Building An Auto Flattening Router Sled Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2022
- Finally got the sled to the point where I can test it manually and it works awesome. Still have some finishing up to do but it's definitely a winner and catches almost all the chips and dust. Getting it under auto control will probably be a fall project.
Here are some Amazon links to parts that seem to work well
This is the insert bit I purchased amzn.to/38EHzxN
The pulse generators amzn.to/3EdLkpG
The low current steppers amzn.to/38R3jXv
The stepper brackets amzn.to/3KHoucs
The cheap drivers that are a grab bag but work amzn.to/3KYGijH
The $22.00 dust shoe (currently out of stock) amzn.to/3jFdn88
The belts amzn.to/3JUWQrv
The belt drive pulleys amzn.to/3jBf1aM
The 2.2 kw VFD amzn.to/37horFS
The spindle clamp amzn.to/3OeVGtW
2020 extrusions amzn.to/3KJFLlo
The 2200mm rails ( sold out after first video) amzn.to/3O9SgbX
The 2.2 kw air cooled 4 bearing Vevor spindle came from EBay and has sold out after my first video from what I can tell. 
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Hi 👋, Very impressed excellent job, PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN.
It was a fun project to see if the idea worked and I am very happy with how it works. Dust is the worst part of flattening wood, Thanks for watching .
Jesus has risen. May God bless you and your family. Happy Easter.
Thanks for watching.
That is seriously impressive. You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge.
Thanks. I am just an old guy having fun. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Your welcome, I'm just an old guy waiting for the fun to start 😆
Hi I have been watching you for a few months now and you are amazing I had a cabinet shop for 39 years I retired 2 years ago been going crazy but watching your videos gave me a lot of ideas to keep me busy so I want to know if you have a cut list and parts list for the automatic sled that I can buy from you please and thank you
All the video's I've seen, I have never seen a auto flattering sled.
You always impresses me. Super job
Great Video Thank you
Thanks. You probably will see many more now. It's the only way I could get dust and chip collection that works properly. Thanks for watching.
You, sir, conceive and accomplish more with covid brain fog than my fogless self ever will. Great job.
Thanks. Takes 5x as long with a pile of scrap but in the end it worked. Definitely going to wait a while before trying to learn the arduino programing, Thanks for watching.
You have such a vast assortment of incredible skills and are a wealth of precision, experience and knowledge. In olden days, you would have been surrounded by apprentices who would spend years learning under your tutelage. I sure hope your grand kids get interested in tapping into this precious opportunity when they get older. They are so blessed to have such talented grandparents.
Thanks. over the years I had many youngsters working under me that I trained. The grandkids have zero interest in making anything so far. They live in a world where you just need the newest phone and game console to be happy. We are picking 2 of them up for a couple day visit this morning and they have many options to try new things at our house. We do not give them wifi access so that helps keep them away from the world they live in at home. My youngest grandson has been enjoying target practice in the back yard with me lately so its a easy way to teach him gun safely and enjoy time together. My wife will be giving our granddaughter cooking and bun baking lessons. It's always a fun time when they come over. Happy Easter. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES!
Keep building machinery and your going to need a bigger shop. Very nice. Hope you fully recover soon.
I am past that point now. This will go out in the pole barn by the wood stacks when finished. I sure hope so, not being able to think straight really changes the time table for projects. Thanks for watching.
For someone with brain fog you are amazing!!!!! Thanks! Great video!!
Thanks but I don't show all the mistakes made lately on projects. Thanks for watching.
You never disappoint! You can build anything.
Thanks. Fun to build things that you can't buy. Thanks for watching.
Nice sled. 👍
Thanks, It works great foor my needs. The best patr is no dust. Thanks for watching.
That's a really nice piece of machinery you've built!
Thanks. It will be nice to be able to flatten my lumber without eating dust. Thanks for watching.
Cutting in 2 directions will leave a slight step.
If the Router isn't exactly perpendicular to the work table, steps will happen. They get exaggerated with bigger cutter diameters.
Great build. I found it very interesting.
I want to build 1 myself.
Thanks for the great content.
Its flat but visible. i think part of it is like when you rub a carpet in 2 different directions. The lines are visible. With the wood , especially softer wood has the grain torn in different directions. carbide cutters really are not very sharp and do a lot of tearing. It's a easy way to control dust while surfacing a slab without investing much. Thanks for watching.
I love those rails for a manual table but your design is great but mine will live outside. Great job!
At least you don't have to worry about good dust collection outside. Thanks for watching.
