Glove Watchman
My most recent project and currently ongoing 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 recent 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.
While development is still underway, I have succeeded in making over seven plastic prototypes and five casted and machined prototypes. I have been gathering feedback from local structural firefighters and from fellow wildland firefighters I met this past summer to improve the product. It has been tested successfully on a recent wildfire.
Note: Due to IP concerns there are no pictures of this product. Direct Message for inquiries.
While development is still underway, I have succeeded in making over seven plastic prototypes and five casted and machined prototypes. I have been gathering feedback from local structural firefighters and from fellow wildland firefighters I met this past summer to improve the product. It has been tested successfully on a recent wildfire.
Note: Due to IP concerns there are no pictures of this product. Direct Message for inquiries.
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.