3D Printing an RC Car for the First Time

[@LeandroLinares]

I hope you enjoy the video! I'd really appreciate it if you consider subscribing to my channel :)

[@maxduke3505]

I subbed! More sick builds to come, I hope.

[@tariqkhan1866]

3d printed monster truck

[@lio1234234]

Subbed! Am I right by saying you used prusament PLA Galaxy Black? Also, if you have parts that break easily, a good CoPA such as from the likes of Polymaker will make really durable parts. I like Polymaker's CoPAs because they are designed to be a lot more easy to print than others, although it is expensive.

[@LeandroLinares]

@@lio1234234 That's correct! It's Prusament PLA Galaxy Black! Never tried CoPA before but I keep it as an option. I'm tempted to try the new Prusament PC Blend Carbon Fiber as well.

[@lio1234234]

@@LeandroLinares true that one does sound good, I imagine it's very rigid, not sure of its durability though. Also, nylon is a great one for gears due to its naturally lubricating properties 👍

[@xymaryai8283]

omg, using threaded rods througg the length of the body is absolutely genius, applying pre-stressed construction to small scale projects

[@robaki-dev]

Super satisfying to watch! I'm impressed by how easily all parts fit together. Great video and design! Have fun😀

[@LeandroLinares]

Thank you so much! Yes, for my surprise everything went smoothly

[@mrclem8932]

@@LeandroLinares On my side I've to sand every parts before assembling them; the screws and bearing are not fitting well. Did you print parts @100% scale ?

[@LeandroLinares]

I printed everything at 100% scale, yes. The screws were ok-ish during the assembly. Now all of them are not fitting well. I wish I shrank the holes or something beforehand.

[@mrclem8932]

@@LeandroLinares thanks for your feedback. BTW your video is awesome ! Continue !

[@screwdat18]

i stumbled upon this video.. i really love the concept behind 3D printing rc parts.. it has inspired me to replace some parts on my rc truck with 3d printed parts.. love the video.

[@adolfvandenberg296]

One of the best build videos I've ever seen! Well done!

[@darealkosmo]

I like the little editing trick you did with reversing the servo + servo mount mating xD

[@Arthzil]

Insanely precise prints.

[@LeandroLinares]

Hey, thanks! I'm always amazed by the quality of prusa printers

[@andiprogshop3097]

If you make your upper suspension arms adjustable, like the rods for your steering, you can adjust your camber and make the car drive much better

[@bravo0105]

That is impressive; I look forward to the continuing refinement of 3D printing.

[@juliocesarvelandia3386]

Buen video , paso a paso. Me gustó verlo en acción. Has creado un animal. Saludos desde Cali, Colombia.

[@wisty0819]

I'm building my own rc car from scratch for a school project. With full suspension aswell, any tips?

[@LeandroLinares]

Hey, nice to hear! The most tricky part for me were the screws and how they fit into the printed parts. It mostly depends on each printer, so pay attention on the size of the holes and change their size if you need to.

[@joshuaprescott2930]

For things like the motor mount use a nut on one side not just threading into the plastic Also don't use 3d printing when it's not necessary for things like the diffs as they could be much weaker then metal ones Remember to use bearings as well

[@wisty0819]

@@joshuaprescott2930 This is what I've made so far : kzbin.info/door/5oHQos7H0swedore93KJCA

[@joshuaprescott2930]

@@wisty0819 looks awesome The only thing I'd add is some none 3d printed wheels with proper tyres or add tyres to 3d printed ones And use some oil filled shocks for a better dampening effect

[@joshuaprescott2930]

@@wisty0819 I should post the one I've made but it uses a lot of non 3d printed parts

[@Papinak2]

One thing about steering: in center position, servo arm should be perpendicular to link that goes to steering. Also, I can recommend using PLA+ on arms etc, it'd less brittle than the standard one. And PETG for gears

[@jkish14]

Every rc build I have done, I have used pla+. It is indeed much less brittle and works well for this type of project. Sometimes it even surprises me on it's strength

[@davper8619]

But petg is more heat resistant

[@Papinak2]

@@davper8619 that's not needed for majority of parts apart for some around the motor - and PETG might be too soft there. PLA is much easier to print with uniform strength - lthough it's more brittle overall. PETG can be also printed with good layer adhesion, but it takes more effort to nail it.

