Machining Showcase
(This page is under development)
(This page is under development)
With a certified machining degree and years of hands-on experience across industry and personal projects, I’ve designed, fabricated, and tested a wide range of custom components. This page showcases selected projects where I used mills, lathes, and other precision tools to bring engineering designs to life.
When my machining professor approached me with a photo of an adjustable endmill stop, he suggested it could become a valuable project for future machining students. I took on the challenge by reverse-engineering the concept, modeling a new version in CAD that matched our shop’s capabilities. After creating detailed shop drawings, I personally machined the full assembly, verifying tolerances and fit throughout. The finished product functioned exactly as intended and closely resembled the original inspiration—potentially becoming a repeatable instructional build for future classes.
As the capstone project for earning my certified machining degree, I built a full arbor press from scratch using only traditional manual machine tools, no CNCs involved. Although I didn’t design the press, the project was a deep dive into interpreting and executing someone else’s technical drawings with high precision. I used the lathe to fabricate the lever and gear components, the horizontal mill to cut the rack and gear teeth, and the vertical mill for detailed contours. I finished the build by surface grinding the mating faces to achieve a clean finish and keep all tolerances dialed in—an excellent exercise in high-accuracy manual craftsmanship.