My New Croissant Machine Is 3D-PRINTED ! (open-source)
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Salut,
Alex
This is why I love this channel. It's not exactly about cooking, but about... engineering, to get results in the kitchen.
Alex has a engineering degree, and always makes it interesting!
Anthony Bourdain: traveling and food
Alex: engineering and food
Niche markets
@@carloszenteno Niche, yes. Needed? Also yes.
Kinda Alton Brown...
Agreed!
Alex you are proving the truth of an old saying I learned in the restaurant business, "Cooks go crazy, but bakers go mad."
That's so much true actually ^^
@@Throd01 SOOOO TRUE. Sadly, sadly, sadly true.
Baking needs to be SUPER precise so it makes hella sense 😶
Alex:
*Builds automated croissant machine*
*Doesn't make croissant*
@@adendronH i too speak engrish
@@samuelpudwill6794 What? No you don't know English
@@davidgatt7498 R/Woooosh
@@samuelpudwill6794 r/wooooooooooooooosh to you
@@TomorrowTom1337 t'es pire qu'un français toi :p
If you're looking to print/make/improve my Croissant Machine (and make it yours) then head over here : bit.ly/doughsheeter
In there, you'll find Fusion Files, STLs, and even gCodes for a Prusa M3. Please credit and mention me on socials. Have fun :)
Alex, what printer are you using and would you recommend it? The resolution looks pretty good compared to what I've seen for a non-industrial printer. Awesome video btw!
Why don't you create an Auto Reverser (so you just need to push a button to roll the board)? Now that you have a 3d printer.
"Auto reverser of spur gears" < TH-cam vid for more details. Love your vids Alex!
no thingiverse?
@@iCavity He is using a Prusa i3 Mk3 or maybe the Mk3s.
You are hard core for making croissants. Much respect.
Nah he doesn't have any other ideas.
He is French they take that shit seriously
Great work Alex! Looks like a huge upgrade over the last version.
Some notes from an engineer:
I'm not sure what filament you're using but I'd recommend using PETG for it's strength and food safety.
Your gears are a bit noisy which can be reduced by using helical or (preferably) herringbone gears. Machined herringbone gears aren't that common because they're hard to make. However complexity is "free" with 3d printing. Herringbone gears have smooth tooth engagement and can resist axial forces. It should make your mechanism smoother and quieter.
Minor point, it looks like you're using gears with an even number of teeth. This causes the same pairs of teeth to mesh repeatedly. And imperfection on one of the teeth will wear away at all the teeth it meshes with ... and 3D printed gears have many surface imperfections. It's better to have gears pairings with no common divisors so every tooth meshes with every other tooth (provided the mechanism allows for a weird gear ratio).
Your smallest gear looks a little weak, if you don't want to change the tooth size, you can always printed thicker gears to spread out the load.
A threaded bolt could be used to finely adjust the dough thickness instead of pins. This can be accomplished with a captured nut in a 3D printed part.
Finally, may want to consider using a belts instead of gears.
I'm happy to 3d print and test a few prototypes for you. Keep up the good work!
shameless plug:
igus makes 3D printing filament that would be perfect for this application. it's easy to print (prints more or less like PETG), is way more wear resistant than standard filaments and contains solid lubricants meaning it has a lower rate of friction against metal and also itself. Finally, it's rated food safe by regulation EU 10/2011. Search for igus I150-PF
i work at igus which makes this a shameless plug. I also immensely enjoy videos like this which showcase the advantages of 3D printing for hobbyists and tinkerers.
Braden Eliason good points all. I am not a fan of flat head screws in plastics unless they are a long way from edges. Unless, of course you like cracking.
Braden Eliason yea pla will slowly change shape until the screw is loose it is also not very shock resistant
I would be happy to print and test any prototype you'd be willing to make :)
Good observations ! Apart from doing a mechanical engineering degree are there any books you recommend for learning more ? Thanks.
Now we need another this old tony collaboration to build this in metal. :)
My thoughts exactly. lol
The first prototype needs to be done like this. Easy to work with materials, and once everything is perfected, give Tony the OK to make the final prototype. With his famous humor. And proper blueprints.
and then AvE can say how shit it is ;D
@@Majonez616 I will gladly put my Kwa-Son mug next to me Cockford Ollie mug and dream of this collab.
