My New Croissant Machine Is 3D-PRINTED ! (open-source)
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2019
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This episode is part of my croissant series produced by Eva Zadeh from Next Originals ( www.next-originals.com ) in co-production with BonnePioche Télévision. ( www.bonnepioche.fr/en )
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Salut,
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This is why I love this channel. It's not exactly about cooking, but about... engineering, to get results in the kitchen.
Alex has a engineering degree, and always makes it interesting!
Anthony Bourdain: traveling and food
Alex: engineering and food
Niche markets
@@carloszenteno Niche, yes. Needed? Also yes.
Kinda Alton Brown...
Agreed!
Alex you are proving the truth of an old saying I learned in the restaurant business, "Cooks go crazy, but bakers go mad."
That's so much true actually ^^
@@Throd01 SOOOO TRUE. Sadly, sadly, sadly true.
Baking needs to be SUPER precise so it makes hella sense 😶
Alex:
*Builds automated croissant machine*
*Doesn't make croissant*
@@adendronH i too speak engrish
@@samuelpudwill6794 What? No you don't know English
@@davidgatt7498 R/Woooosh
@@samuelpudwill6794 r/wooooooooooooooosh to you
@@TomorrowTom1337 t'es pire qu'un français toi :p
If you're looking to print/make/improve my Croissant Machine (and make it yours) then head over here : bit.ly/doughsheeter
In there, you'll find Fusion Files, STLs, and even gCodes for a Prusa M3. Please credit and mention me on socials. Have fun :)
Alex, what printer are you using and would you recommend it? The resolution looks pretty good compared to what I've seen for a non-industrial printer. Awesome video btw!
Why don't you create an Auto Reverser (so you just need to push a button to roll the board)? Now that you have a 3d printer.
"Auto reverser of spur gears" < UA-cam vid for more details. Love your vids Alex!
no thingiverse?
@@iCavity He is using a Prusa i3 Mk3 or maybe the Mk3s.
You are hard core for making croissants. Much respect.
Nah he doesn't have any other ideas.
He is French they take that shit seriously
Now we need another this old tony collaboration to build this in metal. :)
My thoughts exactly. lol
The first prototype needs to be done like this. Easy to work with materials, and once everything is perfected, give Tony the OK to make the final prototype. With his famous humor. And proper blueprints.
and then AvE can say how shit it is ;D
@@Majonez616 I will gladly put my Kwa-Son mug next to me Cockford Ollie mug and dream of this collab.
I agree with you.
I don't think the plastic pieces will hold a long time.
The friction and chocs will wear them. If some teeth don't breack, the wear will create gaps and clearance that will prevent the roue/cremaillere system to work. :/
The design is nice, but the plastic materials used with 3Dprinter are generally not resisting to friction.
Great work Alex! Looks like a huge upgrade over the last version.
Some notes from an engineer:
I'm not sure what filament you're using but I'd recommend using PETG for it's strength and food safety.
Your gears are a bit noisy which can be reduced by using helical or (preferably) herringbone gears. Machined herringbone gears aren't that common because they're hard to make. However complexity is "free" with 3d printing. Herringbone gears have smooth tooth engagement and can resist axial forces. It should make your mechanism smoother and quieter.
Minor point, it looks like you're using gears with an even number of teeth. This causes the same pairs of teeth to mesh repeatedly. And imperfection on one of the teeth will wear away at all the teeth it meshes with ... and 3D printed gears have many surface imperfections. It's better to have gears pairings with no common divisors so every tooth meshes with every other tooth (provided the mechanism allows for a weird gear ratio).
Your smallest gear looks a little weak, if you don't want to change the tooth size, you can always printed thicker gears to spread out the load.
A threaded bolt could be used to finely adjust the dough thickness instead of pins. This can be accomplished with a captured nut in a 3D printed part.
Finally, may want to consider using a belts instead of gears.
I'm happy to 3d print and test a few prototypes for you. Keep up the good work!
shameless plug:
igus makes 3D printing filament that would be perfect for this application. it's easy to print (prints more or less like PETG), is way more wear resistant than standard filaments and contains solid lubricants meaning it has a lower rate of friction against metal and also itself. Finally, it's rated food safe by regulation EU 10/2011. Search for igus I150-PF
i work at igus which makes this a shameless plug. I also immensely enjoy videos like this which showcase the advantages of 3D printing for hobbyists and tinkerers.
Braden Eliason good points all. I am not a fan of flat head screws in plastics unless they are a long way from edges. Unless, of course you like cracking.
