The team over at [Braille Skateboarding] is willing to ride just about anything. This week they’re testing out 3D printed skateboard wheels. We’re not just talking rolling around here, the [Braille] team takes their experiments out to the skate park and gives them to the locals to test out. Tail whips, jumps, ollies, and grinds were on the agenda. The skaters were a bit apprehensive, as this is the third time they’ve tested 3D printed wheels.
The first set shattered upon landing a jump. That set appears to have been made from PLA with about 10% infill. The second set were made from NinjaFlex, which had no shattering problems, but was so squishy that the wheels simply flattened under the weight of the riders. The third set, printed by [Nick Lindenmuth] work great. They have a bit of give, but don’t shatter. We’re guessing this set is either ABS or one of the more exotic filaments. It’s pretty amazing that 3D printers are capable of spitting out wheels that not only handle the load of rider, but the shock load of coming down from jumps and tricks.
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Why? Because we can.. no but seriously. Why?
100% because we can. Most the items sent in are goofy and nonsensical. Metal decks, a glass deck, huge longboard trucks on a little skate deck. One of the items sent was a set of BEAUTIFUL wooden wheels made from several different types of wood, man do I wish those were durable enough to ride on
Who knows, maybe some day it’ll be cheaper to print than to buy. Decent longboard wheels cost $35 per set and many people multiple sets (spares, diff sizes, diff hardness). Save a couple bucks here and there.
I don’t skateboard, Have no real interest in it either but I do watch this channels “you make it we skate it” I never thought I would see one of their video’s here though. Cool video!!
Why don’t you learn to skate? basics will take you one summer to learn and sometimes it’s really usefull and fun way to move around…
Some things should just be turned from billets.
There are going to be some interesting fail videos.
I wouldn’t trust those wheels.
But good luck to them, real-world data!
They’ve done that too, look for the solid metal wheels video.
Hah! 10% infill! Geez. Not the place I’d cheap out on filament. Neat project.
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The guy who printed the wheels is:
A) Poor
B) Not clever
C) Troll
D) you’re a judgemental d!ck
Lmao “tail whips”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Tq3Gsj6lY
Marketing. The front shape makes the round wheel look kind of square.
Proves success isn’t dependent on innovation.
“Tail whips”. That would be a BMX trick.
It would be interested to see an entirely 3D printed skateboard. I’m not sure if 3D printed trucks would be able to withstand the stress concentrations.
Remember that there are metal 3D printers, using one would definitely make it possible, I guess.
I don’t want to surround myself with why people, but “why not” people!!! What a great idea. Let’s push the envelope.
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