Looking forward to a machine walk over. Spindle, steppers etc. Also would love to see a more in-depth sort of lesson on tool path programming and tool selection etc. I have been on the PrintCNC discord but would rather focus on a single person and their machine. Yours does what i need out of one and that is cutting Ali like butter, if it does ALI, it will do carbon and wood with no effort. Thanks for this vid and responding to us and our interest. This channel as the potential to explode.
We make aluminum aviation parts on a full blown machining center and we have almost the same pattern. It's obvious there is a difference in rigidity between your CNC router and our machine but I think the main reason for this surface pattern inconsistency is the ball screw quality and the stepper pulses. On machine like ours we have servo motor with encoder that split 1 turn(360 º) in 1/1,000,000 turn so almost no pulse and the ball screw pitch is way more faster(10mm per turn). But that said, your finish is very good for that type of machine👍.
Keep doing videos my friend you are the reason why i am getting ready to buy a printnc, but i am a complete noob when it comes to machining i would love to keep learning from a pro like you. Thank you!
Great video, love the fact that you showed your Fusion CAM setup from beginning to the end. A video on how you align you X rails would be awesome. I did mine a while ago but remember it was a major pain. My X beam has a slight bow which made it quite difficult
Would love to see a walkthrough of your machine, steel tubing sizes and thickness, what steppers, etc. I'm about to start my PrintNC build, 4x4 work area, and want as rigid as possible. Your machine looks dialed in.
I’m in the process of making a video about some similar things, doing a brief rundown on scanning, getting the geometry from GOM in to Fusion then the CAD work to print. Then another video on verifying it all works and making it ✌️
Hi..... Wow great to hear the audio it took it to another level and another very good video and thanks for sharing all your speeds and feeds secrets .I think you are right the 6082 would seem to give a much better shine than 6061 it would be interesting if you did a little back to back using some 6082 and 6061 to prove or disprove this I can't get 6082 otherwise I would do it many thanks Bill
Cheers Bill! I’ll do some more talky vids when I’m not full of man flu haha. The 6082 certainly seems to hold the shine, there’s barely any 6061 available here but I’ll grab some soon for a test 😎
You'll have the same problem I do, you're in the UK with an MDF base board and spoil board, it stays flat for about as long as it takes to surface it, the moment you turn around to stick a part on it, it's warped somewhere. I've finally had enough and will be changing my base board later this month and using MDF less for a spoil board.
It’s an 18mm ply base with the MDF spoilboard - I haven’t had much problem with it really, I tend to need to machine both sides of things so parts either go in the vice after the first op or I do a quick skim of the MDF if it needs the faces to be as parallel as can be. I’ve got a little bit of ally on there at the moment that I faced relative to the machine because I did a run of parts, the tape was ripping the MDF up and causing issues keeping parts parallel… Ultimate goal is to do a complete ally base to use fixture plates on but I’ll likely end up with a VMC before I get around to it.
@@Beeeaned I mostly cut thin sheet alu, day in day out, milling either side isn't needed as they are film coated and shiny both sides, the parts are formed and micrometer accuracy isn't critical. Same with the guys who mostly cut wood. I can skim the MDF bed as flat as a billiard table. Stick the next sheet of alu on it and I can i have 2mm difference depth corner to corner on really damp days. You're also right in the masking tape problem, I never understood how I see this so often. And yes a VMC is more applicable to the type of machining you're doing. Especially batching.
Nice Machine. I'm in the process of building the same thing. would you mind sharing how you connected the X axis beam to the Y axis linear bearings? You do good work.
I’ll include it when I do a walk around of the machine - I used the standard steel rollers at first but found it had a bit of flex (My gantry is 100x50x5 and the connection surface/bolt spacing wasn’t great) so I made a version of the milled pro rollers.
hey can you please say which cutter you use for mirror finish..... i want to buy it onlinr in INDIA....we have mold machining shop so i thought let me give a try .....doen they sell ball nose ???
Man, I hope to end up as skilled as you. I’ve never tried Fusion360, I’d rather not have to subscribe. Why a 2 degree bore? What’s the pitch of your ball screws?
I know what you mean, but Fusion 360 has one of the best cam modules and it's free for personal use. That combination makes it hard to ignore. No the spiral ramping down is at 2 degree angle into the material. If you'd increase it, it would ramp down quicker with fewer full circles so to speak.
Looking forward to a machine walk over. Spindle, steppers etc. Also would love to see a more in-depth sort of lesson on tool path programming and tool selection etc. I have been on the PrintCNC discord but would rather focus on a single person and their machine. Yours does what i need out of one and that is cutting Ali like butter, if it does ALI, it will do carbon and wood with no effort. Thanks for this vid and responding to us and our interest. This channel as the potential to explode.
