First parts of the new lathe! These are pulley spacers for an LS engine, going into an old Land Rover
Our first project…custom log splitter wedges machined from 1in thick A36 plate steel
Modifying the OD of a prop
Custom seat post mount for mountain bike. Milled out of a solid block of 6061 Aluminum, with slot for rigid clamping
Modified a spur gear to fit on a steering box shaft of an old UTV. By modifying an off-the-shelf cast iron gear, we were able to save the customer over $300
Custom brackets for a mobile microscope
Here we are enlarging the axle slot on a swing arm of a sport bike. Precision and alignment were of the utmost importance.
Custom bending test fixture for a local manufacturer.
The customer wanted a custom nest for their UV printer. After designing the nest in Solidworks, I teamed up with a local plastics supplier that could do the large envelope CNC machining. In this picture we are modifying a few of the pockets and adding locator tabs
Solid brass text fixture for Iowa State University