@@thenextlayer Nah mate you should try clogs, you'd be surprised. Would be ideal to combine 3D printing and 3D scanning the foot to create the ideal clog.
@@thenextlayer well, in belgium, i grew up with some older people still wearing wooden clogs. I'm from '82. They're lighter and more comfortable than you suspect.
@@br3nz3l i live in belguim to and i am 36 y old and still wearing wood clogs they are the nicest one for my back pain and they are realy soft inside to wear and warm in the winter
A grippy filament for the first 5 layers and switch to the chinchilla would be an interesting experiment. What I am really curious about though is the difference between the different designs. It's not clear what makes each model different compared to the others.
VarioShore TPU always seemed like the perfect filament for printing shoes. Adjusting the temperature per layer could allow you to make some parts stiffer than others.
The really soft filaments underextrude at higher speeds because it's hard for the extruder to unspool. While harder filaments are pulled out linearly with the extruder gears, the softer ones stretch without turning the spool. If you unspool a portion of the softer filaments first, you can actually print them at almost normal PLA speeds
@@thenextlayer So perhaps a motorised unspooler would help. You would need any random geared DC motor that you can couple to a spool hub, and a Vishay TCST gate might work to detect the hanginess. Once it's hung down enough to clear or block the gate, the motor would be run.
It’s like you knew! I’ve been researching 3d printed shoes this week to print a good pair as an “attention grabber” for my booth! 😂 Another great video!! 🔥
One of the things i dont see with 3d printed shoes which i think they could really benefit from and would reduce the poofy shoe issue i printing the bottom sole mid sole insole and outer shell of different materials say you were making a running shoe you could make the bottom sole out of the most abrasion resistant stuff you can find to have it last longer and the stuff that needs to be softer out of something softer Second thing you can do that i dont see being done anywhere is you could look at the shoes you already own and look where are the areas that you scrape the most and erode a lot and reinforce those either by again making them out of a material more resistant to abbrasion or just adding more material in those areas
Thanks much for posting this video! I've been wearing Vibram 5 toe shoes almost exclusively for 15 years. Even at at least $87 bucks a pair they seem like the quality is getting cheaper and cheaper. I have tons of vibram soles, but the fabric wears out after a single year. Would love to glue a fabric-like shell onto an old vibram sole (which can probably last 3 years).
Well done sir! You did your research. Normally when people talk about 3D printed shoes they only talk about Zellerfeld and never mention that Adidas has been doing it for years now. My wife got me a pair and they are surprisingly comfortable, they engineered the lattice structure to control the pressure distribution on the foot. The nerdiest shoes I own. I agree with you that I'm not excited about the croc style and various "futuristic" looking printable shoes. I'm glad to see that other designers are exploring the space. I'd love a shoe kind of shoe that I can print, with a normal looking lattice structure sole and an upper the looks very much like the shoes you tested here. I think your idea of a shoe made of more than one material is a really good path forward. I do hope you circle back around to this at some point. I enjoyed the video, be nicer to future you, I'm sure he's tired of fixing all your mistakes!
I have made some clothing items by 3D printing flat sewing patterns and stitching them together with a 3D pen, it works very well! My next project is doing the same with a shoe pattern. Durable sole and sides with open infill pattern. It will have (TPU) laces and with filament swaps you can create decals.
I just received some Polymaker TPU90. I have been wanting to print a pair of shoes, however, I agree the current designs are so bulky. I have so gotta try this on my K1 Max. Wish me luck! Awesome video and thanks for introducing Alessio design.
Hah! That wrapping around the gear stuff reminds me of my experience with the Recreus Filaflex 60A PRO on my P1S. Had to drill a hole into the toolhead cover to get the tension screw to back out *enough*.
For anyone curious a bowden ender 3 can print NinjaFlex 85A TPU @30mm/s. and that’s a good soft and flexible material, so just about any printer large enough can print these.
