What I do during the day
I am fortunate enough to work with a great team at Ampcontrol. Where by day I design and draw high voltage substations for the mining industry. As the mechanical design draftsman, my work includes everything from open cut substations to flameproof equipment.
For a better understanding of the high standard of quality and diversity required for my work visit www.ampcontrolgroup.com
Open cut substation - Design switchroom to fit designated components and electrical clearances/cabling. Design skid base to suit switchroom and HV transformer. Design upper deck to fit skid base and fit selected HV switching. Access to the upper deck to AS1657. Along the way adhering to customer requirements.
Other work
Examples of just a few projects I've work on. Working directly with the client, gathering site measurements, research and determining the best course of action.
Kynaston Engineering
Switch Yard - measure existing site and design access walkway and stairs to fit.
Flail mower - Adapt existing flail mower unit from rear mounted to forward mounted. Measure existing unit and linkages, design attachment and confirm operation is to customer specification.
Welding trailer - Design trailer suitable for carrying portable welder, generator and equipment. Adhere to QLD Transport regulations and customer specification.
Bell housing - Design bell housing to fit replacement electric motor to existing gearbox.
Transportable Compressor Manifold - Layout tanks and fittings to customer specification.
Hydraulic Cylinder Repair Bench - Measure existing cylinder bench and generate drawings for FEA analysis.
Rear Suspension Arrangement for Competition Truck - Measure existing chassis and key suspension points. Design linkages and generate drawings for linkages using rod end bearings and rubber bushes.
Various Staging tanks
Pump sled - Design sled to suit slurry pump, electric motor and tool boxes.
6000l Stationary Tank arrangement
Nomadic Antennas - Marine Antenna. Concept modeled and 3D printed to create a working unit. The magic of how this works is best explained by its inventor Jim Neilson over at Nomadic Antennas.
1972 Ducati High Pipes
3D Model / Supplied set of headers.
Projects of my own
I'm an LAE Amputee who prefers to drive stick (manual). Initially I designed a sequential shifter, and a custom H-Pattern shifter. Ultimately I ended up with a single function terminal device, or basic prosthetic arm. The arm has been in use for going on two years without failure.
The sequential shifter - designed to fit and operate in my own vehicle (Mitsubishi 380)
Custom H-Pattern Shifter - Provides geater leverage in ranges where I lacked strength.
The arm - Or, as I affectionately refer to it, "a stick on a stump". My rule as an amputee is that I must adapt to the environment, not the other way around. With that in mind the arm is designed so that it can be disconnected from the vehicle and an able bodied driver can still use the vehicle. The spherical gear lever knob used with the arm is an unabtrusive modification.
The complete arm - still in use today. Side by side comparison with the 3D Printed prototype (decorated by my 6 year old daughter).
My 3D Hubs print Hub
I've been a part of 3D Hubs for about two years, helping others to create rapid prototypes for various fields.