Making 3D prints actually waterproof
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
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Have fun and don't make full scale models!
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Whahahaha oceangate test models 😂😂
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With money, you change units. 3,75€ is three euros and seventy-five cents. That's why "three seventy-five" is ok. Same with hight.
oh no mini oceangate sub has imploded
why not paint the 3D print in a layer of epoxy to fill the pores?
I like how he prints the scissors gripper to prevent himself from touching the dichtol but still dips his fingers in it to use the grapper
Why use the appropriate gloves when you can over engineer a solution, right?
@@BrunodeSouzaLinoengineer a solution then not use it.
This is the first video I've seen on this channel. Is it a parody channel?
The switch from "this stuff will kill you if you touch it" to "I'm too stupid to care" made me legit angry. There's also other weird inaccuracies in the vid that ppl who know about water pressure should know better than. If the whole video is parody then that would make sense.
edit: it's possible the other inaccuracies were just language issues tho.
@@roidroid ok sure thing blud
@@roidroid Bro doesn't understand jokes
That creation in the thumbnail is absolutely *imploding*
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That 3D metal sub was cool. You're probably right that it could go deeper then the real thing
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Is the bottom of the ocean not deep enough?
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@@jeremy6384 nah. Gotta go deep. Like Europa deeper. I'm pretty sure those oceans are much deeper then earth's
In industry, reinforced O-rings are used to seal vacuum lines. These have a metal ring on the vacuum side that prevents the seal from slipping.
google centering ring ISO-K to see it
I love all the little jokes and reverence in the video, makes the video way more fun to watch and gives a nice atmosphere.
I can’t say that this atmosphere is ideal, but at least it’s better with it than without it 🤭
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Props to JLCPCB/3DP for supporting this channel, shame others wouldn't because you folks are doing an amazing educational and inspirational job combined with top tier engineering.
Cheers from the openROV team. We actually thermally annealed our PLA to waterproof ours back in 2014, and this worked quite well by boiling them in hot water just to the point of deforming and then letting them cool. If you get the temp correctly it will work, though less well for solid fill.
I love all the little jokes and reverence in the video, makes the video way more fun to watch and gives a nice atmosphere.
Doing second process with the dichtol stuff probably will seal it even more.
Btw. another technique to seal a FDM 3DP is by printing it in ABS and then doing acetone smoothing, it dissolves surface of the part and once dried creates solid layer all around.
Would be quite interesting if someone made a full scale model for testing!
I would use carbonfibre for the hull, since it is pretty stronk. Also it doesen't like to deform 🤡
I can take millionaires for rides in it!
It's pretty expensive, I'll save money by using an xbox controller to pilot it.
@@happninmojo genius idea, we should start a company but what should we call it 🤔
@@draco5991rep The name should reflect that we are a gateway to the ocean, any ideas?
0:55 better performance than the real thing
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You can put the print in dichtol and put it in a vacuum chamber. This allows air to escape from the pores and at normal pressure the dichtol diffuses into the pores.
You could use a "clear transparent" setting for getting a really solid print which reduces gaps in between layer walls
Love your sense of humor.
To both prevent water damage your electronics and make the sub survive a deeper dive you could submerge the electronics in baby oil.
Then the submarine drone don't have any air in it, thus can not break from over pressure.
Or ordinary mineral oil, to avoid that smell reminding you of changing time and diaper rash.
It's the same thing used in some dive watch, it prevent them to collapse, and since oil dont mix well with water it also prevent small water drops to enter.
Also get a better receiver so the controller dosent disconnect
The sub I think comes with a Xbox
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A najważniejsze jest to że on jest Polakiem najprawdopodobniej
He is polish
@@beatrizmf9965 okay
I used to repair cracked/seeping plastic fuel tanks by pulling a vacuum on it, then applying epoxy. The same could be done with your printed vessel and the dichtol. Also pressure regulating the hull is a good idea.
When using a gasket or o-ring, you need to design around it with a groove for it and having multiple sealing layers. You want to maximise the path the water takes to get in from a deliberate opening.
I just painted the FDM prints with thick paint & brush when I need it to be water/gas-proof. Works every time.
it's awsome to see you guys continously working to improve your underwater drones
For the O ring, you need to design the seating of the seal in such a way that the pressure of the water tightens the seal. then the higher the pressure, they better the seal.
One note about o-rings and other rubber seals, the one you used looked more like a EPDM "string" rather than an o-ring.
Way better to design around an off the shelf available o-ring (proper one in fairly hard NBR or similar rubber) than trying to glue something together.
Glueing seals with CA glue or really any glue that is harder than the rubber will be a problem, it creates a hard point that almost always leaks.