Awesome video! As someone who doesn't want to spend a fortune on "known brand" shoes, where over half the cost is for the manufacturer's label, I really love the idea. Let's hope we can make them easier to print with more research and tuning
Keep it up brotha always giving us ideas and projects. I am a father and business owner around the same age as you in the US. I am constantly trying to find or make new designs to try and keep the shop fresh having alot of luck with small projects that are designed for you to do with your family or children. Wouldn't be a bad idea of doing a family oriented project video get at me if you wanna talk shop. I appreciate all your work and look forward to seeing more of your projects keep gettin it 🤙
I have been watching your channel for a while now, and I really enjoy the typical TNL vids, with all the trial and error… but this video is top of the heap for me with TNL vibes lol… the interstitials are really fun and funny, and as a video topic I think this is great. I’ve not had a ton of luck printing with flexibles on my P1S, but I haven’t tried much. I also now have a quality filament drier (Sunlu S4), so I need to try again, but I am also casually shopping for more printers. It seems like open frame printers and/or bedslingers are the way to go. I am considering an A1 Mini since they’re so versatile and simple, but I am also looking for a large format printer. The comgrow T300 and 500 are really appealing since they’re so beefy lol
I’d like to see if these can be done in multi material. Use a soft grippy option for the outsole and a soft to the touch option for the uppers. Also, I have seen recent videos about varying the infill to make stiff or soft areas. It would be great to see this in these shoes. Soft in the heal and stiff in the arches.
I have a Bambu Lab P1S and was wondering if I print with the NinjaTek Chinchilla TPE do I need to get a brass or hardened nozzle since mine came with stainless steel, and can the door or top be uncovered as I do with PLA and TPU?
A quick suggestion, from mg own experience with switching to barefoot shoes - it looks like you are still landing on the heel, and striding as if you were wearing the "normal" shoes (putting your leading foot waaay too far.in front of you) Try the following: -instead of lenfhtening ypur stride forward - try to lenghten it on the *back* foot, aka, try to propel yourself forward mpre qotj the back foot, while putting the front leg.mucj less.far in front of your body. Think of it as moving your body/center mass forward in relation to your contact points with the ground. That might require a few months of stretching and exercising. Look up content on how to train for barefoot shoes - try to point your feet slightly inwards, and it will help to exaggerate landing your front feet on toes/ball. Good luck.!
Ball walking. It's what every human on the planet used to do before shoes with hard soles and raised heels were invented/became the norm. I always ball walk when in bare feet or shoes with thin soles. It makes so much more sense when you get used to it.
It would be interesting to experiment with using something like 3dgloop to glue a thicker sole (possibly also 3d printed) onto these for those of us who prefer that style of shoe Edit: You could even print just the sole out of something like that 70A and glue it to a slightly less flexible but easier to print upper half, maybe that would offer better integrity while maintaining most of that desired flexibility
I hope you do something with super hard TPUs in the future. Super hard TPU is apparently super abrasion resistant and extremely strong so it would be insanely useful for certain applications but way too expensive for a hobbyist like me to drop so much money on a roll lol
@@KcCake Rumour has it you can get 70D TPU. That's nominally similar hardness to most hard-plastics, just a little softer, but it still behaves very different, since Shore is a local surface property but macroscopically they're still on the flexible side. Pellets that are even harder exist as well but don't think anybody is building filaments that are harder, unless...
I think having a show of 75a with a small layer of chinchilla on the inside where your foot touches would be a good combo of traction, touch, and bend ability
Okay, I am a 3D printing n00b, but wouldn't it be possible to have a "plastic foot" or one of those cardboard stiffeners they use to make shoes look good in the store as a security bridge for the floopiest of the filaments to not allow them to sag as much during the print? Not to the point where they are actually all the way to the level where you are printing, but almost...? I have absolutely NO idea if this would even help out, but in my head it should :P
I mean, for the slippery Chinchilla, you could always glue or 3d print first a layer of TPU/ninjaflex. I'm almost ready to bite the bulet and try it myself haha, not sure if my Bambulab A1 could choke those filaments though... But if it does, I'll be the most specatcular looking mofo in Hadera!
ok so I am very new to this 3d printing thing but I had a thought....if you can add magnets for example, mid print....could you scan and print an accurate "buck" of your own foot, say in PLA or whatever....then after the sole is printed, pause the print, insert the buck and continue to print the shoes over and around it? modifying the tool path as needed to avoid collisions with the buck. It would essentially be a removable, non attached support, in the shape of a custom last, providing support for sagging and ensuring that the shoes would be printed in the exact shape of your foot.....why wouldn't that work? love the channel, forgive my ignorance!
