i can't believe how far this has come ivan, seriously you started with a crazy idea of an RC tank and now look at you! your making a whole 3D printed Friggin personal tank!! this is amazing and i'm so excited to see what your gonna do with the cannon!!!!
To make your giant bearing ride smoother and better, here's two tips (source, i made a few of them, and got it down to a T, pretty close to the worst metal bearing, without being one). 1. Print a 3rd piece which is a match for the two races (if it's a inner and outer race, use a segmented part with a slip piece between), you'll want to affix one of the two sides securely to a table (as flat as can be) or In Situ, then using the spacer and top part of the bearing and friction (two five liter bottles on a glass plate) you twist this fast, back and forth on a 180 rotation, twisting it 360 every few twists. -This will create a really smooth set of races, and more importantly, matched. 2. Take your balls, and measure them. After you've done so, keeping each ball to its size, you have to discard any bearing that's over the average, and replace them with bearings balls on average or smaller. -This will make sure that the race remains uniform. This gives extremely good 3D printed bearings. Smooth, and they wear out slower. You can pimp them out further with two mods. Metal filament (or wood, tho, that one's complicated) and or super glue on PLA / acetone on ABS (both before you've done no 1).
You could also make wire race ball bearings. The 3D print gets channels for the wire and 4 wires are carefully rolled to size and fit in the races. There are a few youtube videos showing how to make DIY versions, and there is a German manufacturer that makes high precision versions.
Man... I was thinking when I saw you were adding the turret that you would need bearings. My mind then went to what if he used the ball bearings and within 30 seconds you did exactly what I was thinking of :) awesome!
This is soooo fun. I made a 2 axis 3d printed turret camera for my security cameras system so this feels sooo familiar to me. I made my bearing also for the same reason and I did use a detangler (12 wire)
Great now my kids want tanks :). Awesome videos that seem to get my kids more interested in 3D printing than I have been able to get them for the past four years.
See if you can use 'motion filtering' for your turret motor, to make its turning more smooth; once you have your cannon installed, its end shouldn't flail about so much.
This is an amazing project Ivan!!! I follow it from the beggining, and I cant wait to see the final vehicle with all the improvements!!! It will be great if, after finishing it, you try to make it more "modern", with wider profile and everything. Hope to see a new video soon!!!
Love your videos, but is there any chance you could begin posting estimated weight in plastic used? I'm really curious how much printing something like this could potentially cost!
@@binaryspace6444 You can get quality filament for half the price you are quoting and thats without sponsorships. Ivan gets his filament from APrintaPro and its called Mirandament so I doubt he pays for any of it.
Oh Ivan. I remember the good old days where you used a screwdriver as hammers. Fond memories. Bit curious on your CAD design philosophy. How you make stuff fit together. Do you have a design idear book you follow or do you think about it on the fly. Because i keep getting facinated how you design your way out of problems. Hinges, slots, holes and even the locking mechanism for the service port of the turret. Fascinating. Maybe a tour on how you did in the past and progression untill now. Just an idea. :) Thanks for always being in good spirit!
Somewhere, some algorithm is cross-referencing my search history with Ivan and Tank and makers and bam... watch list. lol Great job as always. Living the 3d printing insanity dream.
great project. i cant even imagine how much time you spend making this tank... add racks on the sides for launching smoke bombs to make smoke screen, that will be fun addition 😉
It reminds me of those tiny little French tanks from ww2, those little coffins on treads where the entire front section of armor in front of the driver is. You could probably use something like this for paintball or airsoft tho, it would be cool
That's awesome! I'd have wanted a slip ring connector with more wires, to send signals as well as power. That way you don't need wireless devices or extra computing power, you simply need a joystick or so, plugged into the body. But one uses what is available!
