You won't believe what this 3D printed tank can do
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I've been doing a lot of off camera work to the tank so I could get it ready for this test, It has been a fun test and I've learned a lot about what does and what does not work.
By my observations I'd say that the parts that failed did it so because:
· I printed them really weak because I was running to finish the tank.
· The parts were at least 2 years old and had been supporting the weight of the tank all that time.
· There are a couple of design flaws that introduced unwanted weaknesses mostly on the links.
Even though the fact that it is 3D printed is a clear drawback I think I'm pretty close to it working as I want so I'll keep pushing through. I still consider the tank finished but I'll have to redesign and reprint a bunch of parts. Please let me know what you think about it in the comments!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:39 Transporting the tank
02:46 How does it work
04:34 PCBWay
05:18 Testing
09:56 Unexpected disassembly
11:15 Damage report
People concerned about 3D-printing guns and Ivan is over here 3D-printing TANKS.
if only we could 3D print wifes.
Rotflmfao bro Lesson learned don't read replies while eating cereal. The floor and kitchen table are covered in Cheerios and milk.
To be fair it's not like this is a particularly threatening tank, it's more of a threat to Windows than it is anything else
Hey, it's safer than Lego, it's giant so it's not a choking hazard for kids. So it's safe :D
next are 3d printed planes and guided rockets
I have watched "The Tank" iterations since March 2018. Wow what an achievement. You are truly amazing. Thank you for all your videos.
Thank you for your support! 😉
Damn, I've been watching for 4 years already?
@@RamenPoweredShitFactory Just wait time goes quicker and faster. ... Papu would say "Time Compresses".
same'
I have watched all your videos since the early days when you had just started... My god the commitment and passion that has gone into building this truly commendable. How many builds you had to redo... How much time and effort since years... Kudos and hats off
OK... That "like a glove" moment when you loaded it in the van. 👀🎇💪 More perimeters. 😁
I've spent quite a bit reprogramming the control algorithm just to not crash into stuff and it seems it has paid off (Unless I toggle the crash the tank switch) Thanks!
one of the best things I've seen printed so far awesome job dude, been watching since the start of this channel, in the last fours years of printing. the community has gotten so big with so much help out there and the designs are out of this world I'm glad i got into the game because 3d printing is just endless amounts of fun and learning too
The day we’ve all been waiting for. Looks amazing. Well done.
Thanks!!
This was awhile ago
I have enjoyed this build so much, can't wait to see the upgrades and how well it will do..
Thank you for being a daring, hard working, and positive person. It's a beautiful thing to see.
Fantastic, Ivan! Really amazing work! 😃 For something 3d printed it took a lot of abuse there! Like a champ! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
need to add a camera on the "cannon" with targeting display to see what you are shooting at :)
What a crazy projects! I am impressed how well the tracks held up!
This channel is so underrated. Why you don't have over 1M subscribers is beyond me. Great content and fun builds.
What a life's work Ivan ! Simply amazing !
The fact that it works at all is epic! Now you need to cluster motors to get more torque and you need more ground clearance too!
It's really cool that even when it's "finished" you're still going to iterate on it and improve it! That is one of the fun parts of invention, after all.
This project is amazing, congrats!
I love Ivans approach to making. Rather than try and make a finished working product, he makes something knowing that it will likely fail at first. I think this is a crucial thing for makers to understand. When you make something you should expect it to fail. You even want it to fail. It is only through failure that we learn.
S P A C E R S ! Well built, expertly engineered and cool project!
This is great Ivan!
DANGGGGG That is one hell of a torture test! Nice work Ivan!
One of the very first videos of yours that I watched was you making a 3D printed hovercraft. I've enjoyed watching you and all of your videos, they are truly an inspiration of the fact that anyone can do anything if you put your mind to it. I'd love to see you put where you started to where your at now and create an amphibious assault vehicle ... that would be amazing. Even if you don't, you have still done an amazing job at building this tank. Definitely something to be proud of.
So much fun watching the video! 😀
Wow a lot of respect! I am building a mini tank as well and having stuff break and is steel! Seriously good design work to get those plastic parts working as well as they did
So cool to see it finally done! :D Really hope some day I'm able to print some of my models that big!
Awesome tank! And we get to see everything sped up, so it is obvious you have put a great deal of time and work into it, and it shows! Now the materials seem to be the limiting factor, not the amazing design!
""It's not finished anymore" - I'm gonna steal that! Beside that it went all good, you had fun, you tested all things, you had new ideas! You had fun!
Genius at work
Question: Did you consider using a TPU layer for treads at all, or even a stiffer polymer for the whole thread? If so, what made you decide against it?
