3d printing sailboat parts

[@argtv1007]

I have heard about 3D printers but this was the first time I have seen one work. My jaw was on my chest. At 72 years old I feel like a dinosaur You are quite remarkable Mr. Holmes.

[@samholmessailing]

They have their limitations but its pretty amazing what they’re capable of.

[@beverleycox3570]

I was thinking exactly the same thing. I just wouldn’t know where to start!

[@dancingtiger577]

Welcome to the future!

[@jamespruett27]

nasa has ones that do stainless-steel !

[@thamghoul5719]

I'm literally printing a sailboat on my 3d printer as I watch this video. It's a RG65 for radio control. I've never sailed anything. I found Sam's channel looking for videos on how to sail and rig it. I'm utterly clueless on the subject of sailing, but having a printer is letting me try it out cheap. It's never too late to try out a new hobby.

[@kinikinrd]

One tip on printing a lot of parts on the table. It takes the same time to print all the parts separately as it does printing a bunch all at once. The bad thing about printing all at once is that if one part messes up, all have to be reprinted because you have to start at the beginning. I almost always print one at a time.

[@EbenCalhoun]

1st - I'm surprised you didn't make your own printer our of the broken parts from your wind vane mixed in with stuff previous owner left in your shop.

[@longshot7601]

Sam will sail solo to Hawaii in a Dixie cup but was dubious about assembling a 3D printer. Pretty mind blowing.

[@_noname617]

next weeks video sam prints a new kidney and swaps it out one handed

[@01AceAlpha]

For the the gears and other parts that you may want metal, you could always use the 3D printed parts as cast molds and have them cast in aluminum or brass.

[@zackworrell]

CNC milling would be far cheaper, but yes casting can be good, just requires additional time to clean up each pice after molding. Milling parts are typically ready for use with slight breaking of sharp edges. I make knives for a living so I work with all this stuff daily.

[@Ash-cy7yw]

Damn Sam you sure did get that shop put together and furnished in quick order...!! Even got it wallpapered, painted and drapes hung. Record speed... :-)

[@sophiaholmes2048]

That's our parents' house lol

[@carolinabeacher1558]

haha, much as i love the smell of the garage, i was thinking that looked more like a place where you smell a good meal being cooked before you even hit the door :) must be lunch time.

[@lindabeaman5889]

Correction....the 3D printer was made on the beautiful wooden table his mother made and he made me a little nervous ! But I am sure proud of him!

[@sailing_mahalo]

Fantastic to see someone mixing sailing and 3D printing!!!

[@thatguy2408]

Ok. This may sound weird but the most entertaining thing for me was listening to you geek out on the printer in you most Sam like way and making a work around.

[@robertcolvin3182]

When I was your age, about a thousand years ago, I was trying to figure out how to put together a Sears' swing set for my kid's birthday using a screw driver and a pair of pliers. You are an amazing young man and this channel is one of the most fun and interesting to watch. My daughter- in-law was an Imagineer until the layoffs. I see similarities in temperament, curiosity and creativeness. Every family should have an Imagineer!

[@JoaoPereira99]

Idk how you are always entertaining no matter what you do but I'm loving this 3d printing and modeling stuff

[@bradenjensen931]

Wow I didn't know you so tech savvy till I watched this. I'd love to see more video's like this.

[@jameskent9464]

he has talked before about doing engineering work for Disney, not a dumb guy by any stretch

[@zenisek2]

Great video, I really enjoyed it. I work at Prusa and I'm glad you chose our printer. May it serve you well. Happy printing. ;-)

[@prof.heinous191]

Great stuff - after watching this I'm definitely feeling like an old timer!

[@Moritz9386]

Hey Sam! Any chance u share the plans for the windvane? I'd love to print it myself .Considering how expensive those are. Greetings from Germany!

