Project Binky - Episode 39 - Austin Mini GT-Four - Turbocharged 4WD Mini

[@tavarish]

This is still the best build on KZbin

[@ThePubdaddy]

wander over to retro power

[@myob3339]

Back to the P1 young man , if binky is finished before the P1 you'll never live it down.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

We wrench every day mate, just like you told us.

[@reed_reed]

200% Freddie. My daughter was 1 when I started watching this. She's 11 now.

[@themekfrommars]

@@BadObsessionMotorsport or sodder. Sorry, that's not a thing. I meant solder.

[@gt4654]

My son was newborn when I started watching this project and now I'm a grandpa! I can't wait to watch the final episode with my great great great great great great great grand children.

[@jonatanrullman]

You jest but when I started watching Binky I really had not yet met my wife (for several years in fact) and our son just had his fourth birthday.

[@theflyingfool]

Ever the optimist, eh @gt4654 ;)

[@riderzinc]

I died and got Cremated, Notification brought me back from the dead to watch it

[@tigjunkie73]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

My son wasn't born when the previous episode came out, and I just chased him around the house for bedtime so I can watch the episode.

[@802Garage]

So we didn't get an episode for 1.5 years because... You were becoming electronics engineers and developing a solder 3D printer. Fair play.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Truly wild move in an era where you can order in really nice through hole plated PCB’s at the click of a button, very cheaply.

[@robertusa1234]

Got to pay the bills somehow

[@AjJabaay]

Comment of the day

[@Lifesabishi]

yeah, learning a whole new skill gets ya a pass for any time away 🤣

[@mikemakuh5319]

And get to see Nick's hair turn white as he inhaled al those carcenogenic fumes while soldering.

[@windex23]

A good friend of mine and I were watching this back in university, some 11 years ago. We were joking about how we'd be retired by the time this project would be done. We both got through our degrees, met our wives, got children of our own, have gone through many car projects since. He passed away last July and will never be able to see the conclusion of this WONDERFULL build project. This notification of a new episode kicked me in the teeth and back to grieving as I used to warn him of new chapters in your projects (he was not too inclined on internet notifications). Best of luck in the future of this project, I enjoy every single one of your build videos. Now, I might watch them twice: once for my buddy, once for me. Cheers, RIP Jonathan

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

So sorry to hear that.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

Condolences for your friend Jonathan. Tragic that he is gone so young.

[@savejeff15]

I'm moved and sad now 😢 but maybe he is enjoying them from up there now. I watch them with my dad. Every episode I visite my parents so I can watch it with him.

[@hakeemolokodana232]

Wow, I am so overwhelmed that project Binky is still going. So glad I'm a subscriber. Great work guys 💯👌🏾

[@nicopjkatsburg]

Damn this is powerfull

[@SuperfastMatt]

Future Matt's problems are now global

[@FUCK_________googIe]

that mfr gets no respect

[@dodaexploda]

Now we have to slap a "good enough" sticker on everything to make our problems go away.

[@Reman1975]

I bet Project Binky make you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it Matt? Because however long YOU'VE had projects on the go, it's usually at least been road legal in less than ELEVEN FR*GGIN' YEARS !!!! 😁

[@MrBeef1001]

Everything here in this video is so far above “good enough” future Matt will never get back to this project

[@robbudden]

Gold, just gold

[@peterhadfield873]

There must have been a harder way to do this but off the top of my head I can't think of it. Respect!

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

We tried!

[@Reman1975]

Nik could have channelled his inner Bob Ross, and painted all the traces freehand onto the fibreglass board using that stuff you used to get to fix breaks in heated rear window elements, or he could have used a fret saw to lovingly craft all the traces from a sheet of 0.5mm tinplate.

[@MaxNippard]

​@@Reman1975 don't give them ideas! :-)

[@eldarbunyip]

This will turn into a harder job than the rest of binky put together. Utter, brilliant, hobnob fuelled insanity👍

[@NewfieOn2Wheels]

they could have made their own mechanical gauges with clockwork and stuff. Edit: Better yet, they could have skipped the boost gauge and made their own mechanical clock.

[@funkyuk1]

never clicked a youtube alert so quick. the family can wait for dinner.

[@soberhippie]

I'll feed my child later, it can wait an hour. It can even wait in the car.

[@tomasthonell5445]

Agree!

[@forgottenbattles10]

My same reaction to a T!😂

[@gtfkt]

Anyone else been watching since basically episode one however many decades ago that was?

[@BenPortmanlewes]

Binged watched first 6 or 6 ​@@gtfkt

[@johnsonsl944]

Never stop doing things the most complicated way possible. We love you guys! That printed solder is an amazing feat. So many possibilities with that technology.

[@simplemotion7059]

“On tonight’s episode” you mean this years episode 😫 I’ve waited so long for this

[@Fogmeister]

Is there even an episode per year at this stage?!

[@gtfkt]

@@Fogmeister I know right...

