User:Sebzeppelin

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
• Drumming & Percussion
• Mechanical Keyboards
• Loudspeakers
• Solid Modelling (Solidworks, Catia), 3D sketching
• Woodworking
• 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.	Complete
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.

Active Projects

Name	Description	Images
4 foot Floorstanding Loudspeakers	Hi-Fi Loudspeakers based around a 12" bass driver and a 5" Tweeter.	In Progress
Chip Amp	Power Audio Ampifier using LM3886 National Semiconductor Opamps.	In Progress
ErgoDox Keyboard	Mechanical Keyboard split into two halves for ergonomics.	In Progress

Future Projects

• Glass-Top Coffee Table, Possibly with MAME arcade
• MESS, possibly RPi based
• LED lights for a cruiser skateboard
• Cajón (South American percussive box)
• Rotary Sub-woofer
• Rack Mount Linear Power Supply
• Back To The Future inspired Alarm Clock
• Stepper motor window blind opener (Possibly Arduino?)
• Ring-Light for Microphotography