3D Printed Linear Actuator??? Surprisingly Strong!

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@ElementalMaker 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work! I'd love to see how many cycles under load this would survive.

@marktolands9692 2 жыл бұрын

probably a lot more than you would expect, I have a 5:1 planetary gear set printed in ABS I have been operation for over 600 hours of continuous usage. if the part is desinged reasonably well and not abused 3d printed parts can operate nominaly for extended periods of time.

@3DRC-707 2 жыл бұрын

There’s the rub

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Yeah it would make a great follow up video!

@Rr-cr4qu Жыл бұрын

@@3DRC-707 ruble of belarus?

@kingmasterlord Жыл бұрын

@@Rr-cr4qu you never heard the phrase there's the rub? it means like the flaw in the otherwise smooth operation of machinery: the spot where it rubs

@bowieinc 2 жыл бұрын

I love videos with functional prints that inspire me to create! This was excellent. Thank you:)

@lemastertech 6 ай бұрын

Been a fan for a while! Love the way your channel blends informative stuff with fun projects, and it’s all just shot so well and the video and audio quality are great!! Keep up the great work 🫡

@seabeepirate 2 жыл бұрын

Curious how these compare in size to power and weight to power vs the store bought one. Pretty cool! I’ve been making a lot of things that I could buy cheaper if I accounted for my time but knowing the ins and outs of a thing is satisfying and when something breaks then I’m not afraid to dig in and get it going again.

@jubliano2261 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, incredible video man. Love the growth on your channel.

@marsgizmo 2 жыл бұрын

great project! 👏😎

@allthegearnoidea6752 Жыл бұрын

Nice build. I use a lot of electric actuators. You will find this type of design is much stronger in compression than tension. A lot of the actuators use a nylon nut and are surprisingly powerful. I like the fact you used a square section as a keyway

@jamesmade 2 жыл бұрын

3d printers have opened up a whole wave of creativity and Im here for it. Interested to see what else you create Michael!

@waynefilkins8394 9 ай бұрын

3d printers made me realize how uncreative I am. I always referred to myself as a "genius" with all these ideas but too lazy or lacking the resources to make them. Now I have 2 p1s printers and can make anything and it's like my mind is just constantly blank lol. I'm glad there's people like this guy sharing their creative designs though :)

@inventorj 11 ай бұрын

Perfectttt video.. was looking for a 3d printed actuator for a coffee press I’m working on. Thank you sir!!

@noworriesmate_ Жыл бұрын

Hi, your video just popped up on my main page. Very cool. Someone might already have mentioned it, but the gasket is probably there to keep the water out, not the grease in. These type of actuators are often used to open/close roof windows where they might get wet and need weather sealing. Also you could make it stronger by using more gears since I am guessing you're maxing out the motor when crashing the soda can. Awesome work. Subbed.

@showland2727 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, this would likely work well for a standing desk build. thank you for sharing it!

@jacob.rausch Жыл бұрын

your sponsor charges 200 dollars for a print with 300 grams of ABS :skull:

@Hawk7886 7 ай бұрын

💀

@james10739 7 ай бұрын

That is crazy high you can get a cheap or used 3d printer for that

@gianmarcolombardi7487 6 ай бұрын

I guess and I repeat I GUESS, maybe are the certification? The 3d prints that they made are some standard industry level certificated print? Because if not, I suggest to buy a 3d printer for the same price and do it yourself but abs may be tricky to print (and dangerous) under some point of view...

@randomrandy1166 2 жыл бұрын

unreal vid man, i know im gunna be watching a video one day of you with 500 000+subs! cant wait to be part of it

@WPGinfo Жыл бұрын

Nice experiment & great results. Something to keep in mind for my future projects.

@everettcass7904 Жыл бұрын

Just found this channel, 100% you will be very successful if you keep doing what you're doing, love your content

@rpals5412 2 жыл бұрын

Great! I actually need a linear actuator for a current project of mine - Thanks !

@JPToto 2 жыл бұрын

Cool demo! I love this stuff. Interesting to see how these could be used in the real world on robots or gadgets since you went to the trouble of building it.

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Checkout the 30' robotic hand i made with actuators. (On my channel)

@drivenba 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on the gears printed with the 3:1 fast:tenacious mix - maybe a redo of your tough pla vs. resin gearbox testing. There are loads of FDM PLA gear testing videos out and each one says "it'd be interesting to try this with a different material like ABS or nylon, or resin combinations." but never any follow up videos. There are 1 or 2 videos of ABS/nylon FDM gears but your other resin gear video is the first I've seen testing resin gears legitimately (and I think that was just cheap abs-like clear resin)? The combo of tenacious (for some toughness) and fast (for wear resistance) seems like it has a lot of potential!

