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  • @nielsvanbakel7791
    @nielsvanbakel7791 5 років тому +3384

    When building a waterblock for the first time it is always a good idea to test it for any leaks by installing it on a motherboard...

    • @bailey2624
      @bailey2624 5 років тому +73

      when they have 100's of MBs laying around who cares

    • @syndaquil4838
      @syndaquil4838 5 років тому +16

      More drama

    • @toxiccan175
      @toxiccan175 5 років тому +10

      He’s sarcastic @tards

    • @mr.feghouli403
      @mr.feghouli403 5 років тому +10

      Ongelooflijk hoe weinig mensen jouw sarcasme snappen man.

    • @TalkieToaster.
      @TalkieToaster. 5 років тому +39

      And always do it in the bath using a toaster as a workbench.

  • @godnaut
    @godnaut 5 років тому +542

    Just 50K worth of camera sitting stacked in a plastic tub lol.
    Never change Linus.

    • @dubbarrelyt4428
      @dubbarrelyt4428 5 років тому +2

      Haha ikr

    • @nunosantos4217
      @nunosantos4217 5 років тому +21

      and we're lucky if he didn't drop the plastic tub

    • @michelvanbriemen3459
      @michelvanbriemen3459 5 років тому +1

      Well what could possibly happen to it, can it be broken?

    • @worldofconcept6388
      @worldofconcept6388 5 років тому

      Not going to lie it made me cry oh and I got some pie but it wasn't mine so just leave me alone to die.

    • @lostremnant1140
      @lostremnant1140 5 років тому +9

      16:12 *stares at 50k worth of camera made into scraps*
      "Ok, I'm feeling good."
      - Linus Sebastian 2019

  • @512TheWolf512
    @512TheWolf512 5 років тому +312

    Testing a self-made water block exclusively by using it as intended... What a literal mad lad

    • @traviswessels5814
      @traviswessels5814 5 років тому +6

      I made a handmade water cooler block for less than $0.20 out of a box of scraps that I made in 2001 and it still works to today it really isn't that hard

    • @landen1234
      @landen1234 5 років тому +20

      @@traviswessels5814 quiet, water cooling is supposed to be magic and sorcery.

    • @kcscustom9759
      @kcscustom9759 Рік тому

      Lol how else would you test it? There quite literally is no other way to know the performance..

    • @alexstromberg7696
      @alexstromberg7696 Рік тому

      @@kcscustom9759 they mean leak test it.

  • @marcopolo8584
    @marcopolo8584 Рік тому +9

    12:52 "Do you not trust Parker?" this line cracks me up every time

  • @dynamicpaintball
    @dynamicpaintball 5 років тому +1380

    It stresses me out that the $40,000 camera is sitting in the same container i store my Christmas decorations in, and also looks like a pile of rubbage.

    • @victorguo9184
      @victorguo9184 5 років тому +211

      Electronics are just fancy sand

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 5 років тому +47

      @@victorguo9184 I mean you're not wrong

    • @JesusMeza3
      @JesusMeza3 5 років тому +54

      @@victorguo9184 fancy sand that costs $40,000

    • @TheZankoh
      @TheZankoh 5 років тому +13

      Red Camera's are over hyped junk. They are what film students use when they can't get their hands on an Arri.

    • @milagrosjereza9354
      @milagrosjereza9354 5 років тому +4

      Because a $40,000 RED Camera and $40,000 worth of iPhones look the same when incinerated, they're just sand.

  • @BRNKoINSANITY
    @BRNKoINSANITY 5 років тому +941

    Those grooves are not to guide the fluid, they increase the surface area in order to aid heat transfer. There is a noticeable difference between a smooth block and a finned block as you increase the load and radiator size.

    • @BRNKoINSANITY
      @BRNKoINSANITY 5 років тому +120

      Also, if you fit an o-ring too tightly, it can't compress correctly for a good fit. You have to leave room in the groove for it to expand. The best result is when the depth and width of the groove perfectly fit the squished o-ring at a spec'd pressure as the parts come into contact.

    • @Lilgoth89
      @Lilgoth89 5 років тому +4

      Fancy seeing a wild Brnk here

    • @1gt4dude
      @1gt4dude 5 років тому +1

      This.

    • @tmarritt
      @tmarritt 5 років тому +10

      And you could litterially do it with a chisel and a hammer and a little time.
      The bottom also needs to be properly lapped, and that's seriously time consuming if you do it by hand.

    • @1gt4dude
      @1gt4dude 5 років тому +5

      Same principal as having a car radiator media blasted, doesn't need to be fins it can also be rough like a sandpaper finish

  • @SpareSomeChange8080
    @SpareSomeChange8080 5 років тому +120

    I love watching these; it reminds me of old Top Gear when they did their "ambitious but rubbish" challenges.

  • @MidnightMarrow
    @MidnightMarrow 5 років тому +93

    Lubrication whilst machining is a thing. Copper shouldn't be all that difficult honestly. Annealing copper might make it easier to cut with the CNC bits as well. But in general most metal workers will indeed put a drop every so often while drilling and machining.

    • @Worrsaint
      @Worrsaint 5 років тому +6

      Copper is not difficult. Something like copper would absolutely benefit from oil. Annealing it actually makes it more difficult to machine due to it already being soft and gummy.

  • @BubbleWrapPerson
    @BubbleWrapPerson 5 років тому +190

    Red is going to put out an H2Oxygen camera that’s water cooled right before you guy finish.

  • @liamjenkins1680
    @liamjenkins1680 5 років тому +84

    I don't know how many times I've seen "Why would we drain the loop" immediately followed by a spill on LTT!

  • @GiGaSzS
    @GiGaSzS 5 років тому +26

    Want to know a secret to glossy acrylic.
    Use heat/blowtorch to lightly melt it.

