Hey i'm getting into CNC and ordered my Onefinity on Sep 2, and just got the confirmation that it is shipping yesterday. Been watching every day and these videos have really helped me to get excited for this adventure. Thank you!
I have made a bunch of pacing toys for my son.....the old fashioned way. Dreaming of making these on a CNC. Great job!! This has been an awesome month of great videos.
Downcut bit was forcing all the dust down into the hole, add the friction and speed and it was basically like a bow drill for fire starting. Happy Maketmber! I've really enjoyed this series.
Soldering is an excellent skill to learn and not fear as it opens up some options for creating cool items. But it takes some practice to get good at as well. Good on you for jumping in a trying it, but also trying it on camera! Man, October 2nd is going to be so boring without any more Maketember videos.
HD!! I have been going back and watching all the Maketember vids, and I have to say that I am so impressed at how informative they are, in a variety of ways. On top of products, designs, maker methodology, cnc tidbits, etc. I really appreciate the cost analysis and pricing portion. You are fast becoming one of my favored YT channels, even though I do not have a cnc. I admit I am a bit jealous sometimes, but I take it as a challenge to see if I can do a few of those things without it (not for resale, just for the house). I don't hate the Llama but ill pass on this one. Wish I saw this a few years ago though. I would have made one for my kids. I love my new bow knife, and I never would have made one if it was not for you sir. Kudos.
Hamilton, excellent soldering tutorial. LOL😅 …seriously, great video and I’m glad to see that you can laugh at yourself where you struggle. I haven’t looked at all the comments, however a good soldering station will help you in the long run, as well as tool normally referred to as a “third hand”. Essentially it is a set/series of clips (minimum of 2) that you can position to hold your wire and magnet (in your case), so that you have free hands to wield the solder and solder iron. Glad to see the Maketember churning along.
Hamilton, I've enjoyed watching your Maketember series so far, it's given me some great ideas and will buy your plans when all are up to help support the channel. If you ever start doing more soldering, invest in a decent soldering station and you'll find that your skills immediately improve drastically. I never leave my CNC routers running unattended. Many years ago, I was running a long job, so went out and sat in a chair in the yard played ball with the dog, but the shed door was open and I was within 30 feet of the machine. I saw some smoke coming out of the door and jumped up, went in, stopped the job. The dust shoe had come lose from its magnetic setup and the rim was rubbing on the collet and caused it to char heavily in one spot, not sure how much longer it would've been before it caught fire.
Rather than growing a third arm, the easier way to solder is the leave the iron in its cradle and bring the wire and solder to it. Once the wire is coated in solder, put down the solder spool and pick up the iron. Heat the contact point on the magnet for a second then bring the soldered wire to it. I like "Cutting Edge Woods" comment below about adding some hot glue for added support.
Use a Pecking motion when drilling 1-2mm a time, gives relief to the wood chips & allows the bit to cool. Ideally also use a single or double flute spiral upcut bit. I'm not sure if downtown Jennifer has enough cut face, it looks very flat and not ideal for plunge
Hamilton -- This month has been so inspiring! I have two scouts in the family trying to earn their way to the national jamboree next year, and they are going to make a bunch of these on the CNC and take them to craft fairs! Can't wait for the whole package to be available! Hopefully we win a OneFinity which looks a lot better than my belt driven machine, which is has been a separate hobby for way too long -- one where I also learned how to solder just to make the CNC work....
Ha! So I'm *not* the only one who yanked the magnet off the collet by it's wire! 😁 The same thing happened to me, only I bought an alligator clip and soldered the wire to that. Now I just clip onto the collet.
LOL, that same thing happened with my probe. I'm pretty sure it is/was NEVER soldered to begin with. I drilled the hole in the round part out a little, stripped the wire back, pushed the wire into the hole, and CA glued it in.
Hamilton, absolutely love this series. So many makers only show their perfect creations. I love how I've learned some "hey watch out for this" or "so...here's what really happened". Those can be frustrating in the shop but I've always learned from my mishaps. Also learning from yours. These lacing toys are great! Did you round over the edges? I thinknI will but was going to ask how difficult that elephant trunk was to smooth the corners. Thanks again!
When doing a drilling operation it's best to do a "peck drilling". I've ran this in Fusion 360 with my 1/8" bit without issue but you may need to look up in how to do it with the software that you use.