I agree with you.
I don't think the plastic pieces will hold a long time.
The friction and chocs will wear them. If some teeth don't breack, the wear will create gaps and clearance that will prevent the roue/cremaillere system to work. :/
The design is nice, but the plastic materials used with 3Dprinter are generally not resisting to friction.
Next revision with linear rails pls
Wow Marco commenting on The funny french chefs video.all we need now IS aVe and bigclive and almost all The best youtubers are here😂
Well Janne, if Stefan Gotteswinter see's this we'll have nanometer accurate pastries.
Wow, I literally thought of you while watching this video. I wonder what you could come up with
Linear rails would probably get fubared by all the flour after a few uses. The "bobbin gear" solution is probably a better one in this case.
instablaster...
I love the sync of the screwing noises and such with the music. Great production value as always Alex, very good content with a very interesting way of putting it forward
This channel is the perfect mixture of a great accent, thmooth visuals, beautiful audio sequences, genius engineering and problem-solving to boot, alongside cooking, some science and comedy
I feel sorry for anyone who isn't already a part of the million other people subscribed to this treasure-trove of video production
again Alex, thank you so much for showing your mistakes and the frustration that follows, this is really motivating to watch! We are all but mere humans, keep it coming Alex :D
Nobody:
French people: *Croissant machine*
That’s true French engineering right there
someone send this man a lab coat because he's gone, full mad scientist.
@Daniel Sohn we stand united!!!!
Nope, mad baker.
@@PaulLemars01 but food science is a thing
@@aristothethrone9032
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@@satoshiketchump Jelly Banana!!!!
5:50 Did Alex just break character!? Are we sure he’s really French?! 😂
I didn't even notice but yeah... He dropped his accent :o
Jeez no wonder his "French" accent is so dreadful
This is just pure joy
Alex you are better than most TV chef's... love your love for cocking 😀
cocking? lol
@@jackadams8197 yeah... not going to edit . . Pretty funny😂
Episode 50 of the dough series "I built a windmill to mill my flour"
Engineers lost it at...6:54🤣🤣🤣
Harsh Raj Yup. Here my frustration level reached the point when I had to stop watching 😂
I love the fact that he's studio and his channel are so much more then a kitchen!!! Well Done Alex!!! you managed to create a unique channel in this TH-cam vast ocean!!!!
Hi Alex, This is a tip for your 3d print designs. A print is likely to break in between the layers so the stud where the gears go into bearing are the weak link and are most likely going to shear off. To prevent this is suggest you hollow the center and put a screw through them and into the wood.
All the best!
I constantly forget that this is a cooking channel 😂
As someone with a lot of 3d printing experience I'm really happy to see your progress but also a bit concerned that you're making basically the same mistakes I did early in my 3d printing learning curve, though I'm not sure it's really possible to progress with 3d printing without making those mistakes. Sadly I highly doubt your machine is going to last, a lot of the parts looked fairly thin in places especially the small gears had very little meat because of the deep tooth valley and large hole in the middle, the part with a gear on a shaft is also another example, plastic shafts aren't a great idea, I'd suggest swapping any plastic shafts for bolts/threaded rod etc. and the gear interaction sounds very rough when you used it with a cordless drill, might need more clearance and would benefit from lubrication with grease or similar. The one key thing I've learned trying to make 3d printed machinery is that the plastic works best as "glue" to hold "vitamins" aka bearings, bolts, nuts washers etc together, plastic moving pieces that take load and experience friction in use isn't going to last.
you dont learn 3d printing in one project. It takes months to learn, and with each design you make you get better. I would replace the threaded bolts with smooth rod. I would say tho, he made a great first project. I can see some ways to improve it. He has to support the center of the moving bed better, It will end up bowing when more pressure is added. perhaps a wheel at the center portion of it would help...or a row of wheels.
