Recently I have done some work for a small company in Charlotte that makes fiberglass splints. These parts are used to help stabilize an injury, like a broken hand. Currently, they use a stamp tool to the cut the fiberglass pad. See Figure 1 for an image of what this looks like. This is an…
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Very exciting news this week. Tomorrow (6/30/2016) our founder and CEO, Scott Tarcy, will be featured on the Side Hustle show podcast. The Side Hustle Show is a podcast for people who start side hustles (side jobs) while working their 9-5. The show has many guests who have started their own business while working full…
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There are many ways. First off, are you in a Mechanical Engineering program in college? If so, there are many groups and activities you can get involved in. I went to Virginia Tech from 2002-2007 and I had options like Formula SAE (http://students.sae.org/cds/form… which is a project to develop a small Formula-style race car. Here…
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A very cool project I recently completed is a 3D printed Iceberg. No, I did not literally 3D print ice… Here is the story My client, Piper Mavis, took a trip to the arctic last year. She took the following photos of a very interesting iceberg from the boat she was on. …
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My answer to What should I do to be more creative in CAD? Answer by Scott Tarcy: My advice is to design a product that is significantly different that what you have traditionally designed. For example, my background has mostly been in plastic part design. I have gotten a few sheet metal projects but assigned…
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This week’s blog post is on a recent project where the client needed a stylish base to hold glass awards. These were being handed out at his company’s annual party for leadership. The awards are shown the following pictures. This project was done using…
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My answer to How can I prepare myself for a degree in product design? Answer by Scott Tarcy: So Ill give a quick story of my background. I went to school for Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. I started out as a product engineer for Tetra (www.tetra–Aquarium Supplies, Fish Tanks, & Live Tropical Fish). At…
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My answer to Why Solidworks is not available for Mac? Answer by Scott Tarcy: This would be a question for Dessault Systems, the creator of SW. However, if you have a Mac and want to use SW you can do this by running a parallel operating system (Windows) on your Mac. It is not that…
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3D Printed Keys Let’s say you lost your key and got locked out of your house or car. If you have a saved image of your key on your phone, it is possible to use that image to create a CAD model of the key and 3D print out a temporary key to get in.…
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My answer to Is Macbook Pro 13-inch with retina display good for mechanical engineering? Running programs like Auto… Answer by Scott Tarcy: AutoCAD products will work (I have used Fusion 360 on my Mac) but Solidworks will definitely not work (unless you Windows operation system on your Mac). Solidworks requires Windows. And my recommendation is…
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