I was at IKEA recently- I was helping my little brother shop for his very first apartment, and he didn't realize how much basic stuff he needed. Things like "forks" and a "shower curtain" and a "place to sit". I can confirm that they still sell very large aluminum mixing bowls (they're nearly perfecrt hemispheres, but they do have a flat spot on the bottom so you can set it on the counter without spilling the contents), perfect for making a batch of cookies for your entire extended family, or for making a sputnik!
I was an aircraft technician for many years. We used Boelube for all kinds of cutting and drilling. Just dip the bit into the container, then drill your first hole. After that, the bit will be warm enough to melt the Boelube when you dip it into the container again.
I really like how the panel-mount sockets were painted in place turned out, they just blend in, and let the real design choices shine. TapMagic - Extra Thick is another great lubricant for stainless steel, it is thick like honey and thins a bit when hot, but doesn't run away.
Love the sputniks. In the 1970s I lived across the street from a Burger Boy Foodarama in Columbus , Ohio. Their sign featured a huge lighted sputnik. Some nights I’d sit out by the road just to stare at their sign. Unfortunately they’re all gone now.
We have the exact same type of humor. Must be why your videos are some of my favorites! It’s okay to make something for no purpose and for yourself! They’re the ones you’ll remember most
I usually can get most of it off pretty easily by scraping with the edge of an xacto blade. Just make sure you scrape perpendicular with the blade vertical, don't cut yourself!
@@solcrusher Acetone works wonders. There's a particular nail polish remover brand that comes as a little saturated sponge with a hole in the center stuffed inside a plastic jar. You just dip your finger into the hole for a few seconds and twist back and forth and it's mostly gone.
I loved this and do not blame you one bit for deciding to keep it. Being the age I am and a native Floridian, this sort of thing was very prevalent especially in my youth and I love Googie architecture and design. Fantastic build and makes me want to make one.
I’ve been following you from way before RUclips with your roadside resort site. The kind of work you do is only a dream of mine. I have long had fascinations with old signage but have chosen a different career path in electronics hardware design primarily PCBs. I have never bought anything on referral but I just plunked down the cash for an X1C AMS combo and some accessories using your link. I truly hope it helps. Thanks for everything you do.
"only as accurate as I'm feeling that day" Oh, I felt that soooo much! It always kicks my butt on multiday projects as the accuracies and inaccuracies compound. Why I now at least try to make mating parts in same day, so even if one pair varies from abother, at least they go together. Took me waaaaay too long to even get to that point. Lol
My daughter's marching band used sputniks that were mounted on platforms and lit using battery packs for their "Chasing Starlight" show 2 years ago. 16 bulbs per sputnik, 3 sputniks per platform, 12 platforms. Those of us on the prop crew hated them! They had to be transported carefully to prevent bending the arms, and the tallest sputniks were 7.5 ft above the platform. The band made it to BOA Grand Nationals Championship round that year. So many good memories, except for those damned sputniks.
That is so cool. Also, it absolutely serves a purpose...a big purpose...It brings a smile to your face every time you look at it and that brightens your day and sparks creativity. That is HUGE! Love it!
For some reason, I decided to watch the original Superman movie tonight. Marlan Brando sent Christopher Reeves to earth in a giant Sputnik!!!!!! Synchronicity dude synchronicity.
Iv never been more motivated to build something I have absolutely zero use for😅 It’d be the cherry on top if you attach it to a motor so it spins slowly like in the cartoon
I can't believe I just now only found your videos. You are a treasure. I love your builds, commentary, jokes, and obviously your taste in lighting. I'm in the process of making my first youtube video on building addressable RGB lava lamps and you're a big inspiration for me
@tithund thank you so much! I'm probably going to make a new account on here for these videos but I'm still figuring it out. Worst case scenario, I'm also going to post it on a bunch of subreddits like lavalamps, WLED, esphome, home assistant, etc
Omg, I want one so bad! The aesthetic of that era just gets me. Space inspired stuff everywhere, everyone so hopeful for the future. And you’re right the aesthetic of the signs back then: neon glow, flashing coloured lightbulb. And how they accomplish that with the technology they had on hands, motor,cams and switches! I really like the contents you’re making! Subscribed!