Fantastic (and funny) video. As always - informative, entertaining & useful videos. In the next few days, I will print lots of shoes like these for my family. Thank you, Jonathan.
well youtube screwed me again! i missed this video on release 4 weeks ago as it seems - that's a bummer. As a barefoot shoe afficionado (i'm living in the Harz mountains, it's a hiking hot spot in northern europe), a fan of your channel AND an owner of a Sovol SV07+ that video should have triggered several algorrythms for me- but somehow didnt.. bummer. Also: if you want to use a MMU in the future to combine materials while printing shoes, wouldn't the use of a support material a good idea that doesnt really stick to the floppy parts? that way the shoes would stay in their form while printing, and you could just pull out the support block. bonus point if you can use your recycling apparatus to reuse the support stuff :)
love the video really like the idea of not chonky boy shoe's but i have a question about the dryer boxes. i would really like to love the sovol dryer but for just 30 euro more i can get the sunlu s4 taht can dry 4 spools so whats does the sovol do that the sunlu cant? or am i missing something ?
Really excited to see this, I like my Crocs but have not 3d printed any since they all look so big, and with a size 13 mens (us) shoe, I hate puffy shoes.
Very neat! I stopped caring about what my shoes looked like when I switched to barefoot shoes LOL. People already think they look goofy with the wide toe box, very clown shoe-esque. Very curious how these hold up to daily and more intense use like running and exercise as well. For me my regular vivo shoes have lasted a little more than a year, though they probably should have been replaced months ago. I'm about to get a new pair and send my worn out ones back to recycle but maybe by the next pair I'll be able to print them!
Bingo! I love that Vivo lets you recycle them! Honestly, the Balena ones are already more comfortable than barefoot shoes + socks (which are already insanely comfortable), but the chinchilla are just on another level. Like walking around on silk!
Hopefully you'll get that SV08 up and running for multi-material soon, this really seems like a project where printing the soles and uppers in two different materials (assuming any of these can bond together) would really improve the final outcome. I'm also kind of wondering if printing the whole thing in the best material for the uppers and then pouring silicone to surround and fill in for solid soles would improve the outcome on some of these. Having mesh soles kind of worries me, even as someone who is barefoot almost any time I can get away with it. You never know what you might step on out in the world.
What an awesome video! I have horrible neuropathy in my feet and ankles, so when I do wear shoes, they have to be soft and easy to slip off whenever I stop somewhere. A pair of barefoot shoes like these would be so nice to have. I'm guessing I just need a better printer than my geriatric CR-6 SE to print a pair! 🤪
@@thenextlayer well, I just got an inexpensive dual gear extruder to replace the single gear OEM extruder, and printing slowly is it's strong suit, so maybe! I just need to save for some TPU. Being on disability makes getting stuff time consuming.
I was thinking none of these filaments applied to me with my Flashforge 5M til 18:37 nice I had no idea the 5M could do it. Still the shoes are out I have large feet, and the only other printer I have is the Geeetech Mizar S which fails way too much to try this.
@@thenextlayer maybe even print a foot that you could slice in the sections and place in the print as it goes along. You know different layers. I don't know. Just throwing things out there lol
perhaps what you have made isn't actually a shoe but more of an evolution of the sock? IF you could make a second section that attached to shoe print that worked like a high top sock then you may have created a washable wearable long lasting sock? The second idea would be that you simply build an All weather 3D printed over shoe that fits over your very breathable 3D printed socks/ that double as Summer shoes?
hello looking for your opinion , I wear custom made carbon fiber leg braces , strap on just below my knees and again at foot just below ankle. Costs me $3600. lasts about 2 years , example is on Ottobock, Custom carbon, do you think cost wise 3D might be a option for me,,Thank you in advance for your thoughts
On embarrassing your loved ones. I printed a pair of crocs out of 95a tpu. Originally an experiment/joke until...they freaking worked. They became my household shoes and ive gone put to walmart with them receiving multiple compliments about them. My fiancée is a nurse and when she went to "complain" to her co workers about how ridiculous it was they all lost it (i imagine the scene with the monkeys from 2001: A Space Odessy) forever sealing my legacy as "the goat" around them. In all their Shrek green glory they served me for 6 months of constant use
It’s in ALL the filament recycling videos. ua-cam.com/video/Hm6KpEajD4o/v-deo.htmlsi=oTXgi28BYVVxgHA6 ua-cam.com/video/_P0fGI4CPoA/v-deo.htmlsi=5maPE-04ASSBfznS
Random question since i just found your channle. How is keeping Petg and tpu in open air in israel? Viable or would i need to get a spule dehumidifier?
