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.
shermantanktop [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Not enough gaffer/duct tape! But the inability to bank to the right side is perfect. Just do a 270 to the left.
dotancohen [3 hidden]5 mins ago
> inability to bank to the right side is perfect.
That disadvantage is balanced by the advantage of not having to open the kickstand at every frequent stop.
oniony [3 hidden]5 mins ago
It's the Zoolander feature.
blitzar [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Its got the blue steel paint job
Aurornis [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
bombcar [3 hidden]5 mins ago
This is exactly what I wanted even though it was not at all what I expected.
madaxe_again [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
dotancohen [3 hidden]5 mins ago
What is that one-way bearing TFA mentions. I understand its purpose, but where does one acquire such a bearing?
ano-ther [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Had the same question. The article has an Amazon link to the bearings.
Gee101 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
This absolutely deserves to be documented
kleiba2 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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...
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...
userbinator [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
lisp2240 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Drills are used sporadically. If a drill was used intermittently it would be on most of the time and occasionally off.
Daneel_ [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I’m fairly sure ‘sporadic’ indicates random/unpredictable timing while ‘intermittent’ has a predictable pattern.
toast0 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
> 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.
sandeepkd [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Feels good to see some one is enjoying and having fun with the tech
kphorn [3 hidden]5 mins ago
We are in the days of building the things we dreamed about as kids. Looks great for right turns!
MezzoDelCammin [3 hidden]5 mins ago
and as a bonus, now you know how it feels to ride a BMW boxer motorbike in a turn ;-)
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?
userbinator [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
dotancohen [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Squel the tires every few meters? Like an AC Cobra.
ielillo [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Reminds me of the red green show sans duct tape
dylan604 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I remember watching this show as a teen while thinking I had to be the only person watching it.
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.
echelon_musk [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
_joel [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Direct drive, yes, also direct drill.
Watch out for the gear change, may end up in hammer action.
bzmrgonz [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
jacquesm [3 hidden]5 mins ago
It's got 2 miles of range, adding those complications would likely eat up a lot of the range.
gniv [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Turning right seems hard.
dotancohen [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Is that why all politicians are suddenly turning to the left?
BLKNSLVR [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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.
nchmy [3 hidden]5 mins ago
video or it didnt happen!
tamimio [3 hidden]5 mins ago
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 :)
erelong [3 hidden]5 mins ago
add another wheel on the other side of the drill for a kind of sidecar-like stability? (tricycle style?)
HN.zip
Immediately opened it and laughed out loud. Perfect execution, no notes.
The contrast between the 3D scanning and bolting a power drill to the side was fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBmnQN78aZU
Somehow I'd suspect that it won't last all that long...
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.
But when the wipers in my car are set to intermittent, they are off most of time and ocassionally off.
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.
https://www.youtube.com/@RedGreenTV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_styrene_acrylate
He would see him leaning over and pulling the trigger get an electric assist on the uphill section of the commute.
Watch out for the gear change, may end up in hammer action.
I'm not sure where you are if you're seeing politicians turning left though.