Aki

hi guys it’s aki — happy tuesday! hope your week’s off to a good start so far.

i was at a family wedding last week so i didn’t get much time to work on the wind tunnel project, but honestly family comes first and we had a really great time.

quick update for you all — the Aeroflow - Integrate (official name now!) will have a testing chamber of roughly 9.6 x 4.7 x 4.1 inches. so you’ll have no problem running 1:32 or 1:64 scale models in there. the photos i’m showing right now are actually with a 1:24 model — a little snug, but still works great.

this week i’m aiming to finish putting together the instruction set for assembly. that part’s pretty important, but i’ll keep it as simple and straightforward as possible.

if you’re interested, make sure to sign up your email to get notified 👉 akitechspace.com

more updates soon 👀

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1 week ago | [YT] | 11

Aki

Hi guys, happy Friday! It’s Aki here 😄

It’s been a super productive week — I finally got my online store set up where you’ll be able to grab all my wind tunnel stuff once it’s available. I know many of you have been asking about my website lol — if you kept getting an error page, that’s because I hadn’t paid my monthly subscription 😅 But wow, your messages about the wind tunnel kept rolling in, so I decided to come back stronger!

I’ve even designed a new wind tunnel — better than before — and I’m really excited about it. Head over to www.akitechspace.com
and sign up with your email to be the first to know when it launches.

I’ll also have the project on Kickstarter in a few days, so stay tuned. You’ll be able to grab the design at a discounted price and support me directly — I really appreciate it!

Thanks for all the support, you guys are the best 🙏

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 15

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Happy Sunday, everyone! It’s Aki here. I’ve finished designing and 3D printing the rear vent cover. Instead of the aggressive angular red design I had in my previous version of the wind tunnel, I opted for a more subtle yet slightly futuristic vent design. I drew inspiration from the video game Death Stranding and the artist Syd Mead for Blade Runner. Despite the blades being slightly tilted at an angle, the vent cover prints perfectly without support and within 1.5 hours. Lastly, I believe black and orange complement each other well. Stay tuned for more updates!

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4 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Aki

Happy Saturday — it’s Aki.

It’s a full printing day for me. This one part of the new wind tunnel is a 12-hour print and will use roughly 700g of filament. I got up early to start it since I finished slicing and prepping the model the night before.

Unfortunately, a mistake was made. About 3 hours into the print, I realized the wind tunnel chamber was supposed to be hollow… but Bambu Studio decided to “help” and patched it into a solid block 😅 when nobody asked it to. Turns out this happened because of a bunch of extra lines and non-manifold edges from my Sketch modeling.

So after an hour (and a lot of caffeine), I cleaned up the model and removed all those stray edges. Finally, Bambu Studio recognized the model as it should be instead of trying to auto-repair it with weird fixes. Now it’s printing again — thank God.

Hopefully it’s smooth from here. Stay warm, cheers guys. 3D printing always comes with failures. Don’t give up, even when it’s discouraging to cancel a long print and start all over again.

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4 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

Aki

Happy Saturday everyone! Here’s a sneak peek of the wind tunnel I’m working on.

Tonight was a tough one. The PETG-HF filament I used turned out to be pretty wet and full of moisture, so the prints didn’t come out very clean. I had to do a lot of sanding and trimming to clean things up. Still, I’m glad I pushed through and printed it because it helped me spot a few dimensions that need tweaking.

I also realized not everyone is using the same printer as me (I’m on a Bambu Lab P1S), and some people have smaller or larger print beds. So I redesigned the part into smaller sections with connection points so it can be printed more easily across different setups.

Overall, the new prototype is working! I’m super exhausted, but really excited to see this come together.

1 month ago | [YT] | 11

Aki

Hi, it’s Aki here 👋
Hope you have a nice weekend — and if you’re in the Northeast US, stay warm and safe with the upcoming storm.

Just checking in on the next wind tunnel build project. It’s a 3D-printing Friday night for me, and this weekend I’ll be designing a brand-new vapor generator.

I’m curious what you all think about this. The pictures show the previous design, but this time I’m doing something completely different. The goal is to make it fully 3D printable at home with no third-party parts to order, which I think will make things a lot easier.

Here’s the question for you:

Do you prefer the vapor generator to be built into the wind tunnel, or as a separate unit you can position freely?

I kept mine separate before because I like the flexibility, and with water it’s easier to refill and dump. But integrating it into the tunnel would make the whole system feel more cohesive. I’m also considering some kind of detachable integration.

Let me know what you think — would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 11

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Hey guys, just checking in on the wind tunnel build project 👋
I wanted to get some of your opinions out of curiosity. One thing that’s really important to me is how we generate the smoke for aerodynamic flow visualization.

Personally, I try to avoid using actual smoke because I don’t want to trigger alarms or deal with lingering smells—I just want to relax and enjoy experimenting with the tunnel.

I’m curious what you all think. What’s your preference?

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

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Hi guys, quick status update on the new desktop wind tunnel I’ve been working on 👀
The prototype is about 75% functional right now — mostly just doing touch-ups and dialing in some stylistic choices.

I’m also thinking about putting the STL file on Kickstarter to get a sense of how many people are actually interested. If you have a 3D printer at home, this would let you build your own wind tunnel. Let me know if that’s something you’d be into, or if you have any suggestions — I’m all ears.

I know this channel kind of jumps around between tech, cameras, and office setup stuff, but I always seem to come back to 3D printing and the wind tunnel project, so… yeah thx for sticking around. -- AKI

1 month ago | [YT] | 5

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Hi guys, I’ve started working on the next iteration of my 3D-printed wind tunnel project. This one’s a full redesign with a completely new mechanism—I’m still ordering parts and dialing in the overall aesthetic, so it’s very much a work in progress. Stay tuned, and thank you nerds for being into this project with me 🤓 it’s been a fun ride so far! Feel free to drop a comment on what you’d like to see next around the wind tunnel (build, how-to, DIY, testing, etc.) 👇

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

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Would you like to see more 3D print wind tunnel built series?

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