Your right about how the lights change it so radically, looks awesome. As an electrician I find those connectors a concern, I’ve never seen one rated for more than 12v and have never seen ULA or CSA certification.
If you twist the soldering iron back and forth a bit the insert will screw itself in a bit giving it a better bite, and they happen to go in quicker too as a bonus.
I really like that you've shown how you did it before you had a printer! So it's not just the standard printer ad that most videos are, on so many channels. You can see how it is a tool upgrade that makes your work easier, faster und more precise.👍
I have always loved roadside sputniks, and knowing another who loves them tempted me to ramble on about my experience with one thirty years ago... Also, love the recall to 2017; I still had color in my beard then too.
@WesleyTreat thank you for another great video. I love the retro space art from the middle of last century. You do a great job capturing that vibe in your work.
Another absolute gem! I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate the effort you go to in capturing your creative process. Love your humour, your appreciation and approach to design and your passion for the recent past. If I could suggest anything at all, it would be to make a replica 70’s or 80’s style camera “cupboard” that could use to store lenses etc… or even as a “dry cabinet”. Think Nikon F Vintage. It could be a nice mix of material such as metal for the body [aluminium] and possibly perspex for the lens. 3D printing the dials etc. It would nicely compliment your film roll coffee table. 😊 Just an idea. Or, a rocket floor lamp! 🚀 🎉
Other option that would probably work well... Leave a cavity shaped like a hex nut in your printed model. Your slicer can include a command to pause printing at a certain point; if you put the 'pause' in right at the top of the cavity, you can drop in a hex nut (or square nut, or, realistically, anything else) and leave it embedded in the 3d print. (The down side is that you end up needing a longer screw; the heat-set threads start at the face, while the embedded nut needs 5mm or so of bottom layer to support the nut.)
I think these Sputniks are kind of nostalgia for a time when space flight was almost a magical thing. They symbolize that spirit of exploration and wonder.
Step bit lover and destroyer here… I would highly recommend upgrading to single flute, cobalt bits. I made the change years ago and have never looked back!
Hey Wes! One other cool thing about multi-material printers is that you can use differently plastics that adhere *poorly* together and print your supports in the other material. It'll provide the support for the overhangs and come off super-easily.
Drill Bits made for Stainless and regular drill bits made for everything else have a different angle on the tip where theyre sharpened- if you use actual SS drill bits (Not MADE of stainless, but for DRILLING it) you'll have a better result - If I remember correctly, the bits meant to drill plexiglass like motorcycles use for windscreens have the same weird angle as drill made to drill into Stainless ?
Super cool project! I do appreciate a neato vintage sign. We only have one cool vintage neon sign left in my hometown. It's missing a good deal of the neon, but still looks pretty cool. I'll send you a pic sometime, one nerd yo another. Thanks for sharing!
That is so cool... looks like I need to hit up an IKEA! Also, thanks for always sharing the little tool and supply tips. I always like to learn new little tidbits (like the Boelube). I know they have the Boeshield stuff, which I keep on hand for when I need a "fancy" WD-40 alternative. Now I have some of this coming.
I bought the A1 it’s awesome. I have no patience or desire to fiddle with a finicky 3D printer. Bambu just works. So simple. Haven’t had a failed print yet just user error. I have very small apartment and decided to get rid of big tv and put my printer on tv stand. I wish I had bought the bundle. I waited and bought separately. Now waiting a few weeks for back order.
I’m ordering one using Wesley’s link as well. I have an old flash forge dreamer NX that’s not supported anymore and although it was always perfect when I had it I need a new build plate and can’t buy one…
@@envisionelectronics I strongly recommend the bundle. You save money and 5 minutes after it arrives without one you wish you had it. 🤣I will say though that I have had huge success doing simple filament color changes without the AMS but it's too dang fiddly and limited to what you can print. Despite what Bambu recommends you can print multicolor within one layer. Bambu also has standard "z-hop" which helps.
