Hi buddy, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos on your milling project. Especially that you don't waste time and just want to learn from anything that gets in your way. I know that kind of enthusiasm and am already looking forward to following you. Who am i. Kai
This video comes at a very fortunate time, I got my BF30 last week and was wondering how to move it into my room. Thank you for the steps, you've earned another sub.
I just watched a bunch of videos about Chinese ER collets. Folks say the nuts they come with are defective. There's a relief shoulder in the nut that is too shallow so it hits the front of collets and makes them rack. The fix is to get a bearing nut. Or just buy a better collet holder. But that will set you back a ways. I have a round column Chinese mill. It's a POS but it's fun to play around with. I never CNCed mine. That wouldn't work for how I use it. Plus my mill has so much backlash I'd need to get new lead screws for it. That would set me back too far. Mills aren't CNC routers that's for sure. Pro tip: the right way oil will make a huge difference in rigidity. I use chainsaw bar oil. It's cheap and easy to get. For soft stuff like aluminum it doesn't matter though. It gets real when you start cutting ferrous metals like steel or cast iron. It took me a long time to figure out the way oil deal.
Hi Daulab Tech, I have a bf25 milling machine and I am thing to convert it also in a cnc. I think that it is pretty simular to a bf30 so I will go follow your project to get my own one day but I am new to the cnc scene so I have a lot to learn. Good luck with your project and keep up making your cool video's ! Kind regards, Dennis form Holland
Very cool. I would like to give one piece of advice. Figure out a way to control the mess. Chips will fly all over, and it does look like you have a nice clean workspace.
I will be building an enclosure too. In the meantime, the chip guard that came with it is actually surprisingly effective at keeping them on the table.
@@DarkArtGuitars DIY methods can be made for very cheap. Personally I have not seen any increase in performance with coolant. The coolant tends to make the chips into a mush that sits on the part. With air alone, it blasts the chips out of the way, and all is good. My instagram is cncmaryland if you want to check out some pics on my setup.
@@thetruthyouneedtohear I find a bit of WD-40 is good for cutting aluminum. Really you just need to use the right tools. Which means not cheap Chinese end mills. They make special geometry bits for aluminum and they're worth it.
Hey, why did you chose a heavy conventional milling machine over a proper CNC milling machine (like the basic line or compact line from Soroec)? I think you could also mill steel parts with those and have a decent cutting area for aluminium parts. At least that are my considerations because I have to plan what to invest to in the future. OK with the BF30 you can spare yourself a decent drill press. Tell me about your intentions. Maybe you can inspire me :-)
While you can cut aluminum with them, the spindle is optimized for high rpm which means small tools and not so much material removal rate. A propper mill will always be way better for cutting metals than a router, unless all you're doing is some engraving and sheet goods. If I want to clear out a pocket with a couple cubic inches of material, it will take forever with a router, while with a mill I am done rather quickly. In the end it's all about what you want to use it for.
What happened to the clean cut kid I used to watch? Get a hair cut. LOL. Seriously, best of luck with your new project, I'll be following it closely, for I just received a PM727 mill, and plan to put the magic pixies into it. You won't regret getting the heaviest mill you could.
What a smart, useful and well timed comment my friend, I'm so proud this world is full of awesome guys like you, those that only want to help and be part of the solution and not the problem! (Being sarcastic, I have to tell you because with your "high" I.Q. you won't probably notice it 😉)
Hi buddy,
I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos on your milling project. Especially that you don't waste time and just want to learn from anything that gets in your way.
I know that kind of enthusiasm and am already looking forward to following you.
Who am i.
Kai
This video comes at a very fortunate time, I got my BF30 last week and was wondering how to move it into my room.
Thank you for the steps, you've earned another sub.
Don't worry about your subscribers, you will get more when you start this project. I will surely follow up. Best of luck.
Looking forward to this series, David. Sounds like a really good project.
Awesome! Looking forward to more content on this subject
That's a very cool machine, I can't wait to see the conversion.
