Validating my strain gauge installation for a client’s round-the-world balloon rigging tube.

Milling the fixture on a Bridgeport. I love CNC, but sometimes manual is faster.

I built this fixture to test buckling characteristics of a 7’ carbon pushrod.

Four-point bending fixture I fabricated to characterize composite sandwich coupons.

Tensile test of a molded carbon fiber seat belt bracket, resulting in a redesign that significantly increased strength with no increase in weight.