[@Servant_of_Christ]

O man... Can't wait for the fixing up the boat to begin... You make so fun fixing videos! 🥳

[@johnwhite345]

I would still be figuring out how to open the box

[@marxtr6]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jwyzdm]

I was thinking I really accomplished something this morning by going on line to figure out how to program the clock on my answering machine, until I watched this video.

[@fishfire_2999]

You have an answering machine ?

[@lukedenbleyker5091]

So cool. Like being a kid on Christmas morning again.

[@kpopRC]

good choice! the prusa printers are dialed.

[@samholmessailing]

Thats what ive been most pleased with. I didnt need to make a dozen aftermarket mods to get great prints and all the problems i ran into have been easily sorted out and documented online

[@kpopRC]

while it's printing. you can turn that knob. and increase the speed. just a heads up. after the first layer. you can usually crank that to 150% or more. also don't forget you can adjust z distance on first layer on the fly.

[@samholmessailing]

Nice tip. I found I could also adjust the temp on the fly today when I was printing some oozy TPU.

[@kpopRC]

@@samholmessailing lots of dudes move the power supply out of the enclosure. might be something to consider.

[@samholmessailing]

Yeah I was considering that but after a few test prints it really doesn’t seem to get very warm in there. Could be because my shop is 30° now though.

[@will_j]

Congrats on the Prusa, it's a great printer. If you find the pieces start to peel from the plate, try cleaning it with ethanol or similar. Also, protect it from dust. The plate, rods and spool will work better when kept dust free.

[@AndreBandarra1]

ah, now this is my kind of sailing channel! been printing loads of stuff recently too for all sorts of projects! Looking forward to seeing more :D

[@kimberlyb5512]

This was so cool to watch. I’ve never fully understood what a 3D printer does; it was a fun learning experience. Thank you for sharing this with us 🤗

[@hmspain52]

Make sure to ISO alcohol clean your print plate between prints :-).

[@luv2flynfish990]

Super Cool, Sam! Thanks for sharing it and keep those adventures and videos coming!!

[@sethmo38]

Nylon needs a dry box for prints longer than a few hours. I use the Polymaker Polybox II and it works great. I also use a food dehydrator to dry filament. Nylon is really strong and UV resistant

[@micharsenault379]

More cool stuff! 3D printers are amazing. Especially the last machine. Print the printer. All the best for your upcoming surgery

[@paulgray2955]

Hi Sam, you can print with carbon or glass reinforcement which would make the components ALOT more durable. Also PTFE, 316, Titanium etc are all easily printable and surprisingly affordable. I get lots of components printed for me by subcontractors for this and just use a home printer for prototype work. Enjoy 👍

[@mr.omninpotent6358]

Found you randomly, but I've been hooked! Good luck on your projects!

[@MCRideout]

Prusa is the best! It’s VERY overwhelming but worth the price and work in the end. You will not be disappointed.

[@ronaldbeck1762]

I was hoping he would print a headband camera holder. But Sam can do more with one hand than I can do with two ( and help from my kid ) ps ... ordered a t-shirt today !

[@cls9474]

Make sure the load aligns along the layers (like wood). The teeth of the gears you printed will shear off pretty easily - especially because only one or two teeth will actually carry the load of an entire rudder. The most demanding task of 3D printing is - especially when doing mechanical parts - to design a good model with the best compromise of printability and strength. You can also try to remelt stuff in packed salt or similar to fuse the layers to get a bit more strength. Or like - already mentioned - use the print to make molds for metal casting. But then you'll suffer from bare steel/iron. My approach is often to get industrial parts for the load bearing stuff and use 3D printing for the less stressed "glue parts"/adapters. :)

[@cls9474]

And it's cool to see how this technology penetrates every field. The real fun will begin as soon as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) will become more accessible. All this tech is very cool to save resources by making spare parts readily available even if the OEM is long out of business.

[@skullhart]

Hi Sam. Was watching an older video of yours where you were bailing alot of water manually with a hand pump and YETI scoop LOL. May I recommend building a crash pump that consists of bilge pump, 8 ft of hose and 10ft of wire with alligator clips. That way you can quickly bail water as needed.

