The Real First 3D Printed Building (1930's)

[@srmhetmketmk]

Woah! That looks better than most modern 3d printed walls.

[@joe7272]

Add in a third guy who's job it is to sculpt corners and you got a very nice 'long brick' laying machine

[@extraclip]

Why dont new 3d printers use the slicer tech the same way?

[@thePavuk]

They are. Some use cutter on extruder that rotates parallel to trajectory of movement.

[@Mikeesocal69]

You hit the nail on the head. The Urschel companies 3d printer is definitely well thought out, especially for the time 1930.

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

love the spinning smoother

[@julienboucaron9780]

Thank you for sharing this gem. Pretty elegant design. This kind of mixer/extruder can be very useful to experiment with a larger range of materials.

[@ericlajoie8028]

Found a new favorite channel!!! Awesome job on the video dude!!!

[@psilonautika]

Brilliant history and research! Thanks Jarett as always!

[@AircreteHarry]

I saw this video a year ago and hoped no one saw it(Thanks Jarett)lol. I want to make one myself the walls come out smooth no pancake look.

[@manuel_youtube_ttt]

Really like the idea of exploring old patented machines

[@shawntilluck]

It is not just that they were years ahead of the 3D printing revolution, but their inventions were compacting and shaping dirt and plastics. Years ahead of today's trend to find "Green Materials and strategies " for building homes and such.

[@donovandelaney3171]

I wouldn’t be too surprised if it turned out that the Ancient Egyptians had the same technology.

[@xwilly5552]

Great share, Jarett!! I too thought that this tech was something developed over maybe the last decade or so. Keep up the great work; your videos are my go-to when it comes to this subject.

[@automateconstruction]

Thanks I will!

[@eiennofantasy]

Afaik, modern 3d printing has actually exists since the 80s but had been patented so it was not commercially available and widespread as we know it now. Correct me if I'm wrong here please!

[@marsgizmo]

This is pretty incredible Jarret! 👏😎 Thanks for showcasing it!

[@marcossilveira9063]

I've seen and recommended this video several times since you posted it. Congratulations on your work.

[@automateconstruction]

Thanks!

What a great find! Instant classic, IMO. OG of 3D printing structures. Also makes me a bit sad realizing that apparently there has been little to no progress for over half a century since then and we're only now starting to see this idea revived.

[@wnfernand]

This something way beyond their years..excellent innovations

[@willyng911]

Ain't rocket science, that for sure! Love it! Can't stop watching it!

[@alirezakashani5410]

It was a very interesting footage. Thanks Jarett.

[@cureworks]

Thanks Jarett Gross for this powerful history lesson. I too am in complete AWE! From what I see, the evolutionary leap we now call modern 3d printing happened when the construction print head met the CAD file, as in contour crafting. Information is transformation and the root history of the art form will make it easier for millions or more to understand what's going on and how we can best use these modern tools to save lives in the face of our climate emergency. This information will help LET THE PEOPLE PRINT! Please keep up your brilliant works. You are building a masterpiece of evidence for why we need to change now. GREAT JOB!

[@cureworks]

Jarett Gross - If the theory of reincarnation is true, then you may have been one of them in a previous life. You're that good at what you do. The work you are doing is powerful. Thanks again.

[@automateconstruction]

Thanks!

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

Wow thats awesome to learn about. How ahead of their time 😮 how did this not become more mainstream???

[@brandonfigueroa7399]

another great episode. someone should recreate this inch by inch.

[@nikolaysalutski3270]

This is just brilliant Jarett! many thanks for sharing so much interesting and useful info...very much appreciated

[@friedaspyder8485]

That was cool Jarett. Thanks.

[@automateconstruction]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jasenkoh76]

Awesome video,i am impressed! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheWalkOnCoach]

This one really is a banger

[@robbenson7034]

How has the printed builds held up over the years? Cracks, structure failures ?

[@floobertuber]

Came here to ask the same. If the company is still around, surely somebody knows the answer to this!

[@automateconstruction]

Looking into it.

[@linusmcmanamey5]

Brilliant. Great research.

[@igotatan1]

Much appreciated tech from a century ago. I want one to build a dome home on pillars... Perfect for floods, and hurricanes.

