So Long, Coffin Stuffers! - Bender Car Part 3

[@Craftlngo]

I'd suggest to include also a sound module in the car that includes Bender's spiteful laughter!

[@punishedprops]

Definitely.

[@nerdyviews]

Oh that first test drive made me literally laugh out loud. Project is looking great Bill!

[@serpentartist1348]

The test drive was hilarious, watching Bender whizz around is delightful. I really do love that you split bigger builds up into multiple parts nowadays, more uploads and it also means getting to see a lot more of the process

[@realpdm]

I was thinking at first you were going to 3d print the tires in TPU but then I'm so glad you didn't. What a very cool example of making a rubber mold. Thank you for sharing this. I was super delighted to see Bender zooming around!

[@punishedprops]

I considered the same thing, but I’m so glad I went through the mess of making a mold.

[@randallbourque1321]

WHATT..Tube sharpener ordered! Thanks Bill!

[@REDEADTHEUNDEAD]

Yeah wish I knew about that back when I still had an Etsy store. My most popular item required like 30 fake rivets I punched out of foam with, and sharpening the copper pipe I used for it sucked, ruined so many good box cutters.😢

[@Revvek]

Love the idea of the locked in tire castings. You put it in a pressure pot, and the wheels are hollow! That means it likely pushed through a weak spot… maybe even crushed things

[@punishedprops]

They never taught me that in art school. 😂

[@Velocity_AU]

Those tires are absolutely beautiful, especially with the logo thats such a great idea

[@punishedprops]

Thank you so much!

[@everett8435]

This project overall makes me so happy. Just when I thought I've seen everything, Bill and Britt are making their own tires! 🔥

[@andy-in-indy]

10:36 "Jumpin' Jack Flash, let's de-gas-gas-gas!"

[@peckenstein]

This was fantastic. Loved seeing the failures and the adjustments to overcome them. The wheels and tires look amazing.

[@krillen64]

The build is coming along quite nicely. I can't wait to see how it looks all complete.

[@michaelcain2174]

You may have just invented a revolutionary way to produce rc wheels . 😮

[@punishedprops]

I’m quite pleased with how they turned out!

[@Neurophant_Herd]

Absolutely phenomenal work. Inspiring!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@rickfazzini22]

Those tire molds worked out so great!!’

[@lennartb]

Such a clever process!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@nostalgiaflipnfix]

This has been such a great project to follow! Thank you for sharing.

[@punishedprops]

You're welcome!

[@jasonjohnpoulton3476]

Amazing as always

[@aprilblackregentart6647]

Such joy watching it go! That is so cool! Bill you've outdone yourself.... again!

[@rbmoj]

I love this thing!! Well done Bill.

[@timothyvolkers5343]

Looking forward to more thanks guys

[@tweaq0]

That looks amazing ! And crazy coincidence! I've been building a crashed Planet Express Ship that will mount to my wall.

[@guyhofmans4146]

That is such a joyful thing.

[@willsalaz]

Such awesome progress on such an awesome project

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Thanks for showing the failures. Mahalo for sharing.

[@danthemakerman]

Those tires turned out soooo good!!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@pseudomonad]

I am enjoying this build. Glad to see Futurama fans are continuing to show their love!

[@punishedprops]

We’ve been rewatching the show and it has been delightful.

[@realdeadtom]

The montage clips are always my favorite. Praise the editing 🙌 looking epic keep it up 😊

[@adamalander7515]

Just a suggestion, when filling a mold, if you can get one of those vibrating back massagers, and then run it while touching it onto the side of the mold, then the vibration will move any bubbles and air pockets up and out of the mold. We did this when making fake teeth and fang molds and it works great!.

[@ActualChef]

This is such a fun series. Thanks!

[@punishedprops]

You’re welcome!

[@pompompom2018]

No suggestion, only love.

[@MD-sc1jk]

That looks really cool..! awesome job

[@Shae_Sandybanks]

AMAZING. I love Bender, he's hilarious. looks so funny driving around! It was funny, when you were saying how you had to make a registration mark, my brain was like "use a bent scalpel blade" and low and behold it was your advice I was remembering! :D

[@punishedprops]

Tah daaah!

