3D Printed RC Ice Vehicle With Chain Drive

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Published 2022-02-16
In the movie Spy Kids 3 there's a race with futuristic vehicles and one in particular caught my eye back in 2003, the one wheeled motorcycle. This radio controlled ice vehicle was born from the idea of having one big wheel in the rear and using a brushless motor to power it. With ice on the lake I figured it would be cool to add some skates to it.

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Can't Get Over - Ballpoint
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All Comments (21)
  • @thunderwoks5010
    Absolutely love this guys content! As a mechatronics Engineer myself, I love how realistic and original his ideas are. The way his designs start from concept to prototype , to failure , then back to the drawing board is perfect ! Keep it up man
  • @MasParaQue
    This guy's projects go exactly like mine. I feel the pain and the emotion. All of it.
  • @zlowe3643
    Just seen an ad of a guy surfing a window and I’ve never been happier🏄🏄
  • @mikepettengill2706
    I am always impressed by your 'unstoppable-forge-ahead-no-matter-what' approach!
  • @Zt3v3
    Pulling parts from the screen was great, thanks for the extra effort, it's appreciated.
  • @solless2504
    Glad you took ice safety seriously. There’s quite a few deaths every year where I’m from because of people who don’t get it or want to be cool or first on the ice for fishing.
  • @fennecteal
    I love how it goes from Santa's sleigh to war robot halfway through
  • @ajo5803
    Your humor is my favorite. Love your content
  • @zuupcat
    I love that the sound of the thing driving on the ice is subbed as „applause“ 😄
  • @onesadtech
    Great build! Always stoked to see what you come up with. Maybe for a 2.0 you could try a steering rack that turns the individual blades, and maybe a spring tensioner for the chain, as it would keep it tight while bouncing/flexing!
  • @meauxx
    Love that you explain some of the design/implementation decisions, such as the studs being melted in the plastic, rather than screwing them in.
  • @sanches2
    Yessss! New episode! Cool vehicle i liked the build a lot! Thank you
  • @fuckbitchesgehmoney
    As a hockey player I can tell you we don't just point our toes in the direction we want to go, we tilt our entire feet side to side
  • @Patriottoo2
    Your failures are what makes the channel a success. 😀 It's true... we learn from our mistakes. You are learning a lot. 😎 So much fun to watch your projects!
  • @Christophe_L
    That looks great! I think understeer is caused by rear biased weight distribution in this case. Adding some camber will also help, as you want the edges to cut into the ice. Adding a chain idler would help with the chain issue. Or chainguides if you want to avoid friction (look up MTB chainguides).
  • He is the best. It's never boring.
  • @markusmacdonald5647
    To improve steering, you can always use hockey blades(more rounded) or smaller blades, though it has less surface on the ice the vehicle would be able to turn quicker. This with a leaning design you can further decrease the turning radius.