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  • Опубликовано: 29 апр 2024
  • Building something between a drill press and milling machine, using lots of Chinese parts of various quality bought online.
    Gear program:
    woodgears.ca/gear
    BigPrint program
    woodgears.ca/bigprint
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  • @DorrianGrey
    @DorrianGrey Месяц назад +257

    Now this is the classic Matthias content I love

    • @jumpleadsx2
      @jumpleadsx2 Месяц назад +1

      yep.its like youtube gold. Matthias if youre reading this - how about scaling it up and building a wooden gear car in the next episode?

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk Месяц назад +389

    I love when you build a machine, and it’s not completely finished, but it’s done enough to start using it to make parts for itself!

    • @arcrad
      @arcrad Месяц назад +17

      The bootstrapping phase is quite the accomplishment

    • @haroldchoate7497
      @haroldchoate7497 Месяц назад +3

      I love it when you do a new project. You’re more like a kid at play than a man at work. You enjoyment is a delight to watch. Thanks very much.

    • @brianoz2brn976
      @brianoz2brn976 Месяц назад +4

      Robots making Robots - .... -how perverse ! (quote C3PO)

    • @TheofilEggert
      @TheofilEggert Месяц назад

      😮😮😮

    • @smug_cat1
      @smug_cat1 14 дней назад

      Life of a ender 3d printer😂😂

  • @Cezaam69
    @Cezaam69 Месяц назад +184

    This is exactly why I love this channel, building something cool without any plans and just go by trial and error. Flashback to your early videos of making all of your machines, love it!

    • @ksbs2036
      @ksbs2036 Месяц назад +6

      Seasoned trial and error, honed by many decades of experience. But yeah, he lets it all hang out there - the great stuff, the okay stuff, and the warts 🙂

  • @qkrotor
    @qkrotor Месяц назад +475

    Matthias' woodworking precision > Chinese metalworking precision

    • @Hsiwuehi
      @Hsiwuehi Месяц назад

      iPhones are manufactured in China.

    • @thomasfowler2964
      @thomasfowler2964 Месяц назад +15

      So is my precision at the trough after 13 beers. 😅

    • @dustinlouder
      @dustinlouder Месяц назад +11

      To their credit, they have to mass produce it all.

    • @smashyrashy
      @smashyrashy Месяц назад +8

      I disagree

    • @RaoulEvilD
      @RaoulEvilD Месяц назад +9

      ​@@dustinlouder aren't precision and accurary a prerequisite to mass production ? I mean, we are talking about linear ball bearings! Which most dimensions are usually ground to single digit micron precision (or so I thought was an industry standard/common sense...)

  • @PenMeister-tq3lm
    @PenMeister-tq3lm Месяц назад +87

    wow
    one thing I like about your videos is they dont hide mistakes along the way but rather show how to solve real problems as they arise; there is always some new trick or technique I pick up when ever I watch one of your vids. you are gifted

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад +1

      In theory theory and practice should be the same. In practice they are not. So there's often how you'll think it'll work and how you find out it actually works. Coming to terms with that rapidly is key. Like when Matthias assumed those linear guide bearings were all going to be accurate. They never are. Everyone gets tripped up by that.

  • @GoblinKnightLeo
    @GoblinKnightLeo Месяц назад +45

    Experimental DIY tools like this one are my favorites from Matthias.

  • @SiTengoTiempo
    @SiTengoTiempo Месяц назад +37

    I know exactly the feeling of doing all your measurements right and your build right only to discover that a part you bought and assumed was done right has all kinds of imperfections! Good rescue, Matthias!

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад +2

      If you follow DIY CNC you'd have seen that one coming. I was sitting here with my popcorn and I wasn't disappointed with the show. It went just how I thought it would.

  • @OnionKnight541
    @OnionKnight541 26 дней назад +2

    this man is the largest library of engineering mindset. i swear, this will be important until the end of humankind. i watch his thoughts, and it's just like computer programming, where you build something and then see what's wrong and change it. this isn't a bug, it's error handling.

  • @boppins
    @boppins Месяц назад +3

    Think this is the first wooden drill press build I've seen on RUclips, and now I can see why. Nice work!

    • @matthiaswandel
      @matthiaswandel  Месяц назад +4

      yes. Cost considerably more than a drill press!

  • @mechaform
    @mechaform Месяц назад +9

    The fact that someone else’s (even a commercial entity) fabrication standards are not up to our hero’s, regardless of material type, no longer surprises me. The adjustable rack engagement is a slick idea.

  • @ggtt2547
    @ggtt2547 Месяц назад +4

    Printing out stuff exactly 1:1 was a revelation when i started working. Glad to see it used constantly by the engineering God, Mathias!!

  • @joethompson11
    @joethompson11 Месяц назад +8

    Looking forward to seeing this one painted green. Great to have another big tool build on the channel!

