SolidWorks Drawings & Manufacturing Projects
2×4 LEGO Brick
Designed a 3D model of a 2×4 LEGO brick in SolidWorks using extruded bosses and cuts, mirrored features, and linear patterns.
Sheet-metal fabrication
Sheet-Metal Box
Fabricated a metal box from a 6 × 6-inch sheet-metal blank. I cut, formed, shaped, punched, and assembled the box using an English wheel, jump shear, finger brake, bead roller, hand shears, sheet-metal hand punch, and manual rivet gun.
Part design
Support Base
Designed a support base that could be used to support piping. This project introduced me to additional SolidWorks features, including freehand sketching, chamfers, and Hole Wizard.
Sand casting
Gear with Tufts Imprint
Cast a Tufts-branded gear from a bismuth-tin alloy - 281(pewter) using a sand-casting process. I packed sand around an acrylic gear pattern inside aluminum molding frames, removed the pattern, and created a sprue and vent. I then poured the molten alloy into the mold, allowed it to solidify, and removed the finished gear from the sand.
Assembly design
Manual Fruit Juicer
Created a SolidWorks assembly of a manual fruit juicer using premade component models. I oriented and positioned each component to complete the full assembly.
Surface modeling
Pumpkin
Created the pumpkin by adding offset planes for sketches at different levels, then using loft and sweep features to build its shape. Applied color to give the finished model a more realistic appearance.
Part design
Custom Coffee Mug
Designed a custom coffee mug using loft and sweep features. Mirrored the first handle across an additional plane to create a second handle, then filleted the mug and handles for a cleaner finish.
Machining · aluminum 6061
Gage Block Part
Made a 6061 aluminum part to fit the gage block using horizontal and vertical band saws, a drill press, a center punch, and a belt sander. Used Dykem layout fluid to mark the cut lines.