[@Happymali10]

Don't worry, the next one will be out in just 11 months.

[@77doctordoctor]

Stop the whinging. You're lucky to be taken along for the ride. Ever built a project car of your own? We've gotten to see 3,57 episodes per year average 😅

[@shettleston9061]

Look at the effort and learning in the instrument cluster alone. How quickly could you do this,film it and run a business at the same time?

[@dingus153]

The manual construction of a bespoke PCB is insane, and something I'd absolutely expect from this project. 10/10 best YT car build

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Thank you.

[@makkomise]

My jaw dropped to floor when i saw this. Absolute insanity, but in a good way ( i guess?) Most hobbyists would've prolly just ordered a pcb from one of the internets's pcb print services, but that would be way too boring way for these guys i think ;D

[@ekspatriat]

It doesn't look 'tenacious' enough. Down the first bumpy lane some solder will shake free.

[@RealMrStoofus]

Yeah, utterly insane amount of work, personally I’d have just ordered what I wanted from somewhere like pcbway, much, much cheaper in both cost and time spent. I’m sure pcbway would have sponsored the video too, so you’d not end up paying for anything, and would have probably been well compensated instead… But still, top work!

[@makkomise]

@@ekspatriat I was wondering the same thing, but i'm sure we'll see more of the instrument cluster if things don't work out

[@rusaccord]

Hiding in the bathroom at my own birthday party because there's a new episode of Binky. What an awesome birthday present

[@gigamut11b86]

Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day & be safe.

[@rusaccord]

@@gigamut11b86 thanks! It was a great time.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Happy birthday!

[@rusaccord]

@@BadObsessionMotorsport thanks, fellas!

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

Happy B-day

[@Haterhumanity]

Credit where credit is due. You blokes have done a fantastic job, and learing all the new skills required to complete one part of the car is unreal. I hope you are both incredibly proud of yourselves, you deserve every bit of praise you receive.

[@KimMoth]

Absolutely stonking. Gobsmacked. Chef's kiss

[@eddominates]

KZbin car channel invents an new way to create 3d-printed circuits, because they wanted their gauges to match. This is absolutely nuts and absolutely the coolest thing I've seen on youtube.

[@Ghaz002]

this really encapsulates everything magnificent about project

[@markhammond568]

It's not exactly new,. A company called Novacentrix has been doing essentially this for almost 20 years. I fear that the project Binky implementation will suffer a failure once repeated NVH is introduced when it is drive-able. Lots of potential for solder cracks or delamination of the solder to occur.

[@Muteris]

If it does experience delam or such, I'd suggest a coating of uv resin. That should lock everything in reasonably well.

[@ChrisMadson]

@@markhammond568Agreed. Sadly, engine vibration will likely shift the traces enough to short some of them.

[@leewot]

@@ChrisMadsonthey’ve said it’s a prototype A layer (or seven) of solder resist lacquer would fix it securely to the board

[@ianhansford3160]

PCB designer here, one thing, vibration, especially with where you are going to use this. There are different specs for automotive electronics because of exactly this. Great with the PCB printing technology, however, for consistency working, get the board manufactured now you have it perfected, it will save you a bunch of pain in the future. Agree with the previous comment though, you need to coat this with something to combat the vibration issue, conformal coat the board once complete if you're not going to get a board made. Now I can see why it's been so much time since your last post if you've been delving into this.

[@robincooney1263]

yep

[@eugenecussen3735]

took the words out of my mouth...but am certain they already have the idea in mind

[@crenn6977]

This, all of this!

[@ChrisP978]

I agree. Even with 2-3 revisions a custom PCB professionally manufactured would have been cheaper, faster and most definitely more reliable.

[@IvoTrausch]

Automotive engineer, I second this. Vibration testing is absolutely brutal to pass, and the most random parts fly off that you'd never expect to. If you're not bound by a profit margin like we are, I'd suggest to just cover the PCB liberally with silicone. You just have to pay attention to not get acetoxy-cured silicone, like bathroom sealant typically is. If it smells of vinegar or fruit, it releases acids during curing which are problematic to electronics.

[@marcuscoquer5958]

I always used to watch Binky with my Dad, we both loved it. Unfortunately he has since passed. He was an electrical engineer, a computer programmer, a 3d modeller, a petrol head and looking forward to 3d printers becoming affordable. He had wondered if what you have done here, building that pcb, was possible. I would’ve loved to see his face with you creating this dash.

[@PuncakeLena]

If heaven has KZbin I'm sure he's watched this episode with a big grin on his face

[@69Phuket]

@@PuncakeLena Aye ;)

[@Slikx666]

I think he was with you when you were watching this episode. Given what you said about him I don't think there's a way of stopping him from watching. Just call out to him before every episode and enjoy it. 🙂

[@branchandfoundry560]

Likewise, my dad & I started watching from the first Project Binky build video. He was blown away by the attention to detail. Dad passed away nearly three years ago, so thankfully he only missed one or two episodes.

