Ben Lewson

MakerSpace Ninja

Email: blewson@tulane.edu

Phone: (864) 497-1924

LinkedIn: Ben Lewson

GitHub: PercussiveMaintenance

Profile

Bio

I'm an engineering student with a passion for making and design. The MakerSpace has been a great opportunity for me to work on projects ranging from musical electronics, to robotics, to medical devices. I love the fact that the space is open to people from all departments and majors. I've definitely learned more from the unique perspectives of our users than I ever could have on my own. Right now, I'm working on writing a library for generating different geometric patterns on the laser cutter, improving my team's biopsy punch design, outfitting more of our marching band with sound reactive lights, and a visually driven drum synthesizer. Feel free to email me if you want to know more about any of the projects I've worked on, or if you want to learn more about the MakerSpace. Or if you want to see what I'm currently coding, check out my GitHub!

Projects Portfolio

• Automated Biopsy Punch

Videos: Assembly Animation Version 2 4 Axis Machining of Helical Drive Assembly Animation Version 1

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  Bearing fit on DLP print (Looks good!)

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  DLP printed helical drive mechanism

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  Helix drive mechanism overview

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  4 Axis CAM Toolpath for helical drive

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  Deflection Analysis of prototype case under typical load

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  Gear motor mounted in 3D printed casing

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  Needle bearing press-fit into housing

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  Test blade in manually driven rotating housing

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  Fully assembled demo model

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  Cross Section of full CAD model

• Laser Engraver

Videos: Motion Test Sample File Engraving Test

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  The first successful engraving-a simple geometric pattern in wood

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  The X-axis carriage of the engraver-Driven by toothed belt and pulley

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  All the components of the engraver-Motion is functional at this point

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  The X and Y axis with motors mounted-Wires have yet to be sleeved and cut to length

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  Stepper driver board with 1 driver installed

• Sound Reactive Drum Lights

Videos: Practice Session Promotional Video

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  Lighting array mid performance. The battery is holding up!

• Infinity Table

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  All of the light segments powered on for the first time

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  All segments placed in frame for fit check and reflection test. Looks good!

Maker Skills:

• 3D Printing

• Laser Cutter

• CNC Mill

• Analog Electronics

• Microcontrollers

• Machining

• 3D Design - Solidworks, AutoDesk Fusion 360, Cura, AutoDesk Print Studio

• Vector Graphics/2D Design - Inkscape, Corel Draw, AutoCAD

• Programming - C++, Arduino, AVR-C, MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, Processing, PureData

Last Update

--BLewson (talk) 15:12, 28 September 2016 (CDT)