[@andyg80]

Grinning ear to ear watching this. Super fun project.

[@punishedprops]

Isn’t it?? 😄

[@maxmaier5243]

Such a fun project! I really enjoy watching it. Absolutely fantastic ❤

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@DoctorBatmanMD]

My secret wish for this is that the head will be able to independently rotate and it will be able to spout voice lines, lol. I love this so much :)

[@AlanRorrison]

Loving this series mate

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@LincolnWorld]

This is coming along great! Glad you figured out that the pressure pot was the problem. As soon as you mentioned putting the casting into the pot, I thought, "Don't do it!". You would probably want to infuse the print with resin and let it cure if you want to keep the print from sucking up the "rubber". This is why it's so dangerous to use 3D prints with food contact such as bowls, cups, etc. FDM prints are way more porous than they look. You can imagine how impossible it would be to clean bacteria out of all the layers lines.

[@punishedprops]

I was super surprised with how porous the prints are.

[@dovaquinn]

hahaha the genuine joy at the end

[@MichaelHuikeshoven]

30:00 Oh, that's awesome 🤖

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@RealAndySkibba]

Yes! What a great series. Immediate click

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@magomat6756]

I love this project ❤

[@punishedprops]

Thank you so much!

[@jeditsuyoshi]

When you cast your tire, tilt the mold to one side on a wedge of wood or something and the bubbles will work their way up to the top. And the resin worked into the print because you pressure cast it. Normally its too viscous for that. But yeah, great stuff and it looks awesome!!

[@RichardThompsonCA]

I've had that inhibition happen before casting a urethane product into a brand new tin cure mold. You have to bake the mold once, when new, for about 4 hours at 160 degrees to eliminate all the alcohols and moisture that's created during curing.

[@TheAyaReina]

Bill casting the first wheel: hopefully this works out! Me: *remembers the update from last week’s video* *looks at how we’re only half way through the video* Edit: this is sooooo cool! I love him already, and can’t wait to see how the project progresses. Love watching you both persevere and find a way to bring your passions to life 😃

[@punishedprops]

Good eye! 😂

[@wooviee]

Hilarious, I had no idea you were a youtuber when we chatted at protoplant, but I just got recommended this. Excited to follow along with your progress on this.

[@DannyMcHugh]

Truly excellent work!!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@itsagundam79]

Oh damn! I never knew there was a windup Bender toy! Best i had was the windup robot humping the washing machine from Adult Swim.

[@techristopher8077]

Very Nice

[@RedBadger95]

I love that your vinyl cutter is called Roberto. Need a video introducing us to all the tools in the shop and their names. loving the bender car.

[@punishedprops]

Robot with a knife? Thats Roberto. 😂

[@domramsey]

This is just amazing! ❤🤖

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@Wes12940]

Random idea, perhaps you could add a couple of servos in Bender's head to turn his eyes and his head slightly as you turn the car. To make it look more alive. I think you can use a different receiver, battery pack and servos, and just use the same frequency of the car. It's going to make the build a lot more complex, so maybe don't do it :P It's already fantastic as it is! Can't wait to see Bender's head completed!

[@to_be_productions]

It‘s so cool!!!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@mmseng2]

29:19 I think it would be helpful to bring Bender to my house and drive him around XD

[@ashjefferson5808]

Really fun project but I couldn't help but go "this is a really complicated way to make a tire" I really respect how much thought you but into this because I 100% would've just printed tpu tires lol

[@punishedprops]

I definitely considered printing the tires.

[@specials3607]

LOL the Roberto sticker 😅

[@punishedprops]

Thanks! 🤣

[@dapperprops]

This is coming along so nicely! Though with that first tired another Bender quote came to mind: "Oh cruel fate. To be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones, It bones for thee". LOL With so much room in the head, I really hope you're going to add some audio components. If Bender is driving around he should definitely be yelling "Move it meatbags!"

[@punishedprops]

Oh yes, he will have a voice. 😄

[@dapperprops]

@@punishedprops 🤩🤣

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Cool mold making. Makes ya wonder how people did this before 3d printing.

