Mechanical & Hardware Engineer
ThomasWaters
Custom hardware, from concept to fabrication.
6+ Projects
3 Disciplines
0 Off-the-shelf
solutions
Custom bike rack — featured project
Featured Projects
Custom Bike Rack
Sheet Metal · CAD
Custom Bike Rack

A bespoke sheet metal accessory designed from first principles — reverse engineered to the bike, prototyped in plywood, and fabricated via SendCutSend. Finished with a custom laser-cut stencil paint job.

3D Printable Mini-Tripod
3D Printing · CAD
3D Printable Mini-Tripod

A fully printable camera tripod with a custom stepped-thread height mechanism that resists vibration without a locking lever — plus snap-fit hinges and magnet-retained hardware. STEP files published.

Analog PWM Fading LED Lamp
Electronics · PCB · 3D Printing
Analog PWM Fading Lamp

A dimmable LED lamp with no microprocessor — NE555 analog PWM circuit designed in KiCAD, PCB milled on a Bantam CNC, and enclosed in a custom 3D-printed housing designed in OnShape.

Methods Engineering Process
Three Case Studies
How the Work Gets Done

Not every project ends with a product. These entries document experimental methodology — a watertight enclosure experiment, a magnet spacing test rig, and a multi-setup CNC workholding strategy.

Watertight Enclosure Magnet Spacing Sample CNC Workholding
View Process Work
Capabilities Skills
CAD Design
3D Printing
Sheet Metal
CNC Machining
Electronics
PCB Fabrication
Laser Cutting
Documentation
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Available for freelance mechanical and hardware engineering work — from early-stage concept and prototyping through to fabrication-ready documentation.

Comfortable working independently or alongside an existing engineering team. Especially interested in projects that involve novel constraints or no obvious off-the-shelf solution.