RC 3D Printed Lifeboat

3D print files now availible! (much work in progress)
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Hey guys! I recently got a lulzbot taz 6 and I really wanted to print a usable project out soon! So behold.... one of my worst performing rc boats ever :D (funny thing is I replaced the prop after the first run and its much much faster now...
the lifeboat is based off the ones seen in the captain Phillips movie and the boats used on ships that go through heavy seas.
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Peter Sripol
PMB328
3195 Dayton Xenia RD STE 900
Beavercreek, OH 45434
DISCLAIMER:
This video is purely for entertainment value, any and all replications of any experiments, projects, and creations or similar are the sole legal responsibility of the person(s) involved in replicating them. PSproject can not be liable for any information or misinformation, wrongful use, damage to personal property, death or any circumstances that result from replication of any projects seen.
Be safe and use your head people!
Song:
• Kubbi / Up In My Jam (...

[@Pyro_Patriot]

The world is a better place because of engineers like yourself, always experimenting and having a blast doing it. I'm glad I found your channel!

[@andrewgillispie1621]

Do a cruise ship

[@albertcerny8863]

Andrew Gillispie yes

[@renniamonis3774]

I'm sure that cruise ship will turn to a titanic

[@sullycookie421]

@@renniamonis3774 why the titanic why not the britanica

[@adampoultney8737]

3:33 his hand went orange for a sec!

[@yeetboisuks7665]

Oh yea

[@shalinprajith235]

*ILLUMINATTI MUSIC* prrrpprpprpppreeeee prprprpr prrrrrr..... I tried....

[@Maharlikan_1898]

Just a graphical glitch "Will fix in the next patch" - God

[@yangexue6596]

Is that the reflecting light? Like an orange light somewhere in the studio.

[@pauljs75]

Eventually you need to make a pump propelled jet boat. Should run well in the shallows. Maybe make one more fun with a second pump and a servo directed nozzle, so you could run it up to stuff and spray water with it.

[@PeterSripol]

I really want to make a jet boat! it will be done soon! probably next summer though! Got to get better at 3D design.

[@MrSteeleFPV]

You're a madman Peter Love the Music and all of you sweeping time lapses !!

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks dude! I'm always experimenting with the sound! let me know if you got any ideas or favorite artists!

[@danielc7579]

PeterSripol you should make a flamethrower tank

[@kobi1226]

Hey steele

[@RiaEbueza]

Mr Steele This is a single

[@nickidyorkify]

Mr Steele ZD Czcvd 🥚🥚

[@itsthorondil7608]

Wait, isn't this the Peter that has appeared on Flite Test quite often??

[@amejaremy]

Thorondil ya I was thinking the same thing, he brought all the talent to that channel...what happened?

[@bbosie9554]

Thorondil he has to leave ft to help out his family restaurant

[@maxxiang8746]

@@bbosie9554 he also left because he got bored lmao

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

@@maxxiang8746 mad facts

[@maximtophat]

Yes yes he is

[@yeetboisuks7665]

You should make a ship and then make it sink with an explosion and launch the life boat

[@GiacoWhatever]

This was super fun... :)

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks Giaco! It was much fun making it!!

[@araizali4282]

@@PeterSripol g4grdfrfhjhe2t674f decode this

[@blopin2002]

Fantastic craftsmanship John! Do you happen to keep in touch with the folks at FliteTest, because some of your work deserves some recognition. Publishing your content through the FliteTest channel will help you gain more attention

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks Lucas! I think they're too busy to mention me right now! not a big deal though! KZbin is a large platform and everyone commenting and watching is growing this channel all on its own! :D

[@DavidRJones82]

Man, your awesome designs are definitely something I've missed at Flite Test! Really awesome design, can't wait to see what you do with it!

[@SammSheperd]

Nice! I just got a personal printer as well :)

[@PeterSripol]

Awesome! I just saw the video! very nice editing and it looks like I got a world of catch up to do in 3D design. :D

[@dimitrijenovakovic7942]

Rip sam:(

[@finkyfamboni4333]

man.....

[@daliamri5068]

👍👍👍

[@Lucas_sGarage]

rip :(

[@Vogelchen]

Can you make a submarine

[@Takedownairsoft1]

Just make the unsinkable sinkable

[@shalinprajith235]

@@Takedownairsoft1 ddduuuuddeeeeee DAT cool......

