My projects
These are personal projects I design in my spare time, for the pleasure of making something that works. I model them in CAD with SolidWorks and most of them end up printed in 3D. Click any of them below to open its photos and a model you can rotate.
Mechanisms and machine parts
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A three jaw self centering chuck, modelled as a full assembly with its scroll plate, pinions and jaws.
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A simple radial ball bearing.
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A servo driven gripper printed in 3D, with the fingers, the arm links and the turntable modelled together.
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A steel wheel rim modelled in CAD, with its vent holes and its bolt circle.
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A fixed gear bike drawn as a full assembly, from the frame to the wheels, the drivetrain and the finishing kit.
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A Periflex style flexible shaft coupling.
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A Rzeppa constant velocity joint.
Tools and household objects
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A cutter built around standard utility blade refills, with a handle printed in 3D.
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A hand file printed in 3D, used to hold abrasive paper for sanding.
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A desk holder for a roll of adhesive tape, printed in 3D, with a removable lid.
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A bed frame drawn beam by beam, with its brackets and its slatted base, so the whole assembly could be built from the model.
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A small incense holder printed in 3D, with a sink that catches the ash falling from the stick.
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A small table lamp, modelled in CAD as a design exercise: a heavy base, a LED holder and a cylindrical shade, with a knob on the side.
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A wheeled bin.
Replicas and models
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A hobby project, modelled in CAD as an exercise in the mechanical modelling of complex surfaces, after a historical shape.
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An airliner shaped as a practice exercise in surface modelling, kept as one continuous body.
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A hobby project, modelled in CAD as an exercise on the mechanical shapes of a historical sidearm.
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A pug statue on a pedestal.
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A scale model of the Mole Antonelliana.
