wireless sensor interface

a generic wirless sensor interface for use with OBD-II peripherals

xy plotter

making shaky 2d pen-plots using inkjet printer parts

11/8/2016
reverse engineering an inkjet printer carriage
linear quadrature encoders + PID control
12/15/2016
creating an XY plotter from inkjet printer parts
drawing spirographs poorly

vu meter clock

learning some sheet metal fabrication techniques.

10/14/2016
vu meter clock | first prototype
learning how to bend thin sheets of metal
10/28/2016
vu meter clock | redesign
making it better
12/21/2016
vu meter clock | a coat of paint / solidworks sillyness
good paint, bad solidworks sketches

electronic business card

literally waving my information in your face.

06/25/2015
electronic business card | pt. 1
being "that guy" at the career fair
07/20/2015
electronic business card | pt. 2
sending the prototype board to fab
08/24/2015
electronic business card | experimentation / update
looking into the low voltage programming 'bug'
07/10/2016
electronic business card | pt. 3
rethinking everything
09/20/2016
electronic business card | machine shop training
pretending like I belong in a machine shop
10/20/2016
electronic business card | pt. 4
PCB production + machining experiments

type-1 engine rebuild

rebuilding and upgrading an old VW aircooled engine.

04/25/2015
solidworks learning process
I'm basically a mechanical engineer now... right?
05/5/2015
engine stand adapter plate
is my engine really that small?
06/5/2015
vw engine build
building an engine that doesn't explode

pallet desk

a stylish desk, created with wood from dumpster-find pallets.

01/29/2015
building a table | pt. 1
trying to take pallet projects to a new level
02/10/2015
building a table | pt. 2
okay, this didn't turn out too badly

vw beetle maintenance

keeping a 40 year old car on the road against its will

01/15/2014
clutch cable replacement
rescuing my car from the grocery store parking lot
08/13/2016
custom VW gauge mount
getting the gauges out of my back seat
08/20/2016
replacing kinked oil tubing
more small maintenance
06/4/2017
vw brake and suspension overhaul
stopping good is important