How to 3D print a surfboard with a basic 3D printer?
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- I tried to 3D print this surfboard after I found a 3d file online. I have an old Prusa MK3 printer which I used to print the 46 files needed to complete the board. I used Recycled PETG filament.
After glueing all the pieces together I laminated en hotcoated the board with epoxy.
Link to 3D file: www.thingiverse.com/thing:442... - Jak na to + styl
It is more expensive and less durable than a surfboard 😂
Yeah, but it looks 10 times better than a normal surfboard and it was a very fun project!
And it’s more special because who would think of diy see-through surfboard
And it’s not more expensive than a shop bought board. They go for around 500 to 700€ where I live. This project costs me around €250 max.
@@Dzjiefoilsthat’s alot of savings almost three times
Who cares when it looks that cool... Even if you hang it it's awesome
That look of pride when it was finished. Priceless. Even if you don't want to surf it, its an epic decoration piece. Great job, thanks for the video.
Thanks man! Appreciate it! 🙏
great job, i see you live in Nordwijk, I came there many times when i was working for ESA and I remember watching people surfing. Bravo!!
Yes! Great place to live, only the waves suck most of the time. I actually worked at ESTEC at the sportscentre: Escape.
Massive amount of work gone into this. Great video well done.
Thanks a lot. The printer did most of the work though!
What an awesome looking board. Nice job!!
Thanks man!
The decidation man, awesome job! I'm always scared of of big projects but this is very motivating. Love your work!
Thanks a lot! I you spread all the work over a year, than is a lot of little projects. Small steps towards a bigger goal!
That board turned out great! Looks like this project took A LOT of patience and ingenuity 🔥
Thanks man! Yep, It definitely got me thinking about my next steps a few times!
@@Dzjiefoils how does it ride compared to a PU board?
It’s heavier and more stiff. I only surf eps-epoxy boards, but I think PU surfs a lot better than this plastic thing.
What a cool idea!! Love that you spent the time to do it all! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks dude!
Nice DYI project man! I hope that 3D printing will be a more accessible reality in Brazil in the near future, so that we can print ideas like you did. Congratulations on the content and success in the next projects. 👏
Wow! Beautiful board! I hope you'll be able to get the water out and fix the leak! Looking forward to your next video!
Yeah! Thanks. I will update you soon about the water ingress.
Great effort bro. Thru all the follies of 3D printing to a practical & functional item. Hats off to you.
Thanks! 🙏
This turned out so cool! Very unique look as well. Interested to see how it holds up long term.
Thanks! 😊 It feels like it’s not gonna hold up long term. But we will see! 🙏
little tip : with a 1mm nozzle you print 3 or 4 time faster and the print is as resistant and sometimes even stronger...
You have to admire the work with 0.4 mm nozzle though
Thanks for the tip. I used a 0.6mm. I was very proud of using this one because the print times where 20% (or something) faster. Now I hear about 1mm and 1.2mm nozzles... haha. As you can read an see in the video I'm a complete beginner in 3D printing.
@@Dzjiefoils you manage to do pretty well, and when the printers are working at night it doesn't make any difference if they are slow or not. To print a board the best would be infinite printer bed ^^
@@Dzjiefoils now you have to print a pair of swimming fins in TPU...
That sounds like a nice challenge! Will look into that for sure!
amazing video! the board came out better than i was expecting!
Thanks! 🙏
Nice job. For future, I would recommend to have a big universal holes through board for easy mounting and unmounting inserts with fins. They can be fixed with screws inplace for example. Then you keep your waterproof body separate and isolated from any inserts you have. So inserts won't impact your isolated contour.
Yeah you are right. Next time I will just glue some fcs boxes in a printed cavity.
Great project and excellent outcome. Am sure you'll perfect them in future boards. Well done indeed. Greetings from Thailand.
Thanks man! 🙏
Congratulations!!! It's a very challenging project.
Thanks! 🙏
Impressive Results - Very Cool Project !
Thank you!!🙏
Just to mention a few things. You can use much larger nozzle size for such big prints and reduce printing time substantially. Even using 0.6 mm is more than twice as fast as the standard mass 0.4 mm. For this large print you can go even with 1.2 mm, given that your extruder is capable of this higher flow rate. You will reduce printing time by a HUGE amount and have stronger layer adhesion. Translucent materials are more brittle and tend to get even more brittle with time. For this application I would use opaque material and finally - I would use ASA as it's more durable and more UV resistant.
