My latest personal project required a variety of engineering skills from CAD and FEA to mechatronics and PCB design. I wanted to make my Mandalorian costume truly stand out at events so I created a custom flamethrower that fires from a gauntlet. I designed the electronics housing and power tool battery adapter for the solenoid valve using Solidworks and printed them with PETG on my home 3D printer. The PCB's were designed using CircuitMaker, manufactured by JLCPCB, then hand soldered.

Safety features include a stainless steel nozzle that directs the flame above the wearer's hand and a two button activation system.