Prototype That

Maker-for-hire Kevin Binkert shows us around his San Francisco workshop.

From the column Workshop

By David Pescovitz

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Binkert in his shop atop a ginormous drill press.
(photo by Robyn Twomey)

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His Flame Tornado spits out a 40 foot-tall vortex of fire.
(photo by Michael Schindler)

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Binkert made a slew of gorter valves used as hydrant regulators for San Francisco Fire Department ladder trucks.
(photo by Sam Murphy)

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Riding his two-ton crane.
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Gazing into the beauty of a Mori Seiki CNC lathe.
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Binkert fabricated this prototype for a medical tumor burning gun that uses RF to cut and microwave to cook the growth.
(photo by Sam Murphy)

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He machined this stainless steam valve body for a brewery.
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Binkert, twenty stories up, during his Oakland Tribune Tower Clock restoration.


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