Can You Drive On 3D Printed Wheels?

[@Vastafari34]

6:03 Those are called Traction bars!! They preload torque to the leaf springs tightening everything up and ultimately they improve traction as the name suggests. Makes no sense on that car though hahaha.

[@BenShapirosLowerLip]

Maybe in the past a previous owner was starting a drag build with this car and gave up?

[@jwalster9412]

Maybe someone installed them to hide something broken, might be good for hiding blown shocks.

[@skrrtskrrt646]

They don't preload the springs, they stop the axle from rotating. When launching hard (most likely harder than a stock pinto is capable of, unless you neutral drop it from 7000 rpm) the axle may rotate causing the springs to distort (become s shaped essentially.) when this happens the traction bars hit the spring, stopping the axle rotating further.

[@ronniek6114]

Install autojacks on the pinto, with as much wheel changing and breaking it goes through, it seems like a logical time saver.

[@WaterjetChannel]

Hahaha yeah you’re probably right

[@x_ph1l]

When you want to try and fit only a part of big print, like bolt pattern of a wheel, you can just cut out that specific part in your Prusa Slicer using Cut command (shortcut: C). Just do a couple of cuts and print only a part of your whole design. No plastic wasted. Also no time wasted either

[@cy9nvs]

Wow, I didn't even know you can print something like that in one piece with two materials, amazing.

[@squidcaps4308]

Changeable toolhead, if your printer frame can take it you can even put milling head and start using it as CNC... But, it ain't cheap...

[@Stormer-vx5kw]

you need a fancy printer that can load multiple filament spools at once to do it

[@CuteFuzzyWeasel]

Video title "Can You Drive On 3D Printed Wheels?" video at 0:01 "We're driving on 3d printed wheels!" well, that answers that question.

[@710Chri]

Probably not

[@WaterjetChannel]

Me when I comment before finishing the video

[@drantigon]

@@WaterjetChannel Hey can you make a video about if you can drive on 3d printed wheels :D

[@ginger_nosoul]

Probably yes, you have a small mind

[@fluffsquirrel]

@@WaterjetChannel The perfect response (totally not commenting before finishing the video)

[@monkeyman7870]

@@ginger_nosoul i think it was a joke man😭

[@yuvie9588]

if you keep making videos like these you will soon become a local town folklore "weard car wheels guy"

[@rtr5301]

Increase the size by designing each wheel in 4 pieces like a puzzle. Then snap/glue them together and go get some gas!!

[@GerinoMorn]

Prob not worth time and effort, but it'd be interesting series "can I make actually better 3d printed wheels". With geometries achievable with 3d printing it could be... interesting.

[@livinghardorhardlyliving8925]

It's possible with a proper weight distribution, one beam relieving load pressure from another.

[@RuToClose]

Pinto had traction bars, supposed to help eliminate wheel hop on leaf spring suspension. You know so your pinto can really run out it's 0-exploded real fast. You need to be cutting in the movie Top Secret, there is a good pinto scene.

[@WaterjetChannel]

Ahhhh yeah it really helps with the 45 horsepower ol Greg has

[@RuToClose]

@@WaterjetChannel What ya doin' out here in these waters?

[@DudeRandom]

I unironically think that if they had a bigger printer or perhaps 3d printed 2 parts and connected them together without compromising on integrity and quality then it wouldnt be a bad deal. I also want to add that you guys are my favourite moonshine distillers

[@goober_985]

can you make them the RIGHT GOD DAMN SIZE ONE OF THESE TIMES???

[@WaterjetChannel]

We literally made them as big as physically possible on the printer 🗿

[@wobblingwobbler]

for the love of god YES PLEASE

[@MattIsTheCat]

​@@WaterjetChannelMaybe you should use the 3D printer to make the 3D printer bigger.

[@goober_985]

@@WaterjetChannel okay, that's fair... i really like these videos, they're great... just, if you can, with the next material, if it's possible, make them a wee bit bigger? banger videos, but me likey big wheely

[@Blue-bf8lv]

@@WaterjetChannel get a bigger printer

[@consolehacker54]

I love watching these crazy experiments, but I hate seeing potential damage to this car, even if it is only a dressed up Ford Pinto lol. Put that back on the road and experiment on a 2001 Camry or something

[@nukulator]

It's so crazy you can just drive that on the road. Where I live your driver's license would just spontaneously combust.

[@WaterjetChannel]

That might happen here too

[@shadowtrell9961]

I would love to put wheels like that on a go-kart. Wait... 3D printed go-kart? Is that possible?

[@UbberMapper]

i can honestly say i have never wondered that until you mentioned it

[@Otamatone_Productions]

are we gonna ignore how you did not clean up the mess of the first tire, it was there for more than 3 months.