Thanks for the advice! If I ever make another one I will keep this in mind. I used a 0.6 nozzle though.
Well done. You did an amazing job !!!!!
You tried, you succeeded !!!
Yeah! Thanks! 🙏
So cool you actually did it, you nailed it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks!
Very cool project, Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your comment! 🙏
Nice build. Really good use of 3d printing and composites. FYI, I can see you had bubbles in the printed parts. This is a common sign with PETG that the material has absorbed water. I would recommend drying it out and if possible keep it in the dryer while printing.
Yeah, there were some bubbles in the first parts, I tried heating a roll of filament in the oven to dry it out. I completely melted the filament into one block! Luckily I got a free replacement roll of filament from: Reflow
@@Dzjiefoils howwww
@@Dzjiefoils You need to dry it at around 100C, so water will evaporate but plastic won't melt.
@@aspinx I know, but I think the oven temperature gauge wasn't working or something.
Could also be caused by a too high print temperature. With some printers the real temp in the heat chamber is higher than programed.
This hard work deserved a sub… thanks
Thank you!
nice job! looks amazing
Thanks! 🙏
That looks awesome even if it doesnt perform its amazing well done man
Thanks! 🙏
Brilliant idea specifically if u got a 3d printer amazing work
Thanks 🙏!
👍🏼👍🏼Very cool. I made boards one summer in 95' at Huntington Beach, learned from a Pro.. Good times. One needs a Pro Surfer to use ones board to sell any. You need a name. I DIDN'T, lol. My board was called Tami Target Surfboards with a yellow, red and blue Bullseye. I advertised it in Surfing Magazine in 95 or 96.🍀😎
Very cool! You only did it for 1 summer? I think I will never stop. It's such an addictive process!
@@Dzjiefoils I was a student, summers off. Funny thing is, the next summer I took skydiving lessons. I could never just have one 'flavor' in life. 😎
@@stomptheelites sound good!! 👍
Sensacional.
Isso não apenas uma prancha de surf.
É uma obra de arte.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks very much!
Transparency is cool.
Yeah!
Amazing job!
Thanks!
It looks really nice! Great job. And what a lovely place you two have :)
As I used to longboard a lot I would still love to try surfing sometime in my life.
For draining the last bit, you could make an inlet and outlet venting hole. Put a small air draft through it (using a small ventilator with some static pressure, like some of the radial fans they use for 3D printer part cooling) and then then just let it running for a few day's.
Thank you! We are very lucky to have our little piece of paradise so close to the beach ❤
Yeah, just go on a holiday to a nice place and rent a longboard.! Surfing is too good to stop doing.
Thanks! Will try this, but Ideally I only want to drill one hole!
I admire the dedication you put into this. The board looks awesome!
Thanks a lot!
great video though. Showing the many capabilities of 3d Printing! How do you feel this board performed vs standard surf boards ?
It performed pretty bad so far. It’s too heavy and I don’t trust it enough to put pressure on the deck during turns.
@@Dzjiefoils even after all that fiber glassing ?
Yeah. Th plastic structure is just too weak. The fins that make the triangular structure are too thin.
Beautiful!!!
Thanks!
The man who design this masterpiece deserve more highlights on his work !
Actually I am this guy… I find so cool that Geert actually did it. He is the most dedicated of us (I started the prints but I gave up after the 20th parts…🥲 and I realized that PLA was a poor choice due to the glass transition temperature. And I couldn’t print ABS at this time).
I started this project during the 1st Covid framing, just to ease my mind and keep it in shape😉. The design was pretty straightforward once I could get a decent 3D parametric file of a board (I choose a shortboad in this case, easy to print). As almost all the good shaping softwares are not free, I search for a free board design, as I am
not a shaping expert. I found it on Grabcad.
My goal was to be able to make a board with a standard 3D printer, roughly with the same design (isogrids) as the cardboard surfboard project, but 3D printed. & No charge !
If some of you out there enjoyed this work and would like to get the same type of design (hollowed boards) with other kind of surfboards (long, fish…) get me a proper parametric file and I’ll do the rest 🤝🏻
🙏🙌🙌
All @sslchab’s work is very appriciated!!
this is inspiring! well done!
Thanks a lot!
What an amazing project ✌️
Thanks! It was great fun!
