Normal shoes suck. 3D Print THESE Instead!

3D Printed shoes are already a thing—from Zellerfeld shoes seen on Stefan from CNC Kitchen and Eric from BigTreeTech, to the mass-produced Adidas 4DFWD.

But there are reasons you haven't seen me in 3D Printed shoes. My unofficial slogan is "We don't buy sh*t... We build sh*t... and occasionally fish it out of the trash." Half the fun in 3D printed products is making them yourself, to your own spec, size, and colors, at home. If I'm spending $200 on shoes, I prefer ones with technologies I can't 3D Print, like soft fabrics and rubber. Also, most 3D Printed shoe models are chonky, which doesn't fit my preference for barefoot shoes that improve balance, dexterity, and reduce joint pain. I can't go back to "normie" shoes.

So, imagine my excitement when I saw a Reddit user, Alessio, designing custom 3D Printed shoes that are actually printable at home with no supports or fancy printers. I pitched him on making a BAREFOOT shoe with all the benefits of 3D Printing, without looking like a space alien clown shoe from the future.

Most of you probably aren't into barefoot shoes, and there are plenty of videos on 3D Printing shoes, so to make this interesting for everyone, I'll be testing a wide range of materials—from common TPUs to exotic filaments—to find the best material for YOU to print a shoe in. I'll share lessons learned, how to get the best results, and how well these shoes hold up over time. For now, let's go make some shoes.

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00:00 Introduction
03:01 Finding The Right Equipment
06:39 Filamentum TPU (92A)
10:24 PolyMaker TPU (90A)
13:46 NinjaTek Chinchilla TPE (75A)
17:12 Plastics App FLEX (70A)
23:12 Balena BioCir®flex3D (80A)
26:49 Conclusion

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[rf_alessio]

Thank you so much for printing my shoes designs Jonathan, has been a pleasure and honour, great video!

[Enjoymentboy]

I can't believe the obvious choice was missed. I would have expected Dutch clogs printed with wood PLA.

[bjaurelio]

A grippy filament for the first 5 layers and switch to the chinchilla would be an interesting experiment. What I am really curious about though is the difference between the different designs. It's not clear what makes each model different compared to the others.

[t.r.castillo]

VarioShore TPU always seemed like the perfect filament for printing shoes. Adjusting the temperature per layer could allow you to make some parts stiffer than others.

[ambonirider]

in general shoes use different materials and technologies for the sole and upper. i suggest experimenting that way.

[disprsion]

The really soft filaments underextrude at higher speeds because it's hard for the extruder to unspool. While harder filaments are pulled out linearly with the extruder gears, the softer ones stretch without turning the spool. If you unspool a portion of the softer filaments first, you can actually print them at almost normal PLA speeds

[tenchuu]

Homeless people treat socks like gold. They're a high wear item, so no matter who you are you go through them pretty quickly if you walk.

[danyveilleux]

Honestly, I think Sovol could not have picked up a better representative. You are really doing a great job on that. Congrats!!!

[BboyFuze]

It’s like you knew! I’ve been researching 3d printed shoes this week to print a good pair as an “attention grabber” for my booth! 😂 Another great video!! 🔥

[thenextlayer]

Thanks for watching. Make sure you’re subscribed… we have a lot of great projects and videos coming soon!

[gurtelem]

There's something really fun about watching videos from local creators. Especially when I know I can go and visit those local store mentioned ❤

[oNovais]

The shoe from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

[schmiddy]

I hope you do something with super hard TPUs in the future. Super hard TPU is apparently super abrasion resistant and extremely strong so it would be insanely useful for certain applications but way too expensive for a hobbyist like me to drop so much money on a roll lol

[therealTuesday]

I think having a show of 75a with a small layer of chinchilla on the inside where your foot touches would be a good combo of traction, touch, and bend ability

[rosserobertolli]

I have made some clothing items by 3D printing flat sewing patterns and stitching them together with a 3D pen, it works very well! My next project is doing the same with a shoe pattern. Durable sole and sides with open infill pattern. It will have (TPU) laces and with filament swaps you can create decals.

[ProfSnakes]

Maybe an IDEX printer could be used to construct a dissolvable box under the floopiest filaments?

[tedanderson]

Printed 2 nice pairs on my Bambu and they came out perfect - standard black flexible filament.

[michaelbraaten]

I have been watching your channel for a while now, and I really enjoy the typical TNL vids, with all the trial and error… but this video is top of the heap for me with TNL vibes lol… the interstitials are really fun and funny, and as a video topic I think this is great. I’ve not had a ton of luck printing with flexibles on my P1S, but I haven’t tried much. I also now have a quality filament drier (Sunlu S4), so I need to try again, but I am also casually shopping for more printers. It seems like open frame printers and/or bedslingers are the way to go. I am considering an A1 Mini since they’re so versatile and simple, but I am also looking for a large format printer. The comgrow T300 and 500 are really appealing since they’re so beefy lol

[CurtisCreations]

Keep it up brotha always giving us ideas and projects. I am a father and business owner around the same age as you in the US. I am constantly trying to find or make new designs to try and keep the shop fresh having alot of luck with small projects that are designed for you to do with your family or children. Wouldn't be a bad idea of doing a family oriented project video get at me if you wanna talk shop. I appreciate all your work and look forward to seeing more of your projects keep gettin it 🤙

[Arne.Bornheim]

Super interesting concept!
I'm super excited for this kind of customization. Like bike saddles as well