@@thefailingstudent Agreed, I think he like I and everyone else I've talked to once they get a 3d printer kinda try to use it for more than it's good for, have a hammer everything is a nail problem basically. I hope his design lasts but I'm dubious and I'd try to swap as much of the moving parts as possible for metal replacements, I said threaded rod specifically because it's very useful to be able to put a nut and washer on to keep it in place, smooth rods are a bit more of a hassle to keep where they're supposed to be, need a split pin or collar or something. Hopefully if this design doesn't last Alex will iterate on it instead of being disheartened and ditching 3d printing, seems to be the main big filter for DIY 3d printing people.
Bump
Sir, I'm a beginner in 3D printing for these kind of products. Can you suggest how to select a 3d printer. Any recommended online article. Thanks
@@Pradjaya There is no way to find exactly what is perfect for you. You just need to look at stats and see what fits you the most. Take the cr 10. The cr 10 is a very big printer and is very trusted. But if you think logically, such a big printer for a low price, features would likely be sacrificed to give to accessibility to you're budget user. If you don't need to much space, take a look at the Prusa Mini. Even though this machine is a bit small, its features justify the price. Its features make sure that you don't break the printer when you're a beginner, and that you're satisfied with print quality when your a pro. The problem with this printer is that its not been out for a long time, mean that some vital problems haven't been scoped out yet.
Prusa is one of the most trusted brands, so if you have a higher budget, look at the i3 mk3, this printer is like squeezing the quality of 2 Prusa Minis into one.
Otherwise, if you don't like these printers and you want to find a different one, here are some tips
-Make sure you're company is a trusted one. The printers that come from these companys are usually well tuned
-make sure if you're buying a cheap printer, that there are no quality cuts to make it affordable
-Customer service is crucial, when I bought my Anycubic kossel, it quickly broke. When I did contact costumer service, all the things they told me were no use. Make sure that a company is known for their customer service or at least is trusted
-Make sure there are reviews, printers may look good on first glance, but even the most professional one have problems. If a printer has no reviews, that's a good indication that the printer might have a few bad knicks and knacks hidden inside
Otherwise, good luck buying your first printer!
@7:24 ... I know that feeling. 18 hours working to make an auto-cat feeder and .... the cat food won't fit through the auger.
Smash.
Everything.
Sleep.
Try again.
Toujours l'accent typique du Français 😂 Sinon continue comme ça! 😉
c'est quoi je penserais la première fois que je l'ai écouté
5:45 He says "let's give it a try with the bearings" like an American would 🤣
Hey Alex! I just want to say how much I appreciate that every time you do a construction montage, you synchronize the sounds of the tools you're using to the music. It makes it so much more satisfying and enjoyable to watch. You're a true artist at your craft. Please keep at it!
I was looking at your Fusion timeline and noticed there is a lot of capture position. This is generally considered a bad pattern to follow because it is much more likely to break if something is changed in an earlier feature. Consider using joints instead.
Alex, listen to this Pock. Or Spock?
6:18 that was so cute. Doing something you are passionate about and every small victory really brings so much joy
Adding some kind of lubricant to the gears will probably make them run much quieter
Careful about Lubricant and FOOD, very bad combination. IF you do, do some research pls on toxicity.
@@locoCEBRO The food shouldnt be touching the gears in the first place
Helicoid gears is the better solution since you cannot use lubricants next to food.
@@hypnoticlizard9693well, lubricants don't listen when you say they shouldn't touch the food. Because they are liquids. You have to take actual measures to prevent this. By leaking or its always possible for a little bit of fluid to reach the board, sadly.
@@LegendaryGauntlet yes would be better, still they too need some lubrication in order not to wear so fast.
Very nice, though it looks like there's a bit of play in the height adjustment. You might want to try clamping from the side instead of using a pin through the top. Put another hole in the printed piece for a large bolt, and cut a curved slot in the wood for the bolt to move through as you adjust the height. You'd need something solid to take up the current empty space between the printed part and wood, but that's easy.
Would let you clamp it down a lot harder, and if you put a knob on the bolt it would be convenient to adjust, too.
Stunning editing Alex, somehow you have even possibly improved! And great vid:)
I used to make croissant in a bakery. I used a rolling pin, all by hand.