The usual way of doing it is to have nice cuts that mates well and make the seal a bit to long, so the ends gets compressed into each other. No glue :)
Or getting some way to vulcanise the rubber together, but yeah :P
"creates a hard point that almost always leaks" sounds right, but is completely wrong. I've worked at Engineered Pressure Systems ( EPSI) at Sint Niklaas for seven years and we ALWAYS glue the large O rings (Nitrile cord) with a standard cyanocrylate glue, because noone makes standard O rings with a 800-1000 mm diameter at an acceptable price and delivery time. Perpendicular cut with a sharp knife . These O rings will easily seal high pressure vessels up to 9000 bar (900Mpa). BUT you need a very proper fitting groove and the exact amount of compression for a proper seal. I don't think he used an EPDM cord, but a nitrile one. Of course you're absolutely right about designing around an off the shelf standard is always better . In this case I 'm pretty sure the leak comes from the fact that his O ring is rather thick and not properly pressured ( seriously only 4 little screws holding the lid down ?? )
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She felt that chill that makes the hairs on the back of your neck when he walked into the room.
The design is very human
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Finally waiting for you to release a new video. I'm so excited.
That submarine design is amazing I bet it would make it to the Titanic
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ermmm actually, the Titan did actually made it to Titanic multiple times 🤓
@@eliel_360no it didn’t
@@ploomike buddy, yes it did
@@eliel_360im sorry I rechecked it and it made 23 trips 13 of which made it to the titanic
You could of use resin printers because it just prints each layer in a second because it uses uv lights to solified it
Guys, there is a Prusa wiki article for the infill types in 3d printing. THere are a few that are extremely well for filling up the infill part with something.
This way you can print your model and fill up the "infill" space with 2 part resign. After curing it should be pretty much waterproof inner skin of your model.
i died laughing when i saw the submarine
I needed to make prints air tight under significant pressure, I found a few layers of spay clear coat automotive paint works well.
Thanks guys, I came across it by chance but the product dichtol looks fantastic for sealing problems.
Awesome!! Super interested about your DIY Pressure chamber, do you have any vids/posts talking about how you made it?
With the Oring test i think it might be better to either use more screws or maybe even print the entire cap with a built in thread, since it only needs to tighten enough to press on the o ring consistently.
You can look at watch caseback designs here. The caseback has a thread and screws onto the case, making enough pressure on the (sometimes multiple) O-rings to withstand immense depths. Most common dive watches are certified to 200m but it is not uncommon for them to go to 600m. Some of them like the omega Ploprof or the rolex deepsea can go far deeper than that (some have been taken to the mariana trench on the outside of a submarine)
These dive watch are often filled with oil to prevent them to collapse, and since oil dont mix well with water it also prevent small water drops to enter.
I poured an ABS-acetone solution onto a PLA print. It also made it watertight, at least for my particular usecase.
0:32 I’m pretty sure your hull is more resistant than the real ocean gate one was
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"Actually i think this hull might be pretty pressure resistant." Leaked footage from certain ocean exploring company
I love the subnnatica reference!
During my undergraduate years our additive manufacturing lab was just comparing how different post processes can increase 3D print integrity, and realized heat and pressure treatment can help layers better bond and reduce the “ pores” under microscope it looked much more adherent almost like a injection molded part, and the tensile strength increased drastically. Maybe that could also help with water proof? But it wouldn’t technically be only made from 3D print since post processing is involved
I used to work for a vacuum cleaner company as a designer and we used a product called nanoseal to make our fdm printed parts water / airtight.
bro just simulated the titan
Funfact: opensls brings sls printing to the hobby space for 2000-2500 euro. Print metal at home with lasers!
Rather than trying to make the electronics container conpletely water proof, have you considered using a high pressure gas supply (CO2) cartridge for example with a regulator to pressurise the inside of the container to maintain an acceptable pressure differential between the inside and outside? Using an automatic vent valve to perge the pressure as you then come back up. Your depth limit then is really the pressure of the gas in your pressuising 'air supply'. Look at how a diver in a dry suit stops getting pinched by his suit as he goes deeper, as well as controlling his bouyancy. Just a suggestion.
Hopefully that 3D print of the ocean-gate, submarine doesn’t explode
The vase printing method made pretty waterproof walls even it was only 1 wall thick. It leaked a bit, few droplets on walls if left for hours but it stopped leaking
I don't know about those extreme depths, but I've had good luck with just spray painting 3d prints to make them waterproof, in case someone is looking for a cheap solution that doesn't require special handling precautions.
Super materiał. Przyjemnie się ogląda, tak 3mać:)
Jako że pracuje w różnych technologiach druku 3d to podpowiem:
MJF, SLS i SLM to technologie druku w proszku i nie da się drukować w nich zamkniętych pustych przestrzeni jeśli nie zrobi się otworu na wysypianie nieutwardzonego/s topionego proszku. Więc jeśli rozetniecie te wydruki to albo wysypie się z nich proszek albo technik w firmie zauważył ten problem i poprawił modele że są pewne w środku bez powietrza i bez luźnego proszku. Powodzenia w kolejnych eksperymentach!
brotha the thumbnail is mind imploding
you have the polish version of "la gotita" (the superglue), I didnt even knew it existed
im flabergasted
Haven’t watched yet, but in our testing.. vapor smoothed MJF nylon is the best waterproofing we have witnessed
I love your videos guys, and the scientific process you guys have and the documentation as well! Keep it up!
Behind the window was a reflection that only instilled fear.