[@muddy0139]

We all lived in a yellow submarine...

[@dmsarentworking2458]

He made 2 LEGO ones

[@jefish4981]

yellow submarine*

[@stevenelkaakati]

Peter you seriously are a really inspirational person to me. When I watch your videos it gives me new ideas and just keeps my creativity going. it's hard to explain but you just persevere me to do better in life. thanks man! keep up the amazing content !!

[@PeterSripol]

Dude! thanks so much!!! these comments are why I keep creating! I love being inspired by others and also inspiring others to keep creating! Thanks for all the support!

[@romanshpilev6379]

here is a challenge for you, build any plane you want BUT, replace all tape and hot glue with sticky tack.i really want to see what you can come up with, P.S it looks very cool when you crash that sort of plane.

[@awilliam2002playsmc]

How about flex tape?

[@granslam175]

I think Peter should drop it out of a guinea pig, onto a lake or pond.

[@jkrc7684]

The Uncle Sam's Club Yes

[@nicksb4814]

BROCK OHLSON the guinea pig is one of his airplanes

[@kobi1226]

United States of America 1776 😮 yass

[@rpslot]

People that don't know what a guinea pig is, are really confused by this comment XD

[@josephstalin7995]

@@rpslot lol

[@TheoSloat]

My dad and I just watched your video with the big tug boat. He used to work on the Irving Oak tugboat and later in the coastguard. We loved that build.

[@MasterYota1]

Love your videos man I know your doing a lot better now but nice work. You deserve your own show. Your better than that other channel flightfarts...

[@Dylant38]

Peter, you need a magnetic switch, so can seal the boat up. The magnetic switch will allow you to power on the boat with the magnet and also try a phone charger wireless charging system. Hight kv motor and a few 3.4v lipos so you can still use a wireless charger. It would be an awesome design

[@maxxiang8746]

that wont work, mainly because the wireless chargers are very inefficient

[@brandonmcabee8514]

I miss you on FT, you had some really cool projects there and some of your planes ideas l like. I'm glad you getting back to doing something cool with RC. Keep it up. Why did you leave flight test?

[@oxgon]

Brandon Mcabee what happened to him on ft?

[@josephstalin7995]

He left cuz he had to help at his family's restaurant.

[@trit2580]

he left to pursue his massive projects that FT wouldn't allow for insurance reasons

[@spoon188]

If you mount the camera to the print bed when doing time lapse it makes for a different style that I prefer, If you do another 3D print lapse you should give it a shot.

[@PeterSripol]

Noted! I'll get a mount on the bed for the next video!

[@soufi7356]

Wo that's so cool!I didn't know you can put a brushless motor underwater...

[@PeterSripol]

Just need to clean and oil it afterwards and you're golden!

[@nedyah151]

Im so happy when your vids come out

[@scottfirman]

You are missed at FT at least by me. Not sure I like some of the new guys there. I still think you were the brains of the outfit. They have the guys in shipping comming up with all the great ideas now,what are all those other guys for. Dont care for Stephan at all,he is too busy screwing around to get things done. Kinda reminds me of a Kings court clown jester. Doesnt contribute but makes people laugh ( except me) There is nothing wrong with your design,that life boat was designed to save lives,not be a high performance boat. I keep thinking about how you took a cheap WalMart toy boat and really hopped it up. I did that to the Monica,a german made RC fishing trawler that I upgraded it to hobby grade. I still need to add the smoke generator I bought for it and change the slow motor to something faster,better. You keep comming up with all those great ideas buddy! Hope your trip goes well.

[@grpfff]

agreed, I always watched all the videos from the moment they went online, but now... I miss the fiddling around of David and Peter

[@ashishmathew6642]

Me too i loved watching flitetest when peter was around,now so boring. Peter is by far my favourite flitetest guy then its david

[@dividingbyzerofpv6748]

+Ashish Mathew I look at the Flitetest crew as goofy really clean cut mormon kids. They are all so wholesome that it almost makes you sick. Peter and David are every bit good guys but I think there is a devious side to them that might scare the good kids. Like all the really good bad ideas come from David and Peter and the good kids are just kinda uncomfortably spectating. i note this after a 30+ year friendship with a friend who is basically Ned Flanders, in 30 years I have heard him use profanity twice. Josh and some of the crew seem a bit Ned Flanders. can you figure out who is Nimrod and Nimtodd? oh and peter... the answer is always 87

[@PeterSripol]

Actually I believe its FBHO X 87 And lmao, now all I can see is Ned Flanders... thanks for that :D

[@dividingbyzerofpv6748]

Just dont start going around saying "Hi Everybody!!!" Or we will know who Dr Nick is....