I wonder if you could use the 70a for the sole and the chinchilla for the rest of the shoe would have worked better for you. Just pause the print and swap filaments or use a mmu/ams to make it easier.
Kudos for all the technical knowledge in this project, which is impressive, but TBH, from a design POV, yes, the don't look bulky, but they look like really worn out, trashy I-would-never-wear-these-shoes... Sorry, "no offense" as well! Let's hope, this is just a step on a long path towards great looking 3D-printed shoes!
Thank you so much for printing my shoes designs Jonathan, has been a pleasure and honour, great video!
Thank YOU for the collaboration! I hope you'll upload the "barefoot" versions soon for all to enjoy!
Thanks for the design. I hope my printer can handle it.
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I can't believe the obvious choice was missed. I would have expected Dutch clogs printed with wood PLA.
Sounds like a form of torture and that’s been outlawed where I live
@@thenextlayer Nah mate you should try clogs, you'd be surprised. Would be ideal to combine 3D printing and 3D scanning the foot to create the ideal clog.
@@thenextlayer well, in belgium, i grew up with some older people still wearing wooden clogs. I'm from '82. They're lighter and more comfortable than you suspect.
That might "clog" the nozzle
@@br3nz3l i live in belguim to and i am 36 y old and still wearing wood clogs they are the nicest one for my back pain and they are realy soft inside to wear and warm in the winter
A grippy filament for the first 5 layers and switch to the chinchilla would be an interesting experiment. What I am really curious about though is the difference between the different designs. It's not clear what makes each model different compared to the others.
Thanks
Wow, thanks for your support!!
VarioShore TPU always seemed like the perfect filament for printing shoes. Adjusting the temperature per layer could allow you to make some parts stiffer than others.
Yeah I kicked myself after Stefan’s video came out, like, why didn’t I think to include that?! But this video was already sooo long
A short follow up using it would be good. Could even be a short.
The really soft filaments underextrude at higher speeds because it's hard for the extruder to unspool. While harder filaments are pulled out linearly with the extruder gears, the softer ones stretch without turning the spool. If you unspool a portion of the softer filaments first, you can actually print them at almost normal PLA speeds
Maybe some of the new filament feeders/buffers could help with that
Yeah I considered this honestly but I couldn’t spare 26 hours to unspool manually
@@thenextlayer So perhaps a motorised unspooler would help. You would need any random geared DC motor that you can couple to a spool hub, and a Vishay TCST gate might work to detect the hanginess. Once it's hung down enough to clear or block the gate, the motor would be run.
in general shoes use different materials and technologies for the sole and upper. i suggest experimenting that way.
Super interesting concept!
I'm super excited for this kind of customization. Like bike saddles as well
It’s like you knew! I’ve been researching 3d printed shoes this week to print a good pair as an “attention grabber” for my booth! 😂 Another great video!! 🔥
Glad I could help! Print these they’re awesome!!! I think Alessio will upload the barefoot versions soon
There's something really fun about watching videos from local creators. Especially when I know I can go and visit those local store mentioned ❤
Honestly, I think Sovol could not have picked up a better representative. You are really doing a great job on that. Congrats!!!
One of the things i dont see with 3d printed shoes which i think they could really benefit from and would reduce the poofy shoe issue i printing the bottom sole mid sole insole and outer shell of different materials say you were making a running shoe you could make the bottom sole out of the most abrasion resistant stuff you can find to have it last longer and the stuff that needs to be softer out of something softer
Second thing you can do that i dont see being done anywhere is you could look at the shoes you already own and look where are the areas that you scrape the most and erode a lot and reinforce those either by again making them out of a material more resistant to abbrasion or just adding more material in those areas
Thanks much for posting this video! I've been wearing Vibram 5 toe shoes almost exclusively for 15 years. Even at at least $87 bucks a pair they seem like the quality is getting cheaper and cheaper. I have tons of vibram soles, but the fabric wears out after a single year. Would love to glue a fabric-like shell onto an old vibram sole (which can probably last 3 years).
at this point you are just printing socks
Well done sir! You did your research. Normally when people talk about 3D printed shoes they only talk about Zellerfeld and never mention that Adidas has been doing it for years now. My wife got me a pair and they are surprisingly comfortable, they engineered the lattice structure to control the pressure distribution on the foot. The nerdiest shoes I own. I agree with you that I'm not excited about the croc style and various "futuristic" looking printable shoes. I'm glad to see that other designers are exploring the space. I'd love a shoe kind of shoe that I can print, with a normal looking lattice structure sole and an upper the looks very much like the shoes you tested here. I think your idea of a shoe made of more than one material is a really good path forward. I do hope you circle back around to this at some point. I enjoyed the video, be nicer to future you, I'm sure he's tired of fixing all your mistakes!