  • @lhl2500
    @lhl2500 5 років тому +322

    13:15 As an aircraft mechanic I can assure you that air transport is a hell of a lot safer than car transport. The level of planned maintenance on aircraft is probably only exceeded by rocket maintenance. In the aero transport business no-one is gonna ignore an check-engine-light for any amount of time, the groove depth of the tires are checked on a per flight basis. Same goes for oil level.
    On a side note, watching you guys using tools like thread-taps and such, gives me a nervous twitch. I just wanna slap those tools out your hands. For me watching these videos, is like others that like to watch horror movies, or go into haunted houses. Very uncomfortable, but afterwards I can just laugh at it. :)

    • @MatthewDannevik
      @MatthewDannevik 5 років тому +8

      there was a huge scandel recently where airplane techs was told to ignore stuff t hat wasnt on there list

    • @lhl2500
      @lhl2500 5 років тому +11

      @omgwtf696969 Without further details your comparison is meaningless. What type of parts are you referring to? Quality control for different parts has different tests depending on material, operational conditions (temperature, pressure, environmental hazards etc.)
      So unless you are talking about manufacturing the EXACT same part, for two different industries, the comparison has no influence on my post.

    • @TheWinning247
      @TheWinning247 5 років тому +14

      Some mild difference between maintainance and design when it comes to aircraft, they are designed with very narrow safety margins because excess weight is an aircraft's achilles' heel, the difference between that and a car is that an aircraft is designed to "soft fail" so any failure that does occur is rarely critical and those components are designed to fail after a certain amount of time so that a technician can specifically look at them periodically to maintain the aircraft. Road vehicles on the other hand, are less designed for that mode of failure, as excess weight isn't a crippling factor in the function of the vehicle, instead they are designed to withstand certain stresses and not fail or show signs of failure; meaning that they are more likely to break in a pseudo-random fasion. I can almost guarantee that aeronautical parts are of higher quality than automotive parts, simply because the materials and tolerances are far more strict than in a road vehicle and the processes that produce them are controlled far better too. Quite simply; if a car fails, you don't drop from 36000ft at 2-300mph into the ground. Aircraft, however...

    • @nathanhorvath6751
      @nathanhorvath6751 5 років тому +8

      I'm an aircraft mechanic as well, and almost every time they use tools like this I start cringing so hard!

    • @nathanhorvath6751
      @nathanhorvath6751 5 років тому +9

      Also the comments about aircraft safety really pissed me off. Our tolerances and maintenance procedures are way more strict than automotive.

  • @BOOMHeadshot1006
    @BOOMHeadshot1006 5 років тому +226

    So a few pointers for working in acrylic and making water blocks.
    1. When you machine acrylic or poly, the surface will get "frosty" you can put the part through a process called "Flame polishing" that will give the part a mirror smooth finish.
    2. When tapping with a bit like that, it's suggested that you try to get it as level as you can. To make it super easy you can take a drill press and insert the bit into the chuck and then spin the chuck by hand to tap the acrylic.
    3. With an o ring like that you want about 1-2mm of the o-ring above the top of the c channel you cut. You may want to base this off your o-ring material though.
    Hope these help!

    • @besserwisser4055
      @besserwisser4055 5 років тому +2

      hope they read it

    • @jtb6075
      @jtb6075 5 років тому +1

      I thought you couldn't flame polish polycarbonate?

    • @faceplants2
      @faceplants2 5 років тому +2

      So don't use vice grips with your taps? Darn, I've been doing it wrong all this time!

    • @devilmastah
      @devilmastah 5 років тому +4

      Should just use a starter tap first

    • @ErulianADRaghath
      @ErulianADRaghath 5 років тому +6

      @@jtb6075 Acrylic is not the same material as polycarbonate.

  • @OrangeC7
    @OrangeC7 5 років тому +590

    As a non-machinist, seeing all of these machinists trying to help Linus and his team to more properly utilize the tools they are using for their projects is great...
    But let's be honest, it wouldn't be as entertaining if they actually knew what they were doing.

    • @matheuswohl
      @matheuswohl 5 років тому +17

      also wouldn't be any less entertaining, take This Old Tony as an example for someone who knows what he's doing and also has high production value

    • @marcun666
      @marcun666 5 років тому +6

      Knowing what to do and knowing how to do it properly are two different things.

    • @CathyInBlue
      @CathyInBlue 5 років тому +4

      "If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it research."

    • @Worrsaint
      @Worrsaint 5 років тому +2

      True, but whenever they try to touch a tool or talk about how to do something an engineer or machinist somewhere dies somewhere due to the shear force of the face palm required.

    • @CathyInBlue
      @CathyInBlue 5 років тому

      @@Worrsaint orig00.deviantart.net/401a/f/2010/362/b/b/x_facepalm_motivational_by_ajtnz-d35wiy3.jpg

  • @matthewwood3394
    @matthewwood3394 5 років тому +207

    Need to use silicon lubricant mate, patrolium eats o-rings over time. Red Dead Redemption alright Alex.

    • @KinSlay1337
      @KinSlay1337 5 років тому +5

      that cant be true seeing as the military uses Vaseline for aircraft's o-rings

    • @chaos1267
      @chaos1267 5 років тому +10

      They probably used a viton oring by the looks of it which vaseline wouldnt hurt.

    • @matthewwood3394
      @matthewwood3394 5 років тому +1

      @@KinSlay1337 not sure about that one mate, not an expert in military engineering you might be right.

    • @matthewwood3394
      @matthewwood3394 5 років тому +2

      @@chaos1267 good call mate.

    • @i_dodge_trees
      @i_dodge_trees 4 роки тому

      It's probably buna-n, it'll be fine.

  • @huyhoangnguyen3100
    @huyhoangnguyen3100 5 років тому +23

    Me: TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
    Linus: Ok, hold my beer...!

  • @DrMatt96
    @DrMatt96 5 років тому +227

    In industry we call more precise tolerances "high tolerance" which now that I think of it doesnt make total sense but yeah that's just how it is trust me I work on CAD every day. I think the reason it's like that is because the "high" in "high tolerance" is not referring to the amount of range that is accepted as a dimension, but is saying the tolerance has a high standard. Like it's an important tolerance.

