World's First 3D Printed Kayak

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Barão André Renato Dalcomuni - 7 years ago

Sai 1/2 do preço de um comprado....

oloier dorel - 7 years ago

Thanks!For this video!

Gaming With Green - 7 years ago

i feel like people think its made of Legos until they get a good look at it.

Eamonn K - 7 years ago

Instructions unclear, 58 pounds of plastic in rectum.

Alexey Voronin - 7 years ago

Is it possible to get design files?

Theseustoo Astyages - 7 years ago

LOT of seams in that boat... wonder how long before it leaks...

Tom Conklin - 7 years ago

Computers can do anything!

Karen Pechi - 8 years ago

Hello! you used that kind of filament ? ABS or PLA .
That thickness is 1.7 or 3 millimeters

Warren Thompson - 8 years ago

There was a FedEx commercial a few years ago which showed someone printing out a kayak and it said something to the effect of "Until you can do this.... you need us". I hope that went through your mind while you printed a kayak.

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bou rakai - 8 years ago

Now build 75 feet sail boat :)

Philippe Lucidarme - 9 years ago

Awesome, congratulation for this very nice job and very nice result. It look like Elmer, did you get inspired by this elephant ?

DOCWHOK9 - 9 years ago

Cost of Plastic ?

DOCWHOK9 - 8 years ago

Your right ! - I just read how slow they are, and prone to print errors. sigh

Maix Waix - 8 years ago

dont worry about the cost worry about the time

nodakhunter - 8 years ago

+DOCWHOK9 More then that. The bolts would add to the cost.

DOCWHOK9 - 9 years ago

Hmm $710 AUD , certainly a nice price. I'm sure there's more to just the printing etc, like glueing each piece together. Would be nice to print one up at home, with several kayak types available.

Gadget Addict - 9 years ago

+DOCWHOK9 He said he used 26KG. In the UK it's 20 euro per 1 KG filament. Price varies depending on seller and colour. So more like 500 Euro.

DOCWHOK9 - 9 years ago

Hmm would have to halve that, or atleast offer the printing of a decent commercial kayak for a substantial saving. I can foresee the day where we order an item, yes even as large as a Kayak or car and simply print it out.

HiItsMe - 9 years ago

around €800ish.

Dawrong Soeun - 9 years ago

may you please make a sit on top kayak, please, pretty please.

fiveohpatrick - 10 years ago

Subscribed. Can't wait to see what you print up next.

Hogger301 - 10 years ago

I don't know if this was covered already, but what is the total weight? What about using aircraft rivets instead of bolts?

Supoj Little - 10 years ago

แถวบ้านผม มีผลไม้ชนิดหนึ่งครับ ออกลูก เป็น kayak เลย

Tony Yang - 10 years ago

It's amazing

mixsetup - 10 years ago

So was it worth it? Did it cost much more than just buying one from a shop?

Robert Levy - 10 years ago

No buoyancy aid. Tut.

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Luis Tiago - 10 years ago

eletricity cost + abs cost = better buy a alredy made kayak...

Tetsujin - 10 years ago

Well, yes. But he didn't do all this just to save money on a kayak.

RODRIGO RAFAEL OAVLLE RAMIREZ - 10 years ago

You wouldn't download a kayak...
ho wait

Capt. Sum Ting Wong - 10 years ago

Wonder how much it cost for all the materials for this...

David White - 10 years ago

+Stephen Hart Maybe not. I just looked up REI's sea kayak, which is the one that looks most like this one, shape and size-wise. REI's least expensive one is $1189 as of 8/25/2014. I don't know what he spent on bolts, probably a good bit. But this isn't 4 or 5 times the cost of REI, maybe just a little more expensive.

Nilz - 10 years ago

In total 26.3 kg of ABS was used. ABS costs ~20 € per kg so in total 526 € for plastic alone. (Or 730$).

Stephen Hart - 10 years ago

probably 4 or 5 times as much as one you could buy at rei. 3d printing platics is expensive

Peter Ridley - 10 years ago

Great job, looks fantastic!

stocchinet - 10 years ago

haha gay colors

ninjabob2456 - 10 years ago

Not even a grab handle?

Andrew Nesterenko - 10 years ago

Pretty cool, but really expensive, 26kg of ABS at around 30$ per kg = about 700$...plus energy, work put in. For 700$ you can buy an amazing kayak...Plastic price kills big object printing, the only thing is that you have the worlds first.

Kenneth Capps - 10 years ago

Looks like "The Partridge Family's bus,lol!!!!

Marc Steen - 10 years ago

What is the music used in the video?

tolson7144 - 10 years ago

How much did it cost in material to print this kayak?

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Nathan Hillis - 10 years ago

How long until every house in America has one of the 3-D printers. So cool!

Tim O'Brien - 10 years ago

This is amazing... It could be sold as a kit or used as a mold... You could modify it with pontoons or electric motor brackets... You could design it to change its length or have addon attachments like rim to use curtain or extra strength for other gear... The sections move slightly to reduce stress...

Михаил Любин - 10 years ago

Наконец-то, скоро бабло будем печатать, кому сколько надо. Ура!

pyramonitor - 10 years ago

instability is maneuverability with vehicles of all sorts. beautifully repairable integration of the sub elements.

mrfnk - 10 years ago

you the man!

Rammer Gramps - 10 years ago

with newer and larger printers coming on line it would be interesting for sure

Matt Milligan - 10 years ago

Worlds most expensive Kayak?

Dmitrij Yakovenko - 10 years ago

Wow!!! What next?

Dmitrij Yakovenko - 10 years ago

Wow!!! What next?

niel nielsen - 10 years ago

now fix your printer, so it can do it in one run..