I have an idea for a video that it’s been bouncing around in my head for over a decade. A changeable letter sign marquee for a basement home theater complete with clear chasing lamps that fits over a double doorway.
You, sir, need a Tig welder! Nice job, though. That turned out great. (Aside from the attempted brazing. 😁) That Boelube paste looks a bit like Anchorlube, which is great stuff and costs quite a bit less. Rather than a wax paste, it's a wax emulsion. You use it the same, though: smear a bit on your drill bit, tap, or end mill, or just dip it in. Or smear / squirt some on the workpiece. They gave away bottles of Anchorlube at the Bar-Z bash last year and it's been working great for me. If you use a lot of cutting / drilling lube it's probably worth trying.
Word of caution on the Anchor lube. It does spoil if it sits for a long time. Had a bottle i kept near the lathe. After a few years of going unused, the stuff separated and smelled horrid.
I prefer Boelube in the tube over the paste, drill the first hole to warm up the bit and dip it in the tube to coat the bit. The stuff is great foe stainless and a must for titanium.
If you have a file with good sharp teeth you can use it to take that super glue off your skin easily. The glue isn't flexible but your skin is. Works kind of like how a cast saw works.
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I worked in aerospace for 43 years. With the Boelube, you just push the drill into the goo, drill the hole, and repeat. I love the content.
Every can of "rocol" I've been using is filled with shavings because of that. I guess it doesn't really matter, but it's not pretty.
Makes sheet metal work a good 15% easier
Goth sputnik? Yes, PLEASE!! Also, many thanks for paying the cat tax. Kitty Sputnik is absolutely precious.
I was at IKEA recently- I was helping my little brother shop for his very first apartment, and he didn't realize how much basic stuff he needed. Things like "forks" and a "shower curtain" and a "place to sit". I can confirm that they still sell very large aluminum mixing bowls (they're nearly perfecrt hemispheres, but they do have a flat spot on the bottom so you can set it on the counter without spilling the contents), perfect for making a batch of cookies for your entire extended family, or for making a sputnik!
As a retro-futurist myself, sputniks are cool just because they're cool. They're like laser guns. They're just cool.
I was an aircraft technician for many years. We used Boelube for all kinds of cutting and drilling. Just dip the bit into the container, then drill your first hole. After that, the bit will be warm enough to melt the Boelube when you dip it into the container again.
I really like how the panel-mount sockets were painted in place turned out, they just blend in, and let the real design choices shine.
TapMagic - Extra Thick is another great lubricant for stainless steel, it is thick like honey and thins a bit when hot, but doesn't run away.
I love that you INCLUDE mistakes and experimentation in your videos. Great project!
If I didn't, my videos would be 6 minutes long.
Extra comment for Sputnik the Cat and that adorable meow!
Absolutely, so cuuuute 😂
Love the sputniks. In the 1970s I lived across the street from a Burger Boy Foodarama in Columbus , Ohio. Their sign featured a huge lighted sputnik. Some nights I’d sit out by the road just to stare at their sign. Unfortunately they’re all gone now.
Well now I NEED to see (or make) a goth sputnik!
We need the Goth Sputnik! 🤘
We have the exact same type of humor. Must be why your videos are some of my favorites! It’s okay to make something for no purpose and for yourself! They’re the ones you’ll remember most
I'd like to see a Sputnik build kit. Hemi spheres, antennas, bulb sockets all in one kit.
I've been thinking about that. Maybe include everything but the IKEA bowls.
That film of superglue on the fingers is just the maker's protective calluses.
Yeah same with guitarists
I usually can get most of it off pretty easily by scraping with the edge of an xacto blade. Just make sure you scrape perpendicular with the blade vertical, don't cut yourself!
