Design Review | Marcus Gurule

For my final project I am planning on making a steampunk themed gear clock. My original inspiration comes from a clock that I had seen that was in my dorm…

Main Project Final Report Part 2 | Marcus Gurule

Why and what next? Original Project Intent vs. Reality Originally my inspiration was to create a steampunk inspired interpretation of a clock. This clock was to work a little different than…

Design Loop Reality | Cardboard Lamp

Above is my design loop reality. In retrospective, I should have gone to the laser cutter first to see the approved materials list. Waiting until the last minute put me in…

Final Stretch Progress | Gear Clock

I have made a lot of progress on my final project.  I would project that I am 90% complete with the project and plan on completing the remaining 10% this…

Construction Timeline: Gear Clock

Progress for my final project needs to rapidly progress to meet the final deadline for the project. The proposed deadline to meet the requirement will be as follows: April 8th…

Top 5 Constraints-Gear Clock

My top 5 constraints for creating my gear clock will be: Aesthetic Functionality Materials Time Budget The aesthetic that I am envisioning for this project is steam punk. I have…

Skills and Aspirations

As a mechanical engineer some of the skills that I have to offer extend from sketching a design in multiple CAD software to going to the machine shop and manufacturing…

Main Project Inspirations

While browsing some stores one afternoon I came across this clock that was completely different from anything that I have ever seen before. The image was taken from www.wayfair.com. I like…

Upcycle Final Report | Cardboard Lamp

The original inspiration for my project cane from the website ylighting.com I was browsing through the following images on their website: and was inspired to create my own take on…

Upcycle Progress | Cardboard Lamp

For my upcycle project I was inspired by some of the cardboard lamps that I have seen in the past. I remembered some of the cardboard art that I have…