[Description]: This is work I did to support the research efforts of the pProbeJet Omega campaign @ LLE. The purpose of the proposed research was to measure the effects of the ambient gas on a plasma jet propagation. This was done using two separate diagnostics to produce images of the …
[Description]: To clean out an older thrown out gear reducer, replace the gaskets and fill with new oil. [Processes Applied]: Gasket Replacement [Summary]: The main purpose of this project was to asset the integrity of the worm-gear drive in the gear reducer and then replace the components required to get …
[Description]: To create a durable force air system for two Intel Xeon Phi’s, to help keep them from overheating. [Xeon Phi Info link] [Processes Applied]: Laser Cutter Circuitry [Summary]: This was a straightforward project in which I used laser cuttable wooden board to create a mounting structure in which to …
[Description]: The project is aimed to replace my current battery powered lights for my bike with a dedicated power system with more capacity and durability. [Processes Applied]: Lithium Battery Soldering Lithium Battery Balancing Soda-Bottle Armoring Circuitry soldering basic design 3D printing Machining Lathe [Summary]: The Battery: The first major consideration …
[Description]: This project was aimed at creating multiple cuboids of roughly identical size. [Processes Applied]: Milling Fly Cutting Polishing Wood-Working Staining Sealing (Polyurethane) [Summary]: In science one of the most important issues you will face in experimentation is systematic error. These errors generally come from the measuring instrument or the …
[Description]: This project was aimed at creating a testing apparatus that allows you to vary the temperature between (Below Freezing) to ~100F. [Processes Applied]: Milling Tapping Temperature Sensors PID Control [Summary]: The reason for this project is to create a box which can cycle between 30F (or lower) and 100F so …
[Description]: This project came out of the desire to build new things for my upcoming move and to work with wood for a change. So the project was aimed at creating a quality cutting board at an affordable price. [Processes Applied]: * Food-Safe Wood gluing * Hand-planing * Electric-planing * …
[Description]: This project was designed around the use of the CNC Mill that has recently been added to the MITERS arsenal of machines. The project involves using the CNC mill to machine precise design into a piece of brass cylindrical stock. [Processes Applied]: – CNC Milling – CAD [Soldiworks] – …
[Description]: During the summer I was tasked with organizing and cleaning out an old physics storage room at MIT. There were a lot of cool items for different experiments I salvaged for both Junior Lab and TSG (8.01/8.02). This is one of the items that I salvaged but it was …
[Description]: One of the processes that is kind of casually overlooked or glanced over when looking at history is the technology of fire-hardening. In the this project I got a stick and carved a spear point on the end of it, the goal was to take a decently dried stick …
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![[8.21.15] Gear Reducer Refurb.](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2015-08-21-23.35.37-1440x1440.jpg)
![[5.13.15] Xeon Phi Forced Air Cooler](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2015-05-21-17.18.14-1440x1440.jpg)
![[5.5.15]Bike Power Grid](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/12345488_2474177213647_2668874034703130449_n.jpg)
![[8-28-14] Precision Identical Cuboids – Junior Lab](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2014-08-28-18.42.39-1440x1440.jpg)
![[8.2.14] Variable Temperature Box](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/10465509_2114162853513_1536657190124516894_o-1440x1151.jpg)
![[07.14.14]Home-made Cutting Boards: Simple Wood-working](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2014-07-14-23.50.20-1440x1440.jpg)
![[4.10.14] The Melting Point: CNC Wax Seals](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2014-03-23-18.46.33-1440x1440.jpg)
![[8.02.13] Birkel’s Lamp: Refurbished Brass Physics Lamp](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2013-07-26-20-51-33-1440x1440.jpg)
![[7/1/13]Material Properties (Wood): Fire-Hardening in the wilderness](http://andrewbirkel.com/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/fire1.jpg)