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Mechanical Engineer
I'm Seb. Day job involves mechanical design on jet engines, and figuring out what screwed up first when an engine decides to melt a bearing or spit blades all over the floor.
   
   


== Interests ==
== Areas of Interest / Mild Expertise ==


* Skateboarding
* Skateboarding
* Drumming
* Photography
* Mechanical Keyboards
* Loudspeakers
* Loudspeakers
 
* Drumming & Percussion
 
 
* Workshop Practice / General Machining
* Solid Modelling (Solidworks, Catia), 3D sketching
* Solid Modelling (Solidworks, Catia), 3D sketching
* Woodworking
* Woodworking
* Mechanical Keyboards
* Metalworking
* Metalworking
* Bookbinding
* Bookbinding
* TIG welding
* TIG welding
* Cars (particularly Air-cooled VWs, Type 4 Engines)
* Cars (particularly Air-cooled VWs, Type 4 Engines)
 
:*Race Car design
* Mechanical Design
:*Combustion Engines
:*Jet Engines:*Race Cars:*Combustion Engines & Powertrain
:* Powertrain
*Formula Student (Previously a competitor, Currently Scrutineer & Design Judge)
*Formula Student (Previously a competitor, Currently Scrutineer & Design Judge)


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== Projects ==
== Projects ==
=== Completed Projects ===


{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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! Name
! width="120px" | Name
! Description
! width="250px" | Description
! Images
! colspan="3" width="100px" align="middle" | Images
|-
|-
| Sliding Gloves
| Sliding Gloves
| Heavy-Duty sliding gloves for downhill skateboarding. Made from leather welding gauntlets and 10mm nylon sheet
| Heavy-Duty sliding gloves for downhill skateboarding. Made from leather welding gauntlets and 10mm nylon sheet. Nylon was attached by melting the reverse side with a blowtorch and pressing to the glove.
| Complete
| [[File:Longboard_Sliding_Gloves_01_-_Overview.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Longboard_Sliding_Gloves_02_-_Palm.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Longboard_Sliding_Gloves_03_-_Puck_Detail.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
| Bedside table
| Bedside table
| With integrated USB charging ports and mains sockets. Made fron oversize weathered timber for a 'Railyway sleeper' type effect.
| With integrated USB charging ports and mains sockets. Made fron oversize weathered timber for a 'Railyway sleeper' type effect.
| Complete
| [[File:2013-05-24 Bedside Table Main.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:2013-05-24 Bedside table integrated USB.jpg|200px]]
|-
| Shoe & Skateboard Rack
| 4 staggered shoe shelves, rack for 6 skateboards and 2 hockey sticks.
| [[File:Shoe_and_Skateboard_Rack.jpg|200px]]
|-
| Chopping Board
| With gravy / crumb catching slot. Made from scrap timber.
| [[File:Chopping_Board_1.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Chopping_Board_2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Chopping_Board_3.jpg|200px]]
|-
| AI Lens conversion for Nikkor-H 300mm Telephoto lens.
| Includes aperture coupling slot as well as minimum aperture slot for compatibility with newer digital bodies.
| [[File:2014-03-22 300mm Nikkor-H AI modification 003.png|200px]]
| [[File:2014-03-22 300mm Nikkor-H AI modification 001.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:2014-03-22 300mm Nikkor-H AI modification 002.jpg|200px]]
|}
|}


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Active Projects
=== Active Projects ===
* Combination Shoe & Skateboard Rack
 
* 4' Floorstanding Loudspeakers
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* Chopping Board with Gravy collector
|-
! width="120px" | Name
! width="250px" | Description
! colspan="3" width="100px" align="middle" | Images
|-
| 4 foot Floorstanding Loudspeakers
| Hi-Fi Loudspeakers based around a 12" bass driver and a 5" Tweeter.
| In Progress
|-
| rowspan="2" | Rotary Subwoofer
| rowspan="2" | A complete redesign of the Thigpen TRW-17. A variable-pitch fan will create sound by oscillating the blade angle at the desired frequency. This will permit the speaker to produce sub-audible frequencies at very high sound pressure levels compared to a conventional cone driver. Amplification will be via an existing Quad 44 monoblock valve amplifier.
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_04.png|200px]]
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_01.png|200px]]
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_07.png|200px]]
|-
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_02.png|200px]]
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_03.png|200px]]
| [[File:Rotary_Woofer_Mk2_image_05.png|200px]]
|-
| Chip Amp
| Power Audio Ampifier using LM3886 National Semiconductor Opamps.
| In Progress
|-
| ErgoDox Keyboard
| Mechanical Keyboard split into two halves for ergonomics.
| In Progress
|-
| Tilt-Shift Lens
| To fit a 35mm Nikon SLR camera. Will use an existing Mamiya-Sekor C 45mm f2.8 Lens. This medium format lens has increased coverage compared to a 35mm lens to allow for movements relative to the image area.
| [[File:Mamiya-Sekor_C_45mm_f2.8_Lens.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Mamiya-Sekor_C_45mm_f2.8_Lens_2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Mamiya-Sekor_C_45mm_f2.8_Lens_3.jpg|200px]]
|-
| Hackspace Wire Rack
| Needs more broomhandles and caps on the end of the rack, plus labeling.
|-
| LED Skateboard Deck
| Taken an old cruiser board, drilled around 400 holes and fitted blue hi-bri LEDs pointing downwards.
|-
| TV Table
| Including shelf space for various consoles, HTPC and an amplifier.
|-
| LED Lamp
| With spare LEDs from the Skateboard deck, a high-voltage linear circuit to power 300 LEDs at 50mA each.
|}