I'll admit I never thought this would work out but you showed me wrong (once again!!). I'm so impressed with your wild ideas and determination and patience! 👍🏻
Thanks my lovely girlfriend, but I'm sitting next to you! 😂
This could be the start of something big....keep developing!
There are actual company’s making 3D printed boards already. Check out Wyve.
BRUH! What a rad project! Well done! Came out SICK!
Thanks!
Ah kombisnelrapide van de praxis 👌 lifesaver
Top spul!
sick! good job mate
Thanks a lot!
nicely done. only have to laugh when you have to surf on our mini waves in Scheveningen😂
Yeah Dutch surf sucks!
@@Dzjiefoils nah it looked cool af
Thanks!
Gorgeous!
Thank you!
Very interesting and enjoyable video. Sorry that your board had a leak.
Thanks! Will fix it soon and enjoy it some more!
Amazing work
Thanks a lot!
Riding experimental cant wait to see you pump on it might be a fast board🤙🏾
Yeah I hope so! The tail is pretty wide, so it should plane pretty easily.
Very cool! You should be able to print those parts with the holes in them using Prusa slicer. ( for future reference )
Yeah so, I don't have the use the soldering iron? That would be great. I have to look into that.
It’s beautiful
Thank you!
Great job, soooo much work!!!
Thanks very much!
You should see my wooden surfboard. That was even more work!
You are a legend! I always wanted to print a surfbaord but didnt have the time to do it.
I am sure you can optmize the STL file to print it faster (can help you out to set a profile if you want), 12 hours for a piece this size is a lot!
Also, covring the board with carbon fiber instead of fiberglass might give it more strength and thereforce more surfable, yah, it might destory the cool design.
love your content, I am sure your channel will explode one day!
Thanks for the kind words! I tried all kinds of things with the printer settings to make it go faster.. but it didn’t work. If I ever make another one I will ask some people for help with printing, and I will also buy a new printer because this one is starting to fail.
And I also thought about carbon fibre, but I didn't want to spoil the looks.
@@Dzjiefoils Maybe carbon just on the bottom.
Greate video BTW, looking foward to see updates.
also would be interesting to see you make other smaller boards with similar technique. Maybe a foil pump board , or wake board. would be faster to print
All great idea's. The see-through foil will also be handy to see jellyfish being sliced by the foil.
Amazing work man… you can put lights inside of the board for the night surf sesion 😏😎
Yeah!! Maybe I will when I fix the leak
For the next version, use some carbon fiber nylon for the fin screw holes. This project is SO COOL. I love this!
Can you print with that?
And thanks for the kind words! 🙏🙌
@@Dzjiefoils yeah you can! I would suggest carbon fiber PETG with your prusa because nylon warps without a heated enclosure. Just search carbon fiber PETG. You will need a hardened nozzle too! Make sure you can print at the higher temperatures PETG needs too. PLA can melt in the sun too, so PETG would be the material of choice if you want to take this board to tropical climates
Thanks for the tips! Will look into it! 🙏🙌👌
great pal, you are the rock! the problem is that it looks like a lot of work
Yes it is a lot of work. But it’s a fun hobby project though!
Nice work. Somehow reminds me of an old surf movie from 1974 called Dark Star. Made by John Carpenter. There is small spaceship crew on 20 year mission and then one guy says " .. I whish I took a surfboard with me, so I could wax it every now and then..." :) I guess you have to do something between surf trips or during flat days. Cheers.
Will definitely try to find that movie somewhere.! Sounds great.
Such a cool project. I wish I could have had shot with you and the surfboard by drone filming.
That would be nice yes! 🙌 I’ve got a drone too! What type of drone do you have?
@@Dzjiefoils I use DJI mini 3 pro. yet I haven't fly for a while. wish all the best :)
Nice!
Each one of those triangles are CRYING for a RGB LED Light.
Hehe. 😉 that would be awesome
Great job!
Thanks!
Beautiful job done! My reservations are that the 3d printed plastic will not hold up to the forces of waves for too long. But alas that is why it is an experiment.
Maybe incorporate a few more cross bracings in GRP?
Thanks!🙏 my thoughts as well that it eventually wont hold up… whats GRP?
That’s very cool. Maybe next version you will design lock connectors like puzzles to connect parts, like tubes with openings on one side to put another tube from another part …
That would be a lot better indeed. I’m not skilled enough yet in 3D design to do this yet. Maybe after some practicing!
i would recommend adding fillet angles to the 3d prints. youve got sharp angles putting pressure on the fiberglass which will create high spots.