[@LOCOsnakeBITES]

Peter, I hate rc boats with a passion... but you have made one that actually looks interesting to me. I applaud you

[@McGowanForge]

1:01 that a Bowie? I think so, where did you buy that, I want one

[@twitch54304]

I thought I watched every video on this channel but somehow I missed this one. Anyway great job on the life boat! I am an rc enthusiast myself and get inspiration from you and flite test

[@SloMokid]

LOVE it. you should put a camera in the bottom of the boat but have a lass so the camera can see the water

[@charlievu5641]

Love your work I think this channel is unique it's amazingly fun to watch these projects

[@joshnadison6206]

I absolutely love this channel and how much did your 3D printer cost

[@jorieuw]

2500 www.lulzbot.com/store/printers/lulzbot-taz-6

[@PeterSripol]

spam bots have now discovered my channel! Awesome!!! and yep! Jorrit got it, it was about 2600 after taxes.

[@joshnadison6206]

PeterSripol wow I want spam bots on my channel

[@ann-charlottelindstrom6353]

oh shit, ive got to change my plans now

[@simulatedfish1995]

@@PeterSripol I know this is old but any reason you picked Luzbot over buying another brand online?

[@mattiasfagerlund]

If that's ABS, you could try solvent welding instead of epoxy (brush acetone on the joint and hold them together). Also vapor smoothing to make it more water proof?

[@MTJLT]

Sand off the striations to a glossy polish for more speed. Also, its current speed is quite scale. Looks great.

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks James! I guess I cant complain too much! good news is that a new propeller was installed and its much quicker now!

[@thantos2530]

I love how you have a logo in the background, I'm going to assume that you were inspired by Bioshock

[@rc-wingman5719]

cool, engraved forever...

[@PeterSripol]

Done! :D

[@rc-wingman5719]

If you need some support for 3D-designs on bigger projects. Let me know. ;) Keep up the good work.

[@hanssail9812]

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[@PeterSripol]

Thanks man! For now I just need to bite the bullet and suck it up and learn this thing! :D

[@rc-wingman5719]

try blender man! you can design this boat in less than 10 minutes.

[@outsofbounds]

The slow movement is soothing

[@GEOsustainable]

Oh man, I thought you were going to build a life size one.

[@lucasfalcon4079]

The motor is blocking the water from the propeller and the water probably increases the friction in the motor. That's why it's so slow

[@DnBastard]

your printer has some insane Z wobble, might wanna look into straightening those z axis screws

[@labomat]

To get a better surface finish and counter the top weight it would be a good alternative to use the 3d print as a mould and make the actual hull from vakuum forming...

[@wiktorgliniecki9571]

The *unsinkable* life boat The Titanic: also unsink......

[@carlinwalls6816]

when the vid over I almost cry every time he goes so good

[@jamesturncliff5960]

You need a barf bag head tracking gumble. A reverse is always a good thing

[@KntJoshua]

The boat's camera quality was the best in the world

[@gilligelly8685]

You should make a massive rc ship and then make some more lifeboats and have the lifeboats have a drop system

[@GavinRemme]

Congrats on 20K, Peter!

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks man! This is totally awesome and ridiculous! :D

[@GavinRemme]

:)

[@WestonWill]

Welcome to the world of 3D printing, you picked up a great printer for your first machine, I'm sure you'll be happy with it!

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks Weston! Yes, im very happy with the Lulz! its been trouble free right out of the box!

[@richierich8866]

Would it be an idea to make the boat wireless chargeable and the on/off switch magnetic closable to activate the boat with a small magnet from the outside? It would make you able to seal up the whole boat with silicone or apoxy to make it totally waterproof.

[@G56AG]

I could be wrong, but the foam you used looks like the type of foam that absorbs water, waterlogs and will sink instead of float. I'd suggest you test it, cut a small block and submerge it in a bucket of water, put a weight on top to keep it down, and then check to make sure it still floats after being underwater overnight. This is kind of a worst case test, but it will prove whether its suitable for flotation or not.

