Amazing work mate, been an awesome journey to follow along and as you say it really has bought it up to a current day wheel in many different forms. looking forward to doing some test fitting tomorrow
Thanks for your support as always. Aside from support, I also need IDEAS! Haha so please send any requests my way. PS: print the fronts first, I can foresee a slight revision to the rears by this weekend (and you know that actually means within 24 hours hahaha)
ive got a few new ones i can run by you over the next few days. happy to send my mclaren wheel if you want to develop anything for that as well HAHA never ending thanks for letting me know. ill print the fronts out with the ams tomorrow and let you know how i go. have a good one mate.
Wow Alan, you keep on pushing forward. Real impressive work! I have not tried your new grip shapes yet. However they look really really good. Unfortunately idex printers are out of fashion and I don’t believe they will become popular anytime soon, except for tool changers.
Thanks for your kind words! I'm so pleased with how everything turned out, and so grateful to see projects like yours that inspired me to continue developing as I have done. And the IDEX printer is flawed but also awesome. I much prefer it to the single nozzle cut and purge style multi material philosophy that is so fashionable now. IDEX is versatile and relatively inexpensive, I would love to see a modern take on a budget IDEX but my 2 year old IDEX printer will do for now!
Geate addition! I am still using the 310mm version, but the 290mm GT3 Style is my absolute favorite! I will try the experimental TPU Style in the future! thank you for all your work!
Thank you for your input that led to the grips becoming what they are today! Get ready for a few rapid fire updates as I'll likely be improving the TPU process, and possibly applying the same technique to the other sizes too
Thanks! It's quite big (360 to 370mm, I haven't figured out how to properly measure it) but it looks and feels pretty good to race with. Very happy with how it turned out!
I really wish if you could sell actual 3D printed grips for those who don't have access to a 3D printer. And also if you could have a shifter mod for the McLaren wheel, it would be fabulous. Getting the shifter mod shipped to Australia costs too much money!
I thought about doing it myself but it doesn't suit my schedule. Selling the files at a fair price, even if it limits my total market reach, suits me better for the time being. My friends at www.simuverse.au in QLD are licensed to sell my files and they are testing the dual material designs now. They might even have McLaren GT3 products, but I haven't checked.
Hi, I haven't posted the phone holder because it's not a universal phone mount, it's very specific to a Samsung A11. Also it requires 20x3mm magnets and these have been really hard to restock. Does anybody else have a phone holder design available? I did get the idea from somebody's photos on Facebook after all
Hi Gregory, I think it really depends what you want to do. Fanatec does have strengths, like the podium hub makes it super easy to wire up buttons and switches which is how my Supra wheel has working paddle shifters. So suprisingly, Fanatec can be a strong choice for DIYers who don't have any actual talent like me. The rest of the Fanatec wheels don't interest me though. The formula V2 is ok but it's old and outclassed by competitors now so I don't think it's an attractive new purchase - but the mods I designed hopefully can improve the experience for some for not much money. It's wild how expensive some of the rims out there are now these days. If I weren't DIYing I would get a Simagic Alpha Mini and a GT Neo, hands down. But I kinda like my Supra wheel so staying with Fanatec suits me for the time being. With that in mind, what are your thoughts?
Would it be possible to slice this file in a way that one could glue/epoxy to the base PLA layer? I have an ender3v2 and successfully print TPU on it (albiet slowly), and I feel like if you offered a varient that was just the base split from the TPU I could print them in separate pieces and glue them together.
Hi, thanks for commenting! With every approach there are pros and cons, and adding more steps (printing separately, separating supports, and gluing) can make it more difficult. That's why I focused on the IDEX approach - one click, done. That being said your suggested approach of printing separately and assembling afterwards is definitely possible and I can redesign and publish an update for it (the current design has retention balls that were discussing designed for interlocking via IDEX printing, so not suitable for separate printing and assembly) If you purchase the complete collection and send me a message via cults, I'll start working on it and have something workable in a week or so.
I've uploaded an update to the complete collection already 👍 you can print the TPU and the solid grips separately and assemble them afterwards. It won't be as easy and hands-off as using an IDEX printer but it will work!
@@DrAlanQuan awesome thanks!!! I'm printing once of the trophies now to see how I like the feel. Assuming I like it I'll be buying the pack later today
All good my man, thanks for the kind words. Before I laid hands on a 3D printer, I was super sceptical of how effective printed items would be. I scoffed at suggestions that 3D printed items could be useful in my applications. But man, they are strong, versatile and so fast to turn ideas into reality. My grips easily have over a hundred design hours poured into them at this point though! I also choose colours that highlight their 3D-printedness because I love the story behind these. You could easily do a set in carbon fibre/black and nobody would know unless they got up close and personal with it. Does it look as premium as a hand stitched leather grip - certainly not. This is a functional design, not a luxury product. And the cost for this set of grips which I would say is just as comfortable and durable as anything else out there is about AUD$17 including material, energy, and printer maintenance costs. In a world where steering wheels are getting more and more expensive, and people are buying $3000 rims, I'm pretty dang proud of what I've made available!
Amazing work mate, been an awesome journey to follow along and as you say it really has bought it up to a current day wheel in many different forms. looking forward to doing some test fitting tomorrow
Thanks for your support as always. Aside from support, I also need IDEAS! Haha so please send any requests my way. PS: print the fronts first, I can foresee a slight revision to the rears by this weekend (and you know that actually means within 24 hours hahaha)
ive got a few new ones i can run by you over the next few days. happy to send my mclaren wheel if you want to develop anything for that as well
HAHA never ending thanks for letting me know. ill print the fronts out with the ams tomorrow and let you know how i go.
have a good one mate.
