Machining Process Redesign

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

Stainless Steel Life Ring Pole

• 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

25kW Generator Install

  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

Custom Lights and Switch

  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

Stainless Steel Hand Rail

  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

Industrial Fabrication Table

  MIG

Impact: Converted dead space into production area for heavy components

• Welded heavy steel plate to I-beam table base

• Craned in place

Stainless Steel Mailbox Post

  TIG

• Welded Steel Flange to Stainless Steel Pipe

• Attached Security Mailbox to flange with carriage bolts and nylon locknuts coated with Blue Loctite

Plastic Cover Repair 

  Soldering Iron

Impact: Saved costs and bypassed long lead-time for OEM parts

• Welded custom cover back together

3D Printed Oil Pump Cap 

  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)

Brass Towel Hook 

  Auto-Lathe, Brazing

Impact: Wife happy

• Added NPT threads to flange and brass rod with Auto-Lathe

• Brazed Vintage towel hook to brass rod

Wardrobe Hanging 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

Brass Door Pull

  Torch, Metalsmithing

• Heated Brass gasket, bent into shape, and hammered ends flat