Beer making tutorials? Foreshadowing a future series?
no, just life updates. alex is now an alcoholic getting high on his own supply
Garret LeBuis There are so many (emphasis on many) craft beers on the market, do we need more?
@@paulokiryuu
Old One, I'm not saying that he has to start his own brand of locally sourced Biére Parisienne, but if he makes a series on the process and some experimentation, I'd watch it.
Garret LeBuis okay but honestly what's so good about beer? I've tasted even the expensive ones and I don't get it, awful taste for me.
@@paulokiryuu
Different people have different tastes. Also, different beers have different tastes. Some people like lighter beers with a slight citrus taste, others prefer a darker beer with caramel tones.
I'm sure if Alex does a video series on it, he'll get into the specifics of the subject and what affects the final product.
Looks like another project for This Old Tony. Well done!
Regards,
Etna.
Etna. Yes yes yes! Most ambitious crossover event in history.
If you havnt done it, put some small wheels underneath the roller to eliminate any flex in the carriage plate.
Great video as always.
Is this the board that moves?
Was thinking the same thing. Could do with some stability. It might damage the parts as is.
Fantastic as always Alex. Love how you acknowlege failures 😯😧, lessons learned 😞, and create devices from scratch 😏.
Have introduced your series to a friend's son who's interested in engineering. Sounds like he's liking it!
I did not expect to learn so much about rack and pinions in a video amound making a dough flattener
The axis for the roller end cap, will most likely break, unless you put a screw through the center.
Yeah, I can see many problematic parts, but it's just a proof of concept. Needs to be rebuilt at commercial level with some minor tweaking.
I got a printer that I feel comfortable making parts with. I'm currently building this dough sheeter. Thank you Alex!
Love the machine Alex! Just one thing about the 3D-printer. Some filiaments can produce harmful particles. Opening a window when printing can be a smart idea! Have fun with it :)
You are some kind of french genius, like a mad scientist... or mad cook, or something
You got a 3D Printer - - - now you are dangerous!!! LOL! BTW great socks!
I can see more inventions coming.. Can you imagine if he has a full engineer grade workshop.
Its been 11 months since I have been waiting for you to make croissants using this dough sheeter and that best butter.
🙄
This is definitively not a cooking channel anymore. It's a maker channel that just happens to be about making food. ;-)
soooo cool - you combine COOKING - ENGENEERING & PHYSICS & NEW TECHNOLOGIE - thanxs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job Alex! Always love seeing your engineer cross food videos!
I adore how you bring us along for the ride during the good and bad. Your ego allows us to glimpse the mistakes and sausage making and not just see the final product. :) merci.
You should replace the wood parts with aluminum and see if a fellow TH-camr can cast the gears in aluminum.
yean its make it so much stiffer less shaky and if he can get those gears in metal it would be so much smoother
Aluminium is not food grade material
I didn’t know that plywood was food grade material.
@@willhound2 No it isn't. You're right. But I think this is just an initial trial and error sketch up.
@@Kurosaki990Ichigo you need a high polietilene rack and change the prusa for a CNC cutter ,and do all the work if the machine again if he want a high standar material croissants machine for food safe
The number one best thing about this video is the yellow progress bar for the spoken advertisement. A+!
I do hope the next project with this machine is a baklava with homemade filo pastry!
Love you Alex, you are the McGiver of French cooking/engineering, all around a pretty great modern day Dr Brown from back to the future! Thanks for entertaining us! Merci
Idea: Make the cordless drill permanent and modify the switch to output forward/backward signal to an dashboard with 2 momentary pushbuttons ;)
It makes me so happy when I here french words and see parts of French culture I learn about in school
Awesome Alex. But you are missing bushings to make sure no wobbling happens with your adjustment pin. See 10:07
i am also worried that the gears which are running the plywood dough plank, will be ruined by the brass screws over time perhaps the screws should be sinked and maybe capped with some plastic, or hot glue to prevent wearing them out
Alex, I love the way that you're bringing the latest tech into the kitchen. One note about the gears, if you print and use helical gears, you will increase the gears' strength as well as their operating smoothness.
Perhaps you could ask Martin from Wintergatan for some engineering advises... Or make a collab and mount the croissant maker on the MMX.