    • @Sketch1994
      @Sketch1994 5 років тому +9

      Precision and tolerance are very often wrongfully interchanged by laymen around the globe...it gets worse when you add clearance and interference in the mix and waaaay worse when you add roughness, form deviation, true position etc etc...I really believe that using the right words in the right order is really important in this industry (my humble engineer/machinist opinion) to communicate the right result. I've seen engineers who couldn't grasp the concept of a high precision (low tolerance) clearance fit such these found in air bearings...

    • @DrMatt96
      @DrMatt96 5 років тому +5

      @@Sketch1994 yeah definitely, took me a while to learn a lot of the terminology and concepts. But I'm no engineer, im a hydraulics technician that sometimes has to draw up parts to be made so your opinion is definitely more valid than mine

    • @QuintonTetik
      @QuintonTetik 5 років тому +4

      if tolerance = "an allowable amount of variation", then high tolerance = high amount of variation, and low tolerance = low amount of variation. I think you'd want a low amount of variation on a highly precise part.

    • @tippyc2
      @tippyc2 5 років тому +8

      I've generally heard it as "tight tolerance", not "high tolerance"

    • @VredesbyrdNoir
      @VredesbyrdNoir 5 років тому +2

      @@tippyc2 yes, or I say "fine tolerances".

  • @evaristegalois6282
    @evaristegalois6282 5 років тому +407

    _Long ago, the four Blocks lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Block attacked_

    • @Bot_Brad
      @Bot_Brad 5 років тому +3

      Evariste Galois. Jake is the Avatar

    • @andyt144
      @andyt144 5 років тому +6

      Lame comment again

    • @dubbarrelyt4428
      @dubbarrelyt4428 5 років тому +1

      Is this supposed to be a meme that I can't get?

    • @dubbarrelyt4428
      @dubbarrelyt4428 5 років тому

      @LunaXBL ok thanks for telling that. But still I feel the comment is nowhere related to the video (just my opinion)

    • @troublecaine1728
      @troublecaine1728 5 років тому

      ?????

  • @playerguy2
    @playerguy2 5 років тому +1

    8:36 I LOVE how Linus reacts to this. It's surprising what one is supposed to do in some circumstances. O-rings are a science all to them selves.

  • @finsarg
    @finsarg 5 років тому

    My favourite vids are definitely the ones where you build stuff. Especially that you keep it real with viewer accessible tools (unlike the hardware). Makes me want a workshop.

  • @OTechnology
    @OTechnology 5 років тому +316

    Yes just put a disassembled expensive camera parts into a bin. Totally safe.

    • @Stichz-
      @Stichz- 5 років тому +4

      I internally cringe and get uneasy whenever I see expensive hardware being treated the way these guys do sometimes. But then again to me you must treat every single piece like glass 😂

    • @munjee2
      @munjee2 5 років тому +1

      "put a disassembled expensive camera" or camera parts pick one

    • @ryanfonseca3270
      @ryanfonseca3270 5 років тому +2

      For me at a minimal Get a flat rubbermaid container, put all parts into bags, any bolts into smalelr bags and put those inside the parts bag. and lay them all out inside the container. thats a minimal... But that said, im sure there stuff is fineand will be fine, but shit happens and most of us cant stomach a loss like that.

  • @ProjectWolfDragon
    @ProjectWolfDragon 5 років тому +199

    For machining copper, quality cutters and proper speeds and feeds help (look in the machinery's handbook) BUT the best thing you can do to help yourself out is material selection. Specifically, the general purpose Copper 110 alloy is terrible for machining, it is sticky, chewy, and overall unpleasant, whereas Copper 145 aka Tellurium Copper is the easiest alloy to machine and yields significantly better results. Other routes you can take is to use a free machining brass such as Brass 360, Aluminum 2011, and Aluminum 6020 as they are also excellent for machining but are also of significantly lower thermal conductivity than copper, so you would be forced to do very fancy details to get the surface area up to match a relatively simple pattern or even flat plate of copper.

    • @b0ngitnator387
      @b0ngitnator387 5 років тому +11

      I dunno what it means but Linus you better follow the tips.

    • @markp8295
      @markp8295 5 років тому +8

      Very good points. I also think a spindle speed reducer is needed to allow them to cut copper more cleanly. It looks like their turret is a cheaper high RPM only one for cutting wood and plastic.

    • @another1commenter770
      @another1commenter770 5 років тому +3

      Copper and aluminum.... Spray with wd40 or crc while cutting.....Make sure your taking deep cuts that throw chips/swarf even if the tool is very small it must cut enough to produce a decent swarf amount otherwise the tip will get to hot, the material will go buttery and bind to the tool.
      Don't try low feed rates unless you have very low spindle speeds.
      If a 1mm tool was to be used id start at 70,000 rpm at 700mm/min (100mm per 10000rpm @ 1mm tool diameter) for copper with occasional sprays of wd40 and constant air cooling.
      At 1mm tool tips the high speed can make the tool more rigid to deflection, just like how a dremil running at 30,000 rpm will steady a .5mm drill bit better then running at 500rpm.
      You can also get coatings for tools to reduce brazing of copper to tool like Chromium Nitride.

    • @Cheesyxable
      @Cheesyxable 5 років тому +1

      they really need cooling and lubrication if they want something decent out of that copper with that machine, it might not be enough, but the result would improve for sure, and yeah coated tools as mentioned above

    • @galaeron554
      @galaeron554 5 років тому +5

      Wd40 for aluminum and copper is a must. Lubricant is needed. Watching this from a machining career stand point it was cringy lol

  • @TheFinalRevelation1
    @TheFinalRevelation1 5 років тому +78

    O rings are sealed by heating both ends over a candle or torch. A joint made with an adhesive will not last.

    • @CamAteUrKFC
      @CamAteUrKFC 3 роки тому +8

      Good lord no. If I ever spliced o-rings with a torch at work instead of just some standard LT404 I'd have both a failure and reprimand waiting for me.

