Andrew Birkel

[02.24.2018]Turning a Steel Pulley: Custom Steel Pulley

[Description]: This project had a simple goal, create a custom steel pulley for my friends Barber Colman no. 3 gear-hobbing machine.  [Processes Applied]: Manual Machining Lathe:  Turning Drilling Boring [Summary]: This projects aim is to create a custom pulley out of steel for my friends ‘new’ Barber Coleman No. 3 gear-hobbing …

[Spring ’16] 3D Printed Metal – SBD Holders [Work]

[Description]: Using Shapeways 3D Printing services to create vacuum comparable holders for our SBD’s (Surface Barrier Detector) in the vacuum chamber of the HEDP Particle Accelerator.   [Processes Applied]: Solidworks (CAD) Rapid Prototyping 3D Printing Test Versions Shape-ways 3D Printed Metal  Post-Fabrication Machining [Summary]: This project was spawned because of …