🚀 Fernbrake Has Moved!

Fernbrake is moving to a new home! All future projects, updates, and new content will be published at StevenBellProjects.com.

This website will no longer be updated but will remain accessible until April 2027.

Visit www.stevenbellprojects.com for all future updates!


Steven Bell Personal Projects: 2011-Present

2026: New O2 Getter, Titanium Wire, Power Supply


2026: Stainless Steel “Noodle Pot” Chamber, Water Cooling Sprinkler, Vacuum Stiffening Rings, Micro Sapphire


2025: Water Flow Sensor Alarm

2025: 800degC Getter Heater for Low O2 Furnace


2025: High Temperature Test Furnace: Low O2 Tungsten Resistive, learning more about metal oxidation and O2 Getters


2025: Resistive Tungsten Furnace with Copper Sphere Mirror, High Current Power Supply, Alumina Mass & Sapphire Crystal


2025: Tungsten Filament Bender & Mandrel


2025: Carbon Arc Lamp Furnace, 20V, 60A DC


2025: RGB Laser Pointer


2025: IR Mirror Furnace 2, Disappearing Filament Pyrometer, 6000W


2025: Ruby Synthesis, Mirror Furnace, Disappearing Filament Pyrometer, 6000W


2024: Ruby Synthesis, Induction Furnace, Disappearing Filament Pyrometer, 15kW


2024: DIY Carbon Crucible


2024: Induction Furnace + Quartz Vacuum Chamber


2024: Solar Eclipse


2023: Magnetic Launcher 2


2023: Plating Ball Bearings, Nickel, Copper


2023: Magnetic Launcher


2022: Hand Held Magnetic Pulse Generator


2021-2022: Water Quality Detector 3, Radio Connected Algae Colorimeter


2021: Water Quality Detector 2, Radio Connected Algae Colorimeter


2021: Water Quality Detector, Linear Photo Diode Array Spectroscope and Wet Chemistry Analysis


2021: Powdered Aluminum/Oxygen Gas Flame, Ruby Synthesis


2021: (Modification) Head Lamp Powered by Battery Bank


2021: High Temperature Furnace, Microwave, Ruby Synthesis


2020: Wall Voltage Power Meter / Emergency Off


2020: High Temperature Furnace, Verneuil Method, Electric Arc, Ruby Synthesis


2020: (WIP) Galilean Telescope


2020: Heat Sensor, Gold Foil & Lamp Black IR Bolometer


2020: Chemistry, Water Electrolysis Chamber, Reduction of Copper Oxide to Copper Metal via Hydrogen


2019: Measuring Magnetic Field Intensity using Laser Beam,

Faraday Effect Apparatus 


2019: Test Controller and Opto-Isolator for High Power SCR Control


2019: High Current Supply


2017-2019: (WIP) Metal Coating Objects using Plasma,

Sputter Deposition,

Vacuum Chamber and High Voltage Supply


2016-2017: Enclosure for Underwater Camera and Microphone


2016: Table Top Interferometer


2015: Smartphone Controlled Outlet, Bluetooth


2015: Laser Business Card

(Given to contacts in lieu of paper business card)


2014-2015: Dorm Circuit LLC 5mW Laser Kit


2012: Lehigh University Baker Competition $1000 Prize, EKO Cell


2011-2012: Vacuum Tube Stereo Audio Amp