[@PeterSripol]

I know the foam you speak of! and yep this foam floats, it does hold some moisture but it doesn't seem to affect anything on my projects where it has been underwater.

[@carter-fh3qy]

I think you are very skilled at what you do

[@vijaykrishnakumar9044]

Peter a RC working fishing boat would be awesome

[@dewmar7343]

So, its basically an RC boat... pretty impressive

[@MrRCmania7]

Acetone glued ABS really well

[@customfastrc7671]

You guys are amazing. Nice work and fab skills

[@Train115]

I've been subbed for two years and I still love it.

[@CaballeroHispano]

a question could you make a video in which you build a model of the Titanic with your 3D printer, that was powered by propellers and navigated?

[@gerardmarshall8003]

you need to add a keel to the boat to keep the balance straight and even

[@jsmgaming1062]

just real quick. we have 3d printers at school and if you are going to drill them we are taught to rest the bit oj the plastic and let gravity do the work or there is a possibility of it cracking

[@AntCooke]

That was brilliant. Looking forward to seeing the Hawaii footage!

[@jack_0226]

Hey Peter, you should try making a ship model (fpv) also 3dlabprint has some awesome plane designs aswell.

[@arnaudsprenger7505]

That Captain Phillips subliminal messaging had me laughing out loud. Great actor by the way .(Not Hanks, the other guy)

[@samiant5199]

use flow design to design a boat

[@PeterSripol]

I'll have to check that out soon, Never heard of it!

[@aidanmco]

I am fixing a broken Prusa i2, and I'm very excited! Meanwhile, my local makerspace has a lulzbot mini and a taz 5. :)

[@evgenytilezhinsky2016]

This channel is similar to my favourite channel RCLifeOn

[@retroplayz6817]

You're smart i cant do all that you put like wires and camras and thats thats just cool you started from scratch

[@nipshardaf]

Please fund Peter to get a wireless mouse lol

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

May I ask how much this printer costs? $1200?

[@oddfrog284]

hear you are sir www.lulzbot.com/store/printers/lulzbot-taz-6

[@bjornrogall8920]

$26000000

[@iciclefox9901]

Jeez, thats expensive

[@SaltySkylerr]

The unfocused to focused is cool the first time, kind of annoying the 14th.

[@PeterSripol]

Noted! I'll focus in on the problem. :D

[@alistairvlogs2624]

Skye.R tje motor u used was a brushless one...????

[@devonisback9826]

PeterSripol DA BUM TISH

[@josephstalin7995]

@@alistairvlogs2624 yes

[@4dinky5dinowindham5]

Dude ure a genius I tried to make a rc airplane and I got it into the air but like 2minutes later I lost compleTe control and then the whole right wing detached and I think you know what happened after that I think I lost thrust

[@hotwill100]

hay Peter I recommend that you get a heated bed and a abs head. also there are a few really cool channels out there that show some cool 3d printing tips. nerdgasm has some videos and also James Bruton has some sweet videos.

[@maxxiang8746]

the 2600 dollar printer has a heated bed, and i have no idea whats an abs head is

[@MatHolliday]

Now you have to do a submarine :)

[@Lan1ine]

Mat Holliday unfortunately fpv link doesn't work under water however a periscope with the antennae sticking out might. Good idea though

[@thomaslax39]

Johnny Landry For a sub you could just get a lot of flexible silicone to run the video on. fly by wire sorry of thing

[@MatHolliday]

Johnny Landry Sure it does, you just wont get very far.

[@MatHolliday]

T.P.K. And the video wire would double as a tether for easy recovery in case anything goes wrong.

[@thomaslax39]

Mat Holliday Precisely...fpv fishing anyone?

[@micromoron3309]

get the dual extruder modification for it. a guy on youtube that i watch named James Bruton has it and he prints in ABS plastic and ninjaflex rubber in the same print with his lulzbot taz.

[@indyjons321]

Miniature RC WW2 style landing craft with a working drop gate next?!?!? :D

[@PeterSripol]

YES and YES! I'll have to get some tanks though..

[@nickolidagrella1128]

Wow! That definitely takes some skill to build that! Nice boat!!

[@royrizky4392]

keep it up. love your videos bro

[@PeterSripol]

thanks man! Will do!!!