[@billdavis9612]

The Vidett-Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, January 29, 1977 has a special section on "Progress." On page 26 of that section (page 46 of online image) it shows a map of the Urschel building at 158 S. Napoleon Street in Valparaiso when the building was to be sold and rehabilitated by an architectural firm. The map shows behind that building a "castle-shaped garage" and an "igloo" next to the railroad tracks. A current view shows those structures are now gone, but the map suggests that they were still there in 1977. The main building still contains a curved wall that Urschel incorporated into his building in 1939, constructed with his 3-D method.

[@automateconstruction]

Wow very insightful thank you for sharing this!

[@billdavis9612]

@@automateconstruction Google Maps Street view car drove behind the building, so you can see the upper part of the two-story curved wall in the building.

[@automateconstruction]

@@billdavis9612 Wow how can you be sure the curved portion was printed? It seems very likely but is there further evidence? I will try to stop by in person.

[@billdavis9612]

@@automateconstruction The map says that portion of the building was built in 1939, which is the date I've seen given for his demonstration films, and somewhere in the course of my searches it said that part of the building was constructed using that process. A modern aerial view also looks like there MIGHT be a serpentine retaining wall nearby, which makes me wonder if it that was also created with this method.

[@billdavis9612]

@@automateconstruction The text below the map in the newspaper I cited before says the main building was added to in sections, "often using construction methods he invented."

[@DubbelDutch1]

Great content in general! Thx Jarett

[@shawntilluck]

Hang on that machine may be able to 3D print Hempcrete. You have to find some to make one!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

AMAZING WHAT YOU HAVE DUG UP 🤗😍😍😍 THANKS JARRETT FOR YOUR 🧐 RESEARCH

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

That's pretty amazing, I had no idea they were doing this. Look how refined the outside and inside finishing of the concrete is. I don't know if you said it or not in the video, but are these still standing today?

[@lasertagdreamer]

8:19 They did not envisage a rotary bunker :)

[@Comm0ut]

That's not really printing it's linear pouring without forms but the video title will get more views. It's a circular variation on linear kerb casting machines (see videos) but VERY elegant in its exceptional simplicity. Had the inventors used it for kerbs they'd have made millions because the machine is compact and mobile. It could run on any track straight or curved to produce any desired kerb of any reasonable size. It's a fascinating machine so thanks very much for posting. A competent fabricator could assemble one inexpensively and the limitation of round structures (round "rooms" are best for tanks and silos) bypassed by using modern reinforced (fiberglass for light work, steel for heavier work) concrete.

[@automateconstruction]

It’s very hard to convince modern engineers to agree with bypassing modern reinforcement. You totally understand the KZbin title game haha. I try not to spin it too much.

[@matthewglaysher6081]

I imagine these buildings are long gone. If not would be interesting to pay a visit. What part of the country is this?

[@automateconstruction]

I'm not sure I'm hoping to find out and visit if they are still standing.

[@cockshuttmatt7467]

There is still one standing.

[@johnparrish9215]

I'll give you one that everyone thinks is modern, Electronic Fuel Injection in cars. Everyone thinks that happened in the 80s but no it happened in 1958 by Chrysler before the computer was small enough to fit in a car. It worked great in the lab but in real life, the electromagnetic waves produced by high-power electrical lines would shut your engine down so almost all were recalled and replaced.

[@joe7272]

It's hilarious how early vs modern electrical problems compare

[@АртемЕкимов-щ5с]

Добрый день. Технологии открываются - иследуются - внедряются в повседневность. Этот процес может расстянуться на несколько веков. Так как технология рассматривается не только с технической точки зрения но и с социальной. Понятие электричество введено в 1600 году. Внедрение в повседневность - начало 20 века.

[@EarthlyF0rg0ten]

Well this really took off

[@automateconstruction]

They didn’t have the software to truly utilize what they had.

[@EarthlyF0rg0ten]

@@automateconstruction I get that I was referring to the views. Had 50 when I first watched it. Shared it all day.

[@automateconstruction]

@@EarthlyF0rg0ten thanks! I thought you were being sarcastic, I appreciate the early support! Analytics show 60% of the views are actually coming from Google search!

[@EarthlyF0rg0ten]

@@automateconstruction it happens we can't really convey tone over text without emojis 😆

[@jameshouse2909]

That was so interesting! These guys were true pioneers.

