3D Print Your Own WILDLY Over-Engineered Candy Dispenser

This piece is called the Love Conveyor, and nothing demonstrates love like small bits of chocolate coated in delicious, colourful candy. Dubbed (by its creator) the most overly complicated and overly engineered candy dispenser, maybe ever invented; this unique kinetic sculpture lives a double life- it also has the added function of dispensing candy.
This sculpture was designed using Solidworks. The main engineering challenge for this project was to create a decoupling clutch mechanism so the conveyor could spin independently from the candy dispensing mechanism. This allows all the candy on the the conveyor belt to be cleared into the candy dish without more candy being dispensed. This means lots of 3D printed gears, including bevel gears and spur gears, and a 4 bar linkage to control the clutch. This is so much more than a candy dispenser! It also serves as demonstration of how you can 3D print functional mechanical mechanisms with style and ease.
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[@tractor3826]

Finished printing and assembled this contraption this morning. Works great, was easy to put together and looks fantastic!

[@Engineezy]

So happy to hear that! Thanks for your support mr. Tractor! Would love to see what colour combos you came up with- tag me on social if you decide to post a photo. Cheers!

[@elspanishimo]

Dude this looks so awesome! Love the aesthetic and how the machine turned out!

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Grahambo! Your consultation early in the process was a huge help!

[@rizalardiansyah4486]

Although i have not printed your design (yet) since i have no 3D printer (again, yet...), your design does looks very satisfying to assemble and play with. The complexity, the clips clipping, the shapes of the parts... Remind me of those plywood toys that you have to assemble

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Time to get a printer 😀

[@cyberlaurent2101]

Très impressionnant !

[@shaunohare3004]

You are an Engineering genius!!

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Shaun!

[@gclee4387]

This is so cool!

[@Engineezy]

Thanks GC 👊👊

[@hanktankstudios2551]

this is flippin EPIC

[@Engineezy]

Thanks HankTank!

[@Deltasdfrob1057]

I love what you’re doing. Keep up the good work

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Rob!

[@cjennings1524]

This is so much fun!

[@Engineezy]

Thanks!! Definitely having a good time on my end as well 👊👊

[@bowieinc]

I’m working on a tootsie roll dispenser and I was having trouble with them getting caught in a certain part. I believe your conveyor belt system will solve my issue! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Engineezy]

Amazing! Glad I was able to help

[@theawesomer]

Amazing! Saw this on Reddit. Sharing on The Awesomer.

[@Engineezy]

You rock! Much appreciated!

[@andy_warb]

Now make it 10x bigger 😆

[@grant8653]

Dude I am watching I am loving and I am wondering.... What is your go to strain?

[@Ox4C4A]

Fantastic video! Interesting to see the various solutions you came up with to make a nice 3D printable model. The most useful part for me were the "C clamps" for retaining the axles - a very elegant solution for the problem - going to have to add this to my bag of 3d modelling tricks. Subscribing while the channel is still relatively small, because with this kind of high quality content I can see you going places. :)

[@Engineezy]

Thanks so much Linards! Happy to be providing useful content. There will be a lot more like this, stay tuned :)

[@lapsedtime7262]

Quick question about this model which looks amazing! Does it require any support material to print? I like to know before I decide to start a project or not. This legit looks amazing!

[@Engineezy]

Not sure why KZbin thought this comment was spam! Thanks so much, this does not require any support. Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers!

[@joemorinelli9355]

Great that is a amazing design What filament would be best for this machine? Thanks

[@Engineezy]

I used PLA+ and it works great but anything would work really!

[@haguylerman]

I printed it and it came out amazing , there is a a weak spot at the C clamp that is holding the cog wheal with the handle as it pop out. I love the design hands down

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@andy_warb]

Dude you’re like a freaking mad scientist or something

[@Engineezy]

With the current status of my hair, maybe. Post hair cut, just a humble engineer :)

[@roystevens4333]

Got this and assembled it. And as a fellow mechanical engineer I found it lacking. The dispenser should have a mechanical one-shot. THEN it could truly be called over-engineered.

[@cristianriosestrada7771]

OOF, I bought the 3D Model but I thought maybe it would have the SolidWorks models so I could learn how you do it. Do you think we could talk about it? Btw nice job!

[@MarkLutze]

Totally amazing! But The Most Over-Engineered is a high bar to set especially on the internet. Now if you put on a vision system and sorted out just the green M and M's that could put you over the edge.......

[@Engineezy]

Very fair, gotta collaborate with StuffMadeHere if that is going to happen 😂 thanks for watching Mark!

[@user-jc8cc2gt7k]

Thanks!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@user-jc8cc2gt7k]

@@Engineezy The enthusiasm for design that you brought to the work deserves praise and reward.

[@sivasubramanian8869]

Add the software sides of makig or assembly sides of this design

[@ABitAppled]

One armed astronaut 💀

[@AUS5113]

That's was great. Which cad software are you using? Which printer did you use? I am a total newbie to all of this but am so interested in getting into this new hobby with my son's to build things.

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! I use Solidworks and my go to printer is a Prusa Mk3!

[@AUS5113]

@@Engineezy Would you recommend using Fusion 360 for cad program, have you used that. Aren't the prusa printers expensive?

[@Engineezy]

@@AUS5113 fusion 360 is great (and it’s free) the Prusa printers aren’t the cheapest out there but for the price they do a really great job

[@AUS5113]

@@Engineezy ok could to know cause I live not far from the factory, thanks for your help.

[@gameworkerty]

isn't this using non food safe filament, plus having moving parts that generate microplastic dust that gets on the candy?

[@azimalif266]

The machine that made the candy.😁

[@jaturnley]

Is it just me or is this only mildly (if that) more engineered than a normal gumball machine? :P

[@EnergeticWaves]

I didn'tknow David Brenner was still around

[@dzyq]

need one for a1 mini, 160x160. Please.

[@CreeperPlane_Crazy]

Not sure if it is the "Most complicated" -> 8:46 dispenser but it's cool :)

[@Engineezy]

😂🙏

[@caspernicus5822]

This video was posted on my 13th birthday lol

[@Engineezy]

Well happy 14 birthday to you!

[@christopherbedford9897]

What's not to love?

[@bronzemoontr]

Can you build 3d waiter robot

[@pauldery7875]

It's a C clip, not a C clamp.

[@DavidM2002]

I think you mean Circlip, not C-clamp.

[@Engineezy]

Same same 🤷‍♀️

[@DavidM2002]

@@Engineezy Not at all. A C-clamp is, well, C shaped. Plus, it uses a threaded shaft to apply pressure. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYvOnohnidWcaNU

[@MD-rd8vt]

This man seems like controlled opposition

[@siwd]

brooo when are you going to do a face reveal!

[@Engineezy]

😂😂

[@MaxHackbarth]

Too simple, not enough engineering

[@Engineezy]

😅😅