    • @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489
      @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 3 роки тому +2

      Pretty sure just vaseline and just enough squeeze would work far better far more consistently, than presenting a rubber compound with it's main mortal enemy, fire. Ofc there are compounds that can eat rubber, but you aren't probably going to have it, machine tools, the need and not know that at the same time.

    • @guywithatippmann
      @guywithatippmann 2 роки тому

      where have you ever seen this successfully preformed? I'd love to see that happen.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 11 місяців тому

      @@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 Yeah this is a connection technique applicable to TPE only, and i have not seen it done for sealing purposes, but for power belts. Indeed even small misalignment between the ends sounds like a terrible idea. If you have the ends plain loose or connected with some weak glue purely for placement purposes, it would just find its own alignment and may be most likely to seal perfectly fine among available techniques. Obviously CA glue is not your friend here, but if it works, it works 🤷

  • @jameshogge
    @jameshogge 5 років тому +2

    If you want nice shiny looking acrylic:
    First smooth it with a high grit sandpaper
    Then hit it briefly with a heat gun and that will just melt the surface so its perfectly smooth and clear

  • @mikes2381
    @mikes2381 5 років тому +182

    Guys. Machining copper, aluminum, brass, etc is all Very easy. How fast are you running your spindle?
    O ring grooves need +/- several thou for a good seal. You're not sealing N2 or He2 at 2000 psi. They're not necessarily all that sensitive to tolerance.
    One could probably use an engraving bit for the small channels on over the CPU.
    Man Linus. That tap is way crooked.
    Probably use a larger bit and a slower speed.

    • @mikes2381
      @mikes2381 5 років тому +18

      Using CA glue on o-rings Is actually a good way to make orings. Mine seal a vacuum chamber very freaking well and a buddy worked at a place that made them seal in 10k psi hydraulic forming machines.

    • @mikes2381
      @mikes2381 5 років тому +29

      Safety factor under 10%... *Cringe
      1. That's not a factor. That's a percentage.
      2. Plane S.F. are usually around 1.4 and up. That's commercial aircraft. So under the most demanding possibility hundreds of experienced engineers and over 100 years of flight can come up with; they multiply that stress by 1.4 and build to that. Then test... Extensively. Then hopefully your airline company maintains their planes. Most of them do a good job at that.

    • @unlisted9494
      @unlisted9494 5 років тому +19

      Linus thinks the fins on a cpu water block are to help water flow the right direction, these guys are a lost cause man.

    • @vilkku792
      @vilkku792 5 років тому +3

      @@unlisted9494 Why would he think that. Did he say it somewhere because I didn't really pay attention.

    • @m.sierra5258
      @m.sierra5258 5 років тому +6

      @@vilkku792 3:16 I was also shocked when he said that

  • @techbaiter
    @techbaiter 5 років тому +127

    Linus building a CPU Water Block without RGB.
    _Wonders do happen sometimes_

    • @Rainbow__cookie
      @Rainbow__cookie 5 років тому +3

      Don't need rgb in a red camera only red leds 🤣

    • @dubbarrelyt4428
      @dubbarrelyt4428 5 років тому

      @@Rainbow__cookie rgb water blocks costs around $80

    • @ERROR_-_404
      @ERROR_-_404 5 років тому

      _its just a prototype_

  • @Bockis
    @Bockis 5 років тому

    I just love how you guys thread holes, just...awesome.

  • @nyihtway
    @nyihtway 5 років тому +2

    9:54 "Oh, we gotta grease up our O-rings" ... ROFL, that cracked me up.

  • @GeorgTheGr8
    @GeorgTheGr8 5 років тому +1051

    Building Our Own CPU Water Block
    Building Our Own CPU Dirt Block
    Building Our Own CPU Stone Block
    Building Our Own CPU Diamond Block

    • @mini-_
      @mini-_ 5 років тому +32

      But everything changed, when the fire blocks attacke.. Wait, wrong meme.

    • @aidenbouc3314
      @aidenbouc3314 5 років тому +29

      Building our own CPU water block
      Building our own CPU earth block
      Building our own CPU fire block
      Building our own CPU air block

    • @aidenbouc3314
      @aidenbouc3314 5 років тому +2

      @@mini-_ damn someone got to that joke before me

    • @bettertelevision968
      @bettertelevision968 5 років тому +1

      @@suborgtfo.4433 😊

    • @MaiMai-wp5vw
      @MaiMai-wp5vw 5 років тому +2

      And then all the elements came together.
      Elemental CPU block

  • @todayonthebench
    @todayonthebench 5 років тому +63

    Machining the acrylic flat, when acrylic easily is flat enough for the application.
    Using a clamp as a tap wrench, thereby putting a strange sideways torque on it, risking it getting oval-ish threads. (yes, this is a thing.)
    Gluing together an O-ring and being nearly 50% off. (this is a potential leak source, though a water cooling loop might not have enough pressure to make this a big issue.)
    Well, I have seen many horrors the last 20 minutes apparently....
    Though, at least they greased up the O-ring, something that even larger operations don't do for far more expensive products.

    • @robertvandeneijk1284
      @robertvandeneijk1284 5 років тому

      I've machined acrylic more than a few times. Thickness can sometimes vary 2-3 mm over a meter length on a '8mm' thick sheet. I would have machined it too when the part is already on the CNC table.
      The glued o-ring is terrible. It may not leak immediate. But the pressure combined with deteriorating rubber will cause the bond to break eventually.
      Also, they should have tapped with a drill-press as bit holder. Then you're always straight.

    • @GoldyMcGoldface
      @GoldyMcGoldface 5 років тому

      The funny part is that the one compliment you gave them is still wrong, petroleum on o-rings is worse than not lubricating since it cause them to deteriorate.

