I Made A Carbon Fiber Race Car Steering Wheel

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How to make your own carbon fiber race car steering wheel. This could also be a great guide for a DIY sim wheel for iRacing or other PC simulator games.
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[@formu1fan]

At least you will have a backup career designing adult toys if you ever need it

[@SuperfastMatt]

Or possible future merch

[@gsmdo8836]

@@SuperfastMatt 🤣😂🤣

[@formu1fan]

@@SuperfastMatt I’m in for two

[@calholli]

@@SuperfastMatt I'm starting to see a pattern here

[@camofelix]

@@SuperfastMatt sounds like a pain in the ass to pull off

[@nicolaeberbece8112]

here's an idea for next time, do the hand squeeze mold in the same epoxy material, but then 3D scan it and "relax" the 3D model before you 3D print it to get a potentially smoother end result

[@SuperfastMatt]

We thought about this, and we might still scan it and print new grips with the hand shape already in them.

[@hydrocarbon8272]

I'd try a 3-step molding - a thinner initial contour squeeze, sanding, then squeezing a thin 'sheet' around that to get the final shape & thickness with less lumpiness.

[@TravisFabel]

This was how I would have approached it as well. You scan clay that he's gripped, and then clean up the 3D model. Then you could print it out with a softer grip material or print out a mold and then add polyurethane grips directly to the carbon wheel.

[@zedex1226]

One nice thing about squeezing to scanning to cad to something workflow is you can use all sorts of materials for the original mold depending on what you're trying to get an impression of. Low temp Thermo plastics like in sports mouth guards, medium temp like kydex, I got a pretty good scan of inside a shoe once buy putting a plastic bag in the shoe and filling with two part expanding foam and scanning that (after glueing the broken pieces from taking it out of the shoe.) Then you can smooth a lot of the surfaces in CAD either by editing the mesh or fiddling with the fitting parameters when getting a surface from the mesh. And finally once you have a CAD model you can make the part in any material. Of course that's a lot of talk that represents days of work and years of experience. Matt did that portion of the thing in a couple hours with the epoxy so... That's worth something too.

[@jonathangehman4005]

Or you could simply make the dildi from a lightweight, soft wood, such as balsa. Then have the driver hold the wheel in a comfortable position and kick him smartly in the nuts. You should end up with impressions in the wood perfectly matching his hands. If it isn't as precise as you would like, just repeat until satisfactory results have been achieved. All hail

[@Miata822]

As usual, the stick-on logo thing adds 5hp. Always stay to the end.

[@sirspamalot4014]

I'm glad I read this, I'd paused just before to read the comments

[@randycarter2001]

Tip for Super Glue, ventilation. Put a fan blowing across the project. The fumes get blown away before they can settle making white residue.

[@CED99]

Good tip

[@tnmcru2153]

Valuable comment. Thanks.

[@NOrlando952]

I’m going to use this tip. Ty

[@pieterpretorius1014]

i had those fumes attack my eyes when i built one of my rc planes. the wing is built with super glue. super glue sticks to balsa like crazy and also much lighter than epoxy

[@GunganWorks]

For the record, we don’t ”hit the bell” because your video thumbnails are consistently eye catching enough to not need a new video notification.

[@kevinjpluck]

My nifty algorithm killing trick is to bookmark kzbin.infosubscriptions and use that instead of the homepage - I never miss a video!

[@hazzysheikh2491]

it helps the algorithm though

[@SuperSulc]

And notifications are annoying. When i have time i watch my "subscribed" backlog.

[@guard13007]

This. I haven't missed a new video in forever, cause they just show up and I enjoy.

[@CED99]

The bell icon is a bit useless... Even Gmail thinks so and hides my notifications under a different tab, so I never see them. As a result I've turned the bell off.

[@leesass3602]

When I heard you say " and I will drill the holes later " I knew you were in for some ruined drill bits. it's like trying to drill a grindstone.

[@christophershafer5615]

I like how the gloves made the grips look veiny, really ties in the theme.

[@Daweim0]

If I smashed that bell icon any harder it would collapse into a neutron star

[@TougherLoki]

If you smashed it any harder Matt would make it into a steering wheel.

[@tunahxushi4669]

There's no way I'm going to smash any annoying bell icon... Unless Matt 3-D scans my member so I could also give my wife a personal steering wheel... Then maybe.

[@muayyadalsadi]

00:40 if you want a natural wood to look darker use walnut grain stain. It's water soluble and transparent.

[@tunahxushi4669]

I was about to say, you can get great wood stain that will make any natural wood any beautiful color dark or medium or light... It's beautiful stuff.