additional items (gun cannon) with display in operator section (to see your target) also magnetic "rail gun" (shooting nails or ball bearings) going through (under seat) of main body (forward facing only)
@@ivanmirandawastaken That is incredible. I have been watching your channel for a few years and I've learned so much. Would you ever make a video about electronics assembly or your process planning and designing your projects? I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Idea for the next project: a Dalek scaled up so you can fit in it. Of course in your red plastic... And with gyro controls to match your head movements...
honestly, I find this project completely crazy. You too are crazy, but I love it XD it's such an amazing project ^^ . once finished, go shopping with this tank ! ^^
If you want even higher speeds, torque and more repeatability, you could look into iHSV57 servo motors. I'm currently in the process of replacing the NEMA23 stepper motors that came with my milling machine with those, and holy smokes are they faster, stronger and more accurate! Also, their driver is included, so lots of saved space! They do require higher voltage, however.
Ivan, great videos. Any plans to put out videos about the electronics used and how you configured things. videos on YT or Patreon would be great. Stay Well
When you were designing the cannon previously I had thought that you were going to make the tank suck up balls that the tank drives over and reload the cannon with them.
Love the updates on the Tank! 🤘😎
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
You need to build a head mounted turret display that tracks your head movement so you can just look around with your head to aim!
i can't believe how far this has come ivan, seriously you started with a crazy idea of an RC tank and now look at you! your making a whole 3D printed Friggin personal tank!! this is amazing and i'm so excited to see what your gonna do with the cannon!!!!
To make your giant bearing ride smoother and better, here's two tips (source, i made a few of them, and got it down to a T, pretty close to the worst metal bearing, without being one).
1. Print a 3rd piece which is a match for the two races (if it's a inner and outer race, use a segmented part with a slip piece between), you'll want to affix one of the two sides securely to a table (as flat as can be) or In Situ, then using the spacer and top part of the bearing and friction (two five liter bottles on a glass plate) you twist this fast, back and forth on a 180 rotation, twisting it 360 every few twists.
-This will create a really smooth set of races, and more importantly, matched.
2. Take your balls, and measure them. After you've done so, keeping each ball to its size, you have to discard any bearing that's over the average, and replace them with bearings balls on average or smaller.
-This will make sure that the race remains uniform.
This gives extremely good 3D printed bearings. Smooth, and they wear out slower.
You can pimp them out further with two mods. Metal filament (or wood, tho, that one's complicated) and or super glue on PLA / acetone on ABS (both before you've done no 1).
You could also make wire race ball bearings. The 3D print gets channels for the wire and 4 wires are carefully rolled to size and fit in the races. There are a few youtube videos showing how to make DIY versions, and there is a German manufacturer that makes high precision versions.
Man... I was thinking when I saw you were adding the turret that you would need bearings. My mind then went to what if he used the ball bearings and within 30 seconds you did exactly what I was thinking of :) awesome!
This is soooo fun. I made a 2 axis 3d printed turret camera for my security cameras system so this feels sooo familiar to me. I made my bearing also for the same reason and I did use a detangler (12 wire)
Cool!
A LOT of clever design, congrats for making and showing them to us !
omg it sounds like an ATAT when the turrent moves. so cool!
The DIY bearing was genius!!
Great turret: fast enough to brake the cannon :) . I love this project!
Great now my kids want tanks :). Awesome videos that seem to get my kids more interested in 3D printing than I have been able to get them for the past four years.
You child-like glee at making your tank is awesome!
This just keeps getting cooler and cooler, you must be well chuffed, brilliant work.
The tank is looking really good! I can't wait to see the next video!
Great engineer with a super great chuckle!! 👍🏻
I never get tired of seeing you drilling holes!
Nice video!
You have to add a automatic target lock system in this turret. Really this project is stunning! Good Job!
YEP This tank is AWESOME! Great work Ivan! Love following this build!
See if you can use 'motion filtering' for your turret motor, to make its turning more smooth; once you have your cannon installed, its end shouldn't flail about so much.
Now everything makes sense. You built a cannon some time ago and probably that was just a test.