Wow Alan, you keep on pushing forward. Real impressive work! I have not tried your new grip shapes yet. However they look really really good.
Unfortunately idex printers are out of fashion and I don’t believe they will become popular anytime soon, except for tool changers.
Thanks for your kind words! I'm so pleased with how everything turned out, and so grateful to see projects like yours that inspired me to continue developing as I have done.
And the IDEX printer is flawed but also awesome. I much prefer it to the single nozzle cut and purge style multi material philosophy that is so fashionable now. IDEX is versatile and relatively inexpensive, I would love to see a modern take on a budget IDEX but my 2 year old IDEX printer will do for now!
Geate addition! I am still using the 310mm version, but the 290mm GT3 Style is my absolute favorite! I will try the experimental TPU Style in the future! thank you for all your work!
Thank you for your input that led to the grips becoming what they are today!
Get ready for a few rapid fire updates as I'll likely be improving the TPU process, and possibly applying the same technique to the other sizes too
Love the Supra wheel.
Thanks! It's quite big (360 to 370mm, I haven't figured out how to properly measure it) but it looks and feels pretty good to race with. Very happy with how it turned out!
I really wish if you could sell actual 3D printed grips for those who don't have access to a 3D printer. And also if you could have a shifter mod for the McLaren wheel, it would be fabulous. Getting the shifter mod shipped to Australia costs too much money!
I thought about doing it myself but it doesn't suit my schedule. Selling the files at a fair price, even if it limits my total market reach, suits me better for the time being. My friends at www.simuverse.au in QLD are licensed to sell my files and they are testing the dual material designs now. They might even have McLaren GT3 products, but I haven't checked.
Cool
Thanks, I thought so! ❤️
Hi
Do you have the phone display mount model available somewhere? I could not find it from your cults webpage.
Hi, I haven't posted the phone holder because it's not a universal phone mount, it's very specific to a Samsung A11. Also it requires 20x3mm magnets and these have been really hard to restock. Does anybody else have a phone holder design available? I did get the idea from somebody's photos on Facebook after all
well designed, how is it connected to the pc?
The phone is connected via WiFi, Simhub makes it really easy.
And the formula rim is connected to the DD1 via QR2
Hey mate.
Should I get the Clubspprt DD? Or simagic alpha?
Hi Gregory, I think it really depends what you want to do.
Fanatec does have strengths, like the podium hub makes it super easy to wire up buttons and switches which is how my Supra wheel has working paddle shifters. So suprisingly, Fanatec can be a strong choice for DIYers who don't have any actual talent like me.
The rest of the Fanatec wheels don't interest me though. The formula V2 is ok but it's old and outclassed by competitors now so I don't think it's an attractive new purchase - but the mods I designed hopefully can improve the experience for some for not much money. It's wild how expensive some of the rims out there are now these days.
If I weren't DIYing I would get a Simagic Alpha Mini and a GT Neo, hands down. But I kinda like my Supra wheel so staying with Fanatec suits me for the time being.
With that in mind, what are your thoughts?
Would it be possible to slice this file in a way that one could glue/epoxy to the base PLA layer? I have an ender3v2 and successfully print TPU on it (albiet slowly), and I feel like if you offered a varient that was just the base split from the TPU I could print them in separate pieces and glue them together.
Hi, thanks for commenting!
With every approach there are pros and cons, and adding more steps (printing separately, separating supports, and gluing) can make it more difficult.
That's why I focused on the IDEX approach - one click, done.
That being said your suggested approach of printing separately and assembling afterwards is definitely possible and I can redesign and publish an update for it (the current design has retention balls that were discussing designed for interlocking via IDEX printing, so not suitable for separate printing and assembly)
If you purchase the complete collection and send me a message via cults, I'll start working on it and have something workable in a week or so.
@@DrAlanQuan oh dope. I was on the fence but I think that sells me :) happy to be a guinea pig. Finding the right adhesive is going to be the trick. 🤔
I've uploaded an update to the complete collection already 👍 you can print the TPU and the solid grips separately and assemble them afterwards. It won't be as easy and hands-off as using an IDEX printer but it will work!
@@DrAlanQuan awesome thanks!!! I'm printing once of the trophies now to see how I like the feel. Assuming I like it I'll be buying the pack later today
What App is that on the phone?
That's www.simhubdash.com running Lovely Dashboard XL
Listen its cool but for some reason I hate it haha. Idk why
You did amazing but im just not a 3d printed type of guy.
All good my man, thanks for the kind words. Before I laid hands on a 3D printer, I was super sceptical of how effective printed items would be. I scoffed at suggestions that 3D printed items could be useful in my applications.
But man, they are strong, versatile and so fast to turn ideas into reality. My grips easily have over a hundred design hours poured into them at this point though! I also choose colours that highlight their 3D-printedness because I love the story behind these. You could easily do a set in carbon fibre/black and nobody would know unless they got up close and personal with it.
Does it look as premium as a hand stitched leather grip - certainly not. This is a functional design, not a luxury product. And the cost for this set of grips which I would say is just as comfortable and durable as anything else out there is about AUD$17 including material, energy, and printer maintenance costs.
In a world where steering wheels are getting more and more expensive, and people are buying $3000 rims, I'm pretty dang proud of what I've made available!