[@JohnnoBogan]

@@branchandfoundry560 Same thing with my now expired Dad. May they all be enjoying endless cups of automotive heaven tea together.

[@arspec]

I’ve been watching since I was 12 , I’m 23 now with 5 builds of my own 😂😂 thanks for the inspiration 😊

[@THansenite]

I LOVED the SuperFastMatt cameo. That genuinely made my heart smile.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

We did too.

[@deuce454]

me 2.. had to laugh out loud

[@120Livi]

I like how we all watch rhe same 8 or 9 channels. BOM, MCM, SuperFastMatt....... Etc, etc, etc

[@Mrtrunks]

Spoilers 🤫

[@breakshot7451]

@@120Livi rather be welding, grind hard plumbing, rrc restoration;)))

[@bennetb01]

Oh wow it's an hour. This is going to take time. 1hr later. Wait? It's over?!?

[@jonbuck72]

30 minutes of that is the credits at the end 😂

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Binky is life. I will wait patiently until each update arrives and be thankful when a new one does. Well done gentlemen!

[@SteezyG]

I miss you Tom.

[@Mrtrunks]

And where you been hiding sir? I miss your content just as much as

[@robertmeyer8221]

Tom's Turbo Garage. Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.

[@karllosangeles3150]

I miss your content sir tom😊

[@tomasthonell5445]

Toms Turbo Garage is the same level as this... we miss your builds sir!

[@jamesmorrall]

I started watching these guys when my daughter was born. She turned ten this week. Thank you guys.

[@paddymuppy]

I hope you named her Binkey

[@thedudeabides8046]

Just wanna say , I was in my 50's when you guys began this , I am now in my 60's , with my health I am looking at early 70's at best , if I snuff it before you finish this build I am haunting your kettle to never quite boil..... and even if you replace it I will jump vessels!

[@horsenuts1831]

I'm in the same boat. My 60th birthday is barrelling towards me far more quickly than I would like.

[@Reman1975]

I'm in a similar boat, so you may have company in that kettle. :)

[@myounges]

I’m taking the level and making random beeping noises!

[@Feldmarshall12]

I just realized, you guys have managed to neatly cover about 50 years of changes that happened in the actual cars and mirror it as you were solving your own problems. Started from original mini technology, adding more and more modern components until you realized, that just programming it all into a basic microcontroller is fastest way to solve the problem. If anyone ever asks why modern whatever uses just universal microcontrollers and code instead of dedicated parts 'that can never go wrong', we just need to point them to this episode and watch them understand :)

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

That's an interesting thought.

[@andidubya3840]

That's not just Binky - That's actual engineering over the same time period. to quote Pirelli 'Power is nothing without control' IMHO no decent engineer can call themselves so unless they can grasp the angry pixies and bend them to their will

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

You guys never fail to find the next level and leap over it. Getting physical gauges to work and look the part (including backlighting) is such a huge part of how you interact with the car. Extremely impressive work.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Thank you sir!

[@rjung_ch]

Hey Jeff!

[@alexmowles1254]

Is this the solution to the Alferrari Jeff?

[@rjung_ch]

@@alexmowles1254 He has similar problems, yes.

[@michaelheaton3396]

And in future episode of @homebuiltbyjeff :-)

[@daviddetweiler7658]

3d printed circuit board was NOT what I walked into this episode expecting. Wow. Super cool!

[@dtnicholls1]

So... I'm an electronics technician. The first thing I thought when I saw you break out the FR4 and rivets is good god you've been watching how-to's from the days of black and white. I haven't seen or done rivited boards in 20+ years, and even then it was purely for repairing broken vias. It's been a good bit longer than that since I've seen them used for anything else. And then you went and decided to 3d print traces. That is next level ludicrous. Bravo Zulu. The whole time I'm just thinking WTF are they doing it like that for... Then it starts coming together at the end and voila you've learned the lessons the hard way and are doing it (somewhat) the way a normal person would. Re the crazy arrangement for the power to the arduino, google sleep mode. Run the arduino of the battery 100% of the time, then run the ignition to an input pin (2 or 3 on the nano). You can then use that input as an interrupt to wake the arduino up out of sleep mode while it's held high, and drop it back into sleep mode when it goes low (or vise versa), reducing power consumption to a few mA. Slightly harder coding, significantly simpler hardware. Much better for reliability.

[@4IN14094]

For someone trying to learn something from zero, have no idea what they really wants, and most importantly, having excuses to mess about when learning new skills, I don't see any problem with their approach.

[@Ovenman940]

@@4IN14094 new skills can include learning KiCad

[@Conservator.]

@@4IN14094There’s nothing wrong with their approach. I think all the OP did was to offer a suggestion for further improvement and learning.