    • @todayonthebench
      @todayonthebench 5 років тому +1

      @@GoldyMcGoldface If rubber/silicone O-rings deteriorated when in contact with petroleum/hydrocarbons, then all hydraulics equipment would start leaking fairly quickly after manufacturing.
      The main reason equipment starts leaking is due to physical wear and abrasion.
      Though yes, there are O-rings made of plastics. (and most plastics dissolve in oils/grease. (And it is from here the large misnomer about o-rings deteriorating in oils comes from.))

    • @GoldyMcGoldface
      @GoldyMcGoldface 5 років тому

      @@todayonthebench I'll concede that their o-rings may be made of a polymer that is safe for use with petroleum based products, however rubber is 100% not compatible with them.

  • @Channel-kv6ob
    @Channel-kv6ob 5 років тому

    I'm a cnc machinist and solid modeler. I've worked with waterproofing components for various electronics projects in the past. I second recommend the Parker O-ring handbook for o-ring use and groove designs. You shouldn't have had problems with the copper though so I'm not sure what you're doing there. If you're doing fins tiny pcb mills and drills generally work well. I also recommend asking scuba shops what they recommend for o-ring use, I recall using some super fancy grease that worked amazingly well.

  • @Kathdath
    @Kathdath 5 років тому +1

    I love Alex in video. He does need Linus to act as heel, but I love that Alex is just given a project and then just allowed to tinker away until he has it ready.

  • @ydna
    @ydna 5 років тому +94

    Your CNC router has plenty of spindle speed available to cut the copper, but the lack of coolant might be a large cause for issues. Even if you stand there and blow on it with compressed air, it would be better than nothing...but if you hook up a mist coolant system then it'd be even better. Even spritzing it by hand might work, but it'll make a mess. Mist coolant will also make a mess of course (in the direction the nozzle is pointing) but you do what you gotta do!

    • @kolby4078
      @kolby4078 5 років тому +2

      you can cut anything dry with the right tool

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo 5 років тому +2

      Kind of like occasionally dripping some oil on the piece on a drill press?

    • @MrXtacle
      @MrXtacle 5 років тому +4

      @@kolby4078 Eeeeeh, yeah. But with copper, alu, and brass, you really want some lubrication because it tends to stick to itself/tool if run dry.

    • @dreggory82
      @dreggory82 4 роки тому

      I have had excellent success using olive oil as cutting oil for copper. It just makes a terrible mess, but it works great.

  • @thewiirocks
    @thewiirocks 5 років тому +416

    This is like watching a train wreck in progress. You just can't look away no matter how horrified you are by what you're seeing...

    • @weejeeman4637
      @weejeeman4637 5 років тому

      It was so bad!!

    • @stuartanderws5705
      @stuartanderws5705 5 років тому +1

      They did machine copper and that's not easy.

    • @f36443
      @f36443 5 років тому +3

      For a first try it's actually pretty stellar, and that's comming from a guy who's been making his own blocks for over 20 years

    • @thewiirocks
      @thewiirocks 5 років тому +2

      This is more like their 20th try. They used to have a series on making custom heat sinks before Linus got tired of spending money and getting beat out by cheap Chinese coolers. It was very, very horrifying to watch. (Seriously, look it up.)
      Also, this would be a good effort on its own. The real WTF is that they disassembled a Red camera and are using this as a dry run to try water cooling it. Just so horrifying...

  • @louisvaught2495
    @louisvaught2495 5 років тому +1

    FYI, since I know you guys have a drill press: If you want to tap threads straight, mount the tap in the drill press to get it started.
    On the milling side of things, cutting fluid is very useful when you're milling metal.

  • @runningpayne
    @runningpayne 5 років тому

    We need more of this kind of video! This was really interesting

  • @EricSmith-dx1ll
    @EricSmith-dx1ll 5 років тому +54

    FAA requires a 1.5 safety factor on airplanes and a 3.0 safety factor on the landing gear.

    • @catchampjade
      @catchampjade 5 років тому +12

      I was looking for someone complaining about him understating how god damn strict the FAA is on safety

    • @OmiP42
      @OmiP42 5 років тому +9

      Also flying is literally the safest form of transportation there is, including walking

    • @EricSmith-dx1ll
      @EricSmith-dx1ll 5 років тому +2

      @@faheemzia5509 the companies that design the planes try to keep the safety factor as close to the minimum as possible. More safety = more material = more weight = more fuel = higher operation costs!

    • @lucywucyyy
      @lucywucyyy 5 років тому

      @@OmiP42 yeah i feel relaxed getting onto planes, its trains that scare me

    • @lucywucyyy
      @lucywucyyy 5 років тому

      @@EricSmith-dx1ll and that minimum is still very high

  • @TheManicGeek
    @TheManicGeek 5 років тому +315

    PITTER-PATTER, LET'S GET AT 'ER!
    -Linus Sebastian, 2K19

    • @AFarChant
      @AFarChant 5 років тому +15

      Dat Letterkenny reference! Such a great show!

    • @alexmawdsley
      @alexmawdsley 5 років тому +3

      @@AFarChant it's a really great show

    • @CanadaBud23
      @CanadaBud23 5 років тому +2

      Lol used to say that all the time in grade school.

    • @AFarChant
      @AFarChant 5 років тому +2

      @@CanadaBud23 I mean, the show is based on people in rural Ontario so it makes sense. Are you from those parts?

    • @CanadaBud23
      @CanadaBud23 5 років тому +2

      @@AFarChant Yeah, everybody used to say it lol.

  • @noahbrooks3319
    @noahbrooks3319 5 років тому +1

    I 'm loving the new "Linus's cool staff guiding him through one of their projects on camera" format.

  • @AlphaGametauri
    @AlphaGametauri 4 роки тому

    What i love about the cooling vids is he always has that smile of his the entire video. lol

  • @C2H5OHist
    @C2H5OHist 5 років тому +8

    I made my own blocks back when there were little to no commercial products. Gave up on copper and used alu only for ease of machining. I had manual machines only, the o-ring groove was turned on a lathe. You can increase area by aligning the block vertically and using a slitting cutter to make the grooves, it will make a huge difference.

