First Ever 3D Printed Kayak - 58 lbs of ABS

[ImaginationProgress]

Awesome job by this guy. It's printed in multple pieces and still looks awesome.

(I will Just add some details about this 3D Printed Kayak.. -- Brian (Admin) )

- World's First 3D Printed Kayak
- Sections Are Bolted Together and Sealed With Silcone
- Printed with a Custom Built 3D printer
- It was printed in 28 separate pieces
- It was printed entirely out of ABS filament
- Took 42 Days to Print
- 58 Pounds of ABS Plastic was used









More details at http://GrassRootsEngineering.com

[Davo]

Wow, nice.

[Brian_Krassenstein]

This is pretty incredible. 58 lbs of ABS filament would probably cost about $600-700 if purchased in Bulk. Other than that it's just the time. A Kayak like this could probably cost a couple grand. Here is a look at the inside:

[Maggie]

Brian, very good estimate. They actually gave an update:

The Kayak measures 16ft 8in [5.08m] long and cost around $500 to make. It is made of ABS plastic, machine screws, brass threaded inserts and a little bit of silicone caulk. That’s it. And it floats. And I can Kayak around in it. In order to print such large, solid sections of Kayak, I had to modify my home-built, large scale 3D printer to print the parts inside a heated chamber so they would not warp or crack

As for it being worth printing, no it is not worth it right now, but within a few years who knows. A typical kayak in this style can be purchased for about $400:
http://www.saferwholesale.com/10-ft-...Fenm7Aod6noAkA

[irongamer]

Brian, very good estimate. They actually gave an update:

As for it being worth printing, no it is not worth it right now, but within a few years who knows. A typical kayak in this style can be purchased for about $400:
http://www.saferwholesale.com/10-ft-...Fenm7Aod6noAkA

No, 16 foot kayaks are not $400, most boats in that range start at about $800 (the cheap end of the spectrum). We just bought 3 boats after spending weeks looking at various models, renting, and testing at a free paddle event hosted by a local store. Your link is for a 10 foot boat. Look around the price goes up with length.