[@iaial0]

Started watching this on my phone before breakfast and stopped immediately. This needs to be watched on the living room tv, with beer and popcorns and the shades pulled

[@TheosEpicVideos]

I sat with a mate in his shed. He has a big tv and it’s his 50th birthday. He hasn’t seen any of it. So, I took him back to the start when Nik didn’t look like he was stalking a nursing home.

[@iaial0]

@@TheosEpicVideos a journey of discovery I wish I could walk again

[@ferkle1980]

Went in thinking "what could possibly have taken 2 years" Came out thinking "well, obviously that" Mind blowing stuff as always. Oh, and the sound of the green connector snapping together was almost pornographic, such was the satisfaction.

[@jimmyjazz7414]

I kept wondering when we would get a new binky episode, and I gotta say, you guys never cease to impress! Makes sense why it took so long!

[@_WyreTheWolf]

I started watching this build before I was a father. My son is turning 10 in just over a week. This is by no means a stab at the spanner monkeys. More to the point it is a point of just how interesting this build is. It has held my attention for over a decade. Love you two and the build, thank you again for sharing.

[@Cr4ptakular]

I'm in the same boat, my daughter just turned 10 🎉

[@Sailor_Greg]

I simply can't believe a) that there isn't an off the shelf solution, b) that you did this, and c) that i watched it all the way through and enjoyed it all.

[@jama211]

there is, get a custom printed circuit board. would've been cheaper and simpler even with multiple revisions. and won't vibrate itself to bits the first time they drive over a pothole...

[@JamesChurchill]

Yup, this was insane. But not surprising - often you end up doing things the familiar but hard way for a long time before you're finally convinced to try the unfamiliar way and discover just how easy it is compared to what you were previously doing. They're just so technically competent that going the hard way got them all the way here without hitting an unsurmountable issue (yet - this definitely won't long survive normal automotive conditions, let alone *rally*) but at least they've done all the design work now and getting a proper PCB will be utterly trivial at this point.

[@Beany2007FTW]

You can buy a PCB printer that uses conductive ink - not solder, which doesn't stick to FR4 - that bonds with the board properly when heated for about four grand. It's been on the market for around eight years.

[@sinformant]

Or you pay someone like $15-$20 on fivr to design the circuit board in cad, send you the files, and have it made by PCBway for next to nothing. There are super cheap cost pwm led dimmers all over the internet as well....

[@ChrisBLong]

You can buy the tiny steppers that are used in modern dash gauges too, but they would have been slightly harder to interface than the servos, which are well supported in Arduino.

[@mikeallen7357]

HOLY POOP!!!! As an electronics engineer, I am blown away with this. The PCB production is, as far as I am aware, revolutionary, or at least as close to groundbreaking as you are going to get without using a pickaxe. Colour me impressed and call me Susan. Definitely worth the wait.

[@AirmanJack]

Will do, Susan!

[@chrisrhodes5464]

Ok Susan I agree it is impressive

[@BigJohnno66]

I can't believe the effort they went to in producing that PCB, when for $50 and a 7 day wait they could have had a professionally made one in any colour, with heavy copper traces and solder resist.

[@mikeallen7357]

@@BigJohnno66 I think this is pretty much a similar process to the front suspension setup and the arches. A work in progress, a development and prototyping exercise. The fact they are taking a page from the Star Trek book of exploration and going where no one has gone before is testimony to their attention to detail and determination to do this themselves. I suspect that once the board has been finalised, tested, confirmed, retested, redesigned, scrapped and finally rebuilt from scratch, a full blown professionally manufactured board will be commissioned for installation into Binks.

[@theblackbird3723]

@@mikeallen7357 wait till they discover they could have done that a year a go for easily less than $100 and saved themselves hundreds and hundreds of hours of work.

[@btodoroff]

Dimming and LED - HECK NO! Instead a fully custom solder printer with CNC control - CHECK. 😂. What a journey in this episode! Amazing achievements!

[@Sf_Mason]

HOLY SMOKES NEW BINKY VIDEO! It's been AGES since the last one, so long infact, I moved house and started my Opel Manta project.

[@vincenzodigrande2070]

I have started my Opel Kadett project two years in and already drive it for almost two years now.

[@HAVOK_SNM]

My kid will be 17 this year, maybe by his 18th binky will be finished lol

[@MapleMan1984]

Only 18 months! :)

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

@@HAVOK_SNM closer to 21... seriously, most of the difficult stuff is done now, updates should be quicker

[@69Phuket]

I died and came back as a sprightly toddler with a curiosity for shed engineering.

[@Frazzled02]

This is absolute insanity. The mill-as-a-3D printer to make a PCB with solder is one of the cleverest, but maddest things I've ever seen. I was going to comment the (accurate but snide) remark that I've had a kid who can now talk since the last episode; but this is far more impressive.

[@tredogzs]

Its only genius if it works, which it wont

[@ThaVoodoo1]

It's not smart using solder as tracks due to vibration in the car dislodging the tracks that can cause a short circuit. Also the resistance of solder tracks compared to copper.

