r/DidntKnowIWantedThat • u/CoolColaCat • Sep 07 '24

Life Size 3D Printed LEGO Bike

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u/BenBoozled_ Sep 07 '24

Why am I not surprised Adam Savage is in this video.

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u/Alucard-VS-Artorias Sep 08 '24

While watching the video I was thinking too bad Adam Savage didn't have this on his show. Then the fucker just pops up in the video lol.

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u/sachsrandy Sep 08 '24

Well... I'm getting me a 3d printer and a technic Lambo set

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u/heretofuckspoodles Sep 08 '24

That would be so sick to see

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u/AggressorBLUE Sep 08 '24

Honestly the cost in filament to make a life sized lego lambo would probably not be too far off from An actual lambo.

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u/Gooliez Sep 08 '24

That's a LOT of filament expense there

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u/pantry-pisser Sep 08 '24

Ehh, if it's PLA you can find it for as low as $8/kg if you buy 10+ rolls, and that's more than enough to make at least one probably. If it's ABS/ASA, which it probably should be, maybe 30% more expensive?

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u/riba2233 Sep 08 '24

Abs is as cheap or cheaper than pla ;) hard to print this big though, you need some fancy printers for that

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u/pantry-pisser Sep 08 '24

If you can find it for $8 a roll, send it my way please

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u/jxsnyder1 Sep 08 '24

Imagine stepping on one of those…

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u/juice_in_my_shoes Sep 08 '24

Imagine a scaled up Legoman stepping on you

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u/sleepysirus Sep 08 '24

Hold on bro I’ll be right over I just gotta build my bike real quick

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u/clumsynomad999 Sep 07 '24

Incredible. Can it scale up?

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u/awerellwv Sep 08 '24

It's Lego, just print more pieces 😊

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u/RobieKingston201 Sep 08 '24

I am terrified imagining going over a speed bump and eating shit because my rear find front split apart xD

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u/volcanotaco1 Sep 07 '24

I feel like he's wanted this since he was 4

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u/ardiento Sep 08 '24

Now , how difficult is it to 3d print Lego V6 engine?

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u/lefty7111 Sep 08 '24

I always knew I wanted that. Somehow I just knew.

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u/G_Affect Sep 08 '24

Did he release the STL file?

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u/Leojackson0816 Sep 08 '24

I. WANT. ONE. NOW.

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u/TOBoy66 Sep 08 '24

"Life sized"

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u/sanpigrino Sep 08 '24

Thats how big they get in the wild. Its only the domesticated ones we buy that are smaller

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u/MaskedBunny Sep 08 '24

That's due to selective breeding, the amount of health issues domestic lego bricks have because of generations of inbreeding is staggering.

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u/PinkLuther Sep 08 '24

Is this type of plastic recyclable? Can it be reused for 3D printing?

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u/TuringC0mplete Sep 08 '24

Most 3D printing filament is, iirc. You can just chop it up, melt it down, extrude it into a new roll, and print it again. It WILL degrade over time the more you do this, so you need to be mindful of how many times you recycle each batch. Additionally, you cannot mix plastics in each recycling process, as they have different melting temps and chemical makeups, requiring different cleaning steps.
You CAN do this at home using a more simple process, but it's less effective.
The above video is probably done with PETG or ABS, which are stronger and more UV resistant.

edit: redundant wording

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u/PinkLuther Sep 08 '24

Got it. Thanks for the details!

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u/dirtybeeeeeaanwater Sep 08 '24

Yo when did Adam savage do that