[@davper8619]

@@Papinak2 well that good to hear. So I got His manual and the approx bill for parts besides 3D printing was around 600$ euros, am I looking at it wrong or is that normal for rc cars

[@zorgonec]

@@davper8619 its to much. You can buy good rc car for 300$

[@Nomadx83]

I would love so much seeing a full and complete tuto how to an RC car from design to final, this can be so dope

[@LeandroLinares]

YES! In this case it's not my design, but my print. I've been following the designer while he creates the next version of this rc car instagram.com/engineeringns/

[@starriet]

6:05 this excites me....... what a beautiful stuff

[@b5a5m5]

9:30 A note on those bullet connectors: Without any soldering, you can place the wire in the connector and hold it in place using some helping hands. Then you can heat up the connector with your iron and feed solder into the connector using that hole in the side which is its intended use. This way the flux in the solder will clean everything and produce a nice solder joint. Cheers! Oh, and then at 9:50 with the heat shrink, you can have heat shrink cover the whole female connector so there's no exposed conductor to short with the other connectors when everything is plugged in.

[@LeandroLinares]

Ahhhh, that makes WAY more sense. Thank you so much.

[@DZARO]

Also, plenty of thick gear grease should have been addded to all the gearsboxes, espcially the main reductor gearbox.

[@sebastianbottger1044]

Is there a reason why you would not simply crimp them? I crimp every connection similar to those and never had any problems.

[@DZARO]

@@sebastianbottger1044 They are not designed to be crimped.

[@kentonian]

Crimp connectors are terrible, they have high resistance and over time get worse until you have glitching etc

[@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany]

Super cool! Hopefully I can get around to posting a video of my (mostly) 3D printed RC car soon. I had such a blast designing it and you really get that sense of satisfaction when it just shreds! I found that printing select parts in TPU can actually prevent breaks from small hits on curbs and whatnot.

[@LeandroLinares]

Can't wait to see the video! You made me realize I never mentioned in the video that the white parts are actually printed in TPU (Ninjatek Cheetah). The one on the front below the differential gearbox absorbs any hit to the front transmission.

[@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany]

I made the video if you want to check it out.

[@LeandroLinares]

@@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany saw it and I can't believe the wheelies 🆒

[@the_game1259]

Wow, so clean looking!

[@nyyanks22fan]

Impressed! So Clean!

[@EngineeringNS]

I just ran across this... Its so cool to randomly see my design out there in the wild! Awesome build and thanks for sharing!

[@LeandroLinares]

Thank you so much for this amazing project! 🙏

[@cesarcortes77]

Loved the break down and the creativity. Enjoyed it very much.

[@SweetChillieBeat]

This is relaxing to watch

[@Georgew67]

Nicely made car and video😀 small channel that needs more recognition. Great work !!!!!!

[@LeandroLinares]

Hey, much appreciated!

[@BETAorigin]

2:46 brilliant idea for pinion!

[@Imlazy-284]

i love your channel thanks for making this video because i love rc cars

[@jkish14]

We have a lot of similarities in our printed RC designs. We even have the same dumborc receiver 😆. Good work man nice build

[@javiermariani7330]

Leandro, realmente TE FELICITO! Que lindo ver que has crecido en todo sentido y llegado tan lejos. Te mando un saludo enorme. Aunque no hablamos mucho, alguna vez fuimos vecinos en la vieja Villa España.... Abrazo!!

[@culturia3555]

Really REALLY cool! Gonna try to make one here in Brazil.

[@printednest]

Hi Leandro, this is cool. We were solving problem with PLA melting in our project. Solutiotion is to use ASA or CPE for the parts with friction. And also use brushless motors. They dont heat as brushed.

