I’m a mechanical engineering student at Washington State University who designs, prints, and sells high-performance RC car components. This site is both my shop and my living resume.
A quick look at who I am, what I’m studying, and the skills I bring to every print and design.
Several decades of hands-on diagnostics as a mechanic have given me experience with all aspects of modern design and engineering of everyday items. I’ve gained substantial experience from my father and grandfathers’ professions in the construction industry. I’ve spent time learning and repairing all manner of machine, whether it be for transportation or for the comfort of living. The world is full of technology that makes each of our lives more comfortable. I find this technology fascinating and have fully come to understand said tech through systems thinking.
Earning a degree in mechanical engineering is the logical next step in the evolution that is me. Having held the tech in my hands that science and engineering has created, it only makes sense that I complete my skill set with a degree in engineering.
I spend my free time in Solidworks building solutions to everyday life. Find these projects under projects. Some of them have become salable items. A significant amount of my time is spent racing remote-controlled cars. There have been many projects accumulated from the time I have spent in that hobby.
Selected builds that taught me the most — from chassis redesigns to suspension geometry experiments.
The formal path that fuels the rabbit hole.
I’m applying classroom theory — solid mechanics, materials, manufacturing processes, and dynamics — directly to the RC parts I design and sell. The shop is my ongoing senior project.
I’m applying classroom theory — solid mechanics, materials, manufacturing processes, and dynamics — directly to the RC parts I design and sell. The shop is my ongoing senior project.
Long before a classroom, my education started under the hood and on the jobsite. Decades of automotive diagnostics, fabrication, and repair taught me how complex systems actually behave, and my father and grandfathers passed down a foundation in the construction trades — framing, fabrication, and the discipline of building things that have to work. Between the two, I learned to read machines the way others read textbooks.
From design ideas to the philosphy of staying alive on a motorcycle, this blog is reserved for my musing about the world in general. As the name Rabithole suggests, welcome to my mind!
Layer adhesion, stiffness-to-weight, and what failed on the first three print iterations.
Read more →How I set up load cases in Fusion and what I keep versus what the solver wants to delete.
Read more →Translating a solid-mechanics assignment into a real part that survived a full race weekend.
Read more →I like to fill everyday items to fill gaps in our daily life. RC parts are just one component of my motivation to create through CAD Design and 3d Printing.
Heads up: the items shown here are placeholder examples of what I'll be selling — not real inventory yet, and not currently available to purchase.
Topology-optimized A-arms printed in carbon-fiber reinforced nylon. Bolt-on for popular 1/10 platforms.
Aluminum + printed differential housings and motor mounts. Designed for strength and easy maintenance.
Low-drag rear wing and side dams. Printed and finished for immediate track use or further painting.
Need something that isn’t listed? I take custom design + print commissions. View full shop →
Whether you want to buy a part, commission a custom design, or chat about mechanical engineering and RC builds — drop a line.