Hello, you don't know me and I just met you through your videos. I was looking to purchase a wood carving CNC. I saw your first maketember video and thought, well fuck, this is perfect! I then realized you had just uploaded them all. So of course I went through and watched every single one. You have some great talents and I have already shared your channel to my friends. I can't wait to see what you make next!
To maybe add an extra touch, I'd use a v bit to chamfer the frontside holes. The back would be more tricky. Maybe just chamfer bit or countersink bit in a cordless drill. That way the laces would thread through like butter.
@@davejsullivan It’s pretty simple honestly. I just put 2 steel dowels along the long axis of the project and flip it on those. Just make some known reference points in your drawings and it’ll be a cake walk.
I'm not gonna bad mouth the soldering, at least you tried something new instead of just ordering a replacement. It takes time and experience to solder better, just like with woodworking, so good job!
Hamilton, Love the CNC projects and the talk about cost factors, but have you discussed or mentioned anything about the software or drawing program used to setup your cut files? I'd be very interested in just a quick explanation of the beginning process! Thanks for all you do, GREAT JOB!
That touch probe is sooo fragile. Mine was coming loose a bit so I hot glued the end in place and then hot glued a little against the side of the housing of the probe to keep it from pulling. Looks like crap but it works
Love your channel (the nice part of the post). NEVER drill/cut holes with a down cut (not quite as nice). Lots of friction/heat with the sawdust when drilling with a down cut. There have even been fires because of this.
You forgot to include the cost of the bit in the toy prices. ;-) Fun watching, sometimes painful too. Not sure that soldering joint will hold up over time, it appeared that you used the solder more like a glue, dropping it on to the magnet side rather than heating up the metal in the magnet. You really want the metal to be hot and touch the solder to it, that will draw the solder to the heat and get a good bond generally. However, in this case you really did have a tough situation as sufficient heat may have melted the plastic holder and can also de-magnetize the magnet. I wonder if an electrically conductive epoxy would be a better solution?
At first I thought you were saying “LASIK” toy and I was like whaaaaat?! Also the soldering was painful, just call Charley in Texas, the maker he will take care of you.
I'm not concerned about your soldering skills as much as surprised at the limited number of bits you've revealed you have over the month! You need to find a sponsor to drop a good variety of bits on you, with backups of a few common ones. They can sponsor your Make-olidays series.
So funny enough I did think about that a lot before starting the whole series. I didn't want to have a ton of bits, I wanted beginners to see that you can do a lot of things with just a few bits!
@@HamiltonDilbeck Fair enough, but having ONE up cut isn't asking TOO much! ;-) In starting out, I watched a lot of videos and saw what was being used a lot. I decided I should have a combination of 1/4 and 1/8" bits in flat endmills and ball nose, with upcut for the clearing bits. I also got a tapered 1/32" ball nose and 60 and 90 degree V-bits as part of a set of 8 that covered a lot of these needs from Spetools on Amazon for $80. Being a beginner and anticipating some breakage, a got an extra of a couple just in case. All in, I'm comfortably under $150 and ready for most things I anticipate wanting to try inn2D and 3D. Spetools seems to get mentioned regularly as a decent starter brand.
Love these. The ideas with them are endless. If you used a fuzzy yarn the kids can make animals to play with.
Hey i'm getting into CNC and ordered my Onefinity on Sep 2, and just got the confirmation that it is shipping yesterday. Been watching every day and these videos have really helped me to get excited for this adventure. Thank you!
Awesome, you're gonna love it!
I have made a bunch of pacing toys for my son.....the old fashioned way. Dreaming of making these on a CNC. Great job!! This has been an awesome month of great videos.
Downcut bit was forcing all the dust down into the hole, add the friction and speed and it was basically like a bow drill for fire starting. Happy Maketmber! I've really enjoyed this series.
This has been a great series. Keep up the great content.
LOL! Every day. Every day it's not I can't do X, it's I've never done X before, but I can figure it out! Way to go!
Yep, gotta learn somehow!
Thoroughly enjoy your content mate
Soldering is an excellent skill to learn and not fear as it opens up some options for creating cool items. But it takes some practice to get good at as well. Good on you for jumping in a trying it, but also trying it on camera! Man, October 2nd is going to be so boring without any more Maketember videos.
I agree, It will be boring after Maketember ends
HD!! I have been going back and watching all the Maketember vids, and I have to say that I am so impressed at how informative they are, in a variety of ways. On top of products, designs, maker methodology, cnc tidbits, etc. I really appreciate the cost analysis and pricing portion. You are fast becoming one of my favored YT channels, even though I do not have a cnc.