[@LeandroLinares]

I was thinking to try PETG for those parts and if it wasn't enough maybe some PC blend (carbon fiber). I hope that's more than enough haha. About the motor: I'm using a brushless motor and I agree it doesn't heat up as much as a brushed one.

[@Lekkah666]

You buddy, are a top-notch tinkerer... Very, very nice work 😁🍻👍

[@TechyTechz]

Really high-quality videos! You def deserve some more subscribers. Would love to see you tackle a drone!

[@LeandroLinares]

Thanks a lot!! A drone is on the list of projects, for sure :D

[@anainesguagliardi2003]

Mind-blowing! Looks like so much fun! Also, your videos are amazing :)

[@LeandroLinares]

Thank you so much :) :)

[@alfiolocatelli5093]

Absolutely underrated

[@morgadoapi4431]

GJ! Thanks for the beatifull video!

[@blackreelentertainment6663]

That is awesome , i love the build!

[@menulanethsilu1405]

Great work mate

[@LeandroLinares]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@allanpiacente]

0:39 Por um momento achei que fosse fazer um churrasco! Hahaha Excelente vídeo, edição incrível!

[@LeandroLinares]

🍳🍳🍳

[@migLarsen]

the prints do be looking hella clean. cool build

[@LeandroLinares]

Props to Prusa printers. I can't believe the quality they have just out of the box.

[@nsboost]

And as the story goes.. he spent the rest of his spare time from now to forever printing his kids more gears and control arms.

[@dzgamer4655]

sooo cleaaan man its satisfying I dont know why you just have 11k subribers

[@chuckthatelf]

the way the music is in time when he cuts the m3 rod👍👍👍

[@Matt-xq6ow]

I cannot believe the drivetrain didn't explode when you drove it! Amazing print!

[@LeandroLinares]

Oh, it exploded when I jumped and when I hit the wall indoors. And it's fun to rebuild it as much as driving it!

[@drewnikocur1750]

woah nice project :D

[@aidenmoyer4911]

lubricate the gears with a liquid lubricant that doesn't penetrate and that should allow for higher speeds. I tried something similar and that worked pretty well.

[@MariusHeier1]

You production is very nice. It took alot of time shooting all this stuff. Car is also cool :)

[@LeandroLinares]

Yeah, in fact it took me so long that you can see after the first half of the video I started learning and experimenting more about lighting in photography :D

[@vladitf]

Wow It was stunning! I will try to make it based on your instructions! It seems it wil take a week at least...

[@yaneura390]

It's a genius to do so far! I want a 3D printer.

[@dollarbutt]

Save $150. Wait for an ender 3 to be on sale for $100 (be patient), use $50 for some starting pla and such. Hardest part is finding out how to make the $150 lol. Just depends on your age

[@yaneura390]

@@dollarbutt Be patient and wait!

[@radodanchev8600]

Amazing build. Love it

[@pnwRC.]

AWESOME video, of a cool project! The rate that I manage to break my RC cars, I'm anxious to try 3D printing one of these cars. This way I can simply print a replacement part when they break!

[@kirikoogaming2181]

Next video: build a home with 3d print. Nice video ❤😊

[@gamerduck3707]

wow did not think you have so little subscribers, when your videos are super high quality +1 subscriber

[@TheLilhulk1111]

Cool idea hope it holds up

[@daviddeking2676]

Looks like a great design. I'm definitely thinking about building one. Thanks for sharing

[@LeandroLinares]

It's so much fun. Not only driving it but also fixing it after breaking something

[@daviddeking2676]

@@LeandroLinares I found the model files on Thingiverse. Thanks for sharing them with us

[@ΝίκοςΔελιανίδης-τ5χ]

So amazing job!

[@worldwidelyrics3402]

I love your camera

[@toma.cnc1]

Well this was a pleasant surprise ! Nicely done and thank you for including everything. Now if i only had some time. ...

[@LeandroLinares]

Thank you so much! Yeah, it took me most of my weekends during a few months :D

[@toma.cnc1]

@@LeandroLinares You are very weclomed. I did sub, gladly !

[@firestrike3027]

That's REALLY cool!