[@jameswilson7338]

Some people just can't wait to cast dispersions. I'll gladly wait until they are finished being brilliant, and explain to us how they've made it work despite the vibrations (you know they will).

[@Frazzled02]

Look guys, it wouldn't be a classic British car if the electronics worked properly.

[@stevewiley3832]

@@ThaVoodoo1 My guess is that when they are done prototyping it they will pot it with some epoxy

[@pitt6801]

So glad you guys are back

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Glad to be back!

[@OnkyoGrady]

I don't know why this little detail got me, but seeing you lay in "strategically oriented gears" to extend out your pressure gauge needles absolutely blew my mind. Given what came immediately before this was clearly a last straw type reaction lol. Holy hell guys, you have only escalated the ethic behind this project over the years. Best car build I've ever had the pleasure to watch, on any sort of media.

[@X4Latemodel]

Watching that mill pump out liquid solder to make our board was the single coolest thing I've seen this week awesome job!

[@Hitperson]

epic work gents, i'm astounded you remained even vaguely sane doing this work...

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Yeah, about that...

[@aliabdallah102]

Did you kill Nik? Did Binky become sentient and escape? ​@@BadObsessionMotorsport

[@confuseatronica]

I don't see it

[@owensparks5013]

To remain sane, they'd have had to be sane at the beginning.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

@@owensparks5013 That's a reasonable point.

[@manx1641]

They say there’s a fine line between genius and insanity, I’m not sure which side you two are on, hats off though, I’m doing something similar and took the easy option of learning electronics

[@10zoll]

clearly not on The Genius Side and dont call them Shirley!

[@manaaalsuwaidi3643]

Wow! I can't even recall the first time I saw this project!! It's going great that's for sure, but man! It's been ages!!! 😂👌🏻

[@macf4426]

"Plans change, hairstyles change, interest rates fluctuate..." Nice Top Secret! quote slipped in there. Well played 👌

[@kwerk2011]

You forgot your phony dog poo

[@K1lostream]

What phony dog poo?

[@phatputer]

Pausing whatever we were doing to watch this.. thank you for coming back

[@s2t4i6n9e]

Yep, I paused a video of some young lady trying on gauze outfits to watch a Project Binky video. I have my priorities in the right order...

[@NorthernScrub]

Couple pointers, assuming you haven't already fitted the new dash: If you want to turn the breadboard into a proper PCB, there are a couple of outlets that offer this service. PCBWay is one off the top of my head, there's another popular one too. If you don't, I highly suggest a coat of something called "conformal coating". This is essentially a layer of epoxy or epoxy-like lacquer that should, even though its not intended for this purpose, prevent your solder traces from eventually falling off during a hoon. I would also look into printing or milling some supports for the daughterboards and arduino. Those socket standoffs have an unfortunate tendency to get very brittle, and whilst they are fine for static use, use in a vehicle is probably not going to be a long-term success.If a brace or support takes the weight of the daughterboard, this should be less of an issue.

[@jonatanrullman]

Well, it is an english car. It wouldn't be proper unless it had electronics gremlins the moment you drove it off the lot.

[@eddominates]

I was waiting the whole time for the epoxy coating. Surely. surely.

[@mr_gerber]

Traditional conformal coating is not epoxy but acrylic, silicone or urethane based resins. An epoxy based conformal coating would render the only benefit of the self-printed circuit board completely useless, so at that point it would make much more sense to have the board fabricated properly - that will likely be similarly priced, and infinitely more reliable. Which is useful in a car.

[@julianhawker7672]

@@jonatanrullman I wondered how many folks got the Britpart/ let the smoke out gag at the start..... 🤣

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I would say you are excused for taking more than a year to get a new episode out. Thanks for the great explanation of the pain you have gone through.

[@RobClubley]

I’m not sure if this is madness or genius but I am here all the way for it! So many great dad jokes.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

I'm going solidly for madness.

[@captaintoyota3171]

​@@BadObsessionMotorsport its a VERY fine line between the two

[@jaypee42]

So it’s an artisanal bespoke hand crafted PCB. Classic Binky.

[@jamesjross]

honestly PCB way could have made this in 24 hours

[@leerusch7392]

Looking forward to the next episode in 12 to 18 months. I hope I'm still here to see it.

[@gromett]

I have been a software developer for over 40 years. I have qualifications in electronics. I am seriously, seriously impressed with what you have learned and achieved in less than 1½ years? BRILLIANT!!!!

[@Bagpipebrad]

As an electronics engineer I only had one response to the solder trace printing was "wtf, surely learning pcb layout and doing a few revisions with jlcpbc would have been faster". Followed quickly with " actually, that's gosh darn cool."

[@connerlabs]

The ability to print and stick on new traces is a game changer for sure 😁

[@IANHANDS]

Yeah Hindsight wtf

[@t.s.4494]

@@connerlabs It's not a game changer at all. Wire wrap technology provides even easier prototype modification, and has existed for at least 60 years. My hat's off to them though - this technique has a very high coolness to practicality ratio, and isn't that what Project Binky is about?