[@HomebrewHorsepower]

You could definitely remove the traction bars. They're pointless on that car.

[@paulosborne6517]

Next step, printing 3D half-track units for the Pinto. Smaller wheels would be OK for that. The real test would be the mounting frame and track links.

[@EricLS]

I’m kind of blown away all you needed was PETG. Goes to show that there’s more to strength than just filament type

[@teardowndan5364]

Pretty hard to maintain tension on wheel studs to keep the nuts on when clamping on relatively soft plastic. Need to re-torque every mile!

[@Mageau79]

Btw that car was less probable off expolding then any car off the same years so dont believe evrything look it up

[@WaterjetChannel]

Yeah I love the pinto lore lol. So much wrong information. It’s a solid car!

[@jansenart0]

Take it from a former Makerbot guy: don't use 100% infill. Use just an insane number of shells, as many as the slicer will allow.

[@WaterjetChannel]

Lol I’ll have to give it a try

[@Mr_80085]

next make the wheels bigger and do a drag race

[@dalehammond3591]

You're gonna need more than 20% infill there.

[@Advil1024]

If you decide to revisit this one day, maybe you could cut some steel plates with bolt holes that get embedded in the wheels for more strength. Or maybe make a larger wheel by waterjet cutting the wheel portion from steel and then 3D print the tire portion out of PETG or Nylon where it bolts to the steel plate, then TPU for the tire. Cut the tire model into four pieces that fit together when they're bolted onto the wheel and each quarter of a tire still fits on your build plate. Put your current model online and we'll do it for you!

[@WaterjetChannel]

Oh I actually really like that idea! Would be a perfect waterjet project. Whats the best way for me to upload it?

[@mago8385]

I think yeah, some bkocks if you printed with the holes vertical to Hold pressure

[@woofy1988]

"... If you can actually drive a car on wheels made entirely from a 3D printer?" *Crunch* "OOOOOH" ... Maybe if it were at 100% infill?

[@therealkirby101]

Gotta admire your enthusiasm to keep on trying. 👏👏

[@WaterjetChannel]

I try! 🤓

[@Sandux930]

Honestly being a star guest at OpenSauce makes perfect sense

[@dgundeadforge17]

try attaching alternating super strong fishing magnets(100lbs+ of magnetic force)magnets to a wheel and see if you can do induction heating for "FAST FOOD" You could 3d print the wheel with recesses for the magnets and use a strong epoxy to hold them in.

[@dj1NM3]

It might be a good idea to use washers, in between the lugnuts and the wheel itself, so that the plastic wheel is sandwiched between metal?

[@brett_kendrick82]

Didn't see a water jet once

[@annasaturnino9981]

The lugs falling out is my favorite part 💀😂

[@Koketsu_]

I saw this guy making a table out of denim and epoxy, make a tire out of it too!

[@UbberMapper]

All my friends know the low rider The Low rider drives a little slower.

[@WaterjetChannel]

George Lopez?!?

[@PALNEH]

lot of good youtubers posting today, dunno why

[@Toadzx]

$80 bucks a tire, that seems worth it to me if you could get the size right. The only problem would be the dealership trying to guilt me into getting “real” tires.

[@fyremage3075]

Oh shit! A sequel!

[@jwalster9412]

3D printed printed, water jet cut, turbo for the pinto next?

[@IANF126]

so much tasty microplastic made at the end

[@Adam-nv9zo]

I dont think that car is making enough power for those traction bars 😂.

[@snewen.g.8485]

Bro got static stance drive experience without static stance settings.

[@TheStealthbob]

...you do know these cars were known to be rolling bombs right? lol

[@georgeaura]

I think this deserves a redo so that the tires can be fitted correctly.

[@ThatMFWolf]

you should hit up Elegoo for a OrangeStorm Giga and printed a full size one.

[@HeinzizBaKeD]

I make an effort to watch every video you upload. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@WaterjetChannel]

Appreciate that man, I’m trying my best. 💪

[@kylebrock7435]

the best part is he does all this with a Ford Pinto 😂 and a lowrider lol

[@Stormer-vx5kw]

surprised they didnt send a bigger printer considering what your doing with it

[@squidcaps4308]

....prints full size piece just to check for bolt holes... Dear lord.. No. Make slices and cut parts to smaller bits that you use to test the fit. You really only need to print a disc, without TPU. Takes half an hour, if even that much since you can crank up speed and use draft settings in the slicer...

[@WaterjetChannel]

We did we just didn’t show it 🗿

[@joshmaynard1505]

They answer the question in the first few seconds

[@MaNNeRz91]

Theres a dutch guy that went quite far with this but hasnt gone any further

[@benparker5512]

That burnout looks like it's from a lego movie.