Really cool!
This is an amazing project Ivan!!! I follow it from the beggining, and I cant wait to see the final vehicle with all the improvements!!! It will be great if, after finishing it, you try to make it more "modern", with wider profile and everything. Hope to see a new video soon!!!
Love your videos, but is there any chance you could begin posting estimated weight in plastic used? I'm really curious how much printing something like this could potentially cost!
a lot!
... proving once again that just because you can 3D print something, doesn't mean you should 🙄😋
If it isn’t close to or in the thousands of dollars for that much filament I would be shocked. Assuming a price of $25-35 per kilogram of filament
We don't want to know... it would destroy the dream! :o)
@@binaryspace6444 You can get quality filament for half the price you are quoting and thats without sponsorships. Ivan gets his filament from APrintaPro and its called Mirandament so I doubt he pays for any of it.
Yess!!! Tank videos againn
Sweet, can't wait to see what you arm this thing with
The sheer amount of filament Ivan uses on each project is mind boggling
Oh Ivan. I remember the good old days where you used a screwdriver as hammers. Fond memories. Bit curious on your CAD design philosophy. How you make stuff fit together. Do you have a design idear book you follow or do you think about it on the fly. Because i keep getting facinated how you design your way out of problems. Hinges, slots, holes and even the locking mechanism for the service port of the turret. Fascinating. Maybe a tour on how you did in the past and progression untill now. Just an idea. :) Thanks for always being in good spirit!
@IvanMiranda your closing line in every video truly inspired me! I made something!!! ...and it turned out pretty good. You're awesome!!!
You too!
The best moment to post a video about a tank.
Have you consider puting the print time and how much plastic is used ? I'm really curious 😅
Somewhere, some algorithm is cross-referencing my search history with Ivan and Tank and makers and bam... watch list. lol
Great job as always. Living the 3d printing insanity dream.
The Mad Man in Red does it again. Love it.
Ivan, your designs have become more and more insane over the years. That's why I love your channel and am happily subscribed. All the best bud.
this is very cool! I've been waiting a while, but the wait was worth it. And it is amazing that this is almost completely 3D printed!
Yeah!
great project. i cant even imagine how much time you spend making this tank... add racks on the sides for launching smoke bombs to make smoke screen, that will be fun addition 😉
It's very frustrating how good you are at everything..... keep up the good work 👏
I didn't know those rotating cables exist, genius! Also past Ivan is a very thoughtful and forward thinking guy xD Looking forward to the cannon!
FYI: it's called a slip ring
AR glasses with eye detection for auto aiming would be NICE :D
I'd like to the the look on Ivan's face when an unsuspecting person asks him if he 3D prints anything.
Thats an epic pinch hazard you have made there
It reminds me of those tiny little French tanks from ww2, those little coffins on treads where the entire front section of armor in front of the driver is.
You could probably use something like this for paintball or airsoft tho, it would be cool
Ivan eres una maquina, llevo viendo tu canal unos dias y estoy enganchadisimo. Eres el mejor ingeniero de RUclips!
That VSVN logo sure has a unique and familiar-looking font.......My slowness amuses me sometimes.
Lol
That is the coolest tank I have ever seen, Awsome job 👏 so much thought and time put into it
Great stuff Ivan!!!
Keep up the great work mate👍👍
That's awesome! I'd have wanted a slip ring connector with more wires, to send signals as well as power. That way you don't need wireless devices or extra computing power, you simply need a joystick or so, plugged into the body. But one uses what is available!
additional items (gun cannon) with display in operator section (to see your target)
also magnetic "rail gun" (shooting nails or ball bearings) going through (under seat) of main body (forward facing only)
Awesome work! As a way of future-proofing, are you considering interchangeable parts for the rotating mount, thinking maybe a robot arm
Not yet, The turret is quite modular, I'm focused on finishing it for now. Great idea though!
