Karl Jade

Mechanical / Equipment

Milling on Haas VF-2SS VMC
Close view of a stainless-steel vacuum chamber being serviced
Repair of IGPs on SEM
Scanning electron microscope in an instrument room
SEM @ CUNY
Open cylindrical vacuum process chamber
Cleaned FEG Emitter / Top Column
Denton Vacuum benchtop deposition instrument
Repaired Denton Sputter Coater
Open benchtop instrument undergoing electrical repair
Mid Repair of Denton Sputter Coater
Haas CNC machining center on a shop floor
Buying Haas VF-2SS in Austin
Finished sonotrode mounted on a test stand
Finished sonotrode
Cat beside a laptop displaying a CAD model at sunset
Ion Thruster for First Stage of Ion Wakefield Accelerator
Hand-held compact mechanical and thermal prototype with a heat sink
Compact Peltier System for In-line Cooling
Rocket standing on a launch rail at FAR in the Mojave Desert
Launching Rockets at FAR in the Mojave Desert
Articulated 3D-printed arm mechanism under electrical test
3D printed Arm
3D-printed crab robot with articulated legs and test wiring
3D printed Crab
Segmented 3D-printed scorpion-tail mechanism on a workbench
3D printed Scorpion Tail Mechanism
UV hot-pass mirror held in a 3D-printed cutting fixture
Cutting UV-Hot Pass Mirror for Photolithography
Sonotrode connected to test equipment on a laboratory bench
Initial sonotrode testing
First assembled sonotrode held in one hand
First sonotrode assembly
Sonotrode being machined between centers on a lathe
Machining Sonotrode on Lathe
Welding a steel test fixture on a fabrication table
Welding Test Fixture for Sonotrode
Modified microwave enclosure sealed for use as a plasma chamber
Microwave Plasma Chamber
Compact laboratory coating instrument with analog controls
Ted-Pella Sputter Coater bought on Auction
Optical design and ray-tracing work displayed across two monitors
Messing with RayViz Integration in SolidWorks
Three Bambu Lab 3D printers in a fabrication room
Bambu H2D and X1C setup
Prusa i3 MK3 desktop 3D printer
Prusa i3 MK3