[@jcautodesign]

I recommend switching to a belt drive and lower gearing. The belt drive will be way quieter, and the low ratio will make it nice and controllable. A lower kv brushless or higher turn brushed motor will also help.

[@MauzyrockRC]

Amazing!!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@feeterican]

I saw this KZbinr by the name of Kevin Talbot and his channel is all about RC vehicles. And he showed a way to reinforce the body shell by using drywall tape the whole inside of the body and coat it with shoe goo. It's got flex but adds a lot of strength.

[@punishedprops]

Woah neat!

[@cycoholic]

I was the one who suggested using a slower, crawler motor for the car. 😎🤣

[@punishedprops]

Well you’re a terrific human being. 😄

[@cycoholic]

@@punishedprops Aww shucks. 🤣

[@hughesb90]

You can adjust the camber on the front wheels by making adjustments to the turnbuckles

[@punishedprops]

After driving it a bunch this weekend I definitely think it needs some adjustment. 👍

[@Beef4Dinner22]

@@punishedprops It also looked like the suspension was compressed more than it should be, which is probably part of the reason for the wheels rubbing on the body (and contributing to the camber being off). I imagine that the new body is a decent bit heavier than the old one. It looks like the springs are adjustable, you should be able to tighten the nuts on the coil-over shocks to adjust the spring tension to account for the heavier body. Once you move to the final head and add electronics, the body will likely get even heavier, which will make the problem worse. Once you are further along and have a better estimate for total weight, you should be able to order new springs that are more suited to the weight of the car.

[@ChrisCameronPhoto]

Awesome. You could link eye movements to steering.

[@punishedprops]

Oh totally!

[@ronwalsh]

Great job meatbag.

[@samreciter]

Sooo coool!!!

[@danriehl4244]

I had a thought about the mouth animation, btw. I think you showed a video where someone had a rotating cylinder with the wavy pattern printed on it, but I didn't like that the "teeth" moved. Instead, you can use a thin clear acrylic with the vertical teeth pattern printed, painted, stuck, or drawn on and the rotating inner cylinder with the horizontal wavy pattern.

[@Micah__]

29:50 “Time to go mobile” - Bane

[@mentaldiversions]

I wonder if you can use lcd screens for his eyes and mouth to animate him.

[@punishedprops]

That's definitely one option we're considering.

[@joekyu2517]

i think if u do something like this again, a good idea might be to have a "reservoir" of sorts for the rubber so if it does sink down it gets filled back up by the extra stuff on top

[@punishedprops]

Great idea.

[@AustralianMurderTurtle]

Bill discovers why tyres have that specific shape. Fortunately not many iterations required. Or were there? Also Bill, your drill has a bit of wobble to it. Also, have you considered heating your oil-based clay to soften it? I know it works for monsterclay.

[@Deadbrokemine]

If you are worried about crashes, give it real bumpers. EVA foam maybe? It is amazing how much difference even a tiny bit of padding can do to surviveability.

[@blizatrex]

Looking great. I envision him racing mouse droids.

[@punishedprops]

Yes! I wonder if I could take him to ECCC. They have a spot for astromechs.

[@techristopher8077]

Tire camber can be sneaky

[@punishedprops]

Sure can. Looks like need to adjust mine.

[@tasmanianerd2558]

Way to go Bill! That is sooo cool!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@Wico90YT]

Bender needs to attend Droid builders meet ups

[@punishedprops]

I agree!

[@DarthCobay]

If you didn’t want to mess with fiber glass, you could try some fabric and uv resin.

[@SlytherinReviews]

might want to lift the back end up a bit so that it doesn't want to wobble or rub inside the car body, also, those bigger tires could be used for off-road mode for the car

[@Lorddanielrushton371]

My only suggestion is add a cigar to bender.

[@neonnerd1364]

I think when you put the part in the pressure pot it may have opened up small holes in the walls of the 3d printed part allowing the resin to get in since the inside is full of air pockets.

[@punishedprops]

Yeah that’s probably what happened.