Never heard of fillet angles, but will look into it! Thanks
Bo muleke, é assim q o surf evolui!!
Great vid
Thanks!🙏
Impressive, but you could print it way faster with thicker nozzle. Also with a faster printer in general could recude time by 2/3 - most recent printers are way faster than prusa slingers.
And yeah, layers leak water in. So need triple epoxy cover
Thanks man, I was a cheap second hand printer, so I'm very happy that it printed the all the pieces. I used a 6mm nozzle. And looked into speeding up the printing process. But after watching dozens of CZcams tutorials I gave up with the printer settings and just let this Prusa printer do the work.
And the board itself Is water tight I only missed one little spot at one of the finboxes. If I fix that part the board should be watertight.
What a cool project. I hope you get the water out.
Thanks.! I will get the water out. No matter what.
That looks great. Sorry to state the obvious but you should have put the holes between cells all at the bottom corner of each cell when propped upright. That way it would be easy to drain the water with a drain plug at the tail.
Yep you are totally right. I never thought water entering the board, but I should have known better.
@@Dzjiefoils I only know because some of my normal boards have got a bit of water in them so I drill a hole in the base and prop them up for a coupe days and they have lost as much as 1.5lb of water.
Nice. The lighter the better!
A valliant attempt.
Thanks 🙏
Awesomeness!!
Thanks!
Very nice
Thanks!
Nice work :)
Thanks!
Nice, thanks for trying. Greetings Tom
Your welcome! It was a very fun project!
Excellent
Thanks!
Very cool! 🤘😎
Thanks!
Helemaal te gek!
Bedankt!
I don't even surf, yet find it very cool !
Haha thanks! Start surfing as soon as possible!
@@Dzjiefoils It didn't accoured to me until the last time I visited the Netherlands this year you can actually do kiting and surfing there. I was sliding waves of New Zealand beaches on the short body board and find it super fun.
I am into rockclimbing and mountaneering. No surfing opportunities in Czechia. But will definatelly think about kiting, windsurfing etc. Would be cool to do it on the Austrian lakes or next time I visit the Netherlands (I go the every year). Cheers
Nice. Rock climbing sounds cool too! Hit me up If you ever want a quick surf lesson in the Netherlands. I can send you to one of the good surfschools
@@Dzjiefoils I will take you up on your offer.
Hey, how are you doing? Been thinking about printing a minikayak for exploration of austrian lakes. Basically a shorter and thicker surfboard.
How are your sessions with the 3D surf long term?
Super dope.
Thanks man!
4:36 Man wearing gas mask while working with chemicals. Meanwhile his girlfriend: "LoL I can breathe eazy"
Yeah my girlfriend is the best! She handles epoxy fumes like a pro.
Just kidding, she was in there for literally 30 seconds.
@@Dzjiefoils Yea I understand it) It just looks funny)
😂😂 it's tricky cos there's no smell! Making me forget about the fumes. We did get a second mask now but usually I'm only inside very short periods 😅❤
Top heel leuk gedaan!
Thanks!
Nice video, try printing with more walls(make it stronger) and you can use bigger nozzles with high temp
Thanks for the tips. I will keep it in mind when doing the next one.
Very cool.
Thanks!
Legend.
Thanks!
WOW, you can name it, White Angel 👼
😇😇😇
Amazing
Thanks!
Such a great design of surf board, I think you used a white PTEG makes me wonder if you used translucent what it would have looked like.
Thanks! This is translucent (see-through), PETG, But I made some errors in the printer settings I believe.
Your work is nevertheless extraordinary, technical, precise, you just need to make a few small corrections and you will have a great board to surf on the waves. Good boy
Thanks boss!
cool thank you
🤙😎
Impressive. Great work, hope u grt the leak fixed but that is normal for first versions of 3d printed stuff.(at least in my experience, what type of resin did you use? And have u considered using Aflex filment?)
Thanks! I used epoxy resin with the fiberglass. Never heard of Aflex? Will look into it.! thanks
This is beautiful on so many levels. The idea, the production and the outcome. Wish you luck and to find an easy way to fix that leak.
Btw, will the water just evaporate if you leave that somewhere hot, but not in the direct sunlight?
Yeah but the evaporated water must find it’s way out. That is turning out to be tricky. I’m already trying for a week. But were getting there!