@@solcrusher Acetone works wonders. There's a particular nail polish remover brand that comes as a little saturated sponge with a hole in the center stuffed inside a plastic jar. You just dip your finger into the hole for a few seconds and twist back and forth and it's mostly gone.
Hearing wesley say "chonker boy" was not something I expected
20:30 Stuck in a post office in Arkansas sounds like the title of a Coen Brothers movie I would watch. :)
I love the "weathered 50s" look you apply to everything and I really love whenever you make signage
Thanks!
I loved this and do not blame you one bit for deciding to keep it. Being the age I am and a native Floridian, this sort of thing was very prevalent especially in my youth and I love Googie architecture and design. Fantastic build and makes me want to make one.
Needs more cowbell... I mean, metal flake/glitter (think late '70s bass boat). 😁
I’ve been following you from way before RUclips with your roadside resort site. The kind of work you do is only a dream of mine. I have long had fascinations with old signage but have chosen a different career path in electronics hardware design primarily PCBs.
I have never bought anything on referral but I just plunked down the cash for an X1C AMS combo and some accessories using your link. I truly hope it helps. Thanks for everything you do.
"only as accurate as I'm feeling that day"
Oh, I felt that soooo much!
It always kicks my butt on multiday projects as the accuracies and inaccuracies compound.
Why I now at least try to make mating parts in same day, so even if one pair varies from abother, at least they go together.
Took me waaaaay too long to even get to that point. Lol
I do indeed like me some strange geometric objects with colorful blinking lights
Quintessential vintage love for old school signs.
They are cool stuff
My daughter's marching band used sputniks that were mounted on platforms and lit using battery packs for their "Chasing Starlight" show 2 years ago. 16 bulbs per sputnik, 3 sputniks per platform, 12 platforms. Those of us on the prop crew hated them! They had to be transported carefully to prevent bending the arms, and the tallest sputniks were 7.5 ft above the platform.
The band made it to BOA Grand Nationals Championship round that year. So many good memories, except for those damned sputniks.
That was fun, and she’s beautiful, Wesley.
I always love it when there a new video from severely underrated artists 😂❤ keep it up Wesley!
That is so cool. Also, it absolutely serves a purpose...a big purpose...It brings a smile to your face every time you look at it and that brightens your day and sparks creativity. That is HUGE! Love it!
The Sputnik's Adorable Meow
That was right after he used the litter box for the first time. He was very proud.
For some reason, I decided to watch the original Superman movie tonight. Marlan Brando sent Christopher Reeves to earth in a giant Sputnik!!!!!! Synchronicity dude synchronicity.
i love the old signs. Please continue this series.
I love these older signs, even though I grew up after their time was over… I hope this style comes back, especially the rotosphere…
Love it!! Please make more vintage style stuff!!
"My nipples are stuck in Arkansas... there's a country song for ya" I laughed way too hard at that one!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Iv never been more motivated to build something I have absolutely zero use for😅
It’d be the cherry on top if you attach it to a motor so it spins slowly like in the cartoon
I can't believe I just now only found your videos. You are a treasure. I love your builds, commentary, jokes, and obviously your taste in lighting. I'm in the process of making my first youtube video on building addressable RGB lava lamps and you're a big inspiration for me
I subscribed to you in anticipation of rgb lava lamps.
@tithund thank you so much! I'm probably going to make a new account on here for these videos but I'm still figuring it out. Worst case scenario, I'm also going to post it on a bunch of subreddits like lavalamps, WLED, esphome, home assistant, etc
Shiny polished body with red antennas😊
Wonderfully Nerdtastic! Always a delight when you post a new video, Wesley. I can count on being entertained and I usually learn something, too.
0:36 recreating one of these would be fun to see !
I would love to see the 'goth-nik'. . .please, Wesley?
Omg, I want one so bad! The aesthetic of that era just gets me. Space inspired stuff everywhere, everyone so hopeful for the future. And you’re right the aesthetic of the signs back then: neon glow, flashing coloured lightbulb. And how they accomplish that with the technology they had on hands, motor,cams and switches! I really like the contents you’re making! Subscribed!