We make aluminum aviation parts on a full blown machining center and we have almost the same pattern. It's obvious there is a difference in rigidity between your CNC router and our machine but I think the main reason for this surface pattern inconsistency is the ball screw quality and the stepper pulses. On machine like ours we have servo motor with encoder that split 1 turn(360 º) in 1/1,000,000 turn so almost no pulse and the ball screw pitch is way more faster(10mm per turn). But that said, your finish is very good for that type of machine👍.
Dude, keep it up, your work is amazing.
Hey again. Once again awesome stuff mate! Keep it up. I just got my vaccum table machined and it looks awesome thanks to some tips i got from you.
I definitely want to learn to build one with the same capabilities as yours, it looks like a beast cutting and etching!
Keep doing videos my friend you are the reason why i am getting ready to buy a printnc, but i am a complete noob when it comes to machining i would love to keep learning from a pro like you. Thank you!
Great video, love the fact that you showed your Fusion CAM setup from beginning to the end. A video on how you align you X rails would be awesome. I did mine a while ago but remember it was a major pain. My X beam has a slight bow which made it quite difficult
Would love to see a walkthrough of your machine, steel tubing sizes and thickness, what steppers, etc. I'm about to start my PrintNC build, 4x4 work area, and want as rigid as possible. Your machine looks dialed in.
Great video keep it up! I'd like to see a video on some of the engine mounts you've been milling and what's it all about.
I’m in the process of making a video about some similar things, doing a brief rundown on scanning, getting the geometry from GOM in to Fusion then the CAD work to print.
Then another video on verifying it all works and making it ✌️
Hi..... Wow great to hear the audio it took it to another level and another very good video and thanks for sharing all your speeds and feeds secrets .I think you are right the 6082 would seem to give a much better shine than 6061 it would be interesting if you did a little back to back using some 6082 and 6061 to prove or disprove this I can't get 6082 otherwise I would do it many thanks Bill
Cheers Bill! I’ll do some more talky vids when I’m not full of man flu haha.
The 6082 certainly seems to hold the shine, there’s barely any 6061 available here but I’ll grab some soon for a test 😎
Great video's mate. Can you give details on your engraving work please?
You'll have the same problem I do, you're in the UK with an MDF base board and spoil board, it stays flat for about as long as it takes to surface it, the moment you turn around to stick a part on it, it's warped somewhere. I've finally had enough and will be changing my base board later this month and using MDF less for a spoil board.
It’s an 18mm ply base with the MDF spoilboard - I haven’t had much problem with it really, I tend to need to machine both sides of things so parts either go in the vice after the first op or I do a quick skim of the MDF if it needs the faces to be as parallel as can be.
I’ve got a little bit of ally on there at the moment that I faced relative to the machine because I did a run of parts, the tape was ripping the MDF up and causing issues keeping parts parallel… Ultimate goal is to do a complete ally base to use fixture plates on but I’ll likely end up with a VMC before I get around to it.
@@Beeeaned I mostly cut thin sheet alu, day in day out, milling either side isn't needed as they are film coated and shiny both sides, the parts are formed and micrometer accuracy isn't critical. Same with the guys who mostly cut wood. I can skim the MDF bed as flat as a billiard table. Stick the next sheet of alu on it and I can i have 2mm difference depth corner to corner on really damp days. You're also right in the masking tape problem, I never understood how I see this so often. And yes a VMC is more applicable to the type of machining you're doing. Especially batching.
Nice Machine. I'm in the process of building the same thing. would you mind sharing how you connected the X axis beam to the Y axis linear bearings? You do good work.
I’ll include it when I do a walk around of the machine - I used the standard steel rollers at first but found it had a bit of flex (My gantry is 100x50x5 and the connection surface/bolt spacing wasn’t great) so I made a version of the milled pro rollers.
hey can you please say which cutter you use for mirror finish..... i want to buy it onlinr in INDIA....we have mold machining shop so i thought let me give a try .....doen they sell ball nose ???
Ir would be great if you would share your files. Both Cad and CAM, would give us rookies something to try out.
Is this a standard sized PrintNC? Beautiful results!
Not quite standard size, but on the large side - 1230x900mm work area ✌️
What brand of vise do you use??
Just a Vevor 3”, the 4” ones are probably a bit too big to be useful unless they’re sunk under the base board.
What kind of tape you use?
Just some standard blue tape - Some people find 3M the best but I have no issues with Toolstation/Screwfix cheap home brand.
Man, I hope to end up as skilled as you. I’ve never tried Fusion360, I’d rather not have to subscribe.
Why a 2 degree bore?
What’s the pitch of your ball screws?
I know what you mean, but Fusion 360 has one of the best cam modules and it's free for personal use. That combination makes it hard to ignore.
No the spiral ramping down is at 2 degree angle into the material. If you'd increase it, it would ramp down quicker with fewer full circles so to speak.
I cant find the discord link you speak of. I have a shopsabre and wouldn't mind joining a like minded community.
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The program and actual machining is interesting but why spend so much time admiring the "mirror finish". That is not what makes a good part.