[@CameronSalazar2113]

Wait 1 nut on that tire 9:25?? that is a scary sight.

[@bensonroubinet4319]

If you used mold release it would have worked better

[@abludungeonmaster5817]

Okay. Now make the wheels bigger. And print them in halves if you have to

[@fluffypinkpandas]

tbh this is a great prospect for Omnidirectional wheels. ive seen those be 3d printed and now im convinced we are not only closer to downloading cars but closer to WASD - strafe- movement cars how comfortable are you driving with a digital input?

[@Your_average_builder]

Something tells me this wont work

[@FoxDog1080]

This printer bed doesn't look much bigger than your average printer bed

[@PatGilliland]

I run 10" rims on my classic Mini - these just might work...

[@jansenart0]

No positraction!!

[@DanVR001]

3D printed wheel on the car most likely to explode in hstory. I admire your bravery. 👍👍👍👍

[@jamesburke2759]

Just like the bronze age we are truly about to enter the 3d print age. the future is going to be every household has a 3d printer and everything can be recycled into new filament.

[@BaurmilConpham]

Viable wheel? Maybe. Viable tire? Not really. Cool asf if they could be larger? Absolutely

[@RandomBogey]

This was wheelie cool, bud.

[@ElectricalExistence]

"low, ride-er, can always go a little lower" no, in fact it cannot.

[@sto1asgoetia600]

You could drive 3d printed wheels, if they were metal 3d printed

[@nerfornuthn3538]

We need a BigTime colab! Give the pinto some tlc

[@WaterjetChannel]

Tell them! I actually love those guys

[@enochbooher6509]

Anyone can 3d print a working wheel, but only an engineer can 3d print a wheel that barely works

[@WaterjetChannel]

You’re so real for this

[@parker73724]

"We don't know what these suspension components are but they were in the way so we took them off." 💀

[@WaterjetChannel]

Trial by error 🤓👍

[@brianfurlong305]

6am wooo!!!

[@WayfairingSam]

Have you tried making it out of caulk?!

[@2ndAkagi]

1:46 *insert zoolander song here*

[@griffinkimberly7695]

damn, wheels really lose rubber quickly when your it slips.

[@fluffypinkpandas]

we are that much closer to downloading a car

[@arxligion]

Next: The ultimate lowrider

[@ashiehakoto1490]

michilin tire. that's neat. tryptophobia alert tho. would've been cooler in red tho

[@WaterjetChannel]

Yeah it’s kinda creepy looking lol

[@Yellow_bud]

Put it on a gocart!

[@AvastAvoid]

Can you headbutt a nail in..? Probably but probably shouldn't.

[@sithin53]

Интересный опыт с нейросетями, но я вполне мог смотреть на вашем родном, английском(американском) языке. Спасибо за ваше творчество, всех благ

[@mikeegebrecht2169]

As the fact that you're insisting on making tiny wheels for your car you might as well jack up the vehicle as in heighten the ride height

[@JakeHewitson-d1o]

those wheel's have more life than most p platers

[@Lacey-Stats]

Wow!

[@adamreynolds3863]

1:49, should be said more often

[@WhyAreYouMakingMeSad]

Thank you for translation

[@WaterjetChannel]

You’re welcome! What language did you use?

[@squishy312]

Pinto's rapper name = Lil' Scrapey .

[@jwalster9412]

12:57 im pretty sure the brake is smoking..

[@venkatadri1299]

I was expecting full size wheels, not these tiny ones.

[@yeetmiester07]

Unfortunate incident

[@samael978]

I hate that people with a lil following can just get so much expensive shit for free

[@WaterjetChannel]

It definitely wasn’t easy 😐

[@OneCosmic749]

This exact type of video has already been done by other youtuber.

[@miauzure3960]

you are so frustrating, having these great fun ideas and skills and connections to make them happen, but then f***king up something so simple like the goddamn wheel diameter... but I'm glad that at least you printed it horizontally

[@WaterjetChannel]

I made the wheels as big as physically possible for the printer 🗿

[@markjohnson-n7y]

cool video but wheel too small

[@magyver69]

not bad

[@cullendarling7916]

That is one shiny Pinto😊

[@Dirtyalpacka]

Why did the original owners give this channel away?

[@Falcogamer19]

How stupid expensive would it be to make bigger wheels?

[@FalloutProto]

Thermoplastics aren't a good wheel material lol. Imagine even with actual tyres, the brakes would radiate heat to the wheel and melt it lol

[@WaterjetChannel]

Easy solution. 3D print the brakes too 👍😎

[@MuseaBear]

i feel like you could get a bigger printer

[@brett_kendrick82]

Bro, don't talk about my mom like that