I like the sound of the turning turret :-)
I have been waiting for this video for a long time
Woo Hoo! It's coming together.
Ivan,I hope EU doesn't banned 3d printers because of you!
Great project !
Awesome engineering, design and fab. Mahalo for sharing! : )
I'm jealous... I wanna build my own tank, a usable 3D printed KV-2! Full sized and everything!
I can't even imagine how much planning and cad must have been gone into this project.
A L-O-T
@@ivanmirandawastaken Soooo, No hope of me doing something like this in blender? :)p
@@ivanmirandawastaken are you the only one designing or do you have help. Awesome videos by the way
@@davidschwartz2485 Design, print, assembly, edit, all by myself yes.
@@ivanmirandawastaken That is incredible. I have been watching your channel for a few years and I've learned so much. Would you ever make a video about electronics assembly or your process planning and designing your projects? I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Now this looks amazing, if only we could have toys like this as kids :D
These videos are so inspiring I need a bigger 3d printer
don't forget about elevation control for the cannon so that you can aim it properly.
Seems like a perfect time to plug in the crossout ad
Seriously cannot wait til the day this beast is finished! Going to be so super epic! \m/
We need 10 hours of this guy saying "turret". Awesome build yo!
Idea for the next project: a Dalek scaled up so you can fit in it. Of course in your red plastic... And with gyro controls to match your head movements...
one day this guy is going to conquer the world with a printed plastic tank
Fantastic work, Ivan! 😃
It's looking as a real tank already!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
This man single-handedly keeping red filament out of stock
How can one man be so good at everything?
Excellent project, excellent channel !!!
Mark the calendar... I saw Ivan doing some wiring! "WIRING IS BOORRIING!" :o)
honestly, I find this project completely crazy. You too are crazy, but I love it XD it's such an amazing project ^^ . once finished, go shopping with this tank ! ^^
This is so cool wish I had a printer big enough to do this
That is going to be one BFG on the tank 🤯
interesting project as always
omg that's crazy and fun ! very nice !
When this is completed it needs to be blueprinted and made in METAL!
I use lazy Susan bearings if I need something large diameter and cheap. They're usually thin aluminium rings or there are pressed steel plate versions
As usual feckin brilliant.
great job ! but maybe add-on some rubber just bitween steel balls and pla to reduce noise =)
You're a wild man!
Qué fácil haces que parezca, Iván. Menudo máquina!
Man, this thing is awesome! Think it hurt my soul a little bit seeing you strip those wires with a pair of scissors though 🤣
Nice cnc machine!
4:23 his drill sounds like the song happy birthday
Nice 👌 id love to learn more about the electronic side of this seems kinda interesting coding and tune
Some vertical control would be nice too
SO SICK!
As a fairly well known videogame streamer and internet personality once said,
" *speEeEEEeEeEn!!* "
Now that you are in the warfare business you need Tony Stark references in these videos.
If you want even higher speeds, torque and more repeatability, you could look into iHSV57 servo motors.
I'm currently in the process of replacing the NEMA23 stepper motors that came with my milling machine with those, and holy smokes are they faster, stronger and more accurate!
Also, their driver is included, so lots of saved space!
They do require higher voltage, however.
I apricate you and your channel.
Ivan, great videos. Any plans to put out videos about the electronics used and how you configured things. videos on YT or Patreon would be great.
Stay Well
Alright this is cool, you sir just scored a new sub!
When you were designing the cannon previously I had thought that you were going to make the tank suck up balls that the tank drives over and reload the cannon with them.
okay, someone needs to make a dalek from this.
All fun and games till you hear a printer following you
Would you consider milling the turret gear after printing, or perhaps making an aluminum insert? Fantastic job! Super inspiring!
you should add a sensor, that will allow it to auto point at the closest object / person
Still amazing and so fun ;)
A man with a dream
Technically this is a Tankette, and is probably better than a lot of tankettes.
nice work
You're amazing!