[@niall21]

@@t.s.4494 Maybe, but this translates 1:1 to the PCB trace design whereas wire wrapping translates 1:1 to a nice place for birds to raise families.

[@DeauvilleBob]

There have been many astonishing episodes of this build. The exhaust welding one sticks in the mind. Maybe time has dimmed things, but this is almost unbelievable. Simply brilliant.

[@bill3641]

What about the BRACKETS! all of those BRACKETS!

[@MrBatriste]

This episode is absolute insanity. 10/10

[@stco2426]

So true

[@mshine5]

I've never seen anyone work with a circuit board that way and it is completely genius!

[@TheRealBobHickman]

It's great that you've paced this series so that technology catches up with your problems. Looking forward to Binky being a hovercar at the end.

[@johnhayter4600]

I don't think I have ever spent so long enjoying watching something that I understood so little of. Well done, I think.

[@The-Muninn]

Nice to see you back! As an electronic technician I'm cringing myself to death witnessing your savagery but nevertheless I admire your tenacity and capacity to navigate your way in the detestable world of electronics. Good job!

[@BurpleRX7]

Between you guys, retro power cars, driftworks and some random Canadians I still have faith in KZbin and the future. In a world full of exhaust, wheels, wrap, repeat with all the finance warriors all I can say is thank you

[@AnthonyTeasdale]

I would cover all your printed solder lines with a layer of conformal coating before driving with it.

[@petermonk117]

I have a distinct feeling that they are going to get it the car....test it, remove it, modify it, refit it, retest it, remove it again and remake it as a professional pcb in the standard way, refit it and yeah.....there you have it!

[@Yvolve]

@@petermonk117 They're the antithesis to "a temporary fix that works is a permanent fix". BOM's motto is "a permanent solution you worked endless hours on creating is a temporary solution".

[@IANHANDS]

It is a prototype. Once tested in the car it will be replaced by a conventional PCB👍

[@AndrewKay-fg1bj]

It’s quite often YT channels complain about wiring being boring. This…THIS has fixed it, I’ve never been so ‘riveted’

[@OriginalMomo]

This whole build is cramming 150 lbs of crap in a 5 pound bucket. Extremely impressive, gentlemen. The attention to detail is amazing. Comedy inserted into the series has just made me bust a gut laughing at every episode. Big Scott, Ohio USA 🇺🇸

[@Happy_2_Wheels]

This is undeniably one of the best automotive content out there.

[@DodgeyRog]

So great to have you back in our lives, we’ve missed you fellas! It’s been a long and painful wait, but it was totally worth it!

[@PA30Crewchief]

Binky is so insanely custom built to such absurdly high standards you cannot actually ever risk driving the thing on public roads! Should go straight into a museum.

[@darekmistrz4364]

Either that, or they will say they never liked Minis and will burn it to ground

[@adrianzmajla4844]

No way, when this is complete. I hope they thrash it to Hell and back!

[@MrShadownoise]

When it is actually finished, I expect them to decide to put it back to standard.

[@SturbokSensei]

Brilliantly written snobbery towards Smitths for the "matching" gauge. Holy smokes that hit hard, so many times i've been told "it's just like the original", "it will fit just like plug & play", then forking over a small fortune only to find out, it wasn't, and it doesn't. Btw i was part of a project of retrofitting and renovating an old train set and we had the same issue with their speedometers. Client wanted them brighter but there was no choice as to use the original 1980's Deuta speedometers. It was also lit up with a small bulb (also the client wanted to not have to replace these at all). What we ended up doing (after also trying to retrofit LED bulbs to no success) was we ran some dim LED strip around the speedometer just behind the bezel. Worked like a charm.

[@microstorm]

You two are pioneers of not inconsiderable ingenuity, but also greatness that only the most experienced KZbin aficionados would regard. All I am trying to say is bob-on job chaps. 👍

[@tonywall8393]

Watching 3D printing solder videos should be prescribeable for anxiety sufferers. It’s so calming!

[@EvilGenius007]

It's pretty exciting finally catching a live release of an episode, especially now that you're nearing the halfway point!

[@Duettoholger]

The movie is over 57 minutes long - I shook my head in amazement for about 56 minutes. After hundreds of brackets on the Mini, you start building microscopic components with huge hands and incredible patience. On a scale of “crazy” from 1 to 10, you are an even 14. Please take that as an exceptionally high compliment.

[@casychapin4647]

Wow, guys, yall just reinvented circuit board prototyping. This build is amazing. Printing circuit traces is amazing. With the right polymer material and a multi head printer it's conceivable this technique could be used to print almost entire electronics projects.

