dXdYdZ
Handyman project examples
Decks construction and re-finishing
Designed, built new deck.
Resurfaced deck: sanded and scraped wood, cleaned, and applied 4 -5 coats of top quality decking oil.
Services include building decks and/or installing new decking boards.
Tiles, bricks, stone
Removed chipped/cracked limestone tiles, replaced with new tiles and better layout.
Improved appearance of stone wall.
Improved appearance of brick with new mortar.
Cabinets,drawers and doors.
Installed new shelves, and trimmed to accomodate new dishwasher.
Installed new custom drawer to fit over oven.
Installed new door handle - door had over-sized hole which was filled with custom-designed 3D printed fitting.
General repairs.
Repaired gaps in flooring.
Installed shower seat and hand rails.
Custom 3D design and fabrication. 3D Printing, laser cutting/engraving, CNC routing, and hand fabrication.
Ribbon dispenser for florists
Holds ten 200m spools of ribbon, each individually swappable without undoing others. Pockets at ends for scissors and cards.
Jig for re-packing emergency parachutes
Paragliders must repack their emergency chutes at least once a year - and need to get it perfect! Jig was designed with SkyOut pagagliding company.
Rotary vise for fly tying
Fun and fully functional vise. Rotary action, tippet holder, weighted base.
Old Man fly tying tool
For tying on tiny flies in low-light conditions. Integrated backlight, fly holder, magnifying glass.
View of 5x tippet and size 14 hook (not included with tool)
Folds away for protection when not in use.
<Ribbon slicer
For cutting narrow strips for flash backs from any plastic sheet. Adjustable width.
Hair stacker for fly tying
Improved hair stacker - light and hard = higher impact = better hair stacking.
Bottle holder for fly tying
Keep your floatant and sinket securly at hand
Closed tippet holder for fly fishers
Store six spools of tippet in secure closed container - prevents accidental unspooling of your tippet as you walk through the bush and while you fish.
Belt-mountable line-clip
Keep your line from getting tangled in brush. Small enough for all day use in tight country. More compact than a stripping basket.
Clip for CDC and dubbing
Handy tool for getting CDC into dubbing loops. Works with other materials too.
Composites R&D
Developing technology to create light, strong, inexpensive compound curves.
Composites are used in many industries where fluids are involved: aerospace, marine, automotive, civil. Fluids move in 3D. The shapes of products used in these fluid-based industries reflect this 3D flow - curves that curve simultaneously in the X,Y, and Z dimensions. Yet most materials, composites included, are available only as flat sheet, without any curve at all. Flat sheets create parts that are heavier, weaker, and more difficult to manufacture. Up to 30% of the flat sheets are simply cut away and discarded - never even being used or recycled. Every cut breaks the strength of the cloth, and overlaps greatly increase weight due to much higher epoxy requirement. dXdYdZ aims to make composite materials directly to the forms that are needed - greater stiffness, stronger, lighter, and easier to manufacture. No cuts, no overlaps. Composites should have their greatest strength aligned with the stress on the parts - we aim to make this possible.