[@kaleighduncan-weems3603]

roy rizky

[@wamplertube]

Always enjoy your videos Peter! Glad to see you get a 3-D printer. Looks like you're almost 20,000 subscribers! Have a great day and keep on building. Have a good day!

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks Dylan! Whooooo this is pretty insane! it was like at 10K a week and a half ago!

[@wamplertube]

I think the people like you! lol keep up the good work! :)

[@thecarguy2722]

Looks like that small life boat used in captain Phillips. Ohhh yeah I almost forgot: That also looks like the life boat, those Africans was sailing

[@joetalluto1797]

Nice. The boat is cool. Make another one and race down the creek.

[@Rurorii]

It would be cool to see this work on another sinkable boat

[@pintokitkat]

As for the JST thing, they invented something called a switch now. That might be useful.

[@FredrickLeicht]

You should be able to ad anti aliasing to your print to get a better result.

[@fierceflyer5]

Really enjoy your projects & your videos Peter.

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks man! You guys keep me going with the comments and support! :D

[@HaydenSpoelstra]

I was wondering what you were doing at 1:13 and why? Great video!

[@maxxiang8746]

he was removing the "C clip", and the c clip is to hold the shaft in place, but in that case he didnt need it, because the propeller was pushing the motor, but if it was on the front of a plane for example, the bell of the motor would fly off, as the propeller pulls on it. by removing it, he can take off the bell and wash/oil it, etc.

[@the_real_foamidable]

Would be cool to use the shape of the boat to vacuum-form the boat from lighter material. Love your videos, keep up the good work.

[@PeterSripol]

This! this right here is the best idea ever..... Not sure why I didn't do that! I was planning on making a super light vacuformed airliner soon! but the top of the boat is an excellent idea!

[@xaivang4561]

@@PeterSripol kyson

[@leutwin]

Peters brother is a helicopter mechanic. My boy here makes toy planes on the internet.

[@englecam]

Hi Peter, Can you post a review of your tools machinery in a video ?

[@mickvk]

Phenomenal work Peter. Very interesting project.

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks man! It was a fun first 3D print thing for me!

[@ColeBender]

Awesome video! Your subscriber count is shooting up! Still should have more subscribers though. Keep up the hard work! (the quality in your videos is very noticeable - it's clear you put a lot of work into them!)

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks Cole! I love making these so its something I enjoy which makes it less hard to do! :D

[@ADKFilms]

He should make a really fast submarine/torpedo and have it drive through waves in Hawaii

[@themodelmechanic3837]

Peter, I have a 3d printer. My son has been using it with an educational version of 3dsmax (my have the name wrong). It’s not free. He is in school and has the educational version. I want to design and print boats as my hobby. I built Woden ones when I was younger. What drawing software would you recommend for this purpose? Free is good but I don’t mind paying a little (not thousands like I am seeing out there). Thanks for your advise. George.

[@belinda82926]

Mr.sripol, did you know that those lifeboats were called a unsinkable boat.

[@akbarfoto]

I think the problem that your boat is slow is because the motor is in the water. there's too much friction from the water touching the motor.

[@benfolae2196]

bro, you should be getting millions for all the stuff u make

[@goobisoft4873]

what if u want to go reverse direction on boat

[@maxxiang8746]

@Sir_Meow_ 77 this isn't a DC motor, you need a reversable esc

[@Leonn_.]

Why didnt you got like an 200mw fpv system? There is an aio 200mw system from eachine if im right.

[@rrittenhouse]

Another awesome video! Was that Cinci Microcenter? I was just at the Columbus one yesterday. Love that place :) I noticed all of the Makerbot PLA is 19.99 and some of the fancier filaments were 24.99.

[@PeterSripol]

haha, you got it! Its the Cincinnati one. I'll have to check out the Columbus one soon some day.

[@hellspark]

My my. Pete has a printer. Look out, world!

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Nice!

[@wsedwsedwsed5384]

First like on the second comment of a 1m view video lol

[@McMeatBag]

You're the captain now

[@jpwhites]

Really good content bro! I think your channel will grow like crazy over the next couple of months. Good luck!

[@PeterSripol]

Thanks man! I hope it does too! :D

[@chrisjayr]

I wonder what frequency that camera's RF transmitter is set, and you have some RFI nearby messing with the signal.

[@TyNovakAviation]

Captain Philips