I admit I am a bit jealous sometimes, but I take it as a challenge to see if I can do a few of those things without it (not for resale, just for the house). I don't hate the Llama but ill pass on this one. Wish I saw this a few years ago though. I would have made one for my kids. I love my new bow knife, and I never would have made one if it was not for you sir. Kudos.
This is the best CNC channel i've come across. Love the creativity of each project!
Wow, thanks!
Hamilton, excellent soldering tutorial. LOL😅 …seriously, great video and I’m glad to see that you can laugh at yourself where you struggle. I haven’t looked at all the comments, however a good soldering station will help you in the long run, as well as tool normally referred to as a “third hand”. Essentially it is a set/series of clips (minimum of 2) that you can position to hold your wire and magnet (in your case), so that you have free hands to wield the solder and solder iron.
Glad to see the Maketember churning along.
Loving maketember. Can't wait for maketober.
So...this is my favorite toy you've made so far. Maybe even my favorite overall project. And I love the llama!
Nice! That's so great!!
I have really enjoyed all of the projects this month, and you are very imaginative.
Thanks so much!
Hamilton,
I've enjoyed watching your Maketember series so far, it's given me some great ideas and will buy your plans when all are up to help support the channel.
If you ever start doing more soldering, invest in a decent soldering station and you'll find that your skills immediately improve drastically.
I never leave my CNC routers running unattended. Many years ago, I was running a long job, so went out and sat in a chair in the yard played ball with the dog, but the shed door was open and I was within 30 feet of the machine. I saw some smoke coming out of the door and jumped up, went in, stopped the job. The dust shoe had come lose from its magnetic setup and the rim was rubbing on the collet and caused it to char heavily in one spot, not sure how much longer it would've been before it caught fire.
Thanks for the great advice and support!
I just went through the same learning process of soldering. At least I'm not alone in learning.
Rather than growing a third arm, the easier way to solder is the leave the iron in its cradle and bring the wire and solder to it. Once the wire is coated in solder, put down the solder spool and pick up the iron. Heat the contact point on the magnet for a second then bring the soldered wire to it. I like "Cutting Edge Woods" comment below about adding some hot glue for added support.
Use a Pecking motion when drilling 1-2mm a time, gives relief to the wood chips & allows the bit to cool. Ideally also use a single or double flute spiral upcut bit. I'm not sure if downtown Jennifer has enough cut face, it looks very flat and not ideal for plunge
Hamilton -- This month has been so inspiring! I have two scouts in the family trying to earn their way to the national jamboree next year, and they are going to make a bunch of these on the CNC and take them to craft fairs! Can't wait for the whole package to be available! Hopefully we win a OneFinity which looks a lot better than my belt driven machine, which is has been a separate hobby for way too long -- one where I also learned how to solder just to make the CNC work....
Hey thats so cool! I hope yall have a blast making some of the stuff.
Thanks for your content Hamilton. Very well done
Ha! So I'm *not* the only one who yanked the magnet off the collet by it's wire! 😁 The same thing happened to me, only I bought an alligator clip and soldered the wire to that. Now I just clip onto the collet.
Brother u will figure it out.... Always good to learn....keep it up brother
Hear me out. What if you do Maketober and you have the correct bits!
Continue to love these videos.
Don’t use a downcut for drilling. Causes a lot of heat and possible fire. Only upcut LOVE the llama
Llama for the win!
LOL, that same thing happened with my probe. I'm pretty sure it is/was NEVER soldered to begin with. I drilled the hole in the round part out a little, stripped the wire back, pushed the wire into the hole, and CA glued it in.
Nice project!
Hamilton, absolutely love this series. So many makers only show their perfect creations. I love how I've learned some "hey watch out for this" or "so...here's what really happened". Those can be frustrating in the shop but I've always learned from my mishaps. Also learning from yours.
These lacing toys are great! Did you round over the edges? I thinknI will but was going to ask how difficult that elephant trunk was to smooth the corners.
Thanks again!
I think they make some "mini" roundover bits that would fit into the tight curves. I just did some hand sanding!
When doing a drilling operation it's best to do a "peck drilling". I've ran this in Fusion 360 with my 1/8" bit without issue but you may need to look up in how to do it with the software that you use.
Hello, you don't know me and I just met you through your videos. I was looking to purchase a wood carving CNC. I saw your first maketember video and thought, well fuck, this is perfect! I then realized you had just uploaded them all. So of course I went through and watched every single one. You have some great talents and I have already shared your channel to my friends. I can't wait to see what you make next!
