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!!!!
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.
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!
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!!!
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
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
@@ivanmirandawastaken I have two suggestions French - AMX ELC Bis (90mm cannon) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELC_project Polish - TKS-3 (20mm cannon) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKS Small light tanks for two people.
It looks like the tank is going to be too heavy and the track base looks like it could be given a larger distinct apart to give it better performance with tipping over
Having not watched any of the other videos on this- can this thing actually traverse ground and rough surfaces? Because I’ve been wanting to do something similar to build a tank for paintball, but mine would have just have had treads for the looks… and would actually move using bicycle wheels…. But if you’ve made a vehicle that can move using treads I’d love to try and see about making something similar for paintball. :)
There's no reason it wouldn't, but the problem comes with durability. Since it uses 3d printed parts, I'm not sure if it would stand some rough rounds of field testing.
He has some videos where he drives it off road and it does pretty good. I've seen other 3D printed belted vehicles and the plastic is more durable than you'd think.
Here's a link to the last test: ruclips.net/video/CHNmIc4knVM/видео.html although now it has way more torque and is more reliable. It'll be a field test of the completed tank soon.
Now you should 3-D Print your OWN Red R2 D2 with your own take on it :) Would be exciting for us Star Wars fans ALSO You should take a page from Mark Rober and teach a class :)
I wish it looked more like a real tank and not as comical looking but it’s still really cool I’m doing something very similar but making it a scale model in 1/3 scale fully 3D printed
Well, be interesting day at the Air Soft field when someone shows up in a plastic red tank. So I am wondering. Will there be a Green and Tan version? So a lot of us nerds could relive our Army Man days as grown men/women lol
Great vidéo! Why you don't used a slipring to avoir damage on brushless cable with rotation ? With slipring you can make infitine rotation without any problem !
There's a slipring to send and get data from the turret. The cable I didn't want to break was the USB cable I was using to connect it to the computer while programming.
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!!!!
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.
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!
Have you consider puting the print time and how much plastic is used ? I'm really curious 😅
Love the updates on the Tank! 🤘😎
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
The DIY bearing was genius!!
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.
omg it sounds like an ATAT when the turrent moves. so cool!
YEP This tank is AWESOME! Great work Ivan! Love following this build!
The sheer amount of filament Ivan uses on each project is mind boggling
The tank is looking really good! I can't wait to see the next video!
The best moment to post a video about a tank.
The Mad Man in Red does it again. Love it.
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!!!
Great engineer with a super great chuckle!! 👍🏻
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
don't forget about elevation control for the cannon so that you can aim it properly.
Now everything makes sense. You built a cannon some time ago and probably that was just a test.
Really cool!
Fantastic work, Ivan! 😃
It's looking as a real tank already!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
how thick are the walls and what % of endfill?
Love your videos!
We need 10 hours of this guy saying "turret". Awesome build yo!
I like the sound of the turning turret :-)
It's very frustrating how good you are at everything..... keep up the good work 👏
Woo Hoo! It's coming together.
4:23 his drill sounds like the song happy birthday
Mark the calendar... I saw Ivan doing some wiring! "WIRING IS BOORRIING!" :o)
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!
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
once you make this can you make a 1:1 tank i think you got the skills and time
Which one? 😉
@@ivanmirandawastaken maus
@@ivanmirandawastaken :D
@@ivanmirandawastaken I have two suggestions
French - AMX ELC Bis (90mm cannon) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELC_project
Polish - TKS-3 (20mm cannon) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKS
Small light tanks for two people.
Ukrainian 3D Printer community watching closely
Man, this thing is awesome! Think it hurt my soul a little bit seeing you strip those wires with a pair of scissors though 🤣
Seriously cannot wait til the day this beast is finished! Going to be so super epic! \m/
That is going to be one BFG on the tank 🤯
When this is completed it needs to be blueprinted and made in METAL!
Would you consider milling the turret gear after printing, or perhaps making an aluminum insert? Fantastic job! Super inspiring!
Ivan eres una maquina, llevo viendo tu canal unos dias y estoy enganchadisimo. Eres el mejor ingeniero de RUclips!
How can one man be so good at everything?
You use 12V for stepper? Use 24 or even 48 if you controller allow and you will get MUCH more speed for that turret.
It looks like the tank is going to be too heavy and the track base looks like it could be given a larger distinct apart to give it better performance with tipping over
How long did it take you to 3d print that
As a fairly well known videogame streamer and internet personality once said,
" *speEeEEEeEeEn!!* "
Having not watched any of the other videos on this- can this thing actually traverse ground and rough surfaces? Because I’ve been wanting to do something similar to build a tank for paintball, but mine would have just have had treads for the looks… and would actually move using bicycle wheels…. But if you’ve made a vehicle that can move using treads I’d love to try and see about making something similar for paintball. :)
There's no reason it wouldn't, but the problem comes with durability. Since it uses 3d printed parts, I'm not sure if it would stand some rough rounds of field testing.
