Project #1
1960’s Crestliner
I drove 30 hours to bring a one-of-a-kind Canadian Crestliner boat back to life. I saw the boat not for what it was, but for the potential of what it could become.
After a full rebuild of the 1975 Evinrude outboard motor & later 1990’s Johnson, I wired a bilge bump, lights, battery monitor, USB chargers, electrical start switch, and hummingbird fish finder all controlled at the helm of the boat. With restored pulley wheel drive control, a new old stock windshield, a classic paint job with custom interior, rivet restoration, multiple battery packs, new trailer, new winch, new trolling motor, wood dashboard, glove box, and custom CNC Crestliner logos, I now had a complete B.O.A.T (bring out another thousand).
This project fueled my passion for restoring old outboard motors and Electrical Engineering.
Project #2
Atari 800
My dad grew up playing Atari 800. Like father, like son, I too grew up playing his Atari 800. However, in my fun as a kid, his Atari 800 was left destroyed and forgotten. During a semester at Purdue, I made it my mission to not only fix his Atari 800 but upgrade his Atari system. After long hours of research and review of old schematics, I completed restoration of his 8-bit computer along with a full recap, new old stock components, and a custom install of a pixel re-clocking circuit.
Credit to the Brewing Academy, the installed circuit upgrade comes complete with on-board voltage regulator, 3-channel video amplifier, pixel re-clocking, chroma-shaping, and phase control between the chroma and luma signals. Along with a RETROTINK-2X Pro and custom 5-Pin DIN S-Video connector courtesy of 8-Bit Classics, my dad could now play his Atari 800 on our flatscreen TV with clear video and zero-latency.
Project #3
Lightsaber
I have always been a BIG Star Wars fan. As an engineer, I decided to make my own lightsaber.
After initially designing a hilt in CATIA (can be found in my Purdue Projects), I moved forward with the construction. I used LEDS and a deconstructed sound board from a cheap lightsaber for the inside circuit. Additionally, I created the hilt by band sawing a metal pipe. I then Dremel sanded PVC for the add on items and purchased leather, rivets, and special clear PVC and plastic for the final build. Along with a little hot glue, I had a fully functioning lightsaber.
Project #4
Light-Hand
(BRIGHT COLOR WARNING)
One of my first documented projects (there are so many others I would love to talk about and show) was creation of a light hand after watching the first Iron-Man movie. I destroyed three old flashlights and hot-glued high convex/converging lenses to high-output LEDS to form my creation.
After nearly blinding myself, I thought of the device more as a self-defense mechanism. If you turned this on for only a second or two and pointed at someone’s eyes, they would instantly be blinded. It also works great as a flashlight.
Project #5
Coin Ring
I wanted to showcase some of my handiwork with this custom-made metal Ring from a One Dollar Coin. I utilized a hammer and anvil for a majority of the hard labor, along with some polishing and hand files.
Sean's Forge 