Personal Projects
What (engineering-related) personal projects have you worked or are you currently working on? Share with the community and inspire others to use their engineering skills outside of work!
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Flag Mount
by Zeric- 1 reply
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I am a former Infantry Officer so in my garage gym I have a lot of flags hanging. Dont tread on me, Old Glory, the Arizona and Texas flags and many more all spread on the walls of my garage. One morning while working out I noticed that all my flags were either droopy or not level despite spending a lot of time and effort trying to make them look nice. Being former military, I really like to have things looking nice and professional and "dress right dress" which, in short, means having everything looking equally perfect. Part of the problem for the imperfection is because hanging flags to be “perfect” that is, having nice 90 degree corners, level to the ground with no sag…
Last reply by Noah Burk, -
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Now it’s time for the rubber to meet the road. The model has been designed in CAD, Small parts have been built and tested, what could go wrong. Using a Biesse 5 axis router I was able to easily bring the CAD parts to life out of ¾” laminated plywood with minimal scrap. The complete cabinet was comprised of three sections: the electronics area, the TV area, and a small storage area. The center section holding the TV was the first to go together. To power the upward movement of the TV a 200-pound actuator was used. Attaching it to the back of the tv sled just below the top roller bearings allowed the top bearings to reach the end of their track and then kick the b…
Last reply by Mark, -
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As part of the deal in getting a super large TV, it was agreed that we didn’t want it to be in your face as soon as you came in the room or block the opening between rooms. The tricky part here was getting a TV with a 37.5” screen height to fit under a shelf only 44” tall. First option, put it in a cabinet with bifold doors to hide it. This would keep it hidden and short, but we would also be looking down on it at the floor and the large doors could get in the room space. Second option, run the tv straight up out of a cabinet. This does keep the room clear but now we are having to look up at the tv and it blocks all vision between rooms. Third option, autom…
Last reply by Mark, -
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When my wife and I purchased our first house there was one thing I knew I needed ASAP, a huge TV. What was currently in the living room did not appeal to either of us and definitely did not fit into the goal of video over indulgence. I spent a fair amount of time on the Rtings Website and settled on a 75” Samsung for our space. Now where do we put it? There was already a built cabinet and TV space but this did not fit our style and did not have the space required to accommodate the larger sized tv. This cabinet had to go and the space was refinished to house what would come next. Step 1: Remove old cabinet Step 2: Demo to make space …
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