I Tested a 3D Printed Shock Absorber 

Literally came to write that.

What's dampening then

@FoxDog1080 dampening is to wet something, damping is to reduce the oscillations

A light spring would help the piston to recover so you don't have to pull it up each time. issue with plastics is they will fail faster than metal parts.

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Thank you! This feedback means alot!

Next video I rival tesla with my 3d printed car

Tru tho

My next video's subject will definitely be of interest to you then!

@@CamdenBowen oh yes it is!

My favorite automotive destruction channel

Thank you!

Thanks! The biggest reason why vegetable oil isn't very good for this is the viscosity changes drastically as the temperature changes, for example at like 3 degrees it becomes almost a grease but at like 30 degrees its nearly as viscos as water. Engine oil or actual shock oil is meant to maintain a fairly consistent viscosity between large temp changes so that is where I will start!

Hammer crane drop, they were busting if you can break the water tension with a hammer before hitting the water from a high fall/dive, thus making the fall survivable, and not like hitting concrete.

@@TheLoiteringKid that’s the myth! Thanks man I had almost forgotten it ahahah

Every hobby rc comes with shocks

Thank you! Many comments have suggested hydraulic stuff so I figured this was close enough lol

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Thank you! I often find myself tangenting too much when explain how things work, so I try to keep it short and concise but I will definitely note this!

next video: 3d printed mazda 2 vs real mazda 2

@@CamdenBowen Are you still working on the 3D printed engine?

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@@cohenhill6376 The gas engine? Not really, I am thinking of retiring it for the time being to move onto bigger projects, it's been too much of a hassle and has caused me alot of stress to work on so I think for now I am just focusing my attention in a new direction

Thanks!

Thank you! I will actually try that next time to see if I can get better results, to make mine better I sanded it very smooth to help reduce the light refraction

I considered having at least a chamber with air in the bottom separated by a floating piston, but was concerned that oil may seep past and fill the bottom volume so I decided against it

@@CamdenBowen That makes sense. Probably would have been fine with just a little more air on top, but those layer lines on FDM 3D prints make such good sheer points that it might have gone eventually anyway. Did you consider just soldering on a standard pipe cap for that end? Anyways, it was a really interesting video and I enjoyed it a lot.

I considered engine oil as it is stable under various temperatures and due to the fact I have some lying around lol, but if I make a second mockup I'll look into a better choice of oil for sure

I had written down a shock related pun and ended up just cutting it from the video lol

@@CamdenBowen haha you must leave all puns in the final cut .its the law. I'm extremely SHOCKED that you did not know this, i need to go and DAMPEN my anger now.

Thank you!

Thanks!

Typically these are paired with a spring, called coil over, in my example I negated the spring since it was less relevant to my experiment

@@CamdenBowen did not know that was what that is called. Thanks!

decolonizing the shock absorber

@@CamdenBowen demetalification ( furnace energy waste and mining) and deplastification (nanoplastic wasteland) wich is more important right now, i think that wrapped coil mattresses can be made too like that with heat treated wicker or thin bamboo coils Usually you can make a bigger part than with metal, and for example toxic epoxy resin coils are being built right now

Thank you! Glad the funnies™were appreciated

I have seen people make replica ones, but I haven't seen anybody build a functional one yet

I think it may work if I threaded/tapped those parts instead and then used JB weld

As far as I'm concerned Monroe is one of the best companies out there. 500$ for all 4 sounds like a steal too, for my Mazda 2 all the prices I could find for new shocks cross into the 600 - 700$ area lol

Thanks! I didn't have any shock oil lying around but I would use that otherwise, and instead of using a plastic cap next time I will just solder one to the copper to ensure it can withstand much more pressure!

It would probably not be a very good shock absorber then 😂

magnet discs/rings can be the air shock pistons, opposite in the same copper tube, eddy current is an additional shock absorption method included

Thank you! This was shortly after I tried a new audio setup so I still need to dial it in better

Maybe one day lmao

3d printing a better car than Telsa effortlessly and without mercy

Possibly, but I noticed it was considerably warmer so it could have been from both holding it was wel

I dampened the floor at the end of a video, does that count lol

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Because of how energy transfers and efficiency. An alternator or generator always have losses with their conversion from motion to electricity, not to mention the losses from all the other components. Point is, an alternator would never put back the same amount of energy back into the battery, resulting in a lot of energy loss. Another drawback is that alternators have resistance when put under an electric load, so it would actually make your car slower too, while just being a big energy drain. There is no such thing as free energy unfortunately

Love that guy

I swear it looks better than it did in the video 💀

@@CamdenBowen it’s fire dw 🔥🔥

I like that idea!

McDonald's secret sauce shock absorber

Thank you for being the threshold between triple and quadruple digit view figures

No, I am actually from Ontario Canada

I agree, the levels seemed fine during the filming but in post is when it really shows, I'll need to change some settings