And thanks for the kind words!
@Dzjiefoils Thank you for answering
Exactly. But I will be patient and get all the water out. 🤞👍👌
Good innovation dude! I guess the industry will see this as an opportunity.! Patent the idea!
Thanks, but I’m definitely not the first. I thinks there’s already boards on the market from company’s like Wyve.
Very cool, how much heavier/lighter than a regular board is it?
I will weigh it soon and make an update video!
You've done an incredible job! I have a question: if you fill the gaps with foam, like the ones used in construction, wouldn't it help it float better?
Thanks! I don't think so. Foam adds weight and air floats best right? I don't know for sure, but this was my logic. And I don't like the looks when the see-through board isn't seethrough anymore.
Awesome stuff. Looks like your PETG is a bit wet, I would recommend dehydrating it
Yes, you are right. I tried drying it in the oven, but got stuck with a completely fused roll of filament. Luckily Reflow send me a new roll for free.
@@Dzjiefoils that's awesome 👍 glad you got a fresh roll.
I'm in a humid climate on the east coast of the USA. I have to pop my in the dehydrator if I leave it out for just 2 weeks!
If you don't have one yet, a food dehydrator is very inexpensive and fits several rolls of filament and are able to have the temp set for different filament types
Great advice! Will look into that!
Use a bigger nozzle and layer height to reduce print times ! Great work
Thanks for the tip! This was with a 0.6 nozzle. But will have to look into the layer hight settings. 🤙
@@Dzjiefoils you could easily print it with a 1 or even a 1.2 mm nozzle. but finetuning the printer is an important part too!
@@freelife-productions5745 Wow 1.2mm I didn't even knew that this existed. Sick! Will look into this.
@@Dzjiefoils yeah they go up to 2.85mm i believe
@@freelife-productions5745 wow sick!
Awesome video, makes me want to dust off the 7' mini mal that's been in my garage for nearly 12 years!
How does the weight of the finished board compare to one of usual construction?
I really enjoyed your video, thanks for uploading it ❤
Thanks! Go get that mini mal! It’s a little bit heavier than a normal board somewhere between 4 and 5 kg
You might want to get a filament dryer for that PETG. It looks like it has a ton of moisture in it by the looks of how rough your prints turned out. Too much moisture in the filament creates steam in the nozzle and will cause it to kind of bubble out of your nozzle and make it look rough and bumpy
Thanks, multiple people reply’s saying this. I tried drying one roll of filament in my oven but it turned up melting like a solid piece. I got some advice how to do it properly next time. 🤙👌
@@Dzjiefoils Yeah the oven is too unstable to hold a low heat. you would need to buy a dehydrator or buy a filament dryer. I bet you could get one for free from a company if you did a small video on it too. Sunlu sells one that holds 4 rolls, so maybe reach out to them and ask if they can send u one for review.
Thank you for the advice. Will try to get something arranged!
Alternative is the lost foam method. Likely a much easier method
What’s that?
Anyway to allow it to have water inside and it be ok?
Just one stupid leak at the finbox, this water could definitely be prevented. But indeed, if I ever do a next one I make more holes in the 3D structure. So the water goes to one plug or a cap or something.
More microplastics in the ocean. Just what we need.
The plastic structured is sealed with epoxy and fibreglass, so no plastic is getting in the water. I used recycled ♻️ filament for this board because I care about the environment as well.
Great job… ( see you in Dutch waves 🌊) also nice idea because is transparent is to add esp32 - display. - batt - qi changer and some sensors, rgb add solar cell next model 😅 pm if you like idea 💡
Sounds very complicated. Haha but I will keep your offer in mind!
And see you in the water! 🤙
Great work. Looks great. We are also currently working on two wakesurfers 1x PETG and 1x LW-PLA. LW PLA is not as easy to print as PETG. Did you have any problems with the EOPXY "drops"? Have you tried different EPOXY? We are currently testing other lamination options. In addition, it is not easy with larger extinguishers that the fiberglass does not sag.
I printed the same connections for the individual parts with holes and "bolts". This makes it easier for gluing.
I would have to upload the files, actually wanted to make some videos, currently only have a few photos, may still come.
Great! No epoxy drops because I saturated and the cloth on the table with plastic. I used a squeegee to push out all excess resin before it goes on the plastic structure.
Did you design these boards yourself? I’m looking for someone to design a foil board structure to 3D print.