DRILL POWERED Helicopter Toy - Fully 3D Printed

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[maxgrinfeld]

You said you had no expectations when testing and then at the end you said it exceeded your expectations. I'm calling you out.

[charltonrodda]

Nice distance!

I suspect that part of what you're running into is the following: during the initial acceleration, the disc is locked in, but when the launcher decelerates, the disc rotates and slams straight into the vertical wall of the cutout. The easy way to prevent this is to make both sides of the cutout helical ramps (not just the locking side), which I'm pretty sure is roughly what all those toys do. That way, the blade just gets pushed away from the launcher. You can experiment with the clearances there, of course - a gap like you have now vs. closely interlocking helices.

[NitrosPrimeSFS]

This was extremely well made, love your vids ;)

[UnknownA]

Just to wanted to make a technical correction to your last comment. The helicopter wheel/blade did not start turning the other way, rather it started slowing down to the point that it "appeared" to start turning the other way. It is an optical illusion known as the "wagon-wheel effect" (as well as by many other names), which is the same reason why the wheels of cars often appear to turn in the opposite direction.
Regardless, amazing work! 👍

[beaveredits]

Was not expecting that height. Well done man

[pammaxwell]

I can see this being a great disc launcher for our dog who loves to retrieve flying toys!

[danimaddie]

Loved watching the trouble shooting! Super cool video

[steublanchet]

Love the herman Miller, I have one myself!

[alexwilliams]

Your videos are awesome man. Your channel is gonna blow up.

[Raycefan]

Alright yeety Mcyeet-pants. We all want to see you climb that red and white tower and launch it.

[hypocriticalgrammarnazi]

You’re still replying to comments nearly 2 years later? Love that 👍

[jeffersonsanchez]

You should do a tutorial about gears and how you model them for your projects. cool stuff :)

[MaxHackbarth]

Him “I know what you’re all thinking” me-“MORE EXTREME GEAR RATIOS!!!” Him pulls out drill. Me-“close enough”

[KobyBoone-zuji]

This reminds me of those spiny thingys at the arcade y'all all know what I'm talking about

[Debrannayaka]

That unique and gifted what a great design thank you for sharing

[logtrimmer]

I am curious how the amount of blades would affect results

[announcerspeakerboxbfdi]

*Did I hear BEYBLADE?!*

*BEY BLADE LAUNCHER LET IT RIP*

[elspanishimo]

"Want to make sure this has a nice flat side" ~cries in Goran~

[justiciaparaespana]

What about launching by the arm using a small 24-48V using a trigger below the hand? So... You don't need to use and carry the power drill outside and it will be more comfy and funny.

[mysteriouspikachuman]

Now make a 3D printed RC plane with an EDF or a DC motor or something