[@jacobwebb8818]

Water soluble

[@mikhailsigalov4376]

I've also had good success using tennis grip tape wrapped over a 3D print to make a grippy touch surface on a carbon steering wheel!

[@jancharouz3252]

Next time, try Sugru for the grip material. we actually used this for professional racing.

[@ryanlangan1060]

Pretty sure what he used was the same compound as Sugru, without the ridiculous price.

[@christophernoto]

@@ryanlangan1060 OMG. How is =that= a thing? 🔥🔥🔥

[@crisrose9707]

@@ryanlangan1060 turns out the millions they spend in F1 is for 40 packs of Sugru for the grips!

[@AntiVaganza]

Here's the real "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do a handful of tests. But I make my own home made epoxy putty for custom speargun grips. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin totally loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty very light. So light that it actually floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and lighter and cheaper than any putty out there if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF add strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix. Mix it, let it sit until it goes a bit "green" and then you will have a workable putty that will hold its shape well. Oh! Use soapy water on the latex gloves and it wont stick to the gloves either.

[@jamespray]

@@ryanlangan1060 Maybe I'm a high roller and just didn't know it, but $18 for an 8-pack of Sugru seems okay to me, tbh...?

[@johnnyb9620]

Great job as always, and I have to say I absolutely love the dry delivery of your jokes. Are you sure you're not British? Keep up the good work!

[@alex4alexn]

im not a big racecar guy buy love watching you build stuff, but now i feel invested in this driver doing well, good racing buddy!

[@SH-fi8sn]

I'm kinda digging the passive aggressive calls to action. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Pretty sure I've got big issues. All hail the algorithm!

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

I was rather pleased with myself when I made my first steering wheel for the 64 Bug I had just bought. I named it "Vice Grip" after the Vice Grips now pretending to be a steering wheel.

[@Mike_Costello]

Dereck from Vice Grip Garage would be impressed.

[@DisgruntledTechnician]

I'm so glad you went on Hoonigan. otherwise I may have never found this gem of a channel.

[@Tasselhoff88]

Never miss the opportunity to put knobs on everything. A friend asked me for a carved wooden handle for a sword. Guess what he got?

[@isaactrockman4417]

A pommel?

[@kene6838]

The wheel looks great , I’m just not sure how I feel about a knob in each hand tho.

[@CED99]

Just think of it as a sex toy in each hand...

[@TachySteve]

Matt, do me a favor and never change…

[@Ebbyman413]

The 'knobs' on the grips would have looked awesome with the SuperfastMatt logo molded into them - next one maybe. All Hail The Algorithm!

[@SigneOtter]

The carbon dust is also very very good for giving you permanent lung damage if cut in a poorly ventilated space. It's also electrically conductive, so its great to have that graphite dust floating around if you work with electronics.

[@RhodokTribesman]

Hell, even wood dust is carcinogenic. If you're fabricating anything, ventilation is a very good idea

[@rjung_ch]

Hit the Bell, bell, bell... do it. Is that the S600 running again? Can't wait for it.

[@geoffkeller5337]

You, your projects and your channel are freaking awesome! Thank you very much!

[@BorisSpark]

Proper formula steering wheels are very nice, had worked on F3 and other formulas, they are heavy but feel amazing in your hands.

[@ragincanadiangmail]

YES!!! I've got SO MANY projects for send cut send!!! Thanks Matt.

[@thedude4795]

ABOOOT TIME EH? just kidding

[@gamboodle]

Lived in Colorado all my life, drove up pikes peak once for fun, and knew about the hill climb but never went. Cool to see your work on a car that could very well win this year. Might have to go for the first time to see it live!

[@kennethbrooks9818]

I thoroughly enjoyed your excellent production. Thanks.

[@BengLadislavDanicek]

Nice... Will use ur advice for carbon fibre backing plate with controls for my Momo wheel...

[@johnphillips9821]

Thanks for being my favorite KZbin channel. Oh, and telling about that bell thing; I never even noticed that before.

[@julias-shed]

Can’t beat a bit of carbon fibre. 😀 hail the thingie.

[@chuckschultz7028]

Another wonderful exhibition of engineering and creativity.

[@Simon-qg2qn]

You are the only channel where I clicked the bell out of my 75 subnscriptions. All hail the algorithm.

[@hutchdw77]

Great work! For some reason I’m most impressed by the logo. Very nice.

