@@OffHoursEngineering That's a great news! that was my main concern when I ordered the Queenbee Blk.. I've just finished the table and I'm about to install it. Thanks for you great videos... :)
@@OffHoursEngineering Svensk går bra :) Fint du tar opp de samme problemene som jeg hadde. Blant annet med drag chain. Det vises ikke i de videoene som er sponset av bulkman :( Kommer du til å lage en video som viser oppsett/bruk av estlcam? Eventuelt parameter i GRBL Firmware?
Jag har funderat på att göra en video om ESTL, men programmet har redan så bra dokumentation att jag inte riktigt har bestämt mig än. Du kan köra med GRBL på arduinon men enklast är att ladda ner ESTL's egna firmware. Du ställer in alla parametrar i ESTL Controller, steg/mm, acceleration, In och Outputs etc, sedan laddar du ner firmwaren direkt från inställningsfönstret. Sedan är det bara att köra, väldigt enkelt, speciellt om man inte hållt på med sådant här innan.
@@OffHoursEngineering I just ordered the same machine after watching your Videos. I was worried about the programming however your comments above have given me confidence. Thank you for the videos. They are brilliant.
Hey there, Thanks for sharing, it's always interesting to hear about experiences with other machines. We have been making a 1.2 x 2.4m router, that we hope to cut aluminium, for a very long time... Anyway, nice to see how this machine is going - and I really enjoyed seeing some of the close-up details. Thanks again, Bongo.
It is actually funny you mention that because I checked out the masso yesterday, never heard of it before that. It seems great but way pricier than I would like.
Really good video. I was looking hard at the queenbee pro 1515... I bailed when the controller was 40 days back ordered. I did go with the openbuilds 1515 that I am just starting to build. Not sure I made the right choice, but it seems so far to be decent. I've taken a few short vids of the build. I'm going to keep watching your progress on this and check out the previous vids you did. Thanks for sharing, well done!
The screws are actully fine the motors are the weakpoint I switched to integrated servos and it's a night and day difference. Can easily job the machine around at 15000mm/min
My screws were definitely not fine, but I'm happy you were more lucky than I was. But you can't really compare servos to steppers, that's like comparing apples and oranges. Like, of course they will work better, faster, and be more reliable. That's what they are built for, the torque curves between steppers and servos are completely different.
Thank You for these videos. I am considering on buying this kit but was a little intimidated by the wiring. Your explanation was through. I think i am going to give it a shot after i download the instruction manual. Have you had any problems with your machine so far?
I'm happy to hear that you liked it! The only problem I've had was during the assembly with the bad quality of most of the screws. Apart from that it performs flawlessly.
Hi, great series. I'm considering buying this kit as I've been using an ultra DIY CNC for the past year and half and I'm tired of fixing problems. How has this one held up after all this time? Would you recommend it? Thanks!
It is still going strong, I've had close to no issues in the first year of running it. The only problems I've had have been self inflicted. Today I would go for their "Ultimate Bee" which is basically the same but with ball screws. But I would definitely recommend it.
I'm glad I found your channel. The series was very interesting. I look forward to the ball screw upgrade That should really improve the overall performance. Plus a complete replacement of the Z-Axis would be a drastic improvement. Possibly one of the Z-slider Z-Axis kits from cnc4newbie with the 80mm spindle mount. It's just a suggestion but I think you might find it real game changer.
Aren’t this Aluminium extrusions anodized? Just wondering because you were talking about proper grounding and if these are anodized than that anodizing layer acts as an electric insulator.
You are correct, it is. But the T-nuts I used have serrations on the back that cuts through the anodisation and makes proper contact. And in other places I used threaded holes for the ground cables and then it is not an issue.
Kul och se att du har byggt ihop en queenbee pro. Är sugen på och köpa en själv. Har du varit nöjd? Har den hållit ihop? Rekommenderar du den? Mvh Janne
Ja, överlag är jag nöjd. Den är definitiv prisvärd och kvalitén skulle jag säga är jämförbar med andra portalfräsar av samma konstruktion. Jag anmärkte på ett par saker i filmerna jag gjort men det värsta var nog kvalitén på skruvarna och det är ju trots allt rätt lätt att åtgärda om man vill det. Jag skulle definitivt välja Bulkman igen hellre än dyrare leverantörer, jag kan inte se att det skulle leda till några fördelar. Men jag köpte ingen elektronik från dem så jag har ingen aning om vad de levererar för produkter där
Thank you for the videos! I cant wait for my kit and am very glad I'm from asia hehehe shipping by boat is just around 65$ I cant imagine myself paying 500$ for shipping hahaha way out of my budget.