Braden Eliason yea pla will slowly change shape until the screw is loose it is also not very shock resistant
I would be happy to print and test any prototype you'd be willing to make :)
Good observations ! Apart from doing a mechanical engineering degree are there any books you recommend for learning more ? Thanks.
Nobody:
French people: *Croissant machine*
That’s true French engineering right there
I love the sync of the screwing noises and such with the music. Great production value as always Alex, very good content with a very interesting way of putting it forward
again Alex, thank you so much for showing your mistakes and the frustration that follows, this is really motivating to watch! We are all but mere humans, keep it coming Alex :D
This channel is the perfect mixture of a great accent, thmooth visuals, beautiful audio sequences, genius engineering and problem-solving to boot, alongside cooking, some science and comedy
I feel sorry for anyone who isn't already a part of the million other people subscribed to this treasure-trove of video production
Next revision with linear rails pls
Wow Marco commenting on The funny french chefs video.all we need now IS aVe and bigclive and almost all The best youtubers are here😂
Well Janne, if Stefan Gotteswinter see's this we'll have nanometer accurate pastries.
Wow, I literally thought of you while watching this video. I wonder what you could come up with
Linear rails would probably get fubared by all the flour after a few uses. The "bobbin gear" solution is probably a better one in this case.
instablaster...
someone send this man a lab coat because he's gone, full mad scientist.
@Daniel Sohn we stand united!!!!
Nope, mad baker.
@@PaulLemars01 but food science is a thing
@@aristothethrone9032
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@@satoshiketchump Jelly Banana!!!!
I love the fact that he's studio and his channel are so much more then a kitchen!!! Well Done Alex!!! you managed to create a unique channel in this UA-cam vast ocean!!!!
Hey Alex! I just want to say how much I appreciate that every time you do a construction montage, you synchronize the sounds of the tools you're using to the music. It makes it so much more satisfying and enjoyable to watch. You're a true artist at your craft. Please keep at it!
Episode 50 of the dough series "I built a windmill to mill my flour"
This is just pure joy
Alex you are better than most TV chef's... love your love for cocking 😀
cocking? lol
@@jackadams8197 yeah... not going to edit . . Pretty funny😂
Engineers lost it at...6:54🤣🤣🤣
Harsh Raj Yup. Here my frustration level reached the point when I had to stop watching 😂
6:18 that was so cute. Doing something you are passionate about and every small victory really brings so much joy
I can't even imagine how much time you've got in this project!
So glad to be along for the ride. Thanks, Alex!
Great job Alex! Always love seeing your engineer cross food videos!
Stunning editing Alex, somehow you have even possibly improved! And great vid:)
I have never wanted a 3D printer until I saw this episode. Also it is so kind of you to share the files you made. Much love from Malaysia!
Why I love your videos so much is that you are dedicated to making things better. Your persistence is paying off. Cheers!
Hi Alex, This is a tip for your 3d print designs. A print is likely to break in between the layers so the stud where the gears go into bearing are the weak link and are most likely going to shear off. To prevent this is suggest you hollow the center and put a screw through them and into the wood.
All the best!
Amazing man! Joining various fabrication techniques to make your tools, nice job :)
this video is the exact type of content I come to this channel for. Thank you Alex and well done on the design, it's even beautiful on top of being functional.
Love you Alex, you are the McGiver of French cooking/engineering, all around a pretty great modern day Dr Brown from back to the future! Thanks for entertaining us! Merci
Looks like another project for This Old Tony. Well done!
Regards,
Etna.
Etna. Yes yes yes! Most ambitious crossover event in history.
Two thumbs up, Alex. Best episode ever! Now... make some croissants!!
Alex, I love the way that you're bringing the latest tech into the kitchen. One note about the gears, if you print and use helical gears, you will increase the gears' strength as well as their operating smoothness.
what a legend you are, i love watching the videos. its nice to see someone with passion that wants to share it with the world. keep up the good work
I constantly forget that this is a cooking channel 😂
You are some kind of french genius, like a mad scientist... or mad cook, or something
Whether it be for the great cooking tips, the fantastic machines and toys you build/buy/modify, the honesty with those "oh crap" moments, all bound together with very clever video editing - your videos always make one hell of an entertaining watch. Keep up the great work Alex!
I adore how you bring us along for the ride during the good and bad. Your ego allows us to glimpse the mistakes and sausage making and not just see the final product. :) merci.
