today at 6:08 PM
My first thought after reading this title: Oh cool, they've taken part in a drill and used the motor. I don't really know what that looks like inside a power drill. This will be an interesting post.
Immediately opened it and laughed out loud. Perfect execution, no notes.
today at 8:20 PM
Not enough gaffer/duct tape! But the inability to bank to the right side is perfect. Just do a 270 to the left.
today at 8:45 PM
> inability to bank to the right side is perfect.
today at 8:56 PM
It's the Zoolander feature.
today at 9:08 PM
Its got the blue steel paint job
today at 8:06 PM
Same thought here. Did not expect this level of jank but I loved every photo and word.
The contrast between the 3D scanning and bolting a power drill to the side was fun.
today at 6:35 PM
This is exactly what I wanted even though it was not at all what I expected.
today at 6:52 PM
You’d love how I’m starting my generator. Same drill. Hodgepodge of springs and string to manage the choke. ESP32 committing obscenities in the middle of all of it.
today at 8:46 PM
What is that one-way bearing TFA mentions. I understand its purpose, but where does one acquire such a bearing?
today at 9:41 PM
Had the same question. The article has an Amazon link to the bearings.
today at 8:38 PM
This absolutely deserves to be documented
today at 11:06 PM
OK, but here's a Lada in Russia powered by fifty cordless power drills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv8Q4bDl6lo
today at 9:46 PM
That's all nice and well -- but Matthias Wandel built a wooden scaffolding on wheels 12 years ago that was drill powered. That's _really_ crazy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBmnQN78aZU
today at 10:52 PM
Love it. This is almost exactly how I electrified my crank-driven standing desk
today at 7:37 PM
I do wonder how long the electronics, motor and little (plastic) gears in the drill would last with this. Especially since I'd suspect that it's designed for intermittent use, where it has time to cool down between each screw / hole drilling that you'd do normally. If you drive 2 miles in one go, that'll be a lot of heat that doesn't have time go anywhere.
Somehow I'd suspect that it won't last all that long...
today at 11:06 PM
I used a lower price electric drill to polish some stainless steel, and after a single hour of continuous operation it was never the same again.
today at 10:15 PM
I suspect there's very little power needed once you're up to speed and cruising, but constant stop-and-go and long uphill runs will certainly cause it to overheat.
It's brushless so brush wear isn't a problem, but these motors are air-cooled and will actually be cooler at high speed, low-demand. Lugging it up a hill would be a worst case.
today at 8:31 PM
Drills are used sporadically. If a drill was used intermittently it would be on most of the time and occasionally off.
today at 8:57 PM
> If a drill was used intermittently it would be on most of the time and occasionally off.
But when the wipers in my car are set to intermittent, they are off most of time and ocassionally off.
today at 9:59 PM
I’m fairly sure ‘sporadic’ indicates random/unpredictable timing while ‘intermittent’ has a predictable pattern.
today at 5:56 PM
Feels good to see some one is enjoying and having fun with the tech
today at 5:40 PM
We are in the days of building the things we dreamed about as kids. Looks great for right turns!
today at 6:25 PM
Wonder how this would work with an impact? Also, since it already uses one-way bearings, could another drill/impact be fitted to the other side so that there are two “gears” available?
today at 10:12 PM
Wonder how this would work with an impact?
Not very well. It will work as long as the power demand is below the point it starts hitting, and then just stall with the tires absorbing all the impact hits once it reaches that point.
today at 8:48 PM
Squel the tires every few meters? Like an AC Cobra.
today at 7:39 PM
Where have I seen something like this before. Right HAWK Hildesheim organized (locally) famous "Akkuschrauberrennen" https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=akkuschra...
today at 6:34 PM
Reminds me of the red green show sans duct tape
today at 9:39 PM
I remember watching this show as a teen while thinking I had to be the only person watching it.
today at 8:16 PM
It's only temporary, unless it works.
today at 9:56 PM
and as a bonus, now you know how it feels to ride a BMW boxer motorbike in a turn ;-)
today at 5:56 PM
What is that 3D printed wheel made of that it can support over half of your weight while bumping along a road?
today at 6:11 PM
ASA, per the post
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_styrene_acrylate
today at 7:27 PM
Yes, but you could have made it out of PETG just the same. I have some PETG parts here that we have tried to break but couldn't, that stuff is ridiculously strong for its weight if you use the right infill and you take the layer direction into account when designing the part.
today at 6:40 PM
A good friend of mine told me he would frequently come across a guy who had modified his bicycle with an electric drill.
He would see him leaning over and pulling the trigger get an electric assist on the uphill section of the commute.
today at 5:54 PM
Direct drive, yes, also direct drill.
Watch out for the gear change, may end up in hammer action.
today at 2:22 AM
You know you could have used a 90 degree chuck buddy. Or better yet, an angle grinder to make it a friction drive from above.
today at 7:28 PM
It's got 2 miles of range, adding those complications would likely eat up a lot of the range.
today at 10:48 PM
angle grinders run really fast, and even those with speed control just lower total power, not increase torque.
it would have made more sense to just mount the motor and the planetary, but I think the planetary is important here.
today at 6:02 PM
Turning right seems hard.
today at 8:49 PM
Is that why all politicians are suddenly turning to the left?
today at 9:51 PM
If that's what you're seeing then my guess is that, like this scooter, they'll be turning left three times so they end up going right.
I'm not sure where you are if you're seeing politicians turning left though.
today at 7:41 PM
video or it didnt happen!
today at 6:34 PM
Missed the opportunity to add vacuums and blowers and go upside down plus lateral and rotational movement, with fancy dark themed site and buzz words all over :)
today at 7:19 PM
add another wheel on the other side of the drill for a kind of sidecar-like stability? (tricycle style?)
last Wednesday at 6:55 PM
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