Glad you liked them. I don't think any of bulkmans kits have ballscrews. Of the top of my head the only hobby machine I know of that comes with ballscrews as standard is the Raw Avantic. But that is a semi industrial machine that costs around 4000-5000eur.
@@OffHoursEngineering I think the Queenbee is a good starting point for us tinkerers. I can always upgrade items as needed. Maybe eventually move from a router to a spindle and then try an upgrade to ball screws. I emailed Bulkman and they said they might have a kit with ball screws in the future. I also sent Bulkman a link to this video and mentioned the poor screw quality 😉. Keep the videos coming .
I agree, it is a good platform if you want to upgrade it in the future. But you don't need to upgrade it as some machines out there. There will be more videos coming, I promise.
I actually read up on that after your comment a couple of weeks back. And it would be a nice solution. At least if the real-time performance could be improved running linuxcnc on the raspberry pi 4, but I haven't found any info on how stable that is yet. I guess you could use grbl-hal as well, but I would prefer linuxcnc.
@@OffHoursEngineering Yeh right real time performance is a key + less communication interferance since all is on board. Only wifi comm ssh for monitor remote. There is this guy who made this setup: ruclips.net/video/qL530kJUmII/видео.html
Finally a decent engineer working with European standards, your videos are REALLY helpful
I'm glad to hear that, and that is one of my goals. Since there is so much misinformation and bad practices floating around out there.
Looking foward to the ball screw upgrades. All the best!
Thanks, I'm also looking forward to it.
@@OffHoursEngineering Will it be enough space to stick a ballscrew at the actual place of the leadscrew?
I'm not sure about the 16mm ballscrew but the 12mm should fit. I have a 12mm on my 3d printer I took some measurements from and it should fit.
@@OffHoursEngineering That's a great news! that was my main concern when I ordered the Queenbee Blk.. I've just finished the table and I'm about to install it. Thanks for you great videos... :)
Thanks, great to hear that you like them.
Love your videos. I am making the same machine here in Norway. Some of your videos have helped me a lot!
Det är kul att höra att de varit till hjälp, det var därför jag gjorde dem.
Hope you can read Swedish 😁.
@@OffHoursEngineering Svensk går bra :) Fint du tar opp de samme problemene som jeg hadde. Blant annet med drag chain. Det vises ikke i de videoene som er sponset av bulkman :( Kommer du til å lage en video som viser oppsett/bruk av estlcam? Eventuelt parameter i GRBL Firmware?
Jag har funderat på att göra en video om ESTL, men programmet har redan så bra dokumentation att jag inte riktigt har bestämt mig än.
Du kan köra med GRBL på arduinon men enklast är att ladda ner ESTL's egna firmware. Du ställer in alla parametrar i ESTL Controller, steg/mm, acceleration, In och Outputs etc, sedan laddar du ner firmwaren direkt från inställningsfönstret.
Sedan är det bara att köra, väldigt enkelt, speciellt om man inte hållt på med sådant här innan.
@@OffHoursEngineering I just ordered the same machine after watching your Videos. I was worried about the programming however your comments above have given me confidence. Thank you for the videos. They are brilliant.
Glad to hear it! I have more videos planned for when life gets less hectic.
You tell it how it is
Hey there, Thanks for sharing, it's always interesting to hear about experiences with other machines. We have been making a 1.2 x 2.4m router, that we hope to cut aluminium, for a very long time... Anyway, nice to see how this machine is going - and I really enjoyed seeing some of the close-up details. Thanks again, Bongo.
Glad to hear that you liked it. I'm planning a lot more content with the machine in the future so keep watching.
You should check out the Masso controller. That’s what I’m using and it’s awesome
It is actually funny you mention that because I checked out the masso yesterday, never heard of it before that.
It seems great but way pricier than I would like.
Great video
Really good video. I was looking hard at the queenbee pro 1515... I bailed when the controller was 40 days back ordered. I did go with the openbuilds 1515 that I am just starting to build. Not sure I made the right choice, but it seems so far to be decent. I've taken a few short vids of the build. I'm going to keep watching your progress on this and check out the previous vids you did. Thanks for sharing, well done!
Thanks, glad to hear it.
The screws are actully fine the motors are the weakpoint I switched to integrated servos and it's a night and day difference. Can easily job the machine around at 15000mm/min
My screws were definitely not fine, but I'm happy you were more lucky than I was. But you can't really compare servos to steppers, that's like comparing apples and oranges. Like, of course they will work better, faster, and be more reliable. That's what they are built for, the torque curves between steppers and servos are completely different.
15000? Wow. What motors are you using?
Thanks. Really helpful!