I'm just joking. Seriously, since you started the croissant series, you changed my view to croissants.
Whether it be for the great cooking tips, the fantastic machines and toys you build/buy/modify, the honesty with those "oh crap" moments, all bound together with very clever video editing - your videos always make one hell of an entertaining watch. Keep up the great work Alex!
Alex try learning Openscad, might seem hard at first but parametric design is a god send. Especially when you have to redesign parts.
You can make parametric design in fusion as well, no? But I love OpenSCAD as well :)
Indeed
@@piepmatzcompany Yes, parametric is the default in F360. The functionality difference between OpenScad and F360 is the difference between a Unicycle and a Tesla. Both will get you to the grocer, but that's where the comparison stops.
On the commercial machines the top roller does not move through an arc.
It opens and closes the gap by moving vertically only.
The operators handle moves through an arc but the motion is converted to vertical up down by using an eccentric cam. It's simple and keeps the top and bottom rollers in perfect alignment.
All required parts are available from engineering supply houses.
Toothed belts. Hardened polished gear sets etc.
An engineer told me we can always design a better mousetrap
I said the mouse is already in the trap.
Hey Alex, would be great if you could put the parts up as .stl files.
The gcode is rather useless for everyone not owning a similar printer or wanting to use different settings for the print.
If you want to share the fusion files, that would be cool too.
This would allow others to adjust the design to fit their requirements. (Like different sizes of the non printed parts etc.)
Thanks and keep up the good work! Love to see you using new tools!
Have fun with the Prusa! It's a great printer :)
I just did 😉
Did you build this? I have some questions regarding the exact BOM and some more details...
You should invest a day building a motor with an on/off switch or back/pause/forward buttons so that you're not always stuck using your drill to power these really cool inventions.
I want to make croissants EVERY TIME I watch a new episode.
I feel the same way. Everytime I hear the crackle of him squeezing one I realize I haven’t had a decent croissant in over a decade. If you can’t buy them the only option is to make them yourself.
I have never wanted a 3D printer until I saw this episode. Also it is so kind of you to share the files you made. Much love from Malaysia!
The new channel name should be French Guy Croissants
Yeah but then I'll have to switch to French Guy Beer Brewing and then French Guy Tea brewing and then.....
How Bout Alex's magic engines?
This is amazing!
From someone who studied Engineering (but isn't really a good engineer), this has inspired me.
Keep up the great work.
Two thumbs up, Alex. Best episode ever! Now... make some croissants!!
Love how this Frenchman... Drinks lots of Tea ! Formidable Mon Ami !
Jadore Croissant... 🥰
Alex aussi !!! ... 🥐
2:26 "I made a flattening machine that only accepts already flattened dough"
I love that the whole trial and error process that's a part of the video narrative itself! It feels very realistic and I can even empathise with the sense of achievement you feel when the final design is presented! Though I know that's how most of your videos work anyway XD
why not just make a set of rings of different thicknesses that slide onto your rolling pin, keeping it a specific distance above the counter top?
Damn realist hahaha! ;D
That's the simple home use case. We are in extreme croissant loving case now.
Make rings? It can be done with layers of wide rubberbands.
great idea
French people in 2019... 3d printing their own croissant machines :D this is just so classy
Cant wait to see how this machine works for noodle dough...
;)
Don't give him ideas , he already suffered enough
This guy is probably the smartest, most innovative chef
oh boy, those gears need more improvement :P
Also the platform seems to rock back and forth cause it's too heavy.
they are not real gears. not a true involute
they would run smooth if they were correct
Orange is the new black, and no orange 3D printed components @Alex as I would of thought it would of been printed up using your signature blue & orange colours...great design, project & content as always. Missed not seeing you last week, hope all is well.
Nice Alex ! Next time you should try doing a Kouign amann
Oh boy, I have those in Montreal, soooooo goood
Great idea. He could cover the variant products that use the croissant process.