[@BakarianaGrande]

I am always amazed by these

[@LeandroLinares]

I hope you can build one soon!

[@nithishj1892]

Bro u are so underrated...😭😭😭😭

[@open-ats9990]

very cool project 👍👍 if I can give you a few tips: use threaded inserts, so you are much quicker to assembly. I attached the engine directly to the tire, which makes many mechanical parts unnecessary.

[@LeandroLinares]

Yeah, that would definitely improve the assembly. With all the vibrations and hits, now a bunch of screws are losen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@tomgrant6563]

1 minute in: ok, you know what you're doing! (Unlike too many other 3d printing vids I see).

[@autogecko318]

beautiful work.

[@wildmangeorgesrcchannel6916]

It’s a thing of beauty

[@jaysonrees738]

I love 3D printed stuff, but it's always super clear that it lacks the strength of molded parts. Would be amazing to find some way to have the best of both worlds.

[@ConsultingjoeOnline]

That's dope!

[@harrylenon9594]

if your breaking bits fairly frequently, you could try printing in polycarbonate, i tried printing some parts the other day and its crazy strong

[@LeandroLinares]

Will do! Did you have to replace the nozzle for a stronger one?

[@harrylenon9594]

@@LeandroLinares standard brass nozzle, but you need an all metal hotend to print it as you need to print at around 290°c and ptfe will break down really quickly at that temp

[@LeandroLinares]

Gotcha, thanks

[@lukaszsklodowski8194]

Good job. Looks really impressive. :)

[@LeandroLinares]

Thanks! It means a lot

[@relaxwithmatt3329]

Fantastic video really enjoyable too watch

[@LeandroLinares]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it 🙌

[@3DIYOriginal]

Awesome Build !!! 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@wewatchin2716]

the best part about all this is when a gear or part breaks you can reprint it

[@LeandroLinares]

100% this! And fixing it is as much fun as driving it

[@rickmoriarty2634]

Nice, but you should use grease for all gear parts or u will have them round after a few seasions.

[@PCPointerDE]

Great Project!!!

[@N33sWorkshop]

This is awesome!

[@sanrasuzumaki942]

Nice, now have those plastic parts aluminium machined and lets see that thing get some air, I literally gasped when it hit the wall and broke. I would have cried if that was me, not gonna lie, great video m8, subscribed.

[@13Ilya47]

Super cool!

[@bmrs1000]

I am amazed by the quality of your printed parts. I kept saying the whole time wow his 3D printer is amazing. I’m sure the settings and orientation helped a lot. Well done! What printer were you using? Also subscribed! ☺️ great video

[@LeandroLinares]

Thanks a lot! I'm amazed by the quality you can have with a Prusa printer just out of the box. I'm also using their filaments and everything works great together. Almost everything is automatic, so I didn't do much. Mine is a Prusa Mini with Prusament Galaxy Black PLA.

[@brett567]

@@LeandroLinares prusament is so silky smooth to print with.. Just costs double. But you surely get what you pay for

[@Hxvox]

@@Paille3D (prusa mini 350$) tbh i have it and its such a great little machine

[@iDoPew]

@@LeandroLinares Got the same machine, same filament => Awesome prints. Spent about 100 hours upgrading tinkering with my ender 3 pro and the prusa mini prints a tad better out of the box. Really waiting on them to finally add the send to WLAN printing....

[@KurtKn1sp3l]

@@LeandroLinares I recently saw a video about a Prusa FDM printer, and at first I was kinda shocked about the price, but after that video, I totally understand it. And this video again proves that Prusa is just on another level. Well done.

[@mikealexis]

Very nice bro..you have my support after looking at this

[@LeandroLinares]

🤜🤛

[@sajowe7353]

Epic video

[@firecatflameking]

Super well made video!

[@bunyaminaktas6978]

Good job

[@vd9hosigi613]

very nice and cool you are really very good!

