PF0AZE1EJAWKHA59SA9S/IMG_20190215_101634627.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Hmm This feels…familiar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777780396-E0D51QE1JUEBK9DJVMCR/IMG_20190215_162951419.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Ah yes Reduced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777796172-GC5XZIE57JKFTDJ7AWTG/IMG_20190215_163658740.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Hey look! A new picture! I got an image painting the shaft for the optical sensor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777843524-6XT9DV1GJ5X6PV2TRGTK/IMG_20190215_172113562.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Something to remember me by I’ll just stick this here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777861946-08VOJEEBUMCA51V59L2L/IMG_20190220_190540583.jpg Avid CNC Setup - Another bracket! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777896449-YCDI6PCFB1XFZ84LWX2N/IMG_20190215_215421899.jpg Avid CNC Setup - The router holder... They were different sizes, so I tried to shim the holder to see if I could get away with not buying or making a new one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585777920493-AC8SOLC7RBEJ5RVOVUJE/IMG_20190227_130131491.jpg Avid CNC Setup - While I'm at it... Let’s just clean this up a bit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1585773355247-46B7T8ADOFQC9GATE36N/IMG_20181213_192615425.jpg Avid CNC Setup Almost there. https://www.gurrspot.com/tha-reel-mg daily 0.75 2020-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4fcd64cde7adb744641d2/1584342467965-BR8A4Q1AR04OKVASYHTA/20180313_225043.jpg Chamber for the Combustion of Magnesium - Chamber for the Combustion of Magnesium This combustion chamber is to test the possibility of using magnesium as a fuel upgrade for coal power plants. It is based on the work of Takashi Yabe. 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