[@greggv8]

Make the head able to rotate on a vertical axis and the arm able to vary in length. Add CNC operation and it's a polar 3D concrete printer. Vase mode concrete printing. ;) Something other than the spinning discs would be needed to accommodate variable turn radii. Might be a way to make it do sharp corners with the way it can be stopped and restarted.

[@shawntilluck]

An interesting plot twist would be someone 3D printing some of the parts to make this.

[@joe7272]

Soooo sell this hopper fed wall printing machine, and let the user add their own tube feed system!!

[@leonknook_Lens_Idiot]

This is so cool! I can use that feeder stamping poke mechanism for my plastic granulate 3D printer, really genius idea

[@briangschaefer7048]

Great video, Jarett. Thank you :)

[@oakld]

Nice! I like Jarett's work very much, even though I don't share all the enthusiasm about 3D printing. Really good videos!

[@automateconstruction]

I’m more interested in construction automation I will try to diversify my content beyond 3d stuff.

[@oakld]

@@automateconstruction Looking forward to that!

[@StephenCoorlas]

Wait... What?! This is amazing!

[@---Snaporaz---]

9:59 😂 make a collab, " highest 3d printed structure in the world!!! "

[@alexandermoisessaldanaacev3303]

Es realmente asombroso, muchas veces he escuchado que solo estamos redescubriendo las cosas, pues hubo un pasado tecnológico. Muchas gracias por compartir éste video. Tal vez el proximo paso sea tener edificios construidos de una sola pieza debido a la union quimica de sus partes de forma que queden completamente unidas. Saludos.

[@automateconstruction]

Gracias!

[@Crosshatch1212]

@@automateconstruction you must go look at Martin f memorial project ,I think ull be pleasantly surprised ,😅

[@automateconstruction]

@@Crosshatch1212 Sure! where is it?

[@justanumber427]

super cool!! looks better than modern equivalent!

[@shawntilluck]

Great work! Try to have some one transfer the patient drawings to CAD, and feature is on you website!

[@shawntilluck]

Most of the 3D concrete printers you have demonstrated so far have had one "Head" printing a single thing (concrete), but their designs incorporates placing the reinforcing steel as well. Does that mean they have the first "Dual Head" or "Multi-Head" 3D concrete printer?

[@aydanaliev5723]

Good job thanks for the good video

[@Crosshatch1212]

Well the windexe machine is now being made in Austria and Australia,will be finished in one week from today 19,4,2023

[@ALominsky]

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this video!🥰🙏🙏🙏

[@deafblindnoob2748]

This end effector seems way more efficient and sophisticated than the simple nozzles today's printers use.

[@automateconstruction]

On some level it has certain benefits however the need to manually load the concrete makes for a very imprecise mix and the wall is only as strong as the weakest layers so if the loader messes up then the whole thing is kind of ruined. Today they use more complex mixer pump systems that allow for a much greater degree of consistency. I think mixer pump systems are one of the biggest areas for improvement in this sector. At the end of the day automation is the name of the game so although loading directly into the extruder by hand is simple, a silo system or truck loaded system would be much more efficient.

[@deafblindnoob2748]

@@automateconstruction Of course the pump system is one of the integral parts and biggest advancements of today's printers. I only meant that the shown extrusion system seems to be superior to the simple nozzles of current printers.

[@markzalavari1780]

@@automateconstruction but here the material is also very simple. As I know "modern" 3D print materials are filled with additives to fullfil the printing consistency needs. But it is really solveable to use estrich pumps for a simple, "earth dry" mixture as well.

[@heartobefelt]

@@automateconstruction If you look closely you can see the system moves forward driven by the compaction hammers hitting the laid product , If the loader is too slow to load the hopper the system will stop moving forwards so its an "auto detect drive interrupter". I actually cursed when i saw this video because i designed a center pivot system and thought i was the first .. lol Mine has rubber tyred drive wheels that roll on the floor slab , driven by a variable speed drive , inner and outer slipform molds , screw jack to raise the slipforms and a grout pump to feed the forms. My intention was for third world countries to build their own for cheap , They need the help more than Western Countries. I didnt think of their rotary wall polisher , mine is just a spring loaded trowel and rotary sponge with a water spray misting nozzle. The Urschel family would have grown up through the depression years of 1928 > so they had nothing much to work with and lots of spare time to have efficient innovative thought . Glad to read the family is still around.