He has some videos where he drives it off road and it does pretty good. I've seen other 3D printed belted vehicles and the plastic is more durable than you'd think.
Here's a link to the last test: ruclips.net/video/CHNmIc4knVM/видео.html although now it has way more torque and is more reliable. It'll be a field test of the completed tank soon.
@@ivanmirandawastaken thanks Ivan and everyone! I look forward to seeing where you go with this- as it’s very cool! :)
Now thats seriously cool. Just asking how many hours did all of this take to print
Excellent project, excellent channel !!!
These videos are so inspiring I need a bigger 3d printer
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.
Is there any worry that the wires coming into the turret will get twisted?
A man with a dream
interesting project as always
And an IMU for to keep the turret aligned when you turn the bidy ??? ;-P
I apricate you and your channel.
As usual feckin brilliant.
this man just built a DIY tank. now where can I buy one?
This is so cool wish I had a printer big enough to do this
Nice 👌 id love to learn more about the electronic side of this seems kinda interesting coding and tune
can you paint it yellow and blue?
Now you should 3-D Print your OWN Red R2 D2 with your own take on it :) Would be exciting for us Star Wars fans
ALSO You should take a page from Mark Rober and teach a class :)
i love how he turret!
Alright this is cool, you sir just scored a new sub!
fill the bearing with wd40 then it might be smoother
also how does that thing that spins with the wires work?
whats it gonna fire, paintball or airsoft?
It's been so long ago since you said it that I forgot, sorry. What is the red plastic you've been using most of this time?
Absolutely obnoxious build. Love it :) ....I need a much larger printer....- Cheers!
I'd LOVE to know what "this thing" for passing cables through to the turret is called, because I need one - for pretty much the same reason.
It's called a slip ring. Available in several diameters and different wire configurations.
@@plemli Thank you!
I only just realized I wasn't subscribed 😕 .....I've fixed that
Awesome build
9:40 this was scary xD
How much filament do you use in a year?
yes
Correct
all of it.
Have to ask what type of 3d printer do you use?
Hello what kind of threader do you use in aluminum to do it with your makita ?
I wish it looked more like a real tank and not as comical looking but it’s still really cool I’m doing something very similar but making it a scale model in 1/3 scale fully 3D printed
You're amazing!
A madman!!!
Awesome video.. I wonder what size nozzle do u use to make huge prints.. What layer height.? Keep up the good content..
I’m waiting for the day you create the first 3d printed real size airplane. Electric powered. Thanks
Thing is... can you 3D print rail gun? Because no other gun has privilege to be on this tank.
Well, be interesting day at the Air Soft field when someone shows up in a plastic red tank. So I am wondering. Will there be a Green and Tan version? So a lot of us nerds could relive our Army Man days as grown men/women lol
What controller was that in the turret? Arduino Mega form factor, but didn't catch what it said on it.
He has reverted to childhood….lol
I loved the video, and wrote this comment (FROM SCRATCH).
Now lets add some shelling proof plates to the exterior and ship it to the eastern front. :D
What do you studied for all your designs?,
how many full rotations it takes to snap the cables/wires that are going through the central hole?
infinity. because the wires dont twist at all. did you watch the whole video? he goes over that.
@@realflow100 hah my bad missed that part somehow.
Man this is amazing! Only thing, should consider moving to ESP32's so that you can do wifi or BLE and not need the extra laptop while testing 🤣
Giant nerf dart cannon sound good🤔
amazing !
eres un genio amigo!
Great vidéo! Why you don't used a slipring to avoir damage on brushless cable with rotation ? With slipring you can make infitine rotation without any problem !
There's a slipring to send and get data from the turret. The cable I didn't want to break was the USB cable I was using to connect it to the computer while programming.
@@ivanmirandawastaken So you'll send commands/receive state via serial (or equivalent) through the slip-ring ? Nice !
Correct!
@@ivanmirandawastaken in fact we don’t see it. It’s for that ask you! ;-)
Then I recommend you keep it out of sunlight and in a very dry place for storage!
This is really crazy project, probably he He caused a shortage of red plastic!
You see iven, if you build a 3D printed tank; enemy’s will run for FEAR, of what’s to come
i want to mount an echo mini gun on that and take that airsofting XD
Now I want to make a tank for the sole reasons just to make one.
Excellent project well done 👍
Thanks!
Watch out for 3D printed javelins!
Man, how can you afford those insane amounts of filament?
Are you going to have elevation too?
Yes!
@@ivanmirandawastaken Sweeeet
"dear future Ivan" - dude, I know exactly how it feels. We all need an undo button or at least a quick save.
The use of the balls for bearings is genius!