[@Sprintonthehamsterwheel]

I am really proud of you both that you have finally started to cut corners and buy ready made parts to get this project completed quickly before the world enters world war 3. The readily available solutions show that some of the craziness you have done in this build have been a little over the top. These time saving methods mean your audience can get more episodes per year and I really have enjoyed the short break between episode 38 and this episode 39. Thanks for the quick turn around and keep find quick and easy solutions like this.

[@TC_here]

As an electronic engineer I can appreciate the effort getting all that working. Fair play. I too was confused why a cad program wasnt used to design a PCB but the printed solder was genius :)

[@theonlynafester]

right? I'm a programmer. These guys just have that "just work the problem" attitude. They came up with something really quite ecologically sound here, especially for prototyping. Like.. did these guys just silently revolutionize small-shop/hobbyist 3D printing AND small-shop/hobbyist PCB? I mean, is PCBWay not the Fast Fashion of electronics? I'm always impressed with the engineering of these two. Maybe I'm over-egging it or I've missed something in the space, but I feel like proving that this is viable method to manufacture a circuit is sort of maybe a big deal? Am I crazy?

[@Gnrnrvids]

@@theonlynafester The ability to completely recycle in theory the wasted solder traces is great. The out of the box thinking that BOM always consistently seems to find and the quality of the end product always blows me away.

[@ncc74656m]

The real kicker is that those eyelets did actually come from Nik's mum's bondage repair kit. It's so lovely of her to still take care of Nik's gear like that.

[@GVK84]

i am watching you for 10 years now, and now I am 100% convinced that you are absolutely insane! Bad Obsession is not only a title, it is a way of life and you have proven that! ? BEST BUILD IN THE WORLD! Cheers from a Greek Island!

[@McMahonSteve]

"Future Matt®"! The crossover we need.

[@brianswille]

The merging oh humour would be spot on!

[@remerglobal]

I thought I heard that and had to rewind to make sure!

[@CClarke-hr8gp]

As a robotics engineer, i have to take my hat off to you guys for your persistence and ingenuity . Great work.

[@christophmuller3511]

As an electrical engineer this is both the most infuriating and most awesome way to make the PCB. The amount of engineering that went into this is way way way above the effort it would have been to learn kicad and let JLCPCB or PCBWAY do the manufacturing job and the cost for it is probably more than 20 revisions of the boards. But I cannot argue with the amazing result.

[@abetorres7009]

Man you guys are awesome! So worth the wait to see what you guys created! Most people would have just said the other gauges would do but not you guys! Awesome stuff guys.

[@abonham82]

I’ve been watching for decades and this is finally the one where I said to myself “self, what The fuck is wrong with these blokes. What happened in their lives to make them this way?”

[@andersjjensen]

Have we been watching the same series? Every thing they've done thus far has been madness, utter madness or absolute madness.

[@jama211]

Yeah this is just ridiculous. At every stage. They literally could've just used the too-bright drop in LED replacements but painted them to make them dimmer. Even if you're going to make such an insane circuit board, just get one printed, they're not that expensive. Christ.

[@4IN14094]

​@@jama211Then you are not the targeted audience.

[@jakematters1616]

Yeah im somewhere between this and roadkills zip tie the guage pack to the dash ​level @@jama211

[@baldricksimson]

it's their parents fault , too much staying in and reading books , then being left with Grandad for 2 weeks in his garage . means you now know what you're doing . and why , cos you understand all the workings.

[@rhkavli]

I really appreciate the engineering behind this. But the phrase "shooting sparrows with a cannon", comes to mind. The original problem with the dimming of the leds: One dims them with PWM. Not voltage. But you already know that by now. Then the big gauges: Stepper motors? You already know the Arduino, and using stepper motors would have been accomplished in a week, with uncountable brews in-between. But, as I said: The engineering, and especially the solder printing, is really impressive!

[@MarkEichin]

Love the "knowledge gained is proportional to equipment damaged" visual!

[@CRISPY0001]

You guys are absolutely mental. Wow, I am glad you have attained a few levels of skill and knowledge in the last decade or so.! Friggin nice boys!

[@6x6travelmedias25]

I’d almost given up...... But... I’ve just had the perfect breakfast watching this episode 😊. Fantastically watchable, funny and even informative. I’ve followed this build for years to the point where the car itself is irrelevant really, it’s simply a very watchable channel for all the right reasons. Dare I say long may it continue...lol. Seriously guys, many many thanks for all the efforts in bringing this project to the channel. It surpasses all expectations 😊.

[@AMatofFact]

As an electrical engineer about to order a PCB for a small brewery project, I commend you guys. In such a short time you've been through and surpassed just about every challenge an electronics tinkerer/hobbyist could possibly encounter. And in the end, despite my head shaking, arrived at the correct conclusions!! Fantastic work. Never thought I'd say this but this is my favorite project binky episode to date.

[@crnlbwlawson]

As an elecronics engineer, all I can say is... unbelievable.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

Yeah, sorry.