@TheWebgecko Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I’m interested in seeing a tiny diy linear actuator like with a 1cm^2 footprint

@NeoIsrafil 2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeessss THANK YOU!!! I've been wanting to build some of these for a project for a WHILE!!! thank you for saving me HOURS of trying to figure out how to do the cad to make these! Sure its only 35 bucks for one....but i need more like 30, and a few different sizes lol. now that ive got the cad for this i should be able to make the adjustments i need for the project from there. :).

@tseawell90 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of project are you working on?

@michbushi Жыл бұрын

cool stuff! the grub scrub hole on a motor shaft gear seems to be a weak spot for the gearing; could be worth it to design a gear-matching "plug" that you could lightly glue in, after tightening the screw (so that it doesn't turn - better yet, make it a square hole, so it can't)

@MCsCreations 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, dude! Nicely done! 😃 I just subscribed... Keep the videos coming! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@JerryPaulTreeCreations Жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Funny thing, though, is that it made me think of a video that I watched a little while ago. It was a video of a guy who makes 'googol' gear set ups. I'm wondering how attaching a linear actuator would work to drive one from the low end, and how fast it could get the high end to spin. I'd also love to see how one could balance that out as useable torque. LOL! I love it when a video can get me thinking of another one... especially when they seem to tie in so well. Cheers!

@JustinThorLPs 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a fast and precise version of this linear actuator

@NicholasRehm 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Adding to my to-make list

@mesharibuhadi1437 Жыл бұрын

love your stuff man!

@wamiqfahim9123 Жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for. Interesting. I'd like to do some calculations on this and make one myself. Cheers.

@rganpat741 2 жыл бұрын

Well done mate!

@The3dsstuff 2 жыл бұрын

Curious to see if this would work with a tpu extrudsion/nut. ie a flexible linear actuator that can bend whilst moving back and forth. would be useful for artifical muscle setups/soft robotics

@kierancarter3693 2 жыл бұрын

great work, please do more stuff like this :)

@Anthromod 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever read the 'Guerilla guide to CNC and resin casting'? Also, have you thought about building parallel robots with the linear actuator? Eg Stewart platforms or delta bots.

@SuperMakeSomething 2 жыл бұрын

Cool channel and great work! Subscribed!

@CartasticPorsche Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. The project use is endless. One is for a car spoiler wing.

@georgestone8099 6 ай бұрын

I like your think once, print thrice method. I am a keen user of that method too!

@AlpeshPatelp87 9 ай бұрын

wao. really nicely done .... thanks for this ...

@cllgscreative Жыл бұрын

Man. I love this.

@mysterylink7550 2 жыл бұрын

"wheres the fun in that ,lets reinvent the wheel" earned my subscription .

@loumardesplayer2989 2 жыл бұрын

Well done The wiring diagram is surprisingly simple, let me explain how it works Check at 4:35 Until actuated, each switch let the current flows in both directions from one end of the circuit to the other When either switch is actuated, the current stops flowing through it, and the diode that bypass it allows the current to flow in only one direction instead, the direction that moves the actuator away from the stopper I did not know that wiring limits switch would be that simple, thanks you for showing us this

@DIYwithBatteries 2 жыл бұрын

I like torque more than a speed nice video man that thing is really cool 👍

@SerV4 2 жыл бұрын

Вполне не плохо получилось! Симпатичное изделие своими руками на 3д принтере.

@ivprojects8143 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@rondlh20 2 жыл бұрын

Great job... of course we want bigger, faster, more power :D

@themeek351 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@greenfren9892 2 жыл бұрын

would be awesome to see some gear comparison tests, most channels that did them just print them and they go "see, they spin!" but never check out the wear under load and the maximum rating, just no load movement.

@tseawell90 2 жыл бұрын

clean design

@djagrarms7916 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting thanks for sharing

@paulmeynell8866 2 жыл бұрын

You need a back emf diode across the motor , and the correct way for the connections

@zivfriedman2312 Жыл бұрын

What are the weight-differences between the metallic bought actuator and the plastic homemade one? If the plastic is lighter and cheaper, it might be a big advantage for both places where price or weight is important such as DIY robotic-arms

@laurentazzopardi4756 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video and Great Work ;-)

@timeobserver8220 2 жыл бұрын

We are in desperate need of a quality outdoor (not water proof but resistant aka roof of outside front door) PTZ open source IP camera hardware! And I think your our man!