That precisely was going to be my comment. Just got the recipe down for a couple of batches. I have to give my experiments away b/c I live alone. The guys at the local Trader Joe's love me!
it'll last longer if you put small wheels on the bottom of the plank to support it while it's extended
Amazing work Alex :D Can't wait to see some croissants made on this one. Now I am really looking forward to my Snapmaker 2.0 coming in December :D
I understand that you have just started a new channel and you want a head start but this isnt the way to do it
Don't self advertise , c'mon man
Requiem Explain how this advertises my channel? I'm talking about Alex' work and croissants and a 3D printer that I backed on Kickstarter 😊
@@Foodgeek im sorry i missunderstood , i thought the snapmaker 2.0 was a personal project of yours sort of like the croissant machines , i watched some of your videos after i left that comment and i really enjoyed them , i love your asthetic , please press on , i wish you nothing but the best
Requiem Thanks 😁 No problem. I have nothing but love for Alex and his needy food shenanigans 🥐🥐
@@Foodgeek i really appreciate your mature responses
Three years later "so I bought a lathe... ...and here you see the lathe next to the mill." I can thoroughly appreciate people who go to entirely reasonable lengths to do things properly.
3-D printed food please I gotta see them they're fantastic only 3D expos will make them
Movin the rack below the gear is correct. But then you could have installed the rack on top of a thin base (maybe plywood), then fit the tray on which the dough is placed on top of that, and you could make it as thick as you needed to in order for the rolling pin to clear the rack.
Amazing man! Joining various fabrication techniques to make your tools, nice job :)
Oh Alex! You are the ONLY man who's frustration is so well contained, 😂. The odd merde~well a few~and the "waaaa" (that I love) and a few pulled faces and you start again!
Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁 ☺
Chapeau pour l'accent, c'est travaillé ? ;-)
Based on my studies, I highly recommend you make a bigger gear for the one you attach to the drill, for 2 reasons, the first one being the torque applied to the gear will get reduced by your gear ratio, and thus you'll be using more energy to make a job "overcomplicated" and the second reason being the gear wear, by using an improved gear ratio you'll submit your gears to less wear and tear from over torquing, good luck!
Ps. Digging the Cup Noodle t-shirt😁
The shirt is from uniqlo if you are interested in it
Freerider1703 Aw man, thanks!
I've really enjoyed the progression that these have gone through just to make perfect croissanta
Hrm, i said get yourself a 3d Printer, and you did.
Does it work if i say send me some croissants? Jk.
Jokes aside, welcome to the 3D Printing Community!
Youll have lots of fun with that Prusa :D
I can't even imagine how much time you've got in this project!
So glad to be along for the ride. Thanks, Alex!
Watching this so early after its been uploaded makes me feel famous
Why I love your videos so much is that you are dedicated to making things better. Your persistence is paying off. Cheers!
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gonna be honest I'm glad that you are bad a CAD(fusion 360) makes me feel better bc your so good at everything else
your timeline is really painful to look at
i can also help you to get better if you like i have like 1500h in fusion 360
Failure is the first step to success! But I think this version is still not too smooth ( bc the noise of the track). But still good jod.
I do not understand how the beautiful minds of you mechanics work..!It amazes me (as the artsy type of person..) and it is awesome!
Welcome to the engineering and 3d printing scene on TH-cam ;) great project 👍
I'd be happier with stainless steel rather than plywood. It would be absolutely easier to maintain as a food grade appliance. Most probably you already know this but just to say it, at least a layer of sheet metal over the wooden tray would make a lot of sense. But you are a master editor! Your videos always look great!
Why didn't you get an actual rack and pinion system out of metal?
Because it allows him to say "I made a mistake..." and put out another video where he fixes his 'mistake'. Seems to be the way he does things now!
I would make a bed of ball bearings, or rollers underneath, just to support the tray, you can see how unstable it is when you have so much hangover, and I think that could really need some support
it's nice but to be honest I'd prefer you focus on how to do reasonably good croissant at home with limited space and material
He did that in an earlier video in the series. Now we're into the extreme phase. Kinda like Mythbusters.
We need extreme now!
Use a finer tooth pattern for your rack and pinion. Will be less noise, less friction and less stress on the materials by shortening the tooth height.
So... I guess Beef Wellington is the next project!?
Oooooff.
I really wanted to see you buying plywood and taking it home on your bicycle.