I'm glad to hear it!
Video please on the ballscrew update. I have 16mm ball screws and there is no way to use this size with the cream. Possibly 12mm might work better.
I will definitely make a video about the update when I do it. But I haven't planned the update yet so I can't say for sure when I get around to it.
Thank You for these videos. I am considering on buying this kit but was a little intimidated by the wiring. Your explanation was through. I think i am going to give it a shot after i download the instruction manual. Have you had any problems with your machine so far?
I'm happy to hear that you liked it! The only problem I've had was during the assembly with the bad quality of most of the screws. Apart from that it performs flawlessly.
Hi, great series. I'm considering buying this kit as I've been using an ultra DIY CNC for the past year and half and I'm tired of fixing problems. How has this one held up after all this time? Would you recommend it? Thanks!
It is still going strong, I've had close to no issues in the first year of running it.
The only problems I've had have been self inflicted. Today I would go for their "Ultimate Bee" which is basically the same but with ball screws. But I would definitely recommend it.
@@OffHoursEngineering That's the one I was thinking on getting, thank you very much for the reply!
I'm glad I found your channel. The series was very interesting.
I look forward to the ball screw upgrade
That should really improve the overall performance. Plus a complete replacement of the Z-Axis would be a drastic improvement. Possibly one of the Z-slider Z-Axis kits from cnc4newbie with the 80mm spindle mount. It's just a suggestion but I think you might find it real game changer.
Thanks man, I'm glad you liked it. And also thanks for the tip about the Z axis, I'll definitely check it out!
what does he mean about it not being 'real' ball screws?
Aren’t this Aluminium extrusions anodized? Just wondering because you were talking about proper grounding and if these are anodized than that anodizing layer acts as an electric insulator.
You are correct, it is. But the T-nuts I used have serrations on the back that cuts through the anodisation and makes proper contact. And in other places I used threaded holes for the ground cables and then it is not an issue.
Kul och se att du har byggt ihop en queenbee pro. Är sugen på och köpa en själv. Har du varit nöjd? Har den hållit ihop? Rekommenderar du den?
Mvh Janne
Ja, överlag är jag nöjd. Den är definitiv prisvärd och kvalitén skulle jag säga är jämförbar med andra portalfräsar av samma konstruktion. Jag anmärkte på ett par saker i filmerna jag gjort men det värsta var nog kvalitén på skruvarna och det är ju trots allt rätt lätt att åtgärda om man vill det. Jag skulle definitivt välja Bulkman igen hellre än dyrare leverantörer, jag kan inte se att det skulle leda till några fördelar. Men jag köpte ingen elektronik från dem så jag har ingen aning om vad de levererar för produkter där
@@OffHoursEngineering okey härligt och höra. Ska nog pröva. Får jag lite problem så hör jag av mig.😉😀
Haha, gör det. Det har andra redan gjort 😄
Thank you for the videos! I cant wait for my kit and am very glad I'm from asia hehehe shipping by boat is just around 65$ I cant imagine myself paying 500$ for shipping hahaha way out of my budget.
I know, it's a lot! What's really crazy is that all in all I still saved around 500-600$ compared to buying a similar machine here in Europe.
Hi, thanks for all the videos. Does any of the Bulkman kits come with ball screws ? If not is there a kit out there that does ?
Glad you liked them.
I don't think any of bulkmans kits have ballscrews. Of the top of my head the only hobby machine I know of that comes with ballscrews as standard is the Raw Avantic. But that is a semi industrial machine that costs around 4000-5000eur.
@@OffHoursEngineering I think the Queenbee is a good starting point for us tinkerers. I can always upgrade items as needed. Maybe eventually move from a router to a spindle and then try an upgrade to ball screws. I emailed Bulkman and they said they might have a kit with ball screws in the future. I also sent Bulkman a link to this video and mentioned the poor screw quality 😉. Keep the videos coming .
I agree, it is a good platform if you want to upgrade it in the future. But you don't need to upgrade it as some machines out there.
There will be more videos coming, I promise.
What would be convenient is to install a raspberry pi along with a breakout board. Then commnicate from external monitor via SSH.
I actually read up on that after your comment a couple of weeks back. And it would be a nice solution. At least if the real-time performance could be improved running linuxcnc on the raspberry pi 4, but I haven't found any info on how stable that is yet. I guess you could use grbl-hal as well, but I would prefer linuxcnc.
@@OffHoursEngineering Yeh right real time performance is a key + less communication interferance since all is on board. Only wifi comm ssh for monitor remote. There is this guy who made this setup:
ruclips.net/video/qL530kJUmII/видео.html
Nice, I'll make sure to check it out.