Portfolio Category: Mechanical Parts

Flow Monitor Assembly

This is a prototype design for the housing of a developmental flow monitor. During creation of the model, several different versions were created and evaluated for overall size, shape and placement of the component for ergonomics. This configuration was selected as the baseline geometry to be used for further evaluation. ...

Plumb Bob Assembly

A custom plumb bob assembly that not only acts as a functional inclinometer, but is also a visually captivating display model. Click on the different Portfolio Categories to view other parts and projects.

Pasta Machine Handle Adapter

This part is an extension to a pasta machine manual crank handle. Due to the configuration of the pasta machine owners counter tops, when installed and operating the crank handle, it would hit the clamp that secured the machine to the counter while it was being rotated. When the handle ...

Gear and Crank Assembly – Open

This is an oscillating marquee, with the top cover removed to show the inner workings. A drive motor is connected (on the back side) to the input gear, and rotates the gear train (4:1 ratio). Every complete revolution of the output gear operates the white mechanism, that results in the marquee ...

Gear and Crank Assembly – Closed

This an oscillating marquee, that contains an internal mechanism that rotates the marquee from the neutral position shown, to +45 degrees, reverses back through neutral to -45 degrees, then reverses back again to the neutral position. The window gives visibility to a cycle counter, that keeps track of the overall marquee ...

Cabinet Door Prop with Break Away Lock

Designed to help solve the problem of a TV cabinet that is not quite level, and one of the doors constantly wants to slowly swing shut. Propping the door open with a wedge or a strut works, until someone forgets that the device is in place, and tries to close ...

2-to-4 Inch Duplex Gear

A custom duplex gear that is made as a single piece, instead of an assembly of multiple parts. The distance between the gears can be tailored to provide maximum space savings in tight places. This version has an integral shaft, but could be produced with a bore instead. A version ...

Dowel Pin Locator Fixture Component

This is a tooling part from an assembly used to locate the position of 2 dowel pins and dowel pin holes during fabrication of 2 mating parts. The circular serrations are used to position the arm in specific angular increments, and the vertical serrations allow for linear position increments. These features allow ...