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 років тому +562

    But can you make it vodka cooled?

  • @KerbalRocketry
    @KerbalRocketry 5 років тому

    top tip for tapping; mount the tap into a pillar drill to keep the tap straight only ever hand turn the bit when tapping though!, this is very important for acrylic where you can get fractures if you're not straight enough

  • @arashk1849
    @arashk1849 5 років тому

    As an engineering student looking for experience before employment i am fully jealous on Alex and the experiences he gets to have because of the opportunities Linus gives him. A beginner engineer couldn’t ask for more. Chilled none pressured environment full of try and error situations

  • @MrZombie999
    @MrZombie999 5 років тому +32

    Linus talks about greasing his O-Ring while being an expert on petroleum Jelly :D

  • @bBrain
    @bBrain 5 років тому +148

    You could setup a jig and cut micro fins with a small dremel. Nothing to it and would make your home brew water blocks work a _LOT_ better.

    • @jtb6075
      @jtb6075 5 років тому +42

      You'd think they would, but Alex got a 20k CNC and doesn't know how to practically use it.

    • @unlisted9494
      @unlisted9494 5 років тому +25

      Good luck with that. Linus thinks they're there to help flow water. He doesn't understand at a fundamental level what a heatsink is or how it works.

    • @bBrain
      @bBrain 5 років тому +23

      @@unlisted9494 Naw I've seen him actually talk about their purpose, he knows they are to help remove heat, I think the edits sometimes cut out stuff. They do direct the flow of water, however, but yea their main purpose is to give more surface area to remove heat and I know I've heard him talk about that.

    • @bBrain
      @bBrain 5 років тому +4

      @@jtb6075 I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think that CNC can do microfins... maybe it can, but yea you can tell he's totally noob with the cnc. I mean I wouldn't be much better at it either. lol

    • @jtb6075
      @jtb6075 5 років тому +5

      @@bBrain I know that machine probably couldn't do microfins but not I was getting at. I was saying he doesn't use it as a true machinist / fabricator. He should know that he can use the machine to make tools like a dremel jig that can make microfins. The whole CNC operation on lmg is a complete waste of money as Alex is way out of his place. These new engineers want machines to do everything or else they can't do it.

  • @richardcavner2095
    @richardcavner2095 3 роки тому +1

    God watching you guys do the threading had me screaming “For godsake call Hacksmith for some help!” at my screen

  • @thefunkilledu
    @thefunkilledu 5 років тому +1

    Next time you tap threads, slightly countersink the end you intend to insert the male hardware into. A large drill bit works fine for this, just twist it a few times by hand to smooth out the leading edge and it's far easier to install. Also, you should run the tap all the way through the other side until you are past the tapered tip of the tap. Unless you're using pipe thread, those are tapered type threads.

  • @fortheloveofcake93
    @fortheloveofcake93 5 років тому +428

    why leak test on a bench? whhyyyyy?? You don't need expert machining knowledge just common sense!

    • @ameralhamvi5680
      @ameralhamvi5680 5 років тому +37

      There is a right way, and there is an LTT way.
      This is the LTT way
      Welcome to LMG!!

    • @emmett050
      @emmett050 5 років тому +17

      Because if they leak tested elsewhere then they wouldn't have the thermal tests until after. And LMG is too focused on pumping out content daily than making quality content so they save an hour or so by doing both at the same time.

    • @Lazi3b0y
      @Lazi3b0y 5 років тому +20

      @@emmett050 Or, they thought that it might be amusing for the viewer if the water block leaked onto the test bench. Why are you even here if you don't think it's "quality content" ?

    • @BenCos2018
      @BenCos2018 5 років тому +1

      @@ameralhamvi5680 there's the right way,the ltt way and the wrong way guess which way is worst
      The LMG way😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Finkelfunk
      @Finkelfunk 5 років тому +3

      What's the point here? It's distilled water not acid. If it leaks they immediately shut the system off, dry it properly and it should work just fine. You also leak-test regular water cooling on your system, you just take more precautions because you can't buy a new system every day.

  • @jared3115
    @jared3115 5 років тому +30

    I didn't know if I should laugh or cry when I saw that camera

    • @milagrosjereza9354
      @milagrosjereza9354 5 років тому +1

      Cry. Seriously, cry.

    • @nolla7
      @nolla7 5 років тому

      it was like C-3PO after stepping that cloud town.

  • @firestorm734
    @firestorm734 5 років тому

    Yeah, anyone who has worked in an environment where prototyping/fabrication work is done will watch this video and die a little bit.
    Couple of thoughts to help with future iterations:
    -When tapping threaded features, it is really helpful to have a surface that is known to be level, and an axis that you know is "close" to perpendicular to it. If you put a punch or center in the chuck of a drill press, and use that to hold the end of the tap, you can ensure that the tap stays straight, and it will make it faster to do multiple holes. Also, cutting fluid is a godsend.
    -Well done with your use of the gasket fitment guide. As a recommendation, you could leak test your prototypes with compressed air at low pressure (50 kPag / 7.5 psig), and measure the leakdown time. Then if you detect a leak, you can locate where it is coming from with a little soapy water. The big flick here is that you are able to leak check you parts in a way the doesn't risk your expensive computer components that can't get wet.
    -if you do a bit of research on the fin design of your heat exchanger, you may get substantially better thermal performance.

  • @lil_sisyphus
    @lil_sisyphus 5 років тому +3

    i was shook when he said "If you wanna come here David"

  • @privatefactory1173
    @privatefactory1173 5 років тому +345

    WTF???!!!! Testing for leaks on the bench? WHY????

    • @MitzaelSerna
      @MitzaelSerna 5 років тому +57

      because reasons, this is LTT way..

