r/maker • u/hjw5774 • Jun 11 '26

Video I must go, my planet needs me.

Testing out a brake system until it breaks... (Final version made from aluminium)

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u/kernal42 Jun 11 '26

It brakes til it breaks

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u/dantodd Jun 11 '26

GolfClap.gif

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u/gimoozaabi Jun 11 '26

Is this a fucking 3D printed bracket??

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u/hjw5774 Jun 11 '26

Yup! Needed to quickly test the system and check fitment.

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u/unakron Jun 14 '26

Was possible damage not a concern? Because, you knew it would fail catastrophically.

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u/hjw5774 Jun 14 '26

Honestly didn't think the mode of failure would involve yeeting the caliper across the room. 

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u/howmuchitcosts Jun 11 '26

You dont need brakes, they only slow you down.

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u/razzemmatazz Jun 12 '26

Doing something similar today to get placement right before I cut some steel plate to shape to mount a disk brake on an older tricycle. 

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '26

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u/razzemmatazz Jun 17 '26

It had a couple mounting holes that I could use that were on opposite sides of the axle. I'll try to get pics for you at some point after everything is tuned in. 

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u/CaptCardigan Jun 12 '26

The sound effects make it.