  • @HarrisInteractiveWeb
    @HarrisInteractiveWeb Месяц назад +27

    You’re a madman, Matthias! I love it! ❤👍🏼

  • @WyvernDotRed
    @WyvernDotRed Месяц назад +11

    One benefit of the slight misalignment of these cheaper rails is that this takes out the slack in the bearings.
    This makes the final press more stable and consistent, so as long as it doesn't bind it should be fine.
    I love how the machine looks, it appears like a DIY-project with no chance of being accurate, while actually performing well as far as I can tell.
    It'll be fun seeing how you continue working on this machine and seeing it appear as a tool in future videos.

  • @calebbell5018
    @calebbell5018 Месяц назад +18

    Enjoyed a new 'big tool' build. Been a while! Thanks for the video :)

  • @welshman100
    @welshman100 Месяц назад +3

    I love it when you're able to use the machine, to build the machine. Gets me every time.

  • @SailingThruLife
    @SailingThruLife Месяц назад +11

    Mathias, I used to be a mechanical design engineer for a cnc machine tool manufacturer. Even on high-end ball screws and linear guides, our assemblers would often leave the mounting fasteners loose until a later stage of the assembly.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад +2

      There's definitely strategies to getting alignments correct with linears. So much depends on everything else. So you work it from one point out to create those relationships. I knew he was going to run into that problem with those Chinese linear bearings. No two are ever alike. I've seen so many in DIY CNC forums ranting about it. Well, I was kind of wondering if that'd been fixed. Apparently not.

    • @dieterjosef
      @dieterjosef Месяц назад

      But they left them loose to achieve way lesser tolerances than with these guides. I guess they had had less tolerance when lose than these after being bolted correctly.

  • @pocket83squared
    @pocket83squared Месяц назад +86

    Nice to see you _start_ the threads with the lathe, and then finish them with a die. There's too much idealism going around here on RUclips. Everybody acts like procedure should be perfect and never choppy, when really, the only perfect procedure is the one that gets a good result. Bail out as soon as things start to go off, I say! There's always another way.
    As soon as I need to make threads, I'll fix myself a hand crank.

    • @knucklecorn
      @knucklecorn Месяц назад +1

      Are you using your second channel as the commenting account?

    • @akaHarvesteR
      @akaHarvesteR Месяц назад +1

      I should make a hand crank for my lathe too. I'm eyeing an ELS setup also... I did the change gears dance, and it immediately felt like I had enough of that for a lifetime.

  • @AnthonyVandergugten
    @AnthonyVandergugten Месяц назад +7

    Looking at the thumbnail, Matthias, you look like a young lad who is extremely proud of something that he built. And you should be. Your 'cheapness' provides a way for your ingenuity to shine. Thank you.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад +1

      I was watching a review about a bench top drill press so that got me looking at other ones online. I was surprised just how expensive they've gotten lately.

  • @DullPoints
    @DullPoints 14 дней назад

    I appreciate the explanation between the tenon jig on the table saw versus using your slot mortiser. That finally helps to illustrate why you would use one machine over the other.

  • @Spikejwh1
    @Spikejwh1 Месяц назад +6

    Yeah, your Big Print program is absolutely perfect.
    I bought it many years ago and still use it often.

  • @corncobjohnsonreal
    @corncobjohnsonreal Месяц назад +2

    That is literally the coolest pull a lever to move something down with leverage force mechanism I've ever seen

  • @kaboomer13
    @kaboomer13 Месяц назад +6

    I've loved your videos for many years! I'm elated that your building machines again!

  • @peltsa
    @peltsa Месяц назад +6

    You making machines is the best thing in youtube.

  • @catman08724
    @catman08724 15 дней назад

    This is exactly why I stay subscribed to you. These videos are always the reason I end up back in my garage, cleaning off my workbench and building some cool shit for my cat like a shelf or a tower!

  • @johnfreiler6017
    @johnfreiler6017 Месяц назад +5

    I've been wanting to make my own mill for a while: fun to watch you tackle it. I would have thought that a counterweight system would have worked better than springs.

  • @bernonic
    @bernonic Месяц назад +4

    love the mix between the inexpensive Chinese equipment and the wood - it's all you shouldn't do and the results are remarkably functional

  • @Alexander84129
    @Alexander84129 Месяц назад +4

    A wooden drill press and mill. I never thought we’d see the day!

  • @DustyFixes
    @DustyFixes Месяц назад +7

    YAAAAA! Back to making machinery!

  • @NickNeutron
    @NickNeutron Месяц назад +2

    Matthias building machines was the main reason i subed so many years ago, so watching this brings a warm smile to my face. Thanks for the video Matthias

  • @NicoSmets
    @NicoSmets Месяц назад +2

    Classic Wandel engineering. So exciting. I love it!

  • @crashn
    @crashn Месяц назад +4

    I've been waiting for years for a wooden milling machine!

  • @ksbs2036
    @ksbs2036 Месяц назад +1

    That was an excellent project Matthias. Thanks so much for putting the video together!