    • @williamfritsch3310
      @williamfritsch3310 5 років тому +2

      Yeah that's really stoopid. Also not draining the loop is fine i guess, but why wouldn't they at least use clamps on the tubes ??? Seriously, every god damn time !
      I used to do a lot of maintenance on my old over-powered custom loop, and almost never did a full drain, but at least i would use clamps and funnels and bins just to make sure i don't spill liquid everywhere hahaha

    • @CokeJAY
      @CokeJAY 5 років тому +6

      My thoughts exactly, i was thinking what are they gonna do to pressure test it... But of course they just put it on a test bench.... Worth more than my desktop rig and laptop combined.................

    • @AyaxRo
      @AyaxRo 5 років тому +10

      Because CONTENT... and any antics and hilarity that will ensue is all in the name of views... no matter the disaster.

    • @funkymonkeyjedi9078
      @funkymonkeyjedi9078 5 років тому +5

      'cause LTT is about "worse case scenarios", is this the first time you watch this channel? lol

  • @bjorksven
    @bjorksven 5 років тому +21

    Pro tip: it's easier to properly mate the O-ring ends if they are cut at an angle. Also, you can use teflon tape to seal the threads.

  • @gamerofftopic5774
    @gamerofftopic5774 5 років тому +1

    I wonder when they are going to close the job openings and stuff. I have trying to keep updated on the whole thing.

  • @stephendavis1837
    @stephendavis1837 5 років тому

    linus"i dont think you need that" LMAO, clearly his first rodeo tapping stuff. Great video though guys!!! love the custom block

  • @KaletheQuick
    @KaletheQuick 5 років тому +13

    5 years from now Linus will be trying to make his own microchips with a hacked laser engraver inside a DIY CVD machine.
    Stay tuned.

    • @nickopedia5669
      @nickopedia5669 5 років тому

      honestly that would be pretty sick to try and make a transistor.

  • @LeGranDuc
    @LeGranDuc 5 років тому +75

    Ugh... As a machinist i weep. For simpler threading put the part in the drill press. That way you can center the tap, and get it perfectly straight.

    • @XXFingerTornXX
      @XXFingerTornXX 5 років тому +3

      Stian or even better yet just get a tapping block lol that’s the cheapest and easiest way to get a straight tapped hole.

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 5 років тому

      Do they even have that? As far as I know they only have the CNC machine

    • @LeGranDuc
      @LeGranDuc 5 років тому +2

      @@512TheWolf512 I have seen one in multiple previous videos.

    • @doktorjonsson3860
      @doktorjonsson3860 5 років тому +1

      Or even fancier: threadmilling

    • @TommyAngelo1337
      @TommyAngelo1337 5 років тому

      They definitely have the machine for it. I think that whole part is just for extending the video.

  • @lorenhusky2717
    @lorenhusky2717 5 років тому

    We like these kinds of videos! Custom making stuff is awesome, even if it's kinda jenky. YOU made it! That's cool.

  • @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916
    @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916 5 років тому

    Awesome Vid , Love watching these experiments :)

  • @maximthemagnificent
    @maximthemagnificent 5 років тому +10

    As an engineer, I have always presumed you haven't hired someone more knowledgeable to deliberately add entertainment value.
    BTW, good idea to test for leaks BEFORE mounting it on the expensive hardware.

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion 5 років тому +265

    Of all the cooling solutions for PCs, I get the most excited about water cooling. It makes me wet.

  • @EyeSeeYah
    @EyeSeeYah 5 років тому

    I really like and appreciate that linus listens to his employees even though, lets be honest, we all know hes been in the tech industry for a long time and knows any of this already. maybe for show only but still, it works for me. Thumbs Up!!

  • @garforce2
    @garforce2 5 років тому

    a few pointers on acrylic, you can use a flame and polish it by just glancing the flame across surface

  • @luqmanr
    @luqmanr 5 років тому +71

    LTT will venture into manufacturing PC hardware by 2020

    • @ThePointblank
      @ThePointblank 5 років тому +5

      They've already partnered with Noctua for a LTT branded fan before...

    • @aidentetreault90
      @aidentetreault90 5 років тому +1

      Its cool. I own shares

    • @dinobot28
      @dinobot28 5 років тому

      LTT cooling blocks will probably have a graphene pad just stuck to them somehow so it skips an entire messy step.

    • @Nj1498
      @Nj1498 5 років тому

      But the Soulja PC. It's been it since 1879!

  • @snoboardkid11
    @snoboardkid11 5 років тому +6

    I better not be the only one who appreciates the Letterkenny quote at 5:40

  • @lucywucyyy
    @lucywucyyy 5 років тому

    im really glad the watercooled camera is actually going somewhere, i was convinced you guys were abandoning that idea

  • @danrbarlow
    @danrbarlow 5 років тому

    Get a hazardous fraught slitting saw to cut grooves in the water side of the copper to increase surface area. Lap the bottom using a progressive series of sandpapers. It took so long last time because you started with too fine a grit.

  • @SamuraiGuy
    @SamuraiGuy 5 років тому +6

    Linus:*takes apart expensive camera* "you know, baby steps!"

  • @alessiosuppo561
    @alessiosuppo561 5 років тому +4

    Try to use an engraving bit to make a "grid" where the water makes contact with the copper, increasing the surface area. it's not going to be as effective as the fins, but it's better than nothing

  • @Kc6spd
    @Kc6spd 4 роки тому

    I did the same thing, I made my own water block at school as a machine shop project. We did not have the tools to make micro fins or anything. In the end it worked, just not very well. Most viewed vid I’ve ever had. Was a super fun project too.

  • @PicsnMotion
    @PicsnMotion 5 років тому

    I like this new you boogie! Keeps these types of videos coming! They are great. Also, hows the weight loss going?

  • @NoOne-sb7wy
    @NoOne-sb7wy 5 років тому +320

    Lots and lots of cringing for any machinists watching this

    • @agbwow
      @agbwow 5 років тому +22

      This had me yelling at my monitor

    • @johnkaminski4145
      @johnkaminski4145 5 років тому +17

      Any time the try to make anything it hurts my brain especially in machining.