5:50 Did Alex just break character!? Are we sure he’s really French?! 😂
I didn't even notice but yeah... He dropped his accent :o
Jeez no wonder his "French" accent is so dreadful
Love the machine Alex! Just one thing about the 3D-printer. Some filiaments can produce harmful particles. Opening a window when printing can be a smart idea! Have fun with it :)
It makes me so happy when I here french words and see parts of French culture I learn about in school
As great as your projects are, it's the sound production that makes your videos truly exceptional!
@7:24 ... I know that feeling. 18 hours working to make an auto-cat feeder and .... the cat food won't fit through the auger.
Smash.
Everything.
Sleep.
Try again.
As someone with a lot of 3d printing experience I'm really happy to see your progress but also a bit concerned that you're making basically the same mistakes I did early in my 3d printing learning curve, though I'm not sure it's really possible to progress with 3d printing without making those mistakes. Sadly I highly doubt your machine is going to last, a lot of the parts looked fairly thin in places especially the small gears had very little meat because of the deep tooth valley and large hole in the middle, the part with a gear on a shaft is also another example, plastic shafts aren't a great idea, I'd suggest swapping any plastic shafts for bolts/threaded rod etc. and the gear interaction sounds very rough when you used it with a cordless drill, might need more clearance and would benefit from lubrication with grease or similar. The one key thing I've learned trying to make 3d printed machinery is that the plastic works best as "glue" to hold "vitamins" aka bearings, bolts, nuts washers etc together, plastic moving pieces that take load and experience friction in use isn't going to last.
you dont learn 3d printing in one project. It takes months to learn, and with each design you make you get better. I would replace the threaded bolts with smooth rod. I would say tho, he made a great first project. I can see some ways to improve it. He has to support the center of the moving bed better, It will end up bowing when more pressure is added. perhaps a wheel at the center portion of it would help...or a row of wheels.
@@thefailingstudent Agreed, I think he like I and everyone else I've talked to once they get a 3d printer kinda try to use it for more than it's good for, have a hammer everything is a nail problem basically. I hope his design lasts but I'm dubious and I'd try to swap as much of the moving parts as possible for metal replacements, I said threaded rod specifically because it's very useful to be able to put a nut and washer on to keep it in place, smooth rods are a bit more of a hassle to keep where they're supposed to be, need a split pin or collar or something. Hopefully if this design doesn't last Alex will iterate on it instead of being disheartened and ditching 3d printing, seems to be the main big filter for DIY 3d printing people.
Bump
Sir, I'm a beginner in 3D printing for these kind of products. Can you suggest how to select a 3d printer. Any recommended online article. Thanks
@@Pradjaya There is no way to find exactly what is perfect for you. You just need to look at stats and see what fits you the most. Take the cr 10. The cr 10 is a very big printer and is very trusted. But if you think logically, such a big printer for a low price, features would likely be sacrificed to give to accessibility to you're budget user. If you don't need to much space, take a look at the Prusa Mini. Even though this machine is a bit small, its features justify the price. Its features make sure that you don't break the printer when you're a beginner, and that you're satisfied with print quality when your a pro. The problem with this printer is that its not been out for a long time, mean that some vital problems haven't been scoped out yet.
Prusa is one of the most trusted brands, so if you have a higher budget, look at the i3 mk3, this printer is like squeezing the quality of 2 Prusa Minis into one.
Otherwise, if you don't like these printers and you want to find a different one, here are some tips
-Make sure you're company is a trusted one. The printers that come from these companys are usually well tuned
-make sure if you're buying a cheap printer, that there are no quality cuts to make it affordable
-Customer service is crucial, when I bought my Anycubic kossel, it quickly broke. When I did contact costumer service, all the things they told me were no use. Make sure that a company is known for their customer service or at least is trusted
-Make sure there are reviews, printers may look good on first glance, but even the most professional one have problems. If a printer has no reviews, that's a good indication that the printer might have a few bad knicks and knacks hidden inside
Otherwise, good luck buying your first printer!
