here's an idea for next time, do the hand squeeze mold in the same epoxy material, but then 3D scan it and "relax" the 3D model before you 3D print it to get a potentially smoother end result
I'd try a 3-step molding - a thinner initial contour squeeze, sanding, then squeezing a thin 'sheet' around that to get the final shape & thickness with less lumpiness.
This was how I would have approached it as well. You scan clay that he's gripped, and then clean up the 3D model. Then you could print it out with a softer grip material or print out a mold and then add polyurethane grips directly to the carbon wheel.
One nice thing about squeezing to scanning to cad to something workflow is you can use all sorts of materials for the original mold depending on what you're trying to get an impression of. Low temp Thermo plastics like in sports mouth guards, medium temp like kydex, I got a pretty good scan of inside a shoe once buy putting a plastic bag in the shoe and filling with two part expanding foam and scanning that (after glueing the broken pieces from taking it out of the shoe.) Then you can smooth a lot of the surfaces in CAD either by editing the mesh or fiddling with the fitting parameters when getting a surface from the mesh. And finally once you have a CAD model you can make the part in any material. Of course that's a lot of talk that represents days of work and years of experience. Matt did that portion of the thing in a couple hours with the epoxy so... That's worth something too.
Or you could simply make the dildi from a lightweight, soft wood, such as balsa. Then have the driver hold the wheel in a comfortable position and kick him smartly in the nuts. You should end up with impressions in the wood perfectly matching his hands. If it isn't as precise as you would like, just repeat until satisfactory results have been achieved. All hail
i had those fumes attack my eyes when i built one of my rc planes. the wing is built with super glue. super glue sticks to balsa like crazy and also much lighter than epoxy
The bell icon is a bit useless... Even Gmail thinks so and hides my notifications under a different tab, so I never see them. As a result I've turned the bell off.
There's no way I'm going to smash any annoying bell icon... Unless Matt 3-D scans my member so I could also give my wife a personal steering wheel... Then maybe.
Here's the real "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do a handful of tests. But I make my own home made epoxy putty for custom speargun grips. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin totally loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty very light. So light that it actually floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and lighter and cheaper than any putty out there if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF add strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix. Mix it, let it sit until it goes a bit "green" and then you will have a workable putty that will hold its shape well. Oh! Use soapy water on the latex gloves and it wont stick to the gloves either.
I was rather pleased with myself when I made my first steering wheel for the 64 Bug I had just bought. I named it "Vice Grip" after the Vice Grips now pretending to be a steering wheel.
The carbon dust is also very very good for giving you permanent lung damage if cut in a poorly ventilated space. It's also electrically conductive, so its great to have that graphite dust floating around if you work with electronics.
i so enjoy these videos , this one is no exception! my favorite part (as if you can have one ) , is the very end when that honda sparks to life! damn i want one!
Lived in Colorado all my life, drove up pikes peak once for fun, and knew about the hill climb but never went. Cool to see your work on a car that could very well win this year. Might have to go for the first time to see it live!
It's almost 4AM and I was planning to watch this video and go to bed. Well, I have been laughing my but off through it and now I am wide awake.. Well worth it!!! I love to laugh!!
Yours is officially the only channel I have EVER hit the bell on. You're welcome... . But actually, thanks for your content, just some of the absolute best.
Very cool! Since you have a 3D scanner, could it have been a possibility to have Robin squeeze some grips for a reference, 3D scan those reference grips. Then import that into CAD for post-processing so you can make 3D prints of the final product.
I don't hit the bell because I don't have the app and hate unnecessary notifications but I watch every one of your videos regardless because I enjoy your content
I was about to swear you and say "I will NOT make one - you´re not my father!". Than I read "Or just watch me do it" and, "oh, okay then". Now I´ve watched, and, f**k, I´ll have to make one of my own. Darn it! Great video, again!
As always great video, but since I make molded, custom grips for my spearguns I may have something to add;). If he wears race gloves he ideally needs to wear those under the latex gloves when making the grip. Even thin gloves will space your fingers out a few mm so if he didn't wear them when doing the "imprint", it will sadly not fit that well afterwards.
I should add my "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do some tests. But when I make my custom grips I use a home made epoxy putty. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty light. Actually, so ligh that it floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and def lighte than any putty out there. And cheaper, too if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF adds strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix.