[@mike8610]

By far my fav sailing channel.

[@samuelfox8126]

You literally could make a living sailing around Florida and Maryland selling your services making parts. You're giving me ideas haha.

[@michaellucas5859]

It might break the bank but if you absolutely need something cnc'd I'd recommend protolabs. Wide material selection and automated quote after you upload your 3d model. I use them for work quite often but then again I'm not the one paying! Great vid as always.

[@tophatandtails]

You make it sound like, "Oh no big deal" to put that together...but of course it IS a big deal. Congratulations.

[@samholmessailing]

Yeah I was thinking id get it done in a couple hours but it took me 9hrs lol. I did have to go buy more gummy bears 5 minutes in though.

[@hardknock1278]

You made it look easy, I couldn’t have done that..well done !

[@zackworrell]

Sam- you should find a CNC job shop. you can prototype your parts in PLA then send the design out to be milled from Aluminum, Titanium, Bronze or Stainless. All materials that will last much longer than plastic.

[@hv2sailsvsweetpea680]

Let’s get it on!!! Some Sam Holms humor. Nice port shades. I paid a lot for mine and you just print them out. Crazy 😜

[@scottgordon858]

Hi Sam, cool video. Thanks for the content. I've had trouble with 3D printed ram mount parts too. I found that using 100% infill solid ABS parts seems to work. The ball won't break off the mounting head as easily.

[@jaimeparra27]

Let me tell you this.....this dude is very very very talented 👌

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

Hey Sam, love the videos! I will give you one big warning about 3d printing: most filaments and materials are very UV susceptible and darker colors will warp like crazy in sunlight. I believe uv resistant materials do exist but you just have to keep that in mind Also if you ever need help with any printing projects I would love to help, I have a Sovol SV01 and access to several printers here at UNH

[@billwilliams9527]

Sam, man you are just way too smart.

[@JohnSmith-xl9bo]

I have a heavily modified Ender 3 and a Modified Ender Max. I love 'em!

[@michaellau5645]

Wow, loved this video and learning about 3D printing. Hope you can show us what you make with this going forward. Pretty cool!

[@oceansquatch1481]

Wow Sam! 3D printed boat parts takes the boat($$$$$) out of parts. Sure would be cool to be able to make a bullet proof windvane that way (dyneema filament? They’re making sails out of it now). Look forward to more videos about it.

[@caicaraskiki]

And here I was impressed with your Sailrite sewing machine on a Ranger 23!

[@thomasgistinger1885]

Damn, you are a champ at assembling stuff.. I would have lost my mind after 5 minutes of that...LOL

[@discepolodelvento]

plastic is perfect for the design stage. Once you're done tweaking the design, you should be able to send the CAD designs to a metal 3D printing shop, right?

[@MultiYoda69]

I love Autodesk. I use their Civil Design Package and have since the 90's. It's amazing!!!

[@samholmessailing]

I always loathed using maya, revit and auto cad in the past but this fusion software is pretty enjoyable for me. Was easy coming from some solidworks experience too.

[@MultiYoda69]

@@samholmessailing I have not used that side of the product line since Inventor

[@jman4715]

I've had two Prusa printers. They're solid workhorses.

[@bobmvideos]

Once you get you designs prototyped in plastic, maybe try lost PLA casting for more durable parts

[@davidc6510]

Great video Sam. 3D printers are so cool but the stiffness and strength of the material really makes it difficult to handle high shear, tension, and bending loads. Even industrial printers that can do powdered titanium and steel 3D printing just are not as good as cast metals and no where close to machined metals. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@pataulson]

VERY VERY Cool ... love your channel ... making great use of your "on the hard" time.

[@ve2vfd]

Just a quick heads up, PLA doesn't seem to like salt water. I printed a few accessories for scuba diving and after a few dives the plastic becomes very brittle and breaks. I'll be trying PETG filament to see if it's better with salt water.

