Composites Cart
6-Rack Roller Composite Storage
2025 | FEB Workshop Renovations
All UC Berkeley engineering competition teams work out of Richmond Field Station. This year, our team moved from our old shed area to a newer room. Drawing from my prior experience, I proposed and initiated the construction of 2 tool carts, a composites rack, and tool wall in addition to the general workshop layout for streamlined workflows.
TOOLS
CAD | Workshop
Initial State
The original FEB workshop was in a run-down garage, with a lack of organization for all the parts containers, composite supplies, and tools.
Manufacturing
A big improvement that really helped reduce the fabrication time was having a large shopbot CNC router at Jacobs makerspace. For previous projects, all cuts had to be made with a circular saw. With the CNC, this allowed for more custom geometries and improved design joints for alignment.
Highlights
Parts Carts
16 Storage Containers for both ISO and ANSI varieties
Tool Wall
Pegboard based adaptive organization system
Post-Processing
All parts were coated with protective layers of oil-based polyurethane (wood based surfaces), as well as water-based polyurethane (non-work surfaces). These protective measures will help ensure that the components hold up under high moisture conditions for the workshop.