@johnflux1 2 жыл бұрын

The seal isn't to keep the grease in, it's to keep dust out. Grease plus dust means a thick nasty gunk.

@ErnstsBlog 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice idea. However the linked motors are not available anymore and I could not find any with the same dimensions :-(.

@loudynforsgren635 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video. Do you know what reduction the gears provide in the casing? I'm looking at trying to change this print up to fit a nema sized stepper but need about as much torque and force that your actuator in this video were capable of but I just don't know if I'll find a stepper in my budget. Cheers

@Coconut7403 2 жыл бұрын

Would be cool if you built a hight adjustable desk with this!

@abennacerboulaghmane121 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting with projects keep going bro I think it will be faster using the T8 leadscrew

@yeroca 10 ай бұрын

Two things: How many cycles can it sustain at a high force level. I wonder about the strength of the printed gears mostly. It would be an interesting project to create a servo using an RC PWM interface. I think you could use a variable inductor to measure the position. Another method would be to just count the rotations of the lead screw,

@bdot02 2 жыл бұрын

Add a rotary encoder to get positional feedback!

@mobistwo 2 жыл бұрын

How strong is the actuator under tension forces? how much force can it pull?

@jeremysargent5037 2 жыл бұрын

Model aircraft retracts are really expensive. This video is great for me to scale down to make some servoless retract actuators for large models.....a model of 30Kg....so not super large but definitely a big boy's toy.

@JeffTurner15678 4 ай бұрын

Very cool. Trying to figure out a way of using motors or actuators where I can have a 10kw gas generator I have inside generator housing for parents house slide out of the building via actuator or motor system. The generator would sit on a solid floor piece and pushing button would push floor and generator outside of the shed or retrieve it. They are getting older and have hard time moving generator. We are trying not to have generator operating inside shed which is up against house for fire concerns prefer it be outside when running not in contact with the house. I could put insulated exhaust in shed and add large air intake, but we do not want fire risk to house when generator running. What can you think of for proper actuator or motor and pulley/gear system

@mumbles1justin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@2D-Tiger-pf9vq 4 ай бұрын

DC motor torque is proportional to current. you should leave the DC supply at the maximum voltage you want to apply but then use the current limit setting to control current up to the maximum current rating of the motor to get a true measure of thrust vs current. Remember its current that primarily limits the motors output at slow speeds. Interesting project. thanks.

@DilipAugusta 5 ай бұрын

Finally, something usefully can be printed.

@heatherryan9820 Жыл бұрын

That's really cool. I was going to build one similar to that, just my 3D printer isn't liking me. So i moved on to my next project and could use a little advice. I'm basically trying to build a wench. It doesn't have to be same to support much weight, just a Go Pro on approximately 100 meters of twine. I was thinking of using an Esp8266 our Esp-32 to control it and display the distance. Got any advise? Any help is appreciated.

@simleek6766 2 жыл бұрын

So, you made a linear actuator with some 3d printed parts, a few screws, and a linear actuator... I wonder how well it would work 3d printing the main screw instead of buying it. Also, pulling force should be lower here due to layer separation. Edit: ...thinking about it more though, using screws and other stuff rather than printing most of the parts is a great idea, since those are otherwise the failure points, and they're really cheap. So, I might work on a more general version that's pulling or pushing, and supports different screws/motors.

@Marquo1 Жыл бұрын

Lead screw is self locking, which means the load will not move the piston when powered-off. A metric screw does not have this characteristic. I understand it's meant to be a cheap build, but the end result is not 1:1 to the commercial unit you're comparing. Otherwise, it's a nice build and I learned some tricks for 3d print design. Keep it up! :)

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

Might be good to know.. of cause, if i need one, it don´t really matter, but some day i might need a hundred of those, and then it might make a diffrance. Or if a specially dimension is needed, that is also possible

@niemma2 2 жыл бұрын

Did you put thrust bearing end of lead screw? I made some years ago linear actuator where i used thrust bearing and gear motor was directly behind screw, bearing take all pressure load from lead screw.

@haydenc2742 Жыл бұрын

Can you print some herringbone gears? Awesome project!

@Kadeshy Жыл бұрын

Can you make it faster and stronger by improving the dc motor to a brushless and the gear reduction? That would make a cool proj for a high performance linear actuator

@goldnoob6191 Жыл бұрын

Precision is also paramount in actuators !