[@joemartino6976]

Sam, you could make a small fortune creating obscure Porsche parts (call it the Holmes Obscure Porsche Parts Catalog) in the shop, or, while you're sailing on autopilot. Good stuff Sam!

[@fuzzyjax]

I am enjoying this channel! Thank you Sam.

[@beyonddeath123]

look at the voron printers, prusas are good for a start, but for higher speed, better finish, and more exotic materials..

[@markvincent719]

You could always print a mold for a fiberglass wind vane or stove trimble...

[@jvodan]

Try PETG for higher temp stuff. Easier to print than ABS and has similar properties. Watch out PetG sticks to your hot plate , I use something called magicgoo on the plate prior to printing. I have a glass print bed and I have been told if you dont us something on it PetG will break bits of the glass off before separating from the glass. Magic Goo is also great to ensure sticking to the print surface I use a nano particle infused PETG for structural. I have also use carbon fiber Petg which is extremely strong. Note it tends to clog print heads, you need to use hardened print heads or it quickly wears out the tip because it's abrasive. I made printed turnbuckles out of Carbon fibre PETG for the shrouds on my sailing Kayak no other print material lasted long with the shock loads

[@hajosmulders]

Strength of 3D parts is VERY dependent on orientation of your layer lines. If you print the bracket and the "holder know" at 45 degrees, you'll be much stronger. Also: I use PETG only for my functional parts. PLA will deform in the sun.

[@RyanPeters89]

Those prusas are great printers! Also, you seemed to crush it with fusion 360 in such a short time. Excellent!

[@victor-charlesscafati]

I think that you already know that PLA and ABS don't do well outside where they can be hit with the sun's UV. What I have found to be really durable for sailboat parts (and pretty forgiving to work with) is PETG.

[@cls9474]

And pigmented (like black or so) as pigments help to UV-proof stuff to. Some datasheets provide UV resistance too.

[@sailawayteam]

Omg. Sam, having spent countless hours trying to calibrate a 3d printer to even get simple square forms printed, I am almost - and I say this with the highest admiration of your skills - appalled how easy you make this look. Like everything you do. Of course I am in awe and not appalled but maybe just a bit envious 😁. You have a great attitude! On a more serious note, printing a wind vane is also on my agenda, so I will follow this with keen eye.

[@robertorzech2466]

Wow I was always wondering if you could print out those slides that you tie to your sails and slide up and down the groove in the mast, because they wear out. And plastic cheeks on blocks ! That gimbal should be strong enough as a cup holder in the cockpit.Have you tried scanning a part with a X-Box 3D scanner and printing that. You can pick one up ($10) at used electronic stores or V Village .

Hey, nice job on the printer! I see you start thinkering with raspberries as well, you should research the openplotter, it's raspberry pi based chart plotter fully open source and customizable, I just set one for me and it can interface with almost anything (NMEA devices, solar charge controller, VHF radio, DIY sensors, etc). Feel free to DM me and best regards from Portugal ;)

[@NotAnAdventurer]

Super cool Sam, I also have a 3d printer and planning to get a boat, so thinking about all the possibilities is great!

[@ingtar1701]

Dude, you are rocking it. I have a prussa as well! You should set up a shop I would love to print off a windvane for my trailer sailor!

[@athanoskerensky6778]

Those shutters are awesome.

[@brianmoody2949]

The plastic on the stove gimbal should be strong enough for that. You could try printing with higher infill (possibly even 100% for that case) and printing it a bit thicker.

[@marcusferguson95]

Very cool. Always wondered how those things work. Keep up the good work!

[@nearlynormal]

I've been following Vendee Globe. I notice they use the same type of method for cooking. That'll do nicely as most at sea meals are one pot, one bowl (maybe just the pot) and one utensil. Hold the pot/bowl with one hand, eat with the other, without ever setting it down.