I have made some clothing items by 3D printing flat sewing patterns and stitching them together with a 3D pen, it works very well! My next project is doing the same with a shoe pattern. Durable sole and sides with open infill pattern. It will have (TPU) laces and with filament swaps you can create decals.
I just received some Polymaker TPU90. I have been wanting to print a pair of shoes, however, I agree the current designs are so bulky. I have so gotta try this on my K1 Max. Wish me luck! Awesome video and thanks for introducing Alessio design.
Give it a try I think you’ll like them. I recommend you do the Aspys though if you’re using such high shore hardness number.
Hah! That wrapping around the gear stuff reminds me of my experience with the Recreus Filaflex 60A PRO on my P1S.
Had to drill a hole into the toolhead cover to get the tension screw to back out *enough*.
For anyone curious a bowden ender 3 can print NinjaFlex 85A TPU @30mm/s. and that’s a good soft and flexible material, so just about any printer large enough can print these.
Oh the 80s… life was so simple.
Awesome video! As someone who doesn't want to spend a fortune on "known brand" shoes, where over half the cost is for the manufacturer's label, I really love the idea.
Let's hope we can make them easier to print with more research and tuning
Keep it up brotha always giving us ideas and projects. I am a father and business owner around the same age as you in the US. I am constantly trying to find or make new designs to try and keep the shop fresh having alot of luck with small projects that are designed for you to do with your family or children. Wouldn't be a bad idea of doing a family oriented project video get at me if you wanna talk shop. I appreciate all your work and look forward to seeing more of your projects keep gettin it 🤙
I have been watching your channel for a while now, and I really enjoy the typical TNL vids, with all the trial and error… but this video is top of the heap for me with TNL vibes lol… the interstitials are really fun and funny, and as a video topic I think this is great. I’ve not had a ton of luck printing with flexibles on my P1S, but I haven’t tried much. I also now have a quality filament drier (Sunlu S4), so I need to try again, but I am also casually shopping for more printers. It seems like open frame printers and/or bedslingers are the way to go. I am considering an A1 Mini since they’re so versatile and simple, but I am also looking for a large format printer. The comgrow T300 and 500 are really appealing since they’re so beefy lol
Thanks for the very kind words!!!
I’d like to see if these can be done in multi material. Use a soft grippy option for the outsole and a soft to the touch option for the uppers.
Also, I have seen recent videos about varying the infill to make stiff or soft areas. It would be great to see this in these shoes. Soft in the heal and stiff in the arches.
Soon!
Can we see more shoe stuff? Boat/Beach shoes, custom insoles etc? Love the video and love what you do thanks!
Printed 2 nice pairs on my Bambu and they came out perfect - standard black flexible filament.
Probably very high shore hardness like 90-95
I'm interested to know if there are 3D printed lasts. I'm interested in then, having a shoe made from this 3D printed last.
3D printing shoes... the future is finally here.
A cobbler shoemaking mold midprint you can insert so the printer acually supports the print on a surface? just a thought
It would collide though :(
It's wild what we can do with 3D printers, but Awsome video man!!!
I have a Bambu Lab P1S and was wondering if I print with the NinjaTek Chinchilla TPE do I need to get a brass or hardened nozzle since mine came with stainless steel, and can the door or top be uncovered as I do with PLA and TPU?
Maybe an IDEX printer could be used to construct a dissolvable box under the floopiest filaments?
A quick suggestion, from mg own experience with switching to barefoot shoes - it looks like you are still landing on the heel, and striding as if you were wearing the "normal" shoes (putting your leading foot waaay too far.in front of you)
Try the following:
-instead of lenfhtening ypur stride forward - try to lenghten it on the *back* foot, aka, try to propel yourself forward mpre qotj the back foot, while putting the front leg.mucj less.far in front of your body. Think of it as moving your body/center mass forward in relation to your contact points with the ground. That might require a few months of stretching and exercising. Look up content on how to train for barefoot shoes
- try to point your feet slightly inwards, and it will help to exaggerate landing your front feet on toes/ball.
