A YouTuber wanted to create a life-sized model of himself with a 3D printer. But he failed multiple times.
The YouTuber Ivan Miranda took his huge 3D printer and decided to make a life-sized model of himself. He had to build an appropriately large 3D printer for this purpose.
Overall, he needed 108 printing hours and experienced two rather dramatic failures. He himself speaks of two “catastrophic” failures. You can watch the roughly 20-minute long (English) video on YouTube:
Huge 3D Printer Poses Several Challenges
Anyone who has ever worked with a 3D printer knows that you need to make some preparations. And a small 3D printer, like the ones you can buy on Amazon, wasn’t sufficient for this purpose.
The YouTuber therefore developed a 3D printer himself with a massive printing frame and a print bed. The heat from the print bed helps to glue the materials together during the printing process. He solved this problem by using commercial floor heating cables.
The entire action lasted 108 hours, which accounts for problems, interruptions, and failures. The last and finally successful print took 76 hours.
His final result is a large red figure made of red PLA (Polylactide). PLA is one of the most commonly used materials in the 3D printing sector. The YouTuber worked in the FDM process. This is a layering process where dozens of plastic layers are “stacked” on top of each other.
The plastic clone ultimately consists of 4,375 layers.
Can this be replicated? Yes, if you have a strong desire for your own clone, you can buy the YouTuber’s design files for about $30 (25 euros). However, keep in mind that you would also need to build such a large 3D printer, which is not exactly cheap.
Interestingly, 3D printers can also be used to create more meaningful things that can improve a user’s life. For example, a team developed a special hand for a 15-year-old, which is a huge improvement for him:
15-Year-Old Gets 3D-Printed Robot Hand That Really Works – “They Changed My Life”
