Glove Watchman

One of my most recent projects is the “Glove Watchman”. The impetus for this device came from ME103, a class where you design and manufacture a metal product. I wanted to solve a problem I had identified during my first summer working as a wildland firefighter, chiefly the need for gloves to be taken on and off frequently without any means of securing them quickly. 
I have made several plastic prototypes and five casted and machined prototypes. I have been gathering feedback from local structural firefighters and from fellow wildland firefighters. It has been tested successfully on wildfires by myself and other firefighters.

Yours truly with my Golve Watchman working the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire

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Cold Trailing Demonstration

Cold trailing is the process where wildland firefighters feel for smoldering roots with their bare hands during mop up.

Objective:

To develop a quicker way for wildland firefighters and other professionals to take their gloves on and off more quickly.

Materials:

Cast Aluminum, Music Wire, Steel Dowel Pin

Skills Developed:

Sand Casting and pattern making, further 3d printing, sand/bead blasting, manual milling.