Lastkraftwagenfahrer tut tut! Gute Maschine!
I just watched a bunch of videos about Chinese ER collets. Folks say the nuts they come with are defective. There's a relief shoulder in the nut that is too shallow so it hits the front of collets and makes them rack. The fix is to get a bearing nut. Or just buy a better collet holder. But that will set you back a ways. I have a round column Chinese mill. It's a POS but it's fun to play around with. I never CNCed mine. That wouldn't work for how I use it. Plus my mill has so much backlash I'd need to get new lead screws for it. That would set me back too far. Mills aren't CNC routers that's for sure. Pro tip: the right way oil will make a huge difference in rigidity. I use chainsaw bar oil. It's cheap and easy to get. For soft stuff like aluminum it doesn't matter though. It gets real when you start cutting ferrous metals like steel or cast iron. It took me a long time to figure out the way oil deal.
Hi Daulab Tech, I have a bf25 milling machine and I am thing to convert it also in a cnc. I think that it is pretty simular to a bf30 so I will go follow your project to get my own one day but I am new to the cnc scene so I have a lot to learn. Good luck with your project and keep up making your cool video's !
Kind regards, Dennis form Holland
good luck with your milling machine
Excellent, looking forward to this new series. Which CAM software are you looking at, I use Mach3. Cheers
I will be using Fusion360 for CAD and CAM, with Mach4 for the machine control software
If you decide to sell the power feed let me know, i have the slightly smaller bf28
Bro, haven't heard from you about this project anymore.
We are waiting for the videos 😎😀
Very cool. I would like to give one piece of advice. Figure out a way to control the mess. Chips will fly all over, and it does look like you have a nice clean workspace.
I will be building an enclosure too. In the meantime, the chip guard that came with it is actually surprisingly effective at keeping them on the table.
@@DarkArtGuitars That's good. If you plan on cutting aluminum, an air nozzle is key to success, which of course makes a mess, but a successful mess.
Yea, I've been looking at a fogbuster for some lubrication and air for when I have the enclosure
@@DarkArtGuitars DIY methods can be made for very cheap. Personally I have not seen any increase in performance with coolant. The coolant tends to make the chips into a mush that sits on the part. With air alone, it blasts the chips out of the way, and all is good. My instagram is cncmaryland if you want to check out some pics on my setup.
@@thetruthyouneedtohear I find a bit of WD-40 is good for cutting aluminum. Really you just need to use the right tools. Which means not cheap Chinese end mills. They make special geometry bits for aluminum and they're worth it.
Hey, why did you chose a heavy conventional milling machine over a proper CNC milling machine (like the basic line or compact line from Soroec)? I think you could also mill steel parts with those and have a decent cutting area for aluminium parts. At least that are my considerations because I have to plan what to invest to in the future. OK with the BF30 you can spare yourself a decent drill press. Tell me about your intentions. Maybe you can inspire me :-)
While you can cut aluminum with them, the spindle is optimized for high rpm which means small tools and not so much material removal rate. A propper mill will always be way better for cutting metals than a router, unless all you're doing is some engraving and sheet goods. If I want to clear out a pocket with a couple cubic inches of material, it will take forever with a router, while with a mill I am done rather quickly. In the end it's all about what you want to use it for.
@@DarkArtGuitars even your mill will take a while. But there's no comparison between it and a gantry CNC machine.
What happened to the clean cut kid I used to watch? Get a hair cut. LOL. Seriously, best of luck with your new project, I'll be following it closely, for I just received a PM727 mill, and plan to put the magic pixies into it. You won't regret getting the heaviest mill you could.
Nothings really a option for him unless its free. Some one needs to send him a free haircut or free clippers as he looking like a mop.
What a smart, useful and well timed comment my friend, I'm so proud this world is full of awesome guys like you, those that only want to help and be part of the solution and not the problem! (Being sarcastic, I have to tell you because with your "high" I.Q. you won't probably notice it 😉)