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<br />


Future Projects
=== Future Projects ===
* Self-assembled ErgoDox Keyboard
* LED Lamp
* Glass-Top Coffee Table, Possibly with MAME arcade
* MESS, possibly RPi based
* Cajón (South American percussive box)
* Rack Mount Linear Power Supply
* ''Back To The Future'' inspired Alarm Clock
* Stepper motor window blind opener (Possibly Arduino?)
* Ring-Light for Microphotography
* Hexagonal or Square LED perspex art thing
* Light Table. LED based, possibly portable
* Weather Station
* Shower Hook / Shelf
* Update Old Telephone with modern electronics
* Keyboard / Keypad using mechanical switches for launching specific applications
* Microscope Camera Adapter
* Remote Camera Shutter with Timer
* Book shelf for office
* LED Cube
* Coffee pot web server / webcam
* Nixie Tube / Decatron Tube something
* USB Inline power meter (Ammeter) along the lines of 'The Practical Meter'
* KT-88 based amplifier (design and build)
* Waterproof Headphones
* Waterproof Headphone amp* Quad Amp and head unit diagnose and repair

Latest revision as of 09:24, 17 November 2014

I'm Seb. Day job involves mechanical design on jet engines, and figuring out what screwed up first when an engine decides to melt a bearing or spit blades all over the floor.


Areas of Interest / Mild Expertise

  • Skateboarding
  • Photography
  • Loudspeakers
  • Drumming & Percussion
  • Solid Modelling (Solidworks, Catia), 3D sketching
  • Woodworking
  • Mechanical Keyboards
  • Metalworking
  • Bookbinding
  • TIG welding
  • Cars (particularly Air-cooled VWs, Type 4 Engines)
  • Race Car design
  • Combustion Engines
  • Powertrain
  • Formula Student (Previously a competitor, Currently Scrutineer & Design Judge)



Projects

Completed Projects

Name Description Images
Sliding Gloves Heavy-Duty sliding gloves for downhill skateboarding. Made from leather welding gauntlets and 10mm nylon sheet. Nylon was attached by melting the reverse side with a blowtorch and pressing to the glove.
Bedside table With integrated USB charging ports and mains sockets. Made fron oversize weathered timber for a 'Railyway sleeper' type effect.
Shoe & Skateboard Rack 4 staggered shoe shelves, rack for 6 skateboards and 2 hockey sticks.
Chopping Board With gravy / crumb catching slot. Made from scrap timber.
AI Lens conversion for Nikkor-H 300mm Telephoto lens. Includes aperture coupling slot as well as minimum aperture slot for compatibility with newer digital bodies.


Active Projects

Name Description Images
4 foot Floorstanding Loudspeakers Hi-Fi Loudspeakers based around a 12" bass driver and a 5" Tweeter. In Progress
Rotary Subwoofer A complete redesign of the Thigpen TRW-17. A variable-pitch fan will create sound by oscillating the blade angle at the desired frequency. This will permit the speaker to produce sub-audible frequencies at very high sound pressure levels compared to a conventional cone driver. Amplification will be via an existing Quad 44 monoblock valve amplifier.
Chip Amp Power Audio Ampifier using LM3886 National Semiconductor Opamps. In Progress
ErgoDox Keyboard Mechanical Keyboard split into two halves for ergonomics. In Progress
Tilt-Shift Lens To fit a 35mm Nikon SLR camera. Will use an existing Mamiya-Sekor C 45mm f2.8 Lens. This medium format lens has increased coverage compared to a 35mm lens to allow for movements relative to the image area.
Hackspace Wire Rack Needs more broomhandles and caps on the end of the rack, plus labeling.
LED Skateboard Deck Taken an old cruiser board, drilled around 400 holes and fitted blue hi-bri LEDs pointing downwards.
TV Table Including shelf space for various consoles, HTPC and an amplifier.
LED Lamp With spare LEDs from the Skateboard deck, a high-voltage linear circuit to power 300 LEDs at 50mA each.


Future Projects

  • LED Lamp
  • Glass-Top Coffee Table, Possibly with MAME arcade
  • MESS, possibly RPi based
  • Cajón (South American percussive box)
  • Rack Mount Linear Power Supply
  • Back To The Future inspired Alarm Clock
  • Stepper motor window blind opener (Possibly Arduino?)
  • Ring-Light for Microphotography
  • Hexagonal or Square LED perspex art thing
  • Light Table. LED based, possibly portable
  • Weather Station
  • Shower Hook / Shelf
  • Update Old Telephone with modern electronics
  • Keyboard / Keypad using mechanical switches for launching specific applications
  • Microscope Camera Adapter
  • Remote Camera Shutter with Timer
  • Book shelf for office
  • LED Cube
  • Coffee pot web server / webcam
  • Nixie Tube / Decatron Tube something
  • USB Inline power meter (Ammeter) along the lines of 'The Practical Meter'
  • KT-88 based amplifier (design and build)
  • Waterproof Headphones
  • Waterproof Headphone amp* Quad Amp and head unit diagnose and repair
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