GOTH SPUTNIK
What a cool project! We love how it turned out!
Thanks!
Your right about how the lights change it so radically, looks awesome. As an electrician I find those connectors a concern, I’ve never seen one rated for more than 12v and have never seen ULA or CSA certification.
Well, it's your lucky day:
www.molex.com/en-us/products/part-detail/192160003
If you twist the soldering iron back and forth a bit the insert will screw itself in a bit giving it a better bite, and they happen to go in quicker too as a bonus.
I would love a weeks use of your workshop! Literally drooling. Thanks!
I really like that you've shown how you did it before you had a printer! So it's not just the standard printer ad that most videos are, on so many channels. You can see how it is a tool upgrade that makes your work easier, faster und more precise.👍
I have always loved roadside sputniks, and knowing another who loves them tempted me to ramble on about my experience with one thirty years ago... Also, love the recall to 2017; I still had color in my beard then too.
@WesleyTreat thank you for another great video. I love the retro space art from the middle of last century. You do a great job capturing that vibe in your work.
Another absolute gem! I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate the effort you go to in capturing your creative process. Love your humour, your appreciation and approach to design and your passion for the recent past. If I could suggest anything at all, it would be to make a replica 70’s or 80’s style camera “cupboard” that could use to store lenses etc… or even as a “dry cabinet”. Think Nikon F Vintage. It could be a nice mix of material such as metal for the body [aluminium] and possibly perspex for the lens. 3D printing the dials etc. It would nicely compliment your film roll coffee table. 😊 Just an idea. Or, a rocket floor lamp! 🚀 🎉
The weathering on the sphere is excellent!
Wow, wow, wow
thats an insane way to weld
I like the rivets, it certainly makes it look more retro, and very much cold war russian.
I love that the ring roller (slip roller?)... The metal rolly thing!
Makes that sound for real
Man it looks so good! Its actually hard to believe that its a bunch of 3d printed cones bolted onto a few mixing bowls haha. Great video as always
fantastic job! sputniks are awesome!
Beautifully shot as always Wesley. Love your passion man, you inspire me so much to think differently and keep making. Happy Holidays!
I love the retro stuff you make. I just might try to make one in the near future.
Other option that would probably work well... Leave a cavity shaped like a hex nut in your printed model. Your slicer can include a command to pause printing at a certain point; if you put the 'pause' in right at the top of the cavity, you can drop in a hex nut (or square nut, or, realistically, anything else) and leave it embedded in the 3d print. (The down side is that you end up needing a longer screw; the heat-set threads start at the face, while the embedded nut needs 5mm or so of bottom layer to support the nut.)
I think these Sputniks are kind of nostalgia for a time when space flight was almost a magical thing. They symbolize that spirit of exploration and wonder.
It looks like a Christmas sputnik. Merry Christmas Wesley and everyone!
11:51 You've been doing this a long time and I've been watching a long time.
What do you mean zero purpose? It brings you joy - what higher purpose could there be?
Step bit lover and destroyer here… I would highly recommend upgrading to single flute, cobalt bits. I made the change years ago and have never looked back!
I want to make a Sputnik now! :D
Do it!
Beautiful! I enjoy all your videos; love the “Sputnik “ and also I’m starting on 3D printing.
Hey Wes! One other cool thing about multi-material printers is that you can use differently plastics that adhere *poorly* together and print your supports in the other material. It'll provide the support for the overhangs and come off super-easily.
Сергей Павлович Королёв гордился бы вами, Уэстли. Вы несёте спутник в своей душе.
Спасибо!
I love spheres!!!
Drill Bits made for Stainless and regular drill bits made for everything else have a different angle on the tip where theyre sharpened- if you use actual SS drill bits (Not MADE of stainless, but for DRILLING it) you'll have a better result - If I remember correctly, the bits meant to drill plexiglass like motorcycles use for windscreens have the same weird angle as drill made to drill into Stainless ?