[@C42ST3N]

As someone who is building sim racing and race car wheels for ten years now, this is a good first shot but there are defenetly parts to improve. First i would use a solid 5mm prepreg carbon fibre sheet instead of 2 plates and add super glue. The strength of carbon is based on different thinks but layer adhesion is one important and i am not trusting that super glue bond as much as a fully cured epoxy. Then you can cnc cut the step holes aswell as the regular go through holes instead of drilling them as you said. While drilling with dull tools, you will get a lot of heat into the matrix and that can weaken the carbon. You used high quality grayhill rotary switches but there are defenetly better buttons out there from APEM, OTTO Controls, EATON etc. The CNC cover has some nasty vibration marks on it. Maybe a clean up pass and sandblasting before anodizing would be a good idea for a better finish. Last you can design you grips in CAD and FDM print the grips for ergonomy tests. When you are happy you can print molds and just make your custom rubber grips. Add some holes to your carbon grip struckture and you are good to go.

[@peterday3253]

I love it! Finally, a youtube video showing someone using a centerdrill.

[@duncanmccall716]

favorite automotive engineering channel

[@DoItYourDream]

I'm in Canada and saw this week that sentvutsent do ship to canada now, goog new

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

It's good to see steering wheels fitted on the side that God intended.

[@GreDrums]

I was just watching a response video on pikes peak of Jimmy Broadbent, the new wheel looks amazing in action!

[@mgbrv8]

When you’re drilling carbon fiber or thin metal try sandwiching it between two pieces of wood it reduces tear out immensely

[@batterup4669]

Priceless!!!

[@CED99]

"That looks great... Totally inappropriate, but great" Once again showing why this is the best channel on KZbin

[@kumakaroshi117]

Send cut send sounds awesome 👌

[@dankrazmo8631]

Wheel looks good. You could try hockey grip tape to clean up the looks of those grips. All hail the algorithm

[@edwardfrench6]

Just found your channel! It’s awesome and thank you for sharing videos with us! Going to binge watch as I have the day off!

[@Hircine101]

Great as always

[@jozsefizsak]

Wonderfully entertaining and informative!

[@paulmccurdy8457]

I’m in Canada (have already pressed the bell icon) and I am very excited about Send Cut Send sending to Canada

[@lemmy9996]

Great work , as usual Matt!!

[@stophdoggy6625]

Quasimodo’d that bell 🔔 Gotta keep the Esmeralgarithm happy 😃

[@johnm-qm1lg]

Bell hit, as directed. You've got a boss and now I feel like you're my boss. I also understand commenting tickles the algorithm. You're welcome.

[@AndyRRR0791]

The bell at the end bit was suitable

[@theprojectproject01]

Bondo is a cheap alternative to molding epoxy, and it holds up surprisingly well. I made a set of hand-fitting grips for my old Ruger .44 Blackhawk, and they have held up great for about 15 years now.

[@nexgenjdm]

God I wish these were longer. So great to watch!

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍

[@PS_on_youtube]

Very nice! Do you have a link to the knobs you used?

[@andywarburton4150]

Loving the British Nob gags! Oh, and the fine mechanical engineering content, obviously.

[@1puchu]

greetings from japan! hopefully we are a big enough percentage so that sendcutsend will ship here as well!

[@AntiVaganza]

As always great video, but since I make molded, custom grips for my spearguns I may have something to add;). If he wears race gloves he ideally needs to wear those under the latex gloves when making the grip. Even thin gloves will space your fingers out a few mm so if he didn't wear them when doing the "imprint", it will sadly not fit that well afterwards.

[@AntiVaganza]

I should add my "pro" tip. But you'd kinda need to work with composites to feel confident enough doing it or just do some tests. But when I make my custom grips I use a home made epoxy putty. I use a thin RTM epoxy resin loaded up with microballoons and then add a bit of chopped carbon fiber. The microballoons will make the putty light. Actually, so ligh that it floats, so it's less then 1g/cm3 and def lighte than any putty out there. And cheaper, too if you already have the "ingredients" around. The chopped CF adds strength and takes the brittleness out of an only-microballoon mix.

[@kevincurrie2052]

Agreed, I thought it odd that he didn’t wear his racing gloves

[@gsmdo8836]

Your subconcious is trying to tell you something Matt - Algorhithm hailed; bell-end clicked...

[@AnselmWiercioch]

Very high rpm with a carbide brad point bit for drilling through carbon. Downcut if you can find em.

[@ogpenguin4713]

Very cool! Since you have a 3D scanner, could it have been a possibility to have Robin squeeze some grips for a reference, 3D scan those reference grips. Then import that into CAD for post-processing so you can make 3D prints of the final product.

[@Burlsey]

That was amazing

[@KthHardman]

Always a thumbs up for you matt!

[@TheXxPSYCHO]

Man those grips are just so... Middle school art project level

[@gridcoregilry666]

I thoroughly enjoy your content so much, it brings immense pleasure. Of course I hit the bell a long time ago! keep it up

[@poppachoppa8956]

great video bouta go watch it

[@staffa007]

Love it! :D

[@cooperturbo4598]

Very nice, as usual

[@zacperston2429]

Yours is officially the only channel I have EVER hit the bell on. You're welcome... . But actually, thanks for your content, just some of the absolute best.