Man respect, man, for testing it to destruction and showing it!
Has to be the best 3D printed project ever! Qué crack!!
2:54 Picard: There are 4 lights!
crazy and good projext,amaizing as ever
incredible work
It is just great ! What you can do with a 3D printer is mind boggling, Miranda puts the BIG into the Big 3D Prints World.
Very impressive motors and battery pack. Kudos to your interesting project. 😎
Really looks like a FV4005 with the turret on. Love it.
This is incredible
That's dope. Fun project :)
Have you considered using Carbon Fiber PLA for non-flexible high load parts like the treads? I've been using Sunlu's CF-PLA for ages, more for print quality than strength gains, but it's some strong stuff and it prints like a dream!
Ivan, this is still a great project. I have forgotten, what is your material PLA or PETG? I build autonomous mobile robots (tracked) we are currently testing tracks made from Onyx with 8 layers of carbon fiber embedded. Keep up the great work.
never ending story, I love it
I think either you’re gonna have to use a stronger filament or you’re just gonna have to get tracks that you can sit on your tank. But other than that, everything seems to be working fine that’s really the main thing that kept breaking while you were testing. Very good work I haven’t seen anyone work with filament quite the way you have.
It did better than I actually expected it to Ivan, very nice build! Maybe mount a cheap video camera on top of the gun barrel feeding a small monitor just in front of the joystick, that way you can see exactly where the balls will go when you pull the fun switch.
Very cool. When you reprint the tracks maybe you could print a TPU Tread and bond that to the tracks to give a bit more grip and perhaps help protect the links from as much damage. For the suspension are you making the front suspension stiffer than the rear as the mass seems focused in the rear and the nose seems to dip when you drive forwards... even before the suspensions broke. For your cannon could you add a car reversing camera to the tip and put a little screen by the joystick to make aiming easier? The reversing lines would be kind of like a rangefinder.
Excelente trabajo, el broche de oro para tanto esfuerzo!
Gracias!
¿Broche de oro?
Ya man don't give, this is AWSOME. And I love the soud it males
add some thin steel/ alu tread plate at the front/ spaced armor
GREAT !!! improving improving improving... im cant wait...
RESPECT Absolutely amaizing . Like a lot you design and build such big things.
You should add a targeting camera with a small display or at least a green laser to mark your target:) Very cool build!
You are an absolute LEGEND for your madness! one question: what do you print your parts in?
Brilliant!
Wow you got it to DRIVE! I am actually a bit speechless and don't even know WHAT to think. But kudos for PERSISTENCE !
Really cool build I like. The final should include 100% infill for areas that need it to be. The other areas could be lower infill like the side frame or center area for weight reduction.
This guy lives rent free in my head. I will build something this cool!
Cool project now it's finish. next step: make cockpit with screen which display the view of camera on top of canon! 😁
Need a crossover with The Chieftain! Oh bugger, the tank is on fire.
... that gave a new meaning to running "out of track" ...:D
You are a gift to humanity. Thank you. ^_^
how much does it weigh?? how much battery do you use? could you add a solar panel? how much did all that filament cost?? add rubber gromets or something to the bottom of your treads? fantastic build and respect the amount of time that went into all that!
Awesome Ivan :) I think the ball hopper for the gun makes the tank look a little too tall, though I guess that's unavoidable.
You should add a sighting camera to the turret, then you can also record video with it. Love these videos!
That is pretty cool. People must grin from ear to ear when they see you in the park.
All I can think of is two teams of tanks facing off against each other. Imagine the fun!
Tas "to loko" Ivan 🤣🤣👏👏👏crack!!!
This is great!
Fun video! Excellent project! I wonder if a hybrid metal/plastic design would help. You could do the high stress parts with a metal/plastic sandwich. Get or make a CNC plasma or laser table. Or partner with a channel that specializes in that?
Suggestion: Upgrade the bottom of the treads to use replaceable TPU pads.
or...flexible pla. Ohhh there is that tire tpu from Mich
The left hand needs a rest that has a monitor for a coaxial gun camera, readouts for battery voltage, ammo count, etc., and the light switches. Too much stuff under the gun control hand can get confusing and dangerous. The barrel re-center switch should be either under the right thumb, or on a tophat switch on the right grip. A mechanical brake that engages the inner teeth of the sprocket would work for a parking brake.
Thanks for sharing , Look great!
ive been watching this series since the tank was about 2 or 3 feet long, lol... seeing as the tracks have been destroyed, would a rubber filament hold up any better for the tracks added with metal pins to hold them together?
