Matthew Snyder
@ironvines.bsky.social
Scientific equipment builder. Industrial Design. Working prototypes. Experimental set up design/build. I build from your plans, collaboration, napkin sketches. Interpretive dance. Also art, fun projects, dogs.
Back on the #bridgeport #mill today facing a #wood #chopsaw fence. A few years ago had some bad kickback on a cut that bent the fence. #machining #metalwork #verticalmill
January 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Back on the #bridgeport #mill today facing a #wood #chopsaw fence. A few years ago had some bad kickback on a cut that bent the fence. #machining #metalwork #verticalmill
Not sure how this passed. I mean the connentation of sexual violence towards indigenous women should be clear but DMV seemed to miss it.
January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Not sure how this passed. I mean the connentation of sexual violence towards indigenous women should be clear but DMV seemed to miss it.
Made this #thermalcamera from components and sample code from @adafruit.com and @pimoroni.com. #lasercut acrylic cases for the #pibadge and Pimoroni thermal camera board. #locline for the adjustable camera neck. #electronics #arduino #developmentboard #soldering #stem #steam #circuitpython #python
January 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Made this #thermalcamera from components and sample code from @adafruit.com and @pimoroni.com. #lasercut acrylic cases for the #pibadge and Pimoroni thermal camera board. #locline for the adjustable camera neck. #electronics #arduino #developmentboard #soldering #stem #steam #circuitpython #python
I can't believe this was 5 years ago! This was my first contract job at #Chapmanuniversity for @fudgelab.bsky.social. I worked on a #BRUV Baited Remote Underwater Video system. My contribution was the frame. Worked way better than the previous system which flipped over a lot.
January 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I can't believe this was 5 years ago! This was my first contract job at #Chapmanuniversity for @fudgelab.bsky.social. I worked on a #BRUV Baited Remote Underwater Video system. My contribution was the frame. Worked way better than the previous system which flipped over a lot.
I used to make more #art like this #sculpture of #giantkelp. Made of #mildsteel sanded #sculptnouveau solvent green dye and clearcoat. #bioart #marinelife #oceanart #kelp
January 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I used to make more #art like this #sculpture of #giantkelp. Made of #mildsteel sanded #sculptnouveau solvent green dye and clearcoat. #bioart #marinelife #oceanart #kelp
This #flowtank is almost entirely #acrylic. I used to make these out of PVC pipe fittings with just the working section from acrylic. The motor is a smooth DC with integrated power supply for 110V and 220V operation. available here: www.ironvines.net/scientific-e...
#fluiddynamics #flow #research
#fluiddynamics #flow #research
January 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This #flowtank is almost entirely #acrylic. I used to make these out of PVC pipe fittings with just the working section from acrylic. The motor is a smooth DC with integrated power supply for 110V and 220V operation. available here: www.ironvines.net/scientific-e...
#fluiddynamics #flow #research
#fluiddynamics #flow #research
I made this #saltwater #tank system for Lindsay Waldrop's #marinelab at #ChapmanUniversity. We thought 316L stainless frame would do fine with the salt water but it did start corroding on the surface. Best solution was to #powdercoat. Lindsay choose the loudest pink we could find "Telemagenta"
January 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I made this #saltwater #tank system for Lindsay Waldrop's #marinelab at #ChapmanUniversity. We thought 316L stainless frame would do fine with the salt water but it did start corroding on the surface. Best solution was to #powdercoat. Lindsay choose the loudest pink we could find "Telemagenta"
I have a throwback here, it bridges my #design education with #metalfabrication. A #Wassily #chair #reupholstered with used black double front #Carhart work pants. I still have a panels in storage but the chair frame has since be scrapped.
January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I have a throwback here, it bridges my #design education with #metalfabrication. A #Wassily #chair #reupholstered with used black double front #Carhart work pants. I still have a panels in storage but the chair frame has since be scrapped.
I make this #couettetaylor flow demo device. It uses #cornsyrup and dye to show the properties of Couette Taylor flow for #classroom #demonstrations of #fluiddynamics for #lowreynolds #fluid #flow it can be ordered here: www.ironvines.net/scientific-e.... I'm including syringes of pre dyed syrup.
December 29, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I make this #couettetaylor flow demo device. It uses #cornsyrup and dye to show the properties of Couette Taylor flow for #classroom #demonstrations of #fluiddynamics for #lowreynolds #fluid #flow it can be ordered here: www.ironvines.net/scientific-e.... I'm including syringes of pre dyed syrup.
A while back I made this fluidized bed demo as a spec project. It is on my online e-commerce site www.ironvines.net/scientific-e.... It is mostly #lasercut #acrylic and PE beads. I'm running it off of a shop air compressor but it should work fine with laboratory air.
@albansauret.bsky.social
@albansauret.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
A while back I made this fluidized bed demo as a spec project. It is on my online e-commerce site www.ironvines.net/scientific-e.... It is mostly #lasercut #acrylic and PE beads. I'm running it off of a shop air compressor but it should work fine with laboratory air.
@albansauret.bsky.social
@albansauret.bsky.social
I made this Truncated Cube from 3/4" thick acrylic it is 18in^3. It was for a microplastics research project at #upenn. #acrylic #plasticfabrication #marinebio #fluiddynamics
December 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I made this Truncated Cube from 3/4" thick acrylic it is 18in^3. It was for a microplastics research project at #upenn. #acrylic #plasticfabrication #marinebio #fluiddynamics
I think my brother liked his #bronzeage #Greek #sword. It has a nice #verdigris #patina and paste wax finish. Looks like it was pulled from a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea but was actually #lostfoam #bronzecast in my driveway.
December 27, 2024 at 9:38 PM
I think my brother liked his #bronzeage #Greek #sword. It has a nice #verdigris #patina and paste wax finish. Looks like it was pulled from a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea but was actually #lostfoam #bronzecast in my driveway.
That time I helped @fudgelab.bsky.social fish for America's slimiest catch #hagfish on the #westernflyer good slimes were had. #marinebiology #biomechanics #research #science #monterey #steinbeck
December 27, 2024 at 9:30 PM
That time I helped @fudgelab.bsky.social fish for America's slimiest catch #hagfish on the #westernflyer good slimes were had. #marinebiology #biomechanics #research #science #monterey #steinbeck
My brother was very happy with his #bronze #sword #bronzecasting #greekmythology #swordofhector #Illiad #fantasysword #verdigris #lostfoam #swordmaking
December 26, 2024 at 7:16 PM
My brother was very happy with his #bronze #sword #bronzecasting #greekmythology #swordofhector #Illiad #fantasysword #verdigris #lostfoam #swordmaking
Sometimes I just make boxes. This one measures #oxygen consumption of a #hagfish at rest. #respirometry #science
December 24, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Sometimes I just make boxes. This one measures #oxygen consumption of a #hagfish at rest. #respirometry #science
Made this false bottom for @fudgelab.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Made this false bottom for @fudgelab.bsky.social
My brother is a huge nerd for ancient Greece. For mythology and history. I made him The Sword of Hector based off one I saw for sale online. It was a #lostfoam #bronze #castmetal I had a bunch of copper scrap and added an ingot of tin to make the bronze.
December 24, 2024 at 4:59 PM
My brother is a huge nerd for ancient Greece. For mythology and history. I made him The Sword of Hector based off one I saw for sale online. It was a #lostfoam #bronze #castmetal I had a bunch of copper scrap and added an ingot of tin to make the bronze.
Just built this device for a client to sample gas emitted from trees.
December 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Just built this device for a client to sample gas emitted from trees.