[@theresedignard4267]

Can you please share what program you are using to create your blueprint designs? Love the window vents and gamble. I do seem to recall that salt water degrades plastics. There are types that are more resilient, but sun and salt water are not kind to plastics. Will be interesting to see how they fair over time. Love the workshop/apartment investment. Exactly what I need. Keep your awesome videos coming. Hugs and light are sent your way.

[@sailingeden9866]

I was in the Czech Republic in 1996. I always thought you were smart. Now I am thinking you are a genius. Try using your 3D printed parts to make sand casting molds and a charcoal foundry to melt down some beer cans and make those parts out of aluminum.

[@bradwhite6254]

Good job with the printer. I've been printing stuff for years but you are way ahead of me. Are you a mechanical engineer? Your CAD skills are quite impressive.

[@luc_xott]

Very impressive modeling skills! Can't wait to see what you make!

[@BlueprintDK]

Hi Sam.. do you share the wind vane and the stove gimbal project? Could love to have a look at it

[@theosphilusthistler712]

Our boy got skills. I guess the idea is to print for proof of concept then print or take a mold to produce the part in metal or FRP?

[@davidroeder5548]

For things like the wind vane would you make those files public? I have a trailer sailor and I think it’d be a great way to get to know them.

[@tim0riggs]

Hi Sam, I just wanted to ask: what are the measurements for all the shudder components?

[@salomon102]

amazing! i been watching alot of boat videos and recently got a printer too

[@camodudemtbh7594]

So is this sort of like a parts making machine, first time seeing this type of thing, very interesting 👍⛵️

[@nomehdrider]

great job putting it together, and mostly one handed. I have toyed with the idea of getting one myself, what was the deciding factor on this one over others?

[@lachielvaher9168]

wow, that's a job. I have 3 printers. and only my SLA Moai came in so many parts LOL. good luck

[@firststatetate]

I'm getting the feeling that Sam is 3D printing a 32' sailboat next.

[@HeliBoyVR]

Parts that are hollowed or shells that you fill with epoxy will be far better for regular use.... or use TPU or nylon. Layer orientation is also important.

[@laddlester6498]

What a cool episode! Def be checking out 3-D printing.

[@HarryLevinson]

I’ve been trying to think of projects to justify a 3D printer. A custom box to help mount my rpi is a great idea.

[@sailingshadowfax7518]

Highly recommend the Ender 3 next time. Great video Sam!

[@kalle779]

Great Holmes, I'm also 3d printing stuff. I think your food burner holder would work fine if you just beef up the parts instead of going metall...

[@ninline2000]

Really enjoyed the video but now I have to buy a printer. I looked into it years ago but there were too many issues. It seems many of those have been solved and the prices have dropped a lot as well. It's time.

[@MARZILLI]

Next time you come up through New England (I’m just south of Boston) I’d love to jump on with you... Never sailed but I’ve worked in Lobster boats and I’m sure I could help for a few days, a week or whatever... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Interesting video! Do they sell them already put together?

[@vancelanger7749]

Did you model the wind vane parts? That's some impressive work!

[@frankhoran2794]

you convinced me to buy a 3d printer as well after seeing some of the cool things you made for your boat. What software would you recommend to create or have you found a good library of project files that you are using. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to see the rest of your projects in your new place.

[@frankhoran2794]

also i am trying to recreate the shutters and that is not as easy as it looks..

[@keithsturcken1716]

are you designing all those parts from scratch or does the software provide templates that can be modified to your application? impressive either way!

[@GypsyTinker2012]

not to side track you too much, but you can turn that printed stuff in to metal using "lost pla" casting.

[@DoRC]

If you printed that gimbal in pla be very careful. Pla has an extremely low softening temperature and I can almost guarantee that that jetboil is going to melt it very quickly.

[@fishfire_2999]

Mind boggling 😳

[@Kevin-km4ii]

jeez Sam, you've come a long way from making lil spaceships in modo and printing em out....

[@gerbermrsa]

Good stuff Sam...