A visual portfolio of hands-on fabrication—showing how ideas move from concept to execution across materials and trades.
Impact: $80k+ Annual Savings
Synopsis: Stainless Steel rods of varying lengths with two machined ends.
Swapped which end was machined in-house vs. by supplier
Time to produce part halved at minimal added cost
Donated scrap stainless as a low-cost, corrosion-resistant alternative to wood posts
Test case for reducing municipal costs while enabling higher ring density on beaches
Leveraged tax incentives to make the program sustainable
*In honor of Chase Childers
Electrical, Natural Gas, Forklift
Impact: Provides 100% uptime for critical systems
Installed 208V, 3 Phase Generator on pad
Installed ATS, Safety Switch, Natural Gas and Wiring
Upgraded ATS enclosure and installed LED displays
Electrical, AC / DC, Plumbing
Impact: Kids happy
Converted 110V AC to 12V DC for sink LED
Crafted and installed custom sconces and switch
Crafted and installed custom pedestal sink
TIG, Angle Grinder, Chop Saw
Impact: Enhanced safety and replaced rusted handrail with corrosion resistant material made from scrap
Designed to code
Printed Pipe cutting templates with chatGPT
Executed complex cuts with Angle Grinder
MIG
Impact: Converted dead space into production area for heavy components
Welded heavy steel plate to I-beam table base
Craned in place
TIG
Welded Steel Flange to Stainless Steel Pipe
Attached Security Mailbox to flange with carriage bolts and nylon locknuts coated with Blue Loctite
Soldering Iron
Impact: Saved costs and bypassed long lead-time for OEM parts
Welded custom cover back together
3D Printer, Autodesk Fusion
Impact: Leveraged additive manufacturing to build custom component and reduce required time for maintenance
Designed in Autodesk Fusion
Printed out of PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol)
Auto-Lathe, Brazing
Impact: Wife happy
Added NPT threads to flange and brass rod with Auto-Lathe
Brazed Vintage towel hook to brass rod
Conventional Lathe, Drill Press
Converted brass gears into flange with Lathe
Utilized drill press to drill holes in flange and brass gasket used for supporting 3/4" Type L copper pipe
Torch, Metalsmithing
Heated Brass gasket, bent into shape, and hammered ends flat