That is a nice bit. I bought a bit similar but the one I use has 4 cutting arms on it and a coating. I got it from bitsbits. Amazing machine.
I am very happy with the bit. Can't believe how nice it cuts for a lower cost bit. Thanks for watching and subbing.
Amazing work!
Thanks a lot. Thanks for watching.
Awesome work as always.... Keep it up brother need a parts list lol
Thanks. No parts list. Listed some of the Amazon items but they disappear quick these days so just use what you can find. Just an idea to show people how something like this will work and get them thinking. Thanks for watching.
great job👍
Thank you. Thanks for watching.
Sweet
Thanks for watching.
Outstanding!
Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 would you be willing to provide the list of “stuff” and what you did to make the dust and chips as an afterthought? Seriously impressive
I don’t have a compleye list and some of it was just leftovers from other builds. This was just to see if it worked before building a big version for my sawmill bed.
x and y axis this is very possible if u use key style joystick instead ofusing buttons and just add limitswitch so that it doent exceed the maximum limit
Probably would be easy to use any kind of input device just running it through the Arduino. Just have to swap direction and run on the drives. Some nice wireless controllers with pendants available also. Thanks for watching.
That machine is amazing. Bet it was as fun as my DIY CNC Router 😁😁
This one really wasn't much fun with the long term Covid brain fog I have been having since my second Pfizer vaccine. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023
Oh, now I know why my machine is all crooked... I already had 3 Pfizer ehehh 😅
Can't imagine how that would end up, if there was no fog. It's really good! 😁😎
After the problems with the second one my doctor told me not to get the third. It got worse after having covid and then since the bells Palsey caused by Covid I have been useless and fatigued. It stinks.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023
Please get better soon, I love your work 🙂
Slap that machine a nice Z-axis and you have a great small GRBL (arduino) controlled CNC router. Nice work, mate.
Actually I was going to use a 3018 controller at one point with 2 amp drivers from a machine I scrapped. Not accurate enough with belts that long so wasn't worth worrying about a z. Thanks for watching.
Great job, thanks for posting your process! For engaging the travel along the long rails - Instead of using two motors with two timing belts, what are your thoughts on using single motor powering a shaft with worm gear attachments on both ends, engaging pinion gears on the shafts of two acme power screws (one per long rail) ?
Use what you have. No real accuracy involved so I went the cheapest route. Thanks for watching.
It is amazing to watch you work and the levels you achieve (even with Covid brain fog). What was your Profressional background, I am assuming Mechanical/Electrical Engineering?
Mechanical design engineer. Thanks for watching.
Will you be making a parts list for this? Great work!
No, I won't. I have listed the Amazon parts I used but many sold out after the first video so it would need modifications to make with replacements plus I don't have numbers for many of the old surplus parts I had. Just sharing ideas and they can be adapted to what people have available. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Thank you, I noticed the list after I posted.
Was wondering what you did for a living before retirement? I'm betting an engineer of some sort. Wish I had even a bit of your know how....amazing job. Thanks for Sharing Mark
Thanks. I was a mechanical design engineer that helped bring many high tech products to life. Thanks for watching.
How does the red "X" button cause the stepper motor to start? Does the red "X" button turn on power to the driver?
I just turn the pulse to the driver on and off. toggle sets the direction high or low. Thanks for watching.
Superb job! Congratulations, it works like a dream! Do you have a background in electrical or electronic engineering?
Thanks. Mechanical design engineer that helped bring many high tech products to life. Thanks for watching. .
Did you put an Arduino or other micro controller on it to automate it fully? Would be neat to see it follow a tool path that takes cuts along along the “forward” cutter direction and exactly 0.99” step overs.
Its mounted on there and flashed with GRBL but haven't had time to wire it up. Right now it's working great with the buttons. I bought a gcode sender app for my tablet that will make it easy to load code. Just not enough tome in a year. Thanks for watching.
I’m guessing that your profession was electrical engineer, right? Great job thanks for sharing.
Mechanical design engineer. I have a tendency to let smoke escape from electronics 😉. Thanks for watching.
Great job! Do you think vevor 1,5kw willbee still good for this 2" bit? Thanks
I doubt it. Just heard from a guy that tried the 120 volt 2.2 kw spindle and that's not powerful enough. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Yes i made a little bit research and and I will definitely choose 22V 2,2kw. I have 2,4" inch bit so i hope it will be ok.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 after a few months the engine still runs fine?
I haven used it much but it's still fine. Summer is outdoors work mostly.
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Thanks for watching.