Awesome work as always. Looks great!
Very fun! Love the colored lights, nice detail.
Fab project! Now I'm heel bent on seeing a Goth Sputnik that beeps a deeper sadder Morse code which slows/deepens as it beeps it out
The superglue on the fingertip observation really hit me where I live!
As an European I never realized my R.E.M album design was one of these 😅.
Great job, thank you for sharing your work!
Great video! I love the Atomic Age and mid Century vibe too!
Great piece for your shop!
looks amazing!
Really cool build man, that turned out great!
Thanks!
tbf I think the improvised plate with the rivets bring in some retro, made-in-a-shop charm
This video was awesome,,thanks
Wes bringing back my childhood. Merry Christmas 🎄
Super cool project! I do appreciate a neato vintage sign. We only have one cool vintage neon sign left in my hometown. It's missing a good deal of the neon, but still looks pretty cool. I'll send you a pic sometime, one nerd yo another. Thanks for sharing!
great videos! i always found the slower you went and the longer the swarf, the better the cut.
I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. Automatic For The People is the best R.E.M. album of all time.
Out of Time through to New Adventures in Hi-Fi was a real creative ride. But, yeah, Automatic was probably their pinnacle.
This is so cool!!
@3:29 Tip: Don't put you flame on the welding rod itself, only on the surrounding material💡
It needs to randomly flash bulbs, but really nice. 😊
That is so cool... looks like I need to hit up an IKEA!
Also, thanks for always sharing the little tool and supply tips. I always like to learn new little tidbits (like the Boelube). I know they have the Boeshield stuff, which I keep on hand for when I need a "fancy" WD-40 alternative. Now I have some of this coming.
I bought the A1 it’s awesome. I have no patience or desire to fiddle with a finicky 3D printer. Bambu just works. So simple. Haven’t had a failed print yet just user error. I have very small apartment and decided to get rid of big tv and put my printer on tv stand. I wish I had bought the bundle. I waited and bought separately. Now waiting a few weeks for back order.
I’m ordering one using Wesley’s link as well. I have an old flash forge dreamer NX that’s not supported anymore and although it was always perfect when I had it I need a new build plate and can’t buy one…
@@envisionelectronics I strongly recommend the bundle. You save money and 5 minutes after it arrives without one you wish you had it. 🤣I will say though that I have had huge success doing simple filament color changes without the AMS but it's too dang fiddly and limited to what you can print. Despite what Bambu recommends you can print multicolor within one layer. Bambu also has standard "z-hop" which helps.
Yea! A video Treat!
Well done it looks amazing
I have an idea for a video that it’s been bouncing around in my head for over a decade. A changeable letter sign marquee for a basement home theater complete with clear chasing lamps that fits over a double doorway.
excellent work!!
Vaseline/petroleum jelly - I only discovered recently that it is excellent for breaking down superglue on your fingers.
Awesome. More Shop Cat!!!!
You, sir, need a Tig welder! Nice job, though. That turned out great. (Aside from the attempted brazing. 😁)
That Boelube paste looks a bit like Anchorlube, which is great stuff and costs quite a bit less. Rather than a wax paste, it's a wax emulsion. You use it the same, though: smear a bit on your drill bit, tap, or end mill, or just dip it in. Or smear / squirt some on the workpiece. They gave away bottles of Anchorlube at the Bar-Z bash last year and it's been working great for me. If you use a lot of cutting / drilling lube it's probably worth trying.
Word of caution on the Anchor lube. It does spoil if it sits for a long time. Had a bottle i kept near the lathe. After a few years of going unused, the stuff separated and smelled horrid.
@ Good to know. That sounds nasty!
I prefer Boelube in the tube over the paste, drill the first hole to warm up the bit and dip it in the tube to coat the bit. The stuff is great foe stainless and a must for titanium.
If you have a file with good sharp teeth you can use it to take that super glue off your skin easily. The glue isn't flexible but your skin is. Works kind of like how a cast saw works.