Always interesting content and great dialog. I was not aware "The Bell" was a thing. Consider it rung. I, for one, welcome our new Algorithm Overlords...
The trick to cutting carbon fiber is not to cut it, but to abrase it. Meaning, most carbon fiber cutting bits are closer to abrasives than it is to a cutting head.
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At least you will have a backup career designing adult toys if you ever need it
Or possible future merch
@@SuperfastMatt 🤣😂🤣
@@SuperfastMatt I’m in for two
@@SuperfastMatt I'm starting to see a pattern here
@@SuperfastMatt sounds like a pain in the ass to pull off
As usual, the stick-on logo thing adds 5hp.
Always stay to the end.
I'm glad I read this, I'd paused just before to read the comments
here's an idea for next time, do the hand squeeze mold in the same epoxy material, but then 3D scan it and "relax" the 3D model before you 3D print it to get a potentially smoother end result
We thought about this, and we might still scan it and print new grips with the hand shape already in them.
I'd try a 3-step molding - a thinner initial contour squeeze, sanding, then squeezing a thin 'sheet' around that to get the final shape & thickness with less lumpiness.
This was how I would have approached it as well. You scan clay that he's gripped, and then clean up the 3D model.
Then you could print it out with a softer grip material or print out a mold and then add polyurethane grips directly to the carbon wheel.
One nice thing about squeezing to scanning to cad to something workflow is you can use all sorts of materials for the original mold depending on what you're trying to get an impression of. Low temp Thermo plastics like in sports mouth guards, medium temp like kydex, I got a pretty good scan of inside a shoe once buy putting a plastic bag in the shoe and filling with two part expanding foam and scanning that (after glueing the broken pieces from taking it out of the shoe.)
Then you can smooth a lot of the surfaces in CAD either by editing the mesh or fiddling with the fitting parameters when getting a surface from the mesh. And finally once you have a CAD model you can make the part in any material.
Of course that's a lot of talk that represents days of work and years of experience. Matt did that portion of the thing in a couple hours with the epoxy so... That's worth something too.
Or you could simply make the dildi from a lightweight, soft wood, such as balsa. Then have the driver hold the wheel in a comfortable position and kick him smartly in the nuts. You should end up with impressions in the wood perfectly matching his hands. If it isn't as precise as you would like, just repeat until satisfactory results have been achieved. All hail
Tip for Super Glue, ventilation. Put a fan blowing across the project. The fumes get blown away before they can settle making white residue.
Good tip
Valuable comment. Thanks.
I’m going to use this tip. Ty
i had those fumes attack my eyes when i built one of my rc planes. the wing is built with super glue. super glue sticks to balsa like crazy and also much lighter than epoxy
When I heard you say " and I will drill the holes later " I knew you were in for some ruined drill bits. it's like trying to drill a grindstone.
For the record, we don’t ”hit the bell” because your video thumbnails are consistently eye catching enough to not need a new video notification.
My nifty algorithm killing trick is to bookmark ruclips.net/user/feedsubscriptions and use that instead of the homepage - I never miss a video!
it helps the algorithm though
And notifications are annoying. When i have time i watch my "subscribed" backlog.
This. I haven't missed a new video in forever, cause they just show up and I enjoy.
The bell icon is a bit useless... Even Gmail thinks so and hides my notifications under a different tab, so I never see them. As a result I've turned the bell off.
If I smashed that bell icon any harder it would collapse into a neutron star
If you smashed it any harder Matt would make it into a steering wheel.
There's no way I'm going to smash any annoying bell icon... Unless Matt 3-D scans my member so I could also give my wife a personal steering wheel... Then maybe.
I like how the gloves made the grips look veiny, really ties in the theme.
00:40 if you want a natural wood to look darker use walnut grain stain. It's water soluble and transparent.
I was about to say, you can get great wood stain that will make any natural wood any beautiful color dark or medium or light... It's beautiful stuff.
Water soluble
I've also had good success using tennis grip tape wrapped over a 3D print to make a grippy touch surface on a carbon steering wheel!
im not a big racecar guy buy love watching you build stuff, but now i feel invested in this driver doing well, good racing buddy!