[@didierfertil6334]

Hello from France. Do you know if they have made some sillages silos with this technique in the 40' in some Us dairy stages ?

[@joe7272]

NGL modern 3d printing construction companies can learn from the simplicty of this design. Who cares if there is "zero" human hands on construction, what if it's 1/30th the number of people? Hiring 2 guys to toss premix into a hopper is hellofa lot easier than maintenence and monitoring of a modern 3d printed house. This old tech is also stronger and better insulating.

[@CUBETechie]

It would be used for Clay too

[@mattmont1247]

it makes you wonder why this tech isn't more mainstream.

[@KayoMichiels]

Because back then.. it was not easy to get documentation.... now you can google almost everything.. but back then... yeah... mostly books or some magazines..

[@automateconstruction]

Great point also they didn’t have all the excellent parametric design and slicing software we have today which increases the capabilities of the printer by many magnitudes.

[@automateconstruction]

The homes being cheap point is a really good one too. There still isn’t detailed code for these buildings. There is an official statement saying it’s allowed and to be reviewed by the local municipality to determine whether or not to award the permit but it goes into no further detail.

[@tragedyofwind]

probably the same reason why we don't have composite material car or car with plastic cover for a long time. Because the industry is unwilling to change, especially the worker union.

[@markzalavari1780]

@Zen Economics I think it is not as hard to get building code for it. You need one for the material and one for the structure, that implies the tech behind. But if you have a company you can make this tech eligible to construct.

[@kaviator]

Notice they didn't need computers. Also, they had a strong sense of humor. Truly remarkable how ahead of its time this was!

[@impresiones3D]

Thanks for the video 🙌🏼

[@benjones5107]

where can we get the plans to make this device.Is there someone that can build the tamper type. ? ready to get this machine ,here in Oregon

[@anubismva]

Hey Jarett Gross, where is the complete video. I only found 2 urschellabs' videos.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Anyone could bring that technology back into production.

[@bearnaff9387]

Hilarious thing to note: Another piece of film of this process just turned up on the 3D printing subreddit. Apparently, Urschel's grandson is not only still involved in the company, he's active on the subreddit. Formless construction is apparently in the Urschel blood!

[@tonyarcus]

Jarett, I have known for a while that Ihad to do some binge watching of your videos. I have a project that I am writing up at the moment for a three D printed village, however it is so involved I think I am at least five years away, and a lot of research. I would rather spend time on this project than watch Mr Beast Videos. But who am I kidding, i'll do both.

[@automateconstruction]

Enjoy! I wish I could make my videos as entertaining as his increasing my average watch time would be really helpful to grow my channel.

[@3DPT]

This has gone viral across the 3D printing community.. Where is the source for the original video? Library of Congress? I checked the Urschel site, they don't have the video posted.

[@automateconstruction]

I have the link to their youtube channel with the original video in the description.

[@3DPT]

@@automateconstruction Thank you, I found it buried in the Urschel Channel. Do you know if any of the printed buildings are still around?

[@JMGrimm]

Is the building in this video still standing? If so, where is it?

[@automateconstruction]

I'm currently looking into that more soon hopefully.

[@benvolio36]

They would be cool to see.

[@serbanmike]

Hey Jarret, Write a book about 3D printing ,. History, methods developed along time, materials, etc.. You have pictures You will tell in what fields these 3D printed constructions are/were used. It's going to an interesting book.

[@automateconstruction]

I think I will!

[@serbanmike]

@@automateconstruction Please do. you have so much material and knowledge gathered on this subject.. You can contact companies that you visited and for sure they will give you info which is not proprietary. This will keep you busy for a while. Good luck !

[@alexanderstrelets8234]

Человек, как всегда, занимается самой ответственной частью работы :)

[@Corum001]

The reason we get surprised about the cleaver past is because of the arrogant now.

[@MrNikke96]

Hey, this is a long shot but what the hell. I´m a civil engineer student in Finland doing my thesis on 3D-printing construction and you have been bulk of my information on the thesis! (dont worry you are in the references) But if you wanted to hop on a teams chat some day in the next few weeks for a chat that would be super! :D id record the chat but only for my own notes so there will only be text out of the conversation. Anyway, i really like your stuff and im grateful for your work that im kinda piggy backing on :D Edit: and of course i wrote this before watching the video where you inform how to get a call with you, but unfurtunally i dont have money to spare :(

[@automateconstruction]

Shoot me an email via [e-mail] I may not have time for a video call but at the very least I can answer some questions via email.

