Hammer Bottle Opener
Hammer Bottle Opener
Every year, the Cal Poly Machine Shops hosts a secret santa gift exchange, where you have to make a Christmas gift. For 2023, I designed and built a swinging hammer bottle opener with an aerospace/rocket launch platform theme.Â
My bottle opener consists of two main parts, the hammer structure and the sliding opening mechanism. The hammer is raised and released, which allows it to hit the sliding bottle opener mechanism. This hits the bottle cap up with enough force to pop it open.
To make this gift I heavily utilized 3D printing, manual milling, powder coating, and other basic metal and woodshop tools and machines.
The Design
Slider with Bottle Opener
The bottle opener wedge was made using a vertical bandsaw and a manual mill.
Slider with Hammer Impact
The slider was 3D printed and used linear bearings and linear rods to provide smooth vertical movement.
Hammer with Lock
The swinging hammer was connected to a powder coated steel tube with a remove before flight tag lock.