Good luck.!
Ball walking. It's what every human on the planet used to do before shoes with hard soles and raised heels were invented/became the norm. I always ball walk when in bare feet or shoes with thin soles. It makes so much more sense when you get used to it.
It would be interesting to experiment with using something like 3dgloop to glue a thicker sole (possibly also 3d printed) onto these for those of us who prefer that style of shoe
Edit: You could even print just the sole out of something like that 70A and glue it to a slightly less flexible but easier to print upper half, maybe that would offer better integrity while maintaining most of that desired flexibility
why not print these shoes and use PLA as a support. Thats what I do on my e3d tool changer when printing TPU that needs support.
I hope you do something with super hard TPUs in the future. Super hard TPU is apparently super abrasion resistant and extremely strong so it would be insanely useful for certain applications but way too expensive for a hobbyist like me to drop so much money on a roll lol
How hard of tpu are you talking about. 95a? 98a? More?
I’ll give it a try. I can think of some things that need to be super hard yet flexible and handle a lot of abuse.
@@KcCake Rumour has it you can get 70D TPU. That's nominally similar hardness to most hard-plastics, just a little softer, but it still behaves very different, since Shore is a local surface property but macroscopically they're still on the flexible side.
Pellets that are even harder exist as well but don't think anybody is building filaments that are harder, unless...
@@thenextlayer I'm sure... inline speed skating wheels... ASAorABS hubs/ TPU ? Does it bond together like commercially available urethane wheels
Ninjatek Armadillo is 75D, which puts it in the same range as nylon, but with better abrasion and impact resistance, as well as better layer adhesion.
I currently have filaflex 60A and I want to try printing crocs with it :)
Question: why not just scan your feet and edit the mesh so they fit perfectly? Could even add insole for extra support
Answer: laziness and time constraints 😅
for the 70a stuff maybe use multi material, dissolvable material maybe...
When I have a tool changer!
I think having a show of 75a with a small layer of chinchilla on the inside where your foot touches would be a good combo of traction, touch, and bend ability
Okay, I am a 3D printing n00b, but wouldn't it be possible to have a "plastic foot" or one of those cardboard stiffeners they use to make shoes look good in the store as a security bridge for the floopiest of the filaments to not allow them to sag as much during the print? Not to the point where they are actually all the way to the level where you are printing, but almost...? I have absolutely NO idea if this would even help out, but in my head it should :P
Excellent ! Thanks a lot. Did you try with a dual extruder machine and do your supports with PLA?
I mean, for the slippery Chinchilla, you could always glue or 3d print first a layer of TPU/ninjaflex. I'm almost ready to bite the bulet and try it myself haha, not sure if my Bambulab A1 could choke those filaments though... But if it does, I'll be the most specatcular looking mofo in Hadera!
The walls actually remind me of normal support walls if they were used as 0 wall infill.
What about using a mold inside during printing?
Is there a link for the shoes ? Where can we find the shoes ?!
ok so I am very new to this 3d printing thing but I had a thought....if you can add magnets for example, mid print....could you scan and print an accurate "buck" of your own foot, say in PLA or whatever....then after the sole is printed, pause the print, insert the buck and continue to print the shoes over and around it? modifying the tool path as needed to avoid collisions with the buck. It would essentially be a removable, non attached support, in the shape of a custom last, providing support for sagging and ensuring that the shoes would be printed in the exact shape of your foot.....why wouldn't that work? love the channel, forgive my ignorance!
Fantastic (and funny) video. As always - informative, entertaining & useful videos. In the next few days, I will print lots of shoes like these for my family. Thank you, Jonathan.
Fantastic!
well youtube screwed me again! i missed this video on release 4 weeks ago as it seems - that's a bummer. As a barefoot shoe afficionado (i'm living in the Harz mountains, it's a hiking hot spot in northern europe), a fan of your channel AND an owner of a Sovol SV07+ that video should have triggered several algorrythms for me- but somehow didnt.. bummer.
Also: if you want to use a MMU in the future to combine materials while printing shoes, wouldn't the use of a support material a good idea that doesnt really stick to the floppy parts? that way the shoes would stay in their form while printing, and you could just pull out the support block.
bonus point if you can use your recycling apparatus to reuse the support stuff :)
love the video really like the idea of not chonky boy shoe's but i have a question about the dryer boxes.
i would really like to love the sovol dryer but for just 30 euro more i can get the sunlu s4 taht can dry 4 spools so whats does the sovol do that the sunlu cant? or am i missing something ?