[@amagro9495]

Not only the first 3D print construction, the also the first non planar!

[@juliamarsh2077]

Wow, do any of these buildings still exist? if they do, what condition are they in?

[@automateconstruction]

I interacted with the grandson of William Urschel, a company owns the land it’s on now and built over the original structure. I may get to visit one day theres not much evidence left.

[@WeberMachineWorks]

Does anyone have any idea about the cement mix?

[@metacombs]

I wonder if those buildings are still there. Maybe Google earth could help.

[@brandonfigueroa7399]

i want one

[@martinwashington3152]

I actually thought "patents" if that's correct were only useful for a term of 25 years and that's If you kept up the subscription costs paid yearly, after that someone else can re-patent what you had prior.. I only say and mention this is because it's what family slate me over and it's not worth wasting monies obtaining patent, they just want a quick-cash money flow notion going for business. So am assuming after 25 years anyone can copy something else of others design.

[@jairoantoniofictoriejovel4298]

Vergona esa maquina pa contruir edificaciones casas, edificios cualquier cosa

[@gregf6297]

I haven't read through all the other comments to see if it has been mentioned, so in any event this will be newer: Patents expire after 20 years and they can not be "renewed". The patent on the tongue and groove expired in the 70s. "Exclusive rights" claims by other companies, however, is BS.

[@Pumpkin-Brain]

Do you know if any of the buildings from the 1930’s still exist?

[@dedlunch]

Add graphene and you don't need reinforcement, graphitic carbon nitride and it'll be almost as hard as diamond

[@jairoantoniofictoriejovel4298]

¡Qué vergona esa maquinaria sin andarse jodiendose tanto!

[@josephstinebaugh9867]

Does the building exist to today?

[@3dpprofessor]

Is this really 3D printing? I mean, it's technically moving around the X and Y technically, but it really only has 2 movements it can do, a polar movement around the center, and Z. This is really just a flat wall wound around on itself. I couldn't do rooms or other things. I mean, it's cool, but technically, not 3D.

[@automateconstruction]

Technically not 3D printing, you are correct. From my understanding this is mostly because there is no G-code or digital tool path.

[@3dpprofessor]

@@automateconstruction I know that's how many people define 3D printing, but I prefer a tech-agnostic definition. GCode is just a way of communicating movement. Markus Kayser made an inspirational laser cutter that used shaped disks to define the movement of the X and Y gantry. Totally non-digital, and no gcode, but a comparable enough process that I wouldn't say "that's not a laser cutter, it doesn't use GCode". Also, his used the sun, and the sun is a deadly laser.

[@automateconstruction]

​@@3dpprofessoryes that is a laser cutter but it is not CNC

[@3dpprofessor]

@@automateconstruction That's true.

[@ADOENDRA]

I wonder if these buildings still exist?

[@automateconstruction]

One of them does, I am talking to the grandson of William to see if I can find it.

[@ADOENDRA]

@@automateconstruction That would be cool ! Thanks

[@jairoantoniofictoriejovel4298]

Vergona esa época dorada de Vida de gente Sana laboriosa y de calories vivan los 1930s

[@jairoantoniofictoriejovel4298]

Vergón el video qué a color en los 1930s

[@ChielScape]

"about 70 years late" 1930s to 2020s is a 70 year gap now?

[@automateconstruction]

No, in 2000 contour crafting started 3D printing concrete again.

[@thePavuk]

So... why it doesn't success? It looks like they solved everything.

[@aviatormaxim]

Илон Маск? Чел, эту технологию придумали в США в 1939 в штате Индиана

[@ДмитрийЛебенков-ы1ы]

круто

[@billsauer3164]

And yet there's people today that claimed to be the first ones to use this technology LOL

[@isaacsegura]

it looks like 1950 movie, there were no color in 1930

[@skillworldwide]

2d concrete pouring is more accurate.

[@automateconstruction]

Tamping is the most accurate

[@skillworldwide]

@@automateconstruction wrong. Those day dont have automation and cnc concept. Topping up with guilder is exactly the word. Similar concept derived from soil and mud wall used thousands of years before.

[@motionsick]

king sh!t