Hello, welcome to my personal webpage! This is a place where I post projects that captivate my interests and skills related to engineering, as well as other general interests. If you would like to see a sliver of my creativity, please take a look at some of my personal work which is located below.
Personal Work
Plant Monitor
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LEGO Gameboy
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Squeeze Driver
Inspiration for this project stemmed from an earlier project that I worked on when I applied this design to a wrench “Squeeze Wrench”. Though the wrench was interesting, it never quite worked well. The squeeze mechanism could not apply a large enough force to be very practical. Many design features were carried over to this little device. […]
Coffee Table Robot
Robotic arms are incredible. They propel production of so many cutting edge products and supplement the pace of technological advancement. As inspired as I am with the capabilities of robotic arms, I am a little sad that these marvels of engineering remain hidden, operating on the backend of production floor space. Disappointed by this fact, […]
WoodWorking: Cradenza
I enjoy many hobbies, especially ones that create mess. When I am feeling like messing up a garage, woodworking is the answer. Below is a 50’s inspired mid century credenza that I designed and built. The most challenging part of this design was getting all of the rabbits routed with the hand router. This was […]
3D Printer Cooling Fin Design
Did you know a 3d printer can upgrade itself? Alas, I have manufactured the new heat sink and am now testing it out. Below you can see the new heat sink upgrading itself by printing a fan duct for the filament cooling fan. The filament cooling fan is the large black fan that was temporarily […]
Engineering a 3d Printer Hot End
What is 3D printing? More specifically, what does a 3d printer look like in a home setting? Well… think of a very sophisticated hot glue gun; a glue gun controlled by CNC (computer numerical control). Yes, the same CNC that you see in machine shops. In the case of a a CNC router, we are […]
Folding Drone V3
Here is the latest revision of my folding drone! Feel free to check out my previous revisions and pages related to all my previous work related to this design. Folding Drone Part I Folding Drone Part II Folding Drone Part III Folding Drone V2 Folding Drone V2, FPV Concept Ok, more about Folding Drone […]
Folding Drone FPV Concept
The intent of this project was to add FPV and GoPro systems to the folding quad copter. The nose of the quad copter was always high enough off the ground to accept an FPV camera, however, it was not high enough to accept a GoPro as well. My solution was to cut a pocket up into the […]
Folding Drone Part III
After extensive design consideration and 3D printing, it was time for the models first flight! Above is a picture of it hovering while I struggled to take a one handed picture from my cellphone. To allow for such a stable flight, inside the quad copter is a flight controller made by dji. To allow for […]
Folding Drone Part II
The final mechanism on this model was the upper spring folding mechanism. This mechanism consists of one spring and two indentures, one at either end of the spring. The indentures are designed specifically for sliding back and forth in the hole that is cut into the model body. Much like the lower folding mechanism, […]
Squeeze Wrench Part II
3D printing Process Below is a picture of the squeeze wrench getting printed. This print was done at 100% scale, 50% infill, and 2 mm wall thickness. Problems With Overhang on the Flexible Portion Gear Mechanism Design Changes Design changes were made based off of what I learned from the first print. Changes to the […]
Squeeze Wrench Part I
I own a 3D printer and was amazed by the 3D printable NASA ratcheting wrench (picture above). The entire assembly of the wrench that NASA created could be 3D printed all at once, ratcheting mechanism and all. The main feature of this 3D printable NASA wrench was the fact that it also had full ratcheting […]
Folding Drone Part I
My goal with this project was to make a 3D printable and fold-able quad copter. This design concept was inspired by the DJI Mavic Quad Copter, so there are a lot of similarities in the exterior design. I chose to re-design critical mechanical components such as the folding mechanisms so that it would be relatively simple and robust. […]
Matt Szmurlo 