I love that the whole trial and error process that's a part of the video narrative itself! It feels very realistic and I can even empathise with the sense of achievement you feel when the final design is presented! Though I know that's how most of your videos work anyway XD
your enthusiasm is contagious - much love and respect
Amazing work Alex :D Can't wait to see some croissants made on this one. Now I am really looking forward to my Snapmaker 2.0 coming in December :D
I understand that you have just started a new channel and you want a head start but this isnt the way to do it
Don't self advertise , c'mon man
Requiem Explain how this advertises my channel? I'm talking about Alex' work and croissants and a 3D printer that I backed on Kickstarter 😊
@@Foodgeek im sorry i missunderstood , i thought the snapmaker 2.0 was a personal project of yours sort of like the croissant machines , i watched some of your videos after i left that comment and i really enjoyed them , i love your asthetic , please press on , i wish you nothing but the best
Requiem Thanks 😁 No problem. I have nothing but love for Alex and his needy food shenanigans 🥐🥐
@@Foodgeek i really appreciate your mature responses
Beer making tutorials? Foreshadowing a future series?
no, just life updates. alex is now an alcoholic getting high on his own supply
Garret LeBuis There are so many (emphasis on many) craft beers on the market, do we need more?
@@paulokiryuu
Old One, I'm not saying that he has to start his own brand of locally sourced Biére Parisienne, but if he makes a series on the process and some experimentation, I'd watch it.
Garret LeBuis okay but honestly what's so good about beer? I've tasted even the expensive ones and I don't get it, awful taste for me.
@@paulokiryuu
Different people have different tastes. Also, different beers have different tastes. Some people like lighter beers with a slight citrus taste, others prefer a darker beer with caramel tones.
I'm sure if Alex does a video series on it, he'll get into the specifics of the subject and what affects the final product.
You can do it! You will make the best croissants in France!
love you, Alex.
I've really enjoyed the progression that these have gone through just to make perfect croissanta
I was looking at your Fusion timeline and noticed there is a lot of capture position. This is generally considered a bad pattern to follow because it is much more likely to break if something is changed in an earlier feature. Consider using joints instead.
Alex, listen to this Pock. Or Spock?
This is definitively not a cooking channel anymore. It's a maker channel that just happens to be about making food. ;-)
These videos are so high quality. The editing is magic, well done.
This is amazing!
From someone who studied Engineering (but isn't really a good engineer), this has inspired me.
Keep up the great work.
Adding some kind of lubricant to the gears will probably make them run much quieter
Careful about Lubricant and FOOD, very bad combination. IF you do, do some research pls on toxicity.
@@locoCEBRO The food shouldnt be touching the gears in the first place
Helicoid gears is the better solution since you cannot use lubricants next to food.
@@hypnoticlizard9693well, lubricants don't listen when you say they shouldn't touch the food. Because they are liquids. You have to take actual measures to prevent this. By leaking or its always possible for a little bit of fluid to reach the board, sadly.
@@LegendaryGauntlet yes would be better, still they too need some lubrication in order not to wear so fast.
The axis for the roller end cap, will most likely break, unless you put a screw through the center.
Yeah, I can see many problematic parts, but it's just a proof of concept. Needs to be rebuilt at commercial level with some minor tweaking.
The joy of engineering! Absolument un bon travaille Alex!!!! Merci beaucoup pour ton vidéos !!!!
This video is just so inspiring. It makes me want to design and make something similar of my own. Something that I have absolutely no use nor time for. Love your channel!
Cant wait to see how this machine works for noodle dough...
;)
Don't give him ideas , he already suffered enough
I do hope the next project with this machine is a baklava with homemade filo pastry!
It’s so fun to watch you completely geek out, Guy!
so great. Love your creativity, will be using you as an inspiration as soon as im done with school!
If you havnt done it, put some small wheels underneath the roller to eliminate any flex in the carriage plate.
Great video as always.
Is this the board that moves?
Was thinking the same thing. Could do with some stability. It might damage the parts as is.
Fantastic as always Alex. Love how you acknowlege failures 😯😧, lessons learned 😞, and create devices from scratch 😏.
Have introduced your series to a friend's son who's interested in engineering. Sounds like he's liking it!
I want to make croissants EVERY TIME I watch a new episode.
I feel the same way. Everytime I hear the crackle of him squeezing one I realize I haven’t had a decent croissant in over a decade. If you can’t buy them the only option is to make them yourself.
Your content is amazing. The editing, the presentation. I love everything and I can't stop watching. Please keep doing this stuff for the rest of your life. Sincerely, a kitchen & food lover.
ITERATIVE DESIGN! That's great ALEX! :D I'm really happy you've shown 3D printing as a tool to help with other projects :D
Idea: Make the cordless drill permanent and modify the switch to output forward/backward signal to an dashboard with 2 momentary pushbuttons ;)
Its been 11 months since I have been waiting for you to make croissants using this dough sheeter and that best butter.
🙄
t'es séries sont folles, ton studio vend du rêve, continues car tu vas aller très loins !
Great filming, editing, storytelling - as always!
