Carson Design & Prototyping

03/26/2025

Designing and building a non-contact water flow controller, powered via an ESP32 WROOM32-D. Eventually the finished product will have a web interface to monitor the system over wifi!

03/04/2025

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02/12/2025

Built a new water level controller with an ESP32 WROOM Dev board! It automatically reads the level based off input from conductive switches, designed to be attached to the 1” poly tube! Electrodes are just welding rods sharpened and pushed through holes in the two piece bracket. They pierce the tube and seal all in one!

With the ESP32, it allows me to monitor the tank and solenoid conditions from a basic web interface!

White parts printed in Performance petG.
Green printed in Ottertek Shocking green!

06/19/2024

Introducing the NeoGrip-AX1 articulated finger brace prototype! Improves lateral support by over 160%. Also provides finger support while carrying heavy objects that would otherwise dig into the hand! 80% movement retention!

Printed in Matter 3D performance petG4 nozzle 18 layer height

06/11/2024

Prototype candle mold!! 🤯 more to come soon!

Printed in Matter 3D performance petG

04/06/2024

First piece of the sheath done! Some overhangs definitely made me nervous! 😅

Printed in Matter 3D Performance petG

04/05/2024

Custom knife sheath in the works!

👀🇨🇦💪🏼

02/19/2024

02/13/2024

High-Speed Rotation on Matter 3D performance petG case study.

In this scenario, with the help of AI we’re examining the effects of high-speed rotation on a fin printed out of PETG material. The fin has dimensions of 2.4 mm in width and 17.5 mm in height at the tip, and it is positioned at a distance of 67 mm from the center of rotation. The fin is subjected to a high angular velocity of 3400 RPM.

Parameters:

• Width of the tip: 2.4 mm
• Height of the tip: 17.5 mm
• Distance from center: 67 mm
• Density of PETG: 1.23 g/cm³ (unconfirmed)

Calculations:

1. Calculate Mass of the Tip:
• Using the formula for volume (V= width x height), we find the volume of the tip.
• Using the density of PETG, we calculate the mass of the tip.
2. Calculate Centrifugal Force:
• Using the formula F = m x r x w2, where m is the mass of the tip, r is the distance from the center, and w is the angular velocity in radians per second, we calculate the centrifugal force.
3. Calculate G-force:
• Calculate the weight of the tip using W = m x g, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
• Using the formula for G-force (G-force = Centrifugal force/ weight), we determine the G-force experienced by the fin.

Results:

• Centrifugal Force: Approximately 443.88 N
• Weight of the Tip: Approximately 0.507 N
• G-force: Approximately 874.99 G

Conclusion:
Despite its small size, the fin experiences a significant G-force of approximately 874.99 G due to the high-speed rotation, highlighting the importance of considering centrifugal forces in rotating systems. It’s amazing we can push the limits of printing to the brink of functional parts! A huge part of it all is the science behind the polymers we use without even thinking about it.

02/12/2024

So I also manage the Engineering department for K-Bro Linen on Vancouver island and I have been working on a project for replacement parts on some of our machines.

I wanted to do a little test to see what they would break at.. I could not break it as of yet 😅🫨💪🏼

Printed in Matter 3D Performance petG

02/12/2024

Playing around with some interesting filament! 👀

02/11/2024

**Update on the motor fan!

It’s been printed! Matter 3D performance petG💪🏼
Should hold up! Testing to commence on Monday!