[@FLasH3r]

I hit the bell a long time ago, the algorithm notified me 16 hours later. all hail the algorithm.

[@davidmoralesgarcia9365]

LOVE your humor Matt !

[@DJ-Sellout]

2:52 Because I don't need to hit the bell to get every single one of your videos recommended. All hail the algorithm!

[@jamescarmichael2060]

Your content is A1!!! Nice job

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

Have you ever fumed wood before. Try sticking your maple in a bag or sealed bin with a bit of ammonia. The fumes activate the tannin in the wood artificially age and darken the material. Takes less energy than baking it in your oven. Also, a little bit of gelled wood stain will do the same thing.

[@JanuszJoe]

Hey, have you ever tried bedliner for this kind of coatings? It's not grippy in itself, but it has a texture that would be in racing gloves, and it's extremely durable stuff. Plus it's amazing at hiding crimes, like uneaven surface 😏.

[@txmits507]

i hit the bell! love the range of videos you make.

[@CED99]

#algorithm

[@BlackheartCharlie]

Another great video! I subscribe to several dozen build channels, but this is only one of three that I hit the bell on. "All hail the algorithm!"

[@yodasbff3395]

Nice steering wheel. 👍

[@bake162]

Looking good

[@SubtleMischief]

Thanks for the video! All hail the Algorithm

[@up.grayedd]

the thikdog thread made me hit the bell - shivers

[@alanibrahim1059]

The boss section of the videos was awesome keep saying it that way

[@redjbashmak]

you are so funny, i love this humour! thanks a lot!

[@wow123466]

nice video. if the plasti dip doesnt work out maybe tennis grip tape could be worth a try

[@tunahxushi4669]

Tennis grip tape is wonderful, but it's not very durable wouldn't want it fraying off in 120 mile an hour turn.

[@sinso510]

Keep up the great work.

[@am55255]

I blacked out about 3 minutes in when I realized Send Cut Send will cut sheet carbon. When I came to my laptop was open to Fusion 360 and there were rough sketches everywhere…

[@lyrebirdcyclesmarkkelly9874]

If you make parts from two layers of commercial carbon sheet, you can get slightly better performance by orienting them at 45 degrees to one another when they are cut. This is because most commercial sheet is strongly anisotropic, it has the majority of fibres aligned in the 0 and 90 degree orientations (they will be in the same orientation as the surface twill which can be seen in the video of the parts as cut) so it will be noticeably more flexible and weaker when bent off these axes (minimumis logically at 45 degrees). If you re-orient the second sheet at 45 degrees and bond them together you now have fibres aligned on four axes so you will be closer to isotropic. Also, if available in the correct size, the diamond tipped holesaws used for tiles work very well on carbon sheet. I cut halfway through from one side, flip the part and finish from the other side and get multiple very clean cuts. The centre disc does have a bad habit of lodging in the holesaw barrel though.

[@JagdtMirage]

Makin my way through your content, vid by vid. Was wondering what keywords you use to pull up the magic of what the quickconnect and pass-through so all those buttons and knobs in the search engine of choice. I don't think the chassis I'm going to be picking up has all the bells and whistles, so between some small DIY home fab channels like yours . And I'd like to make sure I have some of the functionality at the planning stages. pie in the sky I'd love a 'Flappy paddle gearbox that shifts faster than I can' ... but those are spendy.

[@annikajinx]

Jeez. Ok. Ok. I hit the damn bell. Your videos are worth it. Maybe.

[@bigfun4212]

The bell has been hit. Great work on the wheel.

[@BasedBidoof]

PlastiDip will hold up pretty good on steering wheel, provided you have good surface adhesion, and enough coats so it's tough. I did it on my beetle wheel and it worked pretty good for a few years, until a spot where I applied too thin started wearing away

[@ronleiferman9185]

Cool to see the wheel help win the 100th running.

[@david929190]

Send cut send shipping to Canada is great news for Canada and therefore the world.

[@rickybobby7660]

Most single seater race car drivers use hockey/racket grip take or cycling bar tape which works well and looks marginally better than the stuff you used

[@G12C]

Pretty damn noooice man!

[@jasonpeace1991]

Matt if you ever need to produce grips or softish rubber please please cast them instead! 3d Print molds and finish them then cast them in 2 part urethane rubber or similar much better finish

[@user-tk2jm3qi3y]

You are actually the first person Ive listened to and clicked that bell :)

[@GOLD117on]

Best videos on KZbin

[@noellundstrom7447]

great video!