I don’t think it’s fair for me to comment about the Sunlu, considering Sovol sponsored this video. But I’ll mention this to Sovol…
Do you already have the review of the Sovol SH02 filament dryer?
Nope I don’t really review this type of stuff, or even many printers these days
Really excited to see this, I like my Crocs but have not 3d printed any since they all look so big, and with a size 13 mens (us) shoe, I hate puffy shoes.
Try these out!! I’ll remind alessio to upload them and add a link to the description
@@thenextlayer Awesome! I will give them a shot. Thank you for bringing this, as well as the other custom/ built it yourself stuff to us!
Very neat!
I stopped caring about what my shoes looked like when I switched to barefoot shoes LOL. People already think they look goofy with the wide toe box, very clown shoe-esque.
Very curious how these hold up to daily and more intense use like running and exercise as well. For me my regular vivo shoes have lasted a little more than a year, though they probably should have been replaced months ago.
I'm about to get a new pair and send my worn out ones back to recycle but maybe by the next pair I'll be able to print them!
Bingo! I love that Vivo lets you recycle them! Honestly, the Balena ones are already more comfortable than barefoot shoes + socks (which are already insanely comfortable), but the chinchilla are just on another level. Like walking around on silk!
@@thenextlayer sounds like I've got a reason for a larger printer in the next year or so! Thanks!
B"H, thank you for your channel.
the plastics app link doesn't work. Looks like a really cool project
Fixed! Check it out.
is it weird i think they look really cool and not 3d printed, im new to 3d printing (still dont have my own yet)
Hopefully you'll get that SV08 up and running for multi-material soon, this really seems like a project where printing the soles and uppers in two different materials (assuming any of these can bond together) would really improve the final outcome. I'm also kind of wondering if printing the whole thing in the best material for the uppers and then pouring silicone to surround and fill in for solid soles would improve the outcome on some of these. Having mesh soles kind of worries me, even as someone who is barefoot almost any time I can get away with it. You never know what you might step on out in the world.
What an awesome video! I have horrible neuropathy in my feet and ankles, so when I do wear shoes, they have to be soft and easy to slip off whenever I stop somewhere. A pair of barefoot shoes like these would be so nice to have. I'm guessing I just need a better printer than my geriatric CR-6 SE to print a pair! 🤪
I bet you can print on the CR6 but who knows. Try it!
@@thenextlayer well, I just got an inexpensive dual gear extruder to replace the single gear OEM extruder, and printing slowly is it's strong suit, so maybe! I just need to save for some TPU. Being on disability makes getting stuff time consuming.
I was thinking none of these filaments applied to me with my Flashforge 5M til 18:37 nice I had no idea the 5M could do it. Still the shoes are out I have large feet, and the only other printer I have is the Geeetech Mizar S which fails way too much to try this.
There is Recreus Filaflex 60A out there… Stephan from CNC Kitchen successfully printed it.
Oh snap!!!
Man these videos make me want to get a corona or sv07 or maybe sv08 but after using the Bambu ecosystem I don't wanna go back.
Do you think on your multi-head machine you could print a support foot inside?
Maybe an idex would be faster
This is an interesting idea… I don’t think TPU bonds to PETG… so that could definitely work!
@@thenextlayer It might be tough to start the PETG though. You might need supports coming up through the soles.
@@thenextlayer maybe even print a foot that you could slice in the sections and place in the print as it goes along. You know different layers. I don't know. Just throwing things out there lol
You think you can scan your foot? Use the scan to make the support.
The real shoes were the shoes you made along the way?
perhaps what you have made isn't actually a shoe but more of an evolution of the sock? IF you could make a second section that attached to shoe print that worked like a high top sock then you may have created a washable wearable long lasting sock? The second idea would be that you simply build an All weather 3D printed over shoe that fits over your very breathable 3D printed socks/ that double as Summer shoes?
Homeless people treat socks like gold. They're a high wear item, so no matter who you are you go through them pretty quickly if you walk.
What do you think of the 70a or the balena for the sole and the chinchilla for the body of the shoe?
That would be a win
@@thenextlayer As soon as I get a printer I'll get right on that🤣
Maybe some pla mold could be placed on the print to give support
I pray for you every time I hear or read a story regarding where you are.