  • @markhedquist9597
    @markhedquist9597 Месяц назад

    Yes! This is the stuff! I love the rack and pinion lever action. Cutting off one tooth for adjustability is genius! Well, the whole thing is genius.

  • @jackellis48
    @jackellis48 Месяц назад +1

    My favourite quote of the year " I guess I have to put it together the Chinese way, With bigger mounting holes" Remind me of something I do alot, Fuck around and find out
    Love the work, Great video

  • @JointerMark
    @JointerMark Месяц назад +1

    The way you manufactured that pulley was intriguing! Thank you for all the information you presented in this video!

  • @MatchaBarnes
    @MatchaBarnes Месяц назад

    Thanks for posting! I've been toying around with the idea of a mill build for a while. Seeing your take on it is VERY helpful.

  • @IanJohnstonblog
    @IanJohnstonblog Месяц назад

    It is so gratifying to know that even you have issues when fabricating things sometimes. Thanks for sharing the good, the bad and the ugly!

  • @johnbarneswood
    @johnbarneswood Месяц назад +1

    Always love watching your troubleshooting process. Great stuff!

  • @stacey8096
    @stacey8096 Месяц назад

    I find myself with mouth agape as I’m watching yet another masterpiece. Your brain is other worldly.

  • @Sqalman
    @Sqalman Месяц назад

    Lovely to see a build with gears again!!! 😊

  • @FrontierlessCraftsman
    @FrontierlessCraftsman Месяц назад +1

    Back to old school Mathias machine building, love it !

  • @Ostap1974
    @Ostap1974 Месяц назад +1

    I always enjoy the point in build when you involve the half-built machine in its own creation.

  • @y0utubeu5ername
    @y0utubeu5ername Месяц назад

    This is my favorite type of content from Mathias! Super.

  • @JonnyDIY
    @JonnyDIY 27 дней назад

    Awesome problem solving showcased in this one Matthias! 👏💕👍
    PS- only thing I was worried about was the string on the springs 🤣

  • @Wordsnwood
    @Wordsnwood Месяц назад +4

    All those years of saying you were not going to make a drillpress... And this is not a drillpress. Fun to see all the problem solving.

  • @gloriousapplebees
    @gloriousapplebees Месяц назад

    Always so incredible! Love seeing another wood machine too!

  • @samforsey
    @samforsey Месяц назад

    Brilliant.. and you can tell Mathias is having fun!

  • @CarlinComm
    @CarlinComm Месяц назад

    I love how you can make it work with what ever you happen to have laying around the shop! Great looking build!

  • @kevinadrian9366
    @kevinadrian9366 Месяц назад

    Watching this video, I keep shaking my head in amazement at how you just start building and solve each problem as it comes up. If this were me I would be paralyzed for months on end trying to figure out how to do everything before I even start. Kudos to you.

  • @211teitake
    @211teitake Месяц назад +2

    It always amazes me how resourceful you're.

  • @nickjm37fordel1
    @nickjm37fordel1 Месяц назад +13

    Never understand what Matthias is talking about, but love watching him work.

    • @harlanbarnhart4656
      @harlanbarnhart4656 Месяц назад +2

      I feel that way with the programming projects. This stuff I understand.

  • @ramachandran8666
    @ramachandran8666 27 дней назад

    This is a classic of MW where he can work around any "anomalies" in making things work. The moment I saw he bought a chunk of metal that resembled a spindle, I knew this was going to be a very interesting and entertaining one. Just 5 min into the video, I knew the parts look mostly factory rejects (=floor sweepings) that will need the ingenious mind to overcome the "CC (Cheap Chinese) parts

  • @KyleVeatch
    @KyleVeatch Месяц назад +5

    Always amazing to see what you can do with wood. It would be awesome to see a competition where you and someone else are given the same task, but you build it using wood, and another with metal. It would be interesting to see how someone else tackles the job, then compare cost, time, and effort between the two.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад

      I make stuff out of metal and wood and it takes me a lot longer to work in metal than wood. But I don't have the heaviest metalworking tools. More like the lightest. But when I'm done metal is always a lot more substantial than wood is. Steel is the real deal.

  • @misterikkit
    @misterikkit Месяц назад

    It shows how much fun you have building tools like these

  • @Beakerbite
    @Beakerbite Месяц назад

    Matthias, you're a mad man. Keep up the good work.

  • @nealwright5630
    @nealwright5630 Месяц назад

    I've missed these builds!

  • @sampull3541
    @sampull3541 Месяц назад

    Love to see you building a machine again!!

  • @intelligenceservices
    @intelligenceservices 15 дней назад

    so cool. it's nice when he gets to the point in tool making where he can use the tool to make itself.

  • @mattruth6287
    @mattruth6287 Месяц назад

    I love it! I’ve missed your tool builds!

  • @hpda44
    @hpda44 Месяц назад

    This is precisely the sort of thing that I very much enjoy about your work.

  • @superdau