Never miss the opportunity to put knobs on everything. A friend asked me for a carved wooden handle for a sword. Guess what he got?
A pommel?
I'm kinda digging the passive aggressive calls to action. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Pretty sure I've got big issues. All hail the algorithm!
Great job as always, and I have to say I absolutely love the dry delivery of your jokes. Are you sure you're not British? Keep up the good work!
Next time, try Sugru for the grip material. we actually used this for professional racing.
Pretty sure what he used was the same compound as Sugru, without the ridiculous price.
@@ryanlangan1060 OMG. How is =that= a thing? 🔥🔥🔥
@@ryanlangan1060 turns out the millions they spend in F1 is for 40 packs of Sugru for the grips!
Here's the real "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do a handful of tests. But I make my own home made epoxy putty for custom speargun grips. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin totally loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty very light. So light that it actually floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and lighter and cheaper than any putty out there if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF add strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix.
Mix it, let it sit until it goes a bit "green" and then you will have a workable putty that will hold its shape well.
Oh! Use soapy water on the latex gloves and it wont stick to the gloves either.
@@ryanlangan1060 Maybe I'm a high roller and just didn't know it, but $18 for an 8-pack of Sugru seems okay to me, tbh...?
I'm so glad you went on Hoonigan. otherwise I may have never found this gem of a channel.
I was rather pleased with myself when I made my first steering wheel for the 64 Bug I had just bought.
I named it "Vice Grip" after the Vice Grips now pretending to be a steering wheel.
Dereck from Vice Grip Garage would be impressed.
The 'knobs' on the grips would have looked awesome with the SuperfastMatt logo molded into them - next one maybe. All Hail The Algorithm!
Matt, do me a favor and never change…
The wheel looks great , I’m just not sure how I feel about a knob in each hand tho.
Just think of it as a sex toy in each hand...
Hit the Bell, bell, bell... do it.
Is that the S600 running again? Can't wait for it.
"That looks great... Totally inappropriate, but great"
Once again showing why this is the best channel on RUclips
Your subconcious is trying to tell you something Matt - Algorhithm hailed; bell-end clicked...
Quasimodo’d that bell 🔔
Gotta keep the Esmeralgarithm happy 😃
The carbon dust is also very very good for giving you permanent lung damage if cut in a poorly ventilated space. It's also electrically conductive, so its great to have that graphite dust floating around if you work with electronics.
Hell, even wood dust is carcinogenic. If you're fabricating anything, ventilation is a very good idea
Can’t beat a bit of carbon fibre. 😀 hail the thingie.
Wheel looks good. You could try hockey grip tape to clean up the looks of those grips.
All hail the algorithm
You, your projects and your channel are freaking awesome! Thank you very much!
Thanks for being my favorite RUclips channel. Oh, and telling about that bell thing; I never even noticed that before.
Loving the British Nob gags! Oh, and the fine mechanical engineering content, obviously.
YES!!! I've got SO MANY projects for send cut send!!! Thanks Matt.
ABOOOT TIME EH? just kidding
Great work! For some reason I’m most impressed by the logo. Very nice.
It's good to see steering wheels fitted on the side that God intended.
favorite automotive engineering channel
You are the only channel where I clicked the bell out of my 75 subnscriptions. All hail the algorithm.
i so enjoy these videos , this one is no exception! my favorite part (as if you can have one ) , is the very end when that honda sparks to life! damn i want one!
Great work , as usual Matt!!
Old and busted: "All hail the Hypnotoad!"
New hotness: "All hail the Algorithm!
Just found your channel! It’s awesome and thank you for sharing videos with us! Going to binge watch as I have the day off!
I thoroughly enjoyed your excellent production. Thanks.
Great as always
Wonderfully entertaining and informative!
I thoroughly enjoy your content so much, it brings immense pleasure. Of course I hit the bell a long time ago! keep it up
I’m in Canada (have already pressed the bell icon) and I am very excited about Send Cut Send sending to Canada
That was the best outro, by far, that I have seen in pretty much any video... the truth, and funny, and sad, but funny 😎
2:52 Because I don't need to hit the bell to get every single one of your videos recommended. All hail the algorithm!
greetings from japan! hopefully we are a big enough percentage so that sendcutsend will ship here as well!