    • @FaithfulFrets
      @FaithfulFrets 5 років тому +33

      How dare they try something they are bad at!

    • @seanbusby7568
      @seanbusby7568 5 років тому +4

      Sean Krewson same for any mechanical engineer

    • @JonessJack
      @JonessJack 5 років тому +11

      They should look for a proper machine shop that could manufacture their copper base... The cnc router they use is crap

  • @TheHammerGuy94
    @TheHammerGuy94 5 років тому +13

    So this is sketchy heatsinks 4 then?
    Water cooling edition?

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC 5 років тому

    I wonder if you could do some sort of chemical etching to the copper and end up with a huge amount of surface area.

  • @nothanks9205
    @nothanks9205 5 років тому

    just drilling a bunch of tiny pits in the waterblock surface just under the inlet and making the block more restrictive will greatly improve the performance. Pumps create flow resistance creates pressure and pressure is what cools.

  • @himmelsrand7527
    @himmelsrand7527 5 років тому +18

    New Series „Sketchy Waterblocks“? 😁

  • @run-cnc
    @run-cnc 5 років тому +51

    If you ever need a CNC machinist to make a proper one... I'm in Victoria. ;)

    • @Mp57navy
      @Mp57navy 5 років тому +1

      Only issue there is... a machine shop costs at least 100 bucks an hour.

    • @explosives101
      @explosives101 5 років тому +4

      He has a neighbor with a CNC.

    • @jtb6075
      @jtb6075 5 років тому +2

      @@explosives101 its a budget CNC. Not the best. The machine that does it, matters, as well as the end mills.

    • @TheStevedie
      @TheStevedie 5 років тому +1

      @@Mp57navy my buddy has one, he would do it for maybe that much total, or shits and giggles.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce 5 років тому +1

      Bigger it is the less it moves.

  • @vedritmathias9193
    @vedritmathias9193 5 років тому +2

    "Linus! How're you now?"
    "Good, 'n you?"
    "Not so bad."

  • @piratewhoisquiet
    @piratewhoisquiet 5 років тому +17

    Cold cutting threads into metal
    Bringing over cutting oil
    Linus: "You probably won't need that"
    two minutes later he realises his mistake

  • @TeknoMage13
    @TeknoMage13 5 років тому +7

    As a machinist who has machined parts from titanium, inconel, beryllium-copper, stellite, stainless steel, and other materials for aircraft, I find watching you guys fumble your way through pretty amusing.

  • @_Matyro_
    @_Matyro_ 5 років тому +3

    Use a rotary tool saw blade for fine fins.
    You can even mount the copper vertical in your cnc and machine it there with the saw blades.

    • @jtb6075
      @jtb6075 5 років тому +2

      They should make a dremel jig to cut the fins, itd be much better

  • @TheGamingCat1477
    @TheGamingCat1477 5 років тому

    theyre getting better with each block gotta admit

  • @Squinoogle
    @Squinoogle 5 років тому +4

    "Do you want a medal?" "Go machine your medal..."

  • @Vesssko95
    @Vesssko95 5 років тому +22

    Linus is pretty succesfull perso7n,while he did what he loves,he also feed the people who work for him.

  • @notsocasual4089
    @notsocasual4089 5 років тому +3

    Yessss please more DIY videos

  • @kcscustom9759
    @kcscustom9759 Рік тому +1

    Little did Linus know that’s often how custom o-rings are actually made or repaired.

  • @alleriodrone
    @alleriodrone 5 років тому +2

    Yay! Parker o-ring division! (I actually use that book regularly at my work.

  • @greasyginzo
    @greasyginzo 5 років тому +4

    When cutting threads you go in 1 full turn back out half - 1 turn in back out half. When chasing threads you just go all the way no backing up.

    • @joejane9977
      @joejane9977 5 років тому

      someone has been around a tap before i see and had great instruction.

  • @Telesto13S
    @Telesto13S 5 років тому +34

    You're using the wrong adhesive to bond an ELASTOMER. You should use Loctite 480, NOT 454. 480 has microscopic black rubber spheres in the formulation which add flexibility when bonding elastomeric materials. It takes a little longer to polymerize and is thicker, which makes it easier to use too (it's also the right colour). I didn't notice an "adhesive scientist" in your recent jobs promo vid. SHAME on you! Shame! ;)

  • @Bajussz1
    @Bajussz1 3 роки тому +1

    I'm a little late on this one, but when you have to tap a hole use a drill press to hold the tap strait and the drill press table to hold the block flat. Now you just open the pulley cover so you can manually turn the tap. this way you get a perpendicular thread. You may need two people though.

  • @Revoku
    @Revoku 3 роки тому

    hes correct on the orings, the gap is required so you have space for the oring to spread out when pressed together, if you don't have the gap you either pinch/split the oring and it leaks, or you warp the surfaces you are trying to seal.

  • @aflyingmodem
    @aflyingmodem 5 років тому +12

    Still a better pc build than the verge

  • @PrismofScience
    @PrismofScience 5 років тому +5

    Excited by the presence of Alex.

  • @abhi_survase
    @abhi_survase 5 років тому

    So many things to watch and im watching Linus screw over a copper water block :) Best Valentine's ever

  • @unl0ck998
    @unl0ck998 5 років тому

    Love this cohost, his calm demeanor brings a contrast to Linus energy.

  • @nononowhyno
    @nononowhyno 5 років тому +3

    "ya know, baby steps"
    *starts by tearing apart $40,000 piece of tech

  • @HomonculusA7X
    @HomonculusA7X 5 років тому +11

    Sounds like Linus has been watching some Letterkenny

  • @JasonPetrilla
    @JasonPetrilla 5 років тому

    You guys should do build logs, with a narrated discussion of the process, and more shots of the CAD design and the tools running.... and then do a leak test on a live system, for the true LTT feel.

  • @ImAcidic10
    @ImAcidic10 5 років тому

    Congrats on getting on trending