[@marcelinhoeduardo4268]

What about the controler

[@UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

8:25 say, is this for 1/10 scale? My i kindly ask if it's printed or bought? :)

[@LeandroLinares]

The wheels are bought and 1/10 scale. Here is the link for more info: a.aliexpress.com/_vEP29s

[@bahadir716]

The best rc video i've ever seen. Is there any possibilty to share with me the stl document? I'm mechanical engineer and i have bought "crealtiy K1 3d printer" just yet. This project is absouletly looks like my dream.

[@LeandroLinares]

Hey, everything you need is in this document. Keep in mind that there is a new version now! Feel free to check the subreddit that is linked in the description and on the document as well: docs.google.com/document/d/1hfrpDU1DQm6QKrioJsxxcMdq8ormYTlwAHaiswDuSHI/edit#heading=h.11keoq7856ad

[@sato4kaiba]

Nice build and good work. I am sure it must have taken some time to design and build. 👍👍

[@LeandroLinares]

Not my design but my print. It took months to print and get all the parts. I can imagine designing it, and iterating it can take some time, yeah

[@REIN_Dragon]

So cool! I plan to do something like this, because I’m tired of ordering parts after breaking them on my old rc car, and if I do this I’ll already have parts!

[@thercchannel5757]

im impressed

[@raul.morais]

Thanks! I'll build my one!

[@19Marc79]

9:49 => Push the shrink tube 2mm further to the front ! Then no short circuiting can happen. The male connector does not need to enter the female connector 100% for full function. 90% is more than enough. I once lost a whole RC boat on the river Rhine in Germany because of that small error...

[@LeandroLinares]

Ahhh, it makes sense now!! I didn't find enough info when I wanted to learn how to do it, and I ended up 3d printing a piece to keep the connectors away from each other, without understanding what was wrong. I wish I had this info earlier. I will do it the right way as soon as possible. THANKS A LOT.

[@GrimReaper-sl9zo]

Note: always center your servo before you attach the servo horn

[@LeandroLinares]

Gotcha 👌

[@belowme70-1]

I've been wanting to print something like this for a while... I'm too lazy and impatient 🤷‍♂. it took me a week straight for a 70mm delta wing I printed. I RESPECT IT!

[@LeandroLinares]

Hahaha, yeah. I tried to print everything while waiting for all the electronics to arrive so I had plenty of time. I don't see myself waiting to print all the pieces now :D

[@homeworkpictureshq]

Awesome

[@delroyarcher8644]

good vid. i just came up on it and have been working on the 3. Would of did the 4 but didnt find it in time lol. will try it. Thx for the vid

[@LeandroLinares]

Hey! Nice to hear you have the 3. I almost built that one and then the 4 came out so I started gathering the pieces and building it. Now waiting for the 5 that hopefully will come out soon :D

[@Duraltia]

@06:12 Can't say I'm agreeing with the layer print orientation of either the suspension arms nor the bearing housing... Should have printed them sideways for maximum strength and possibly add a screw through the bearing part just shy of touching the bearing as a form of rebar to prevent the bearing from now potentially splitting the changed orientation of the layers 🤔 Also, regarding the drive shafts, they look like they were printed standing up with the layer lines!? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to have them laying down flat and maybe add endcaps on either side to prevent the starshaped ends from getting split due the again changed layer orientation?

[@david004alpha]

Woooooooow!!!! So cool!

[@jacobstech1777]

nice video editing

[@LeandroLinares]

Thanks 🙏

[@mitchelldalton7405]

If anyone is wondering this a Tarmo4 off thingaverse, made by KrisCube

[@droneexperience2300]

Woow, incredible

[@CycloKermit]

Huh, that's Moabit in the last shot, 100m distance to where I used to live. What are the odds :O Very nice video btw ;)

[@LeandroLinares]

The last shot is in Friedrichshain, but you're the first one guessing Berlin so far xD

[@CycloKermit]

​@@LeandroLinares Well now that's awkward. I could have sworn... same architect I suppose ;-)

[@richi1987b]

Respect!

[@fredericszczecinski2409]

very good, have you design some shell/body ?

[@LeandroLinares]

Nope, I didn't try because of the distribution of the wheels. It's a short and wide car, so nothing fits. I thought I could try with a small body to make it look like a monster truck, but still.