Lived in Colorado all my life, drove up pikes peak once for fun, and knew about the hill climb but never went. Cool to see your work on a car that could very well win this year. Might have to go for the first time to see it live!
Man those grips are just so... Middle school art project level
I hit the bell a long time ago, the algorithm notified me 16 hours later. all hail the algorithm.
Priceless!!!
Another wonderful exhibition of engineering and creativity.
I love it! Finally, a youtube video showing someone using a centerdrill.
Send cut send sounds awesome 👌
Love your work 👍
God I wish these were longer. So great to watch!
Bell hit, as directed. You've got a boss and now I feel like you're my boss. I also understand commenting tickles the algorithm. You're welcome.
Always a thumbs up for you matt!
It's almost 4AM and I was planning to watch this video and go to bed. Well, I have been laughing my but off through it and now I am wide awake.. Well worth it!!! I love to laugh!!
the thikdog thread made me hit the bell - shivers
Yours is officially the only channel I have EVER hit the bell on. You're welcome...
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But actually, thanks for your content, just some of the absolute best.
When you’re drilling carbon fiber or thin metal try sandwiching it between two pieces of wood it reduces tear out immensely
LOVE your humor Matt !
Very nice, as usual
i hit the bell! love the range of videos you make.
#algorithm
you are so funny, i love this humour! thanks a lot!
I was just watching a response video on pikes peak of Jimmy Broadbent, the new wheel looks amazing in action!
Love it! :D
Another great video! I subscribe to several dozen build channels, but this is only one of three that I hit the bell on. "All hail the algorithm!"
The bell has been hit. Great work on the wheel.
Your content is A1!!! Nice job
I'm subbed and hit the bell man. Good job 👍
Now that you've called us Canadians out I'll hit the bell. You deserve that much.
Cool to see the wheel help win the 100th running.
Very cool! Since you have a 3D scanner, could it have been a possibility to have Robin squeeze some grips for a reference, 3D scan those reference grips. Then import that into CAD for post-processing so you can make 3D prints of the final product.
Keep up the great work.
Pretty damn noooice man!
I don't hit the bell because I don't have the app and hate unnecessary notifications
but I watch every one of your videos regardless because I enjoy your content
That was amazing
great video bouta go watch it
Thanks for the video!
All hail the Algorithm
Best videos on RUclips
The boss section of the videos was awesome keep saying it that way
I'm in Canada and saw this week that sentvutsent do ship to canada now, goog new
I was about to swear you and say "I will NOT make one - you´re not my father!". Than I read "Or just watch me do it" and, "oh, okay then". Now I´ve watched, and, f**k, I´ll have to make one of my own. Darn it!
Great video, again!
"geesh" there I hit the bell ! Love your videos
Proper formula steering wheels are very nice, had worked on F3 and other formulas, they are heavy but feel amazing in your hands.
great video!
You are actually the first person Ive listened to and clicked that bell :)
Send cut send shipping to Canada is great news for Canada and therefore the world.
I've done it. May the algorithm be good to you.
I hit the bell. I’m glad you don’t spam the Internet with shorts.
As always great video, but since I make molded, custom grips for my spearguns I may have something to add;). If he wears race gloves he ideally needs to wear those under the latex gloves when making the grip. Even thin gloves will space your fingers out a few mm so if he didn't wear them when doing the "imprint", it will sadly not fit that well afterwards.
I should add my "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do some tests. But when I make my custom grips I use a home made epoxy putty. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty light. Actually, so ligh that it floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and def lighte than any putty out there. And cheaper, too if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF adds strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix.
Agreed, I thought it odd that he didn’t wear his racing gloves
Nice steering wheel. 👍
Looking good
The bell at the end bit was suitable
Pro-tip: a TON of professional racing wheels with custom fit grips end up looking like knobs... 👍🏻
Well that worked out rather well, congratulations are in order I guess :)
Always interesting content and great dialog.
I was not aware "The Bell" was a thing. Consider it rung. I, for one, welcome our new Algorithm Overlords...
The trick to cutting carbon fiber is not to cut it, but to abrase it. Meaning, most carbon fiber cutting bits are closer to abrasives than it is to a cutting head.