You got a 3D Printer - - - now you are dangerous!!! LOL! BTW great socks!
I can see more inventions coming.. Can you imagine if he has a full engineer grade workshop.
The new channel name should be French Guy Croissants
Yeah but then I'll have to switch to French Guy Beer Brewing and then French Guy Tea brewing and then.....
How Bout Alex's magic engines?
Alex, you building machines is my favorite things on UA-cam hands down
I'm really pleased you got the mechanism to work! Fair play fella!
Awesome Alex. But you are missing bushings to make sure no wobbling happens with your adjustment pin. See 10:07
i am also worried that the gears which are running the plywood dough plank, will be ruined by the brass screws over time perhaps the screws should be sinked and maybe capped with some plastic, or hot glue to prevent wearing them out
Toujours l'accent typique du Français 😂 Sinon continue comme ça! 😉
c'est quoi je penserais la première fois que je l'ai écouté
5:45 He says "let's give it a try with the bearings" like an American would 🤣
I think you're a freaking genius. I'm so admirative...!
The number one best thing about this video is the yellow progress bar for the spoken advertisement. A+!
Omg it just got uploaded! *click*
Love your work Alex!
3-D printed food please I gotta see them they're fantastic only 3D expos will make them
I do not understand how the beautiful minds of you mechanics work..!It amazes me (as the artsy type of person..) and it is awesome!
Glad to find this channel informative and great content
Perhaps you could ask Martin from Wintergatan for some engineering advises... Or make a collab and mount the croissant maker on the MMX.
I'm just joking. Seriously, since you started the croissant series, you changed my view to croissants.
Watching this so early after its been uploaded makes me feel famous
@alex this is one of the most inspiring videos you've made so far, SUPER impressed!
Well done Alex! A beautiful fusion of engineering and passion for cooking 👍🏻
Nice Alex ! Next time you should try doing a Kouign amann
Oh boy, I have those in Montreal, soooooo goood
Great idea. He could cover the variant products that use the croissant process.
That precisely was going to be my comment. Just got the recipe down for a couple of batches. I have to give my experiments away b/c I live alone. The guys at the local Trader Joe's love me!
Welcome to the engineering and 3d printing scene on UA-cam ;) great project 👍
Cook AND engineer all baked into one!!! Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
i love watching this channel for the same reason i love watching wintergatan. the crossover between engineering and something else (cooking here, music there) just tingles my jimmies in the exactly right way.
2:26 "I made a flattening machine that only accepts already flattened dough"
You should replace the wood parts with aluminum and see if a fellow UA-camr can cast the gears in aluminum.
yean its make it so much stiffer less shaky and if he can get those gears in metal it would be so much smoother
Aluminium is not food grade material
I didn’t know that plywood was food grade material.
@@willhound2 No it isn't. You're right. But I think this is just an initial trial and error sketch up.
@@Kurosaki990Ichigo you need a high polietilene rack and change the prusa for a CNC cutter ,and do all the work if the machine again if he want a high standar material croissants machine for food safe
I did not expect to learn so much about rack and pinions in a video amound making a dough flattener
very nice! hope the plastic / filament holds up.
Alex try learning Openscad, might seem hard at first but parametric design is a god send. Especially when you have to redesign parts.
You can make parametric design in fusion as well, no? But I love OpenSCAD as well :)
Indeed
@@piepmatzcompany Yes, parametric is the default in F360. The functionality difference between OpenScad and F360 is the difference between a Unicycle and a Tesla. Both will get you to the grocer, but that's where the comparison stops.
Hey Alex, would be great if you could put the parts up as .stl files.
The gcode is rather useless for everyone not owning a similar printer or wanting to use different settings for the print.
If you want to share the fusion files, that would be cool too.
This would allow others to adjust the design to fit their requirements. (Like different sizes of the non printed parts etc.)
Thanks and keep up the good work! Love to see you using new tools!
Have fun with the Prusa! It's a great printer :)
I just did 😉
Did you build this? I have some questions regarding the exact BOM and some more details...
awesome job on assembling video and sound footage!
Been waiting for this day, give a great man a 3d printer and expect great things!
Chapeau pour l'accent, c'est travaillé ? ;-)
oh boy, those gears need more improvement :P
Also the platform seems to rock back and forth cause it's too heavy.
they are not real gears. not a true involute
they would run smooth if they were correct
you work so hard on your prrojects. much respect.
soooo cool - you combine COOKING - ENGENEERING & PHYSICS & NEW TECHNOLOGIE - thanxs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!