I'm surprised you didn't try varioShore TPU
Next time….
hello looking for your opinion , I wear custom made carbon fiber leg braces , strap on just below my knees and again at foot just below ankle. Costs me $3600. lasts about 2 years , example is on Ottobock, Custom carbon, do you think cost wise 3D might be a option for me,,Thank you in advance for your thoughts
Maybe. It’s doable, but I’m not sure the strength will be the same as actual carbon fiber
Would this be printable on the Bambu Lab A1? I have a 0.6 nozzle, wear barefoot shoes and I'm in need of a pair of new summer shoes!
Only one way to find out
@@thenextlayer 😬 I do have some cheap TPU, but it's 95A. Might be a bit stiff.
Is this shoe impossible on a Bambulabs A1?
On embarrassing your loved ones. I printed a pair of crocs out of 95a tpu. Originally an experiment/joke until...they freaking worked. They became my household shoes and ive gone put to walmart with them receiving multiple compliments about them.
My fiancée is a nurse and when she went to "complain" to her co workers about how ridiculous it was they all lost it (i imagine the scene with the monkeys from 2001: A Space Odessy) forever sealing my legacy as "the goat" around them. In all their Shrek green glory they served me for 6 months of constant use
Hope yall are safe!
with a multi filament system could you pring a sole regions in a gripper material?
With a multi tool head printer yes.
Hey man, still looking for your video where you show a purge line bin, which video was it ? was it for the p1p ? cheers
It’s in ALL the filament recycling videos. ua-cam.com/video/Hm6KpEajD4o/v-deo.htmlsi=oTXgi28BYVVxgHA6 ua-cam.com/video/_P0fGI4CPoA/v-deo.htmlsi=5maPE-04ASSBfznS
@@thenextlayer thank you 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@thenextlayer can't find it
Missed the obvious choice of Colorfab Varioshore filament.
I wonder how 70A soles with the chinchilla on the sides/top would do.
wait wait wait wait, 7 toolhead conversion, I need to see!
Random question since i just found your channle. How is keeping Petg and tpu in open air in israel? Viable or would i need to get a spule dehumidifier?
Impossible. It soaks up water and becomes unprintable within 2-3 hours
You don’t need more cooling you need supports so your shoes can be clean and not droop
Perhaps you could use a spray silicone on the soles of the chinchilla shoes to add friction.
Interesting idea…. I could try that
I wonder if you could use the 70a for the sole and the chinchilla for the rest of the shoe would have worked better for you. Just pause the print and swap filaments or use a mmu/ams to make it easier.
Bingo. Good idea about swapping mid print. Maybe I’ll try it.
The shoe from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
you missed a chance to make the joke captured my soul because the sole of your foot
Oh that’s a good one!!!
for someone who has different size feet, these would be such a relief... just gotta get me a bigger printer
11:06 SV08 Plus???? 😮
Kudos for all the technical knowledge in this project, which is impressive, but TBH, from a design POV, yes, the don't look bulky, but they look like really worn out, trashy I-would-never-wear-these-shoes... Sorry, "no offense" as well! Let's hope, this is just a step on a long path towards great looking 3D-printed shoes!
Fair! To each his own. That’s the beauty of 3D printing… we can each print the style we like instead of hoping someone makes one
All I can think about is how much microplastic these shoes would shed with use.
freezing? what? you wore these in the WINTER?? @around the 13 minute mark refering to Im ASSUMING that you do NOT LIVE IN THE USA. are you Canadian?
He's from Israel. He literally says it
good video man, but i am still waiting for I Upgraded the Sovol SV08 Till It Broke part 2 :D
lol yeah I leave a trail of failed projects behind me.
@@thenextlayer but i still believe in you, that you will deliver :)
If you really wanted a soft filament, have a look at greenboy and his pellet extruder
Yeah I totally need more projects I’m going to fail at and never finish!
@@thenextlayer Yes you do. You're going to accumulate them anyway, this is the life.
Haaa I was right on the teaser photo
One pair of printed custom jordans coming right up
😆 nice video, man!
Thank you!
FREE THE FEET
Save yourself time and just dip your feet in some Plasti Dip. Done.
That’s brilliant. Then I never have to take them off even there.
Dude, just print on a Prusa XL and use a dissolvable support material
Oh true true. But I don’t have an XL
@@thenextlayer *presents you with an XL*
If I could I would!
Oh my god, Shoes.
FLOOOOOOPY