Earl Green - 10 years ago

HOLY PEOPLE Deuteronomy 7:6
‘We are to be a holy people onto the Lord our God, because He has chosen us to be a special people for Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth’ … through Jesus Christ in this period of grace. We will never achieve perfection this side of heaven but seeking Him first confessing and repenting of our sins daily and the seeking Him out in all we do and say, will make us holy to Him.

Earl Green - 10 years ago

+niel nielsen Jesus make you His own . . . . if you only come to Him.

niel nielsen - 10 years ago

you know this make you a troll. right

Earl Green - 10 years ago

JESUS has everything to do with everything, friend.

niel nielsen - 10 years ago

If your just looking to get your word out make your own video. this has nothing to do with 3d printing

Chad Leach - 10 years ago

Btw I just came across something interesting that could help with future builds, electroplating 3d printed plastic parts.

Adrian Alvarez - 10 years ago

so does this means I can download a new computer and print it out? (←this is a joke.)

Joon Y - 10 years ago

42 days to make one...

Greg Nice - 10 years ago

My brain has yet to grasp this technology. I need to do more research.

Curt Randall - 10 years ago

+Max SMoke
Analogy fail.

Greg Nice - 10 years ago

you put multiple layers of icing on a cake? im gonna have to see that technique.

Max SMoke - 10 years ago

What's there to understand? It's like putting icing on a cake. Only after you put down one layer of icing, you then put down another layer of icing on top of the first layer. Repeat several hundred, or several thousand, times and you get an object.

anti krist - 10 years ago

when i get that 3d printer _lego is free
my wish sinse i wos child

Luficarius Ratspeed - 10 years ago

Watch out for those O-rings.

Chad Leach - 10 years ago

Next try printing a couple pontoons and building a party boat.

Joey Cean - 10 years ago

I would have lmaoed if the Kayak sank.

Joe Dady - 10 years ago

not impressed

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fewwef weffefwf - 10 years ago

3d printing is useless and is for fgt hipster tryhards.

artbyrobot - 7 years ago

not useless at all. for robotics, you can 3d print chasis and then cast and mold etc into metal, composites, etc. You get to design in software and then convert 3d models into physical objects this way

Mats Backlin - 10 years ago

How much did the fasteners weigh compared to the whole vehicle ?

Frank Leung - 10 years ago

Forgot the rod holder

mjolnir - 10 years ago

how much did it cost?

corthew - 10 years ago

Its important to note he did it to see if he could. No other reason. If he was doing it because he wanted a kayak he could have bought one that was much more stable for much less money.
3D printers are awesome tech. Experimentation is how we learn what to expect from them. ;)

Ricardo Herrada - 10 years ago

Looks awesome!

Tubby Lumpkins - 10 years ago

World's biggest electric bill

Geed dup - 7 years ago

Bullseye!

Shawn Dean - 10 years ago

eh the commercial ones like makerbot use about the same as my computer and i am running like $42 a month bill (including my usual wash clean and use of tv). However I would have to make this in 4x as many parts.. My print volume is way smaller

Killer Monkey - 10 years ago

id go kayaking but I'm scared of deep waters.

Logan Raimer - 10 years ago

thats really inspiring

Falcon Heavy - 10 years ago

Can this print me a girlfriend?

Avi0n1cs - 7 years ago

Deniz Kilic your DARN PROFILE PICTURE made me think there was a bug on my screen...

TheYellowBandit - 9 years ago

+Deniz Kilic 3edgy5me

Falcon Heavy - 10 years ago

yeah fake, like most girls these days.

NYpaddler - 10 years ago

Sure. You want one that's rigid and made of plastic, right?

Mischievous Owl - 10 years ago

what's next...a 4d GoPro in 6000p on top of a 3d printed yacht?

Roger Levy - 10 years ago

brought to you by Lifesavers

Andrzej Raczynski - 10 years ago

So that's about ~$1100 in filament, plus stainless steel nuts/bolts/washers, silicone, seat... still, skipping the middleman: priceless :)

Chris Davies - 10 years ago

Where do I sign up!! This is awesome

Krumple Themal - 10 years ago

world's first 3d printed and world's ugliest kayak

delnuggets - 10 years ago

Elderly person: "What? You printed a kayak? Fuck off."

araush96 - 10 years ago

What about jaws?

Im_watching - 10 years ago

Yeah...science bitch!

Leo Krupp - 10 years ago

Impressive, but did you have to use all those fruity colors . . .

Peter Eikenberry - 10 years ago

Very impressive. But looking at it from strictly an engineering a production standpoint, hardly practical. 28 parts and 42 days? Roto molded kayaks are produced in one piece and in a few hours at far less cost. Even wood kayaks take a few days and are far more beautiful. But if you want a custom kayak you've proved it can be done. Now you need to work on reducing the weight (58 pounds!) by about half and reducing the cost. Maybe you could recover some of the cost by selling the plans.

Oh yes, I almost forgot, as a retired Coast Guard, put on your lifejacket!. Sure, that kayak won't sink, but the cold water will get you quick without a lifejacket.

Chad Leach - 10 years ago

Check out carbon filaments for 3d printers. That's one of the only ways to get the weight down that I can think of

TAZ427 - 10 years ago

Extremely cool. But wow, that's a lot of frigging ABS, and some serious cash layout.

Lilian - 10 years ago

This reminds me of Nazism...

hpeterji - 10 years ago

He should've 3D printed his paddle too.

Frank Abyss - 10 years ago

Very cool! Congrats!

Gregory Hudson - 10 years ago

Really nice mate....! :-)
You must be very proud of yourself.
I would love to have one built for me just the same as yours...... Lovely!
You need to make some colourful oars now.....! :-)
Well done you! :-)