The thumbnail is the titan gate sub
I too love nylon but I alos love this video
Really really Awesome!
Keep it up :D
1:11 Bro what 💀
A nice joke
If you want to use O-rings, make a grove, smaller than the volume of the O-ring and make the surfaces conical so the higher the pressure gets, the more the tube presses on the end piece.
Impressive work. I've been around a long time and you guys are OK. Keep going.
titanic is a legend:
1912: 1500 kills
2023: 5 assists
What if metal plating the submarine, I don't think iron man drinks water.😂
“Now I can take out the prints safely” CPSdrone said while touching the Very Dangerous Liquid while using something he specifically 3D printed to Remove the danger of touching the dichtol.
You should use a vacuum chamber to soak the dichtol into it faster
Tbh the Way you do the Drones with the watertight pressure resistant tube inside the shells, is how actual submarines work. Like for ex the Russian typhoon, is an outer aerodynamic hull and stealth hull. And the there's 3 or 4 pressure tubes inside, and ut doesn't that wat natter if some water gets trough the first layer
these are the only ones that you should use a logitech controler for
I subscribed before you asked. Not all channels actually share good info!
My first idea was using lightweight PLA (with deliberate foaming), and then dip it into - or paint it with epoxy, which will be absorbed into the print, making it very solid and also waterproof.
THE PHOTO AFTER HE SAID ITS LOOKS PRETTY STRONG OMGGGG
8:37 “This cup is extremely toxic, so we will use a straw to drink from it.”
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Could you please build a lifesize model and proof yourself that its stronger than carbon
Bro is so good at 3d printing that his ocean gate didt crumble
Adding some bags of desiccant on the inside should resolve the moisture issue 😉
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What type of plastic did you use for FDM printing? This is a fundamentally important issue, since of all plastics, only PETG provides the best adhesion between layers.
6:31 it might be that there is air inside the sub, and when it “come back up” the air will expand or be larger, for example if I were to take a balloon filled with air underwater, it’s going to get smaller because all of the pressure around it, but when I bring it back to the surface it’ll become bigger again
I love that it's the titanic sub😂😂
Ok, now i need to buy this dichtel for my outside encloses!
Bro predicted ocean gate implosion incident 💀
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its true tho
He did not predict it if it already happened
error: the ordered ones based on powder methods, they contain powder inside because of the design
I like the thumbnale i wonder if it happened in real life ?
Another solution that works is painting the outer surface with resin!
yea, that's what i do for my speaker enclosures. I was never able to achieve perfect airtightness though, it always leaks very slowly (for speakers it's actually a good thing).
from my pov, only abs-like and the Siraya Tech BLU (the one in video) are kind of usable for mechanical purpose while stay with relatively cheap price.
Otherwise, I would have gone for esun PA100 nylon/esun hard tough/Phrozen Onyx series for something as critical like this.
Also, those UV resin perform differently over time even without sunlight shining on it. I usually let it dry for a few days instead of using UV cure station. anti UV clear paint is another trick to stop its curing over time. Although UV light can cure the resin, it is still polymer which can be break down by UV light. So when curing as thin as 0.8mm/1mm, you can easily over cure some part of it and causing small cracks(since the UV light isn't spread evenly on your print), hence, brittleness.
Did you try annealing it by baking the print buried in salt or really fine sand? One alternative to try would be removing all the air from the print whilst having it submerged in stabilizing resin, then baking it. In theory, that would do the same thing as dichtol but less dangerous, as you'd be filling all the pores in the structure with resin, then crystalizing it into the model by baking it.
You touched the DICH-tol!
Could you give me some advice or a video on how to build the device you use to test the waterproofness of prints it would help me a lot for school
If you want to make an fdm print waterproof, maybe try electroplating it? You could coat each model with copper, nickel, aluminum, or silver.
I don't know how liquid tight the electroplating will be, but if it does work the weight of the metal electroplated on can be part of the ballast, requiring fewer added weights to get to neutral buoyancy.
hi, great video. What filament are you printing with? cheers Paul
Ocean gate’s brother 💀
If the pressure doesn‘t matter thaaat much you can just dip the printed parts in some resin or even coat it from the inside as well.
You can definitely eliminate those pores by tuning your 3d printiner, jacking up the nozzle temp a little higher than usual, increasing the flow rate, and decreasing the print speed. I had to do this for something I print for my company.
Try stopping each layer and spraying with hair spray or a mist of super glue. Hairspray will fill the gaps, superglue will liquify the surface, 2 paths to choose.
Not that it matters, but if anyone's interested an abbreviation formed by first letters in a phrase that makes a pronounceable word is an acronym (e.g. RADAR), if it's not it's called an initialism (e.g. FYI).
for one sec i was thininking it was a ad lol
We finally have the Bambu clones! But hey, that’s just competition. Of a clone of the printer can be better than that’s just on the original to improve their product.
Now its time for the test of *WILL IT IMPLODE?*
How did you install the O-rings? This is the crucial part. Remember its about which way they are squished that makes them work properly.
Finally, a titan submersible that keeps the water out