[@byAndreasEkberg]

dont forget Bender fire burps? brum brum : )

[@alfgundersen1058]

😂😂😂😂😂😂yes yes yes so so so cool 👍👍👍

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@volpin]

DO A FLIP!

[@punishedprops]

🤣

[@undefined40]

The rounded wheels also look much more "realistic". Edit: What about making Benders Head turn between looking left and right? I do not know if you planned it anyway or if that remote system has channels left to make that remote controllable. Otherwise just some E-motor driven mechanic that makes it alter between e.g. 45° left and 45′ right. or a mechanic that is coupled to the steering and lets him look always in the direction he is driving.

[@adamalander7515]

I used to work at a sign shop and have applied many decals, and that Momcorp decal application was hard to watch, it was not even close to evenly spaced/centered, and it drove me batty! lol. Anyone else have trouble watching that? ha ha.

[@piotrbijak3545]

I am not sure about accuracy, but for the final model you should tilt the head to the back a bit, I feel like it looks kinda stiff with the head perfectly straight

[@punishedprops]

I’ve been thinking the same thing. I’ll try out a few configurations.

[@TK-11538]

perhaps you could avoid the infill leakage by printing the hubs in a resin printer.

[@gpdewitt]

Used a custom built rc car, driving by camera and onboard lights only, to inspect under houses for a few years. Yeah, I needed less speed and more torque, you likely can get different gears for your drive train.

[@punishedprops]

That's awesome!

[@nickcallicapa6380]

Awesome build so far! Would be cool to be able to add a 3d printed cigar that cam just click on with a magnet? Was also wondering if you could think of a way to have his head turn slightly left and right to go along with the steering direction? (much like if it was om a stearing wheel?)

[@punishedprops]

Great ideas!

[@hababadegada7531]

Absolutely loving these videos and can't wait to see the completed thing! I know it was a few videos ago, but can you recommend the type of Band Saw blade for cutting cardboard? I'm pretty new to the machine, so that would be a big help 😊

[@punishedprops]

Any bandsaw blade will cut cardboard easily. Something like an 18 TPI metal cutting blade would cut nicely and be good for cutting EVA foam.

[@hababadegada7531]

@@punishedprops Awesome! I'll add that to the shopping list 😊 Thanks for replying ❤️

[@jamesjorgenson2335]

I now understand why Adam made those animatronic eyes...

[@punishedprops]

Ooh I’ll have to study his video.

[@TheSonofruss]

Are you planning on animating the Bender head?

[@GreyHulk2156]

Benders in cars often circle around their owners to show affection. ;P

[@punishedprops]

It’s true.

[@baneyj]

Nice! How about using the printed body as a buck and vacuum forming it in polycarbonate?

[@punishedprops]

That isn’t the current plan, but it is an option. 👍

[@pluckylump]

Bite my shiny metal a-- *gasp with the realization I've sold my shiny metal ass*

[@thebrentfamily7602]

Add a screen for benders eyes. So they are animated

[@punishedprops]

We're planning on doing full animatronics for his face.

[@haileyhelms1491]

Would love to know what that sharpening tool you used on the pipe? Love this project

[@punishedprops]

I think it was something I saw on a Facebook ad. I can’t seem to find a link to where I bought it. Sorry!

[@haileyhelms1491]

@@punishedprops Happens! Haha thanks and looking forward to seeing the final project!

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Oh see, now I wanna know if you can make tires for a full size car like this. I can see it now: _Propyear Tires_

[@punishedprops]

That would be bonkers!

[@bryanvandyke]

Would a large meat syringe or narrow turkey baster been a better way to fill those molds? Or would that add too much time refilling it each time?

[@punishedprops]

That’s a great idea!

[@umbraelegios4130]

Now you need a horn and maybe a voice chip for sarcastic comments.

[@punishedprops]

These are great ideas.

[@Zepphd2]

I hate commenting on projects. Especially when it someone who is infinitely better than me at building. But I was wondering if you could get a second motor that would be controlled by the same signal that operates the steering, and add it to his head. You turn left, he looks left? Cool project!! Thanks!!

[@punishedprops]

Great idea! We definitely want to make his head puppetable.