Hey thanks so much for the nice comment!!
To maybe add an extra touch, I'd use a v bit to chamfer the frontside holes. The back would be more tricky. Maybe just chamfer bit or countersink bit in a cordless drill. That way the laces would thread through like butter.
Or double side machining. But rounding over or chamfering those edges would be a good idea.
@@allboutsean5483 double sided machining is something I want to figure out.
@@davejsullivan It’s pretty simple honestly. I just put 2 steel dowels along the long axis of the project and flip it on those. Just make some known reference points in your drawings and it’ll be a cake walk.
Hey I'm not saying "oh hamilton!" good job :D
lol thanks!
Didn't unsubscribe. But it was close with that soldering 🤣
I was too... lol
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I'm not gonna bad mouth the soldering, at least you tried something new instead of just ordering a replacement. It takes time and experience to solder better, just like with woodworking, so good job!
lol, thanks!
Reminds me of some amish toys.
Hey Hamilton, we are learning together! LOL!
hah! I knew there would be one!
Hamilton,
Love the CNC projects and the talk about cost factors, but have you discussed or mentioned anything about the software or drawing program used to setup your cut files?
I'd be very interested in just a quick explanation of the beginning process!
Thanks for all you do, GREAT JOB!
Thanks! i will for sure do that in the future. I just didn't for these videos because it would have taken to long. I'll do some in the future, though!
That touch probe is sooo fragile. Mine was coming loose a bit so I hot glued the end in place and then hot glued a little against the side of the housing of the probe to keep it from pulling. Looks like crap but it works
Love your channel (the nice part of the post). NEVER drill/cut holes with a down cut (not quite as nice). Lots of friction/heat with the sawdust when drilling with a down cut. There have even been fires because of this.
I've got to say, my first thought was "I should make a video about how to start a fire with my cnc".... that one might happen
@@HamiltonDilbeck i love it
You forgot to include the cost of the bit in the toy prices. ;-)
Fun watching, sometimes painful too. Not sure that soldering joint will hold up over time, it appeared that you used the solder more like a glue, dropping it on to the magnet side rather than heating up the metal in the magnet. You really want the metal to be hot and touch the solder to it, that will draw the solder to the heat and get a good bond generally. However, in this case you really did have a tough situation as sufficient heat may have melted the plastic holder and can also de-magnetize the magnet. I wonder if an electrically conductive epoxy would be a better solution?
only 4 more days!
I did the same thing to my probe. But my magnet flew off and landed somewhere in the shop…never to be seen again. Ordered a new Magnet and cable. 😂
First? I like this series.
At first I thought you were saying “LASIK” toy and I was like whaaaaat?!
Also the soldering was painful, just call Charley in Texas, the maker he will take care of you.
Hamilton, you should know how to do this
Let’s see, you are a RUclipsr, who puts out videos to show and teach on the CNC. There might be a video on soldering? LOL
I mean when you say it that way.. lol
Wait you're telling me after 28 days this isn't a soldering ASMR channel?
I know... I feel horrible about leading my subscribers on for so long, lol
Oh man. Almost had the first comment. Lol
gotta be quicker than that😂
You are right….less is more.
If it smells like chicken, you are doing it wrong. We all gotta learn somewhere
#LlamasAreCool
I'm not concerned about your soldering skills as much as surprised at the limited number of bits you've revealed you have over the month! You need to find a sponsor to drop a good variety of bits on you, with backups of a few common ones. They can sponsor your Make-olidays series.
So funny enough I did think about that a lot before starting the whole series. I didn't want to have a ton of bits, I wanted beginners to see that you can do a lot of things with just a few bits!
@@HamiltonDilbeck Fair enough, but having ONE up cut isn't asking TOO much! ;-) In starting out, I watched a lot of videos and saw what was being used a lot. I decided I should have a combination of 1/4 and 1/8" bits in flat endmills and ball nose, with upcut for the clearing bits. I also got a tapered 1/32" ball nose and 60 and 90 degree V-bits as part of a set of 8 that covered a lot of these needs from Spetools on Amazon for $80. Being a beginner and anticipating some breakage, a got an extra of a couple just in case. All in, I'm comfortably under $150 and ready for most things I anticipate wanting to try inn2D and 3D. Spetools seems to get mentioned regularly as a decent starter brand.
4 ppl lol