@gadgetmerc 2 жыл бұрын

looks great. how much do you think one cost you to build?

@calijoe1074 Жыл бұрын

FYI - the threads for a fastener (bolts/screws) will not work long term as a replacement for a power thread (lead screws)

@thetruthexperiment 2 жыл бұрын

O yeah totally crazy.

@earld1403 2 жыл бұрын

Project idea - Use Linear actuators to control a set of Top-Down, Bottom-Up (TDBU) Shades with the ability to roll in metal shades during storms. Typically, TDBU shades are cloth pleated that compress down into a box of the Bottom and a Box on the Top and the boxes are press fit into the Window sides. Want to look out without someone seeing your messed up room, just lower the Top-down box. Want a cool circulating breeze, then Pull up the bottom box and also pull down on the Top box (and open the windows of course) One issue is that typically light can get in around the sides of the shades so it would be nice to put the bars inside side tracks to keep the light out and to keep the bars from Racking. Having a secondary metal roller shade (either Top-down or Bottom-Up) that would protect the room from storm damage (or from Zombies) would also be a cool add on. Just a thought.

@markkalsbeek5883 2 жыл бұрын

I think a linear actuator is maybe not the best fit for that, since it's slow and high force. The forces there are small and the displacements are large. Just winding the line around a pulley/drum using a stepper would probably do fine.

@leomonk974 2 жыл бұрын

I like this one

@goosenp 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, and great video too! How much effort is it to extend the travel of the actuator? Perhaps you can use this project to make an open source motorised standing desk

@michaelrechtin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Should be pretty easy to make the travel as long as needed.

@tessa7468 2 жыл бұрын

maybe you could also try making one of those high speed linear actuators??

@horacegentleman3296 2 жыл бұрын

I'm also interested in this... for spicy reasons.

@waynefilkins8394 9 ай бұрын

What's the best way to increase speed without losing torque? Would a faster motor do this since the gearing is going to be the same?

@chaorrottai Жыл бұрын

Now imagine if you printed it in CF-PEKK, that's self lubricating and re-inforced. You'd have a linear actualtor that could be operated in environments that nothing else could work in. You could have the thing work inside of a highly corrosive environment without excessive wear due to the environment.

@kingmasterlord Жыл бұрын

4:37 the secret is that electronics run on magic smoke, and if you break it and let the smoke out it won't work anymore.

@nemanja2131 Жыл бұрын

Not sure where are you located, the design is really robust, but also would design a model that hides the wire and the switch to give it a little more potential for use in outdoors. Nice video btw 😁

@mrkps1986 4 ай бұрын

that's cool 🙂

@d00dEEE 2 жыл бұрын

Next: Switch to a proper square thread screw and see how much force it puts out.

@SpirosPagiatakis 2 жыл бұрын

This is a game changer. We have to find a way to integrate blockchain technology to it and Bob's your uncle!

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Excellent! What did you mean about consistent width being a problem? No taper makes it stick?

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Btw i used these to make electronics for a 30' robotic hand. It's on my channel.

@MikelNaUsaCom Жыл бұрын

project idea: 3d printed toy excavator... could use the linear actuators to rotate the crane, and articulate the digging arm, and bucket... =D

@raxathor Жыл бұрын

Whats the significance of the diodes solderded the limit switches?

@lgbfjbsupporter5566 Жыл бұрын

By the time I buy all the hardware and file I can just buy the actuator. Not sold on plastic gears either. but good job either way.

@iraqi6207 Жыл бұрын

Make an Orange juicer it sounds possible after making this linear actuator 😃

@gileschester4295 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid :-)

@smokeycheddar8842 2 ай бұрын

What can I do to increase travel speed I only have to move a short distance.

@todddavis1768 Жыл бұрын

You just made my hobby robotics cheaper and a lot more satisfying. Subscribed!

@miestermind Жыл бұрын

Question. what if i wanted something that had same load....but FASTER actuation?

@buddyguy4723 2 жыл бұрын

i really like your f reading and look at it instead approach lol

@keanuken9039 2 жыл бұрын

Time to make a 3d printed adjustable desk. haha

@electronicscaos 2 жыл бұрын

I find funny how all of us must print half a dozen prototypes to get it right, and feel happy that nowadays it's as easy as printing the parts.

@OU81TWO 2 жыл бұрын

You could also take more time to think it through before printing. I usually find that putting in more time during the design phase pays off in the end. Overall it's faster and you don't waste a bunch of plastic.