[@crnlbwlawson]

@BadObsessionMotorsport don't be sorry.... i was gobbsmacked at the awesomeness of your 3d solder printer, and the learing curve that took to make, then design the instrument cluster the way you did is right up there with Nikola Tesla in my opinion. Hats off to you sirs.

[@connerlabs]

@@BadObsessionMotorsport The usual way is to order a board from JLCPCB (or Newbury PCB Train if you really need it next day) and then attack it with a Dremel when the prototype doesn't work. Printing out new traces and sticking them on with spray glue is genius 😃

[@CypherAod]

@@BadObsessionMotorsport You guys should swap the LM7805's for switching regulators - the 7805's will get toasty hot burning off 8.5v at 200mA+. 666-4379 from RS will do you right!

[@CypherAod]

@@connerlabs can't beat JLCPCB - 5 boards under 100x100 for $4.24 including shipping and tax

[@davidclark1228]

I’ve been watching Binky for years you guys never cease to amaze me. I can’t wait for the next video

[@brollgarth]

Everytime I say that I am crazier than you two, you go and post something like this and top the charts again. Unbelievable. :)

[@Marie579]

My God, it’s back from the grave! YES WELCOME BACK! My life is worth living again!

[@acblack1032]

Thank you, Gents, enjoying my tea and watching. Now I understand why it took a weeee bit of time this update on Binky. Well done again cheers.

[@bentendo6464]

Thank you for this. I am an electronics engineer and was on the floor laughing for most of the episode. However, I do genuinely think you guys are onto something with the printed solder traces. I've been watching this build for nearly 10 years and am always impressed with the attention to detail and quality both in the build and filming, so I knew whatever crazy thing was going on with your PCB, you would at least do it well!!

[@paulscarlett4346]

Wow ... Did your near vertical "learning curve" just create a new style of 3D printing? I have to believe we will see a commercial product based on this idea ... as in "Creality's Ender V1 Solder Extruder" or something from Prusa. I was absolutely mesmerized by your design ideas and re-work to make this cluster. - er, gauge cluster. Please do not make us wait toooooo long for the follow on episode. Thanks again for all your efforts.

[@rk4j_]

Not many things I'll sit and watch for an hour, but a Binky episode flys by. Thanks Nik and Richard for such a great series! What a journey it's been!

[@Jeroen74]

That PCB process is indeed insanity😁especially since nowadays you can have boards of this size made for 10, 20 quid from Chinese shops like JLCPCB, and they arrive within a week or so. Even with multiple revisions that would have been much cheaper and faster 🙂

[@PhineasPhlob]

In the next episode, they mould their own tyres and literally reinvent the wheels to fit them to...

[@IANHANDS]

No no no you miss the point.

[@4IN14094]

Sure but where is the fun? Why are you even watching?

Its crazy to think that i started watching this during my early years of bachelor, then did a 1 year motorsport job before doing a masters in motorsport engineering. Im now being promoted to a senior aerodynamicist position and still getting updates to Binky, and every single time getting my mind blown away.

[@dublegi-hr8kq]

Well, anyone who knows anything about you guys was expecting that after a long hiatus comes an episode of reinventing the wheel. Starting from reinventing the triangle. Absolutely magnificent, keep it up.

[@steveunderwood3683]

Lay down a thin layer of UV activated epoxy on the FR4. Use the CNC to lay thin copper wires into the goo. When all the wires are nicely in place, turn on the UV lamp. Good old proven 1970s prototyping technique for PCBs that small cheap modern CNCs have made easy.

[@abarratt8869]

That was called “Multiwire”, and was still in use into the 2000s. It was excellent for RF circuits because you can very accurately control impedance, far better than a PCB. Alas it’s died out now. PCBs are also a lot better than they had been. Still, very cool.

[@Tinker001]

Project Binky is keeping me alive. I can't die until it's finished. Woo Hoo! I'm gonna live forever!

[@HeikoQuant]

You are set for eternal life by the looks of it then...

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

I was starting college ep 1 now have a family and employees, the "my kids" comments years ago are true 😂

[@Dombennezon]

Off the scale levels of determination going on. Hats off to you both. 👍

[@higgy1996]

You two are great, amazing job. Think I have been watching for 10 years now, been to Uni, graduated, and had 4 different jobs, and you guys are still building the Mini.

[@richardjones1308]

Best. Saturday Night. EVER 🙌 Welcome back both, we've missed you

[@MWMX-5]

I sometimes reflect on my comment made on episode 19 and it still stands, Absolute ledgends though and enjoyed meeting you at the rally 26 months ago.

[@PuncakeLena]

What'd you comment back then?

[@LunaticCharade]

This is just insane, I'm an electronic engineer and I don't believe that I would get a solder 3D printer working! I did build my own 3D printer and CNC but solder is just way fiddly with flowing and blobbing, and you created an extruder for it and it actually sticks to the board. AND you got the board to work as well in the end, extremely well done!

[@KurisuBonsai]

Unexpected Binky in the subscription area! 🎉