You should replace the tread links with TPU instead of PLA, TPU is pretty much unbreakable and super easy to print with
Yup, the 64D tpu I found is my new favorite filament. As you say, almost unbreakable! I need to experiment with bonding it to PLA.
man that is impressive
Would it be possible to 3d print some sort of Shock absorber? that would be great, and maybe adding some rubber bands on the caterpillar would make it more stable to drive. This tank is amazing!!
Sir I'm sure you hear this all the time but perhaps this is the straw to break the camels back but have you considered adding something vital? cause as a theorist of physics i would imply that plastic is not a good surface to urrrm climb leaves for fully optimal surface placement and the ability to obtain grip would allow said tank to navigate in an optimal posture when compared other tracked vehicles but the addition of little rubber strips but thick enough to gain traction you can glue them on with some industrial cold weld adhesive
You should add a removable mirror so you can back it into the van easy, which would make getting in and out easier during transport
Could spraying the ground side of the treads with a rubberized coating help gives them a bit of traction and strength, something like those rhino truck bed liner sprays? Might also makes them a bit quieter depending what you're driving on.
you made a fantastic tank, it's beautiful. i don't know if it's useful but i have a suggestion, if you lower the acceleration, especially from stationary, you may reduce the force on the tracks and the plastic would survive longer.
I think the biggest shock to the tracks was the breaking...
Any thoughts to using TPU for the treads? I bet that would absorb a LOT of the hits the suspension has been taking, and probably last longer than the hard plastic. Just a thought.
Take a look at how real tanks have set up the track path and how each of the tanks wheels work, I'll bet it'll be educational in regards to your 3D printed mini tank. Great work so keep it up, I love this channel. But when you come down to off road, I suspect metal is the only thing able to handle the material stress that causes.
I was gonna say maybe you should add ridges or spikes on the track for better traction for gravel and dirt but then again since its 3D printed they would most likely break and you would end up with smooth tracks again. But regardless this is amazing to see it used in the forest and how it come a long all these years.
I can see this being popular with tank paint battle games! 😆
Needs more ground clearance and larger rollers if you want better durability in that terrain, and a parking brake of some kind would probably be a pretty good idea too just for safety purposes I hope to see it evolve further
I am just waiting for the end result of him taking 6 of these to a park. 3 red, 3 blue. Some kids are going to have a massive blast.
Love it it’s fantastic
If you want to make the threads stronger then I would suggest making them from something else than PLA like aluminium bars or something. Also I would suggest making different drive wheels. Edit: I will also make my own electric/gas powered tank but from wood and with a metal frame. For electrical drive I will use wheels from balancewheel because they’re very strong brushless motors and for the gas I will use a gas generator to charge the batteries while driving or smth. I will make videos of this but I don’t know when I will post them, also I’m from Poland.
maybe for the next edition, adding an augmented Reality targeting HUD? Basically just a camera at the end of the turret's barrel, and eyepiece with a crosshair
Excellent
I love it!
I wonder if a TPU would be better for the tracks and also if there was a way to use them for the shocks too...
I imagine that the tank would be better if some parts were used to make molds. then you could, for example, have the treads be made of something much more suited to the task. I don't actually know what I'm talking about though so I have know idea what parts would be good to replace with what materials, assuming this is a good idea.
your videos are amazing :)
sorted tank, but I think that some TPU may help with the suspension or Tracks? I hope you get him going again.
question: would this big hunk o' plastic be suitable for taking gun fire and or frontlines of war?
Despite it's a early prototype 3d printed tank is not good at terrain, but it proves 3d printed tanks are effective and more fun, i hope they could make a advance tank design for off road and powerful psi gun in the future.
I think you need bigger wheels to get higher off the ground and stronger chains with better grip and so that you can putt more tension on so the keep straight below the wheels and not give way to everything.
Fantastic! I know a lot of your chanell is about 3D printing, but it would be fun to build this tank or something similar out of metal. Either machining the parts or possibly get some company to sponsor printing the parts out of metal. Maybe using some improved suspension from a car or motorcycle? :D
Would that not deviate from the theme?...3D printed.
@@edzatool Well, he does machine some stuff. I would just love to see him put his engineering mind to such a task. And if he can get the use of a commercial metal 3D printer, it would still be printing. :D
This would be great for paintball. Put a acrylic screen all around with lots of layers of removable plastic film all around so easy to clean and people can only hit you when they get ontop of you. Would be a lot of fun.
*patiently awaiting 3D printed crane*
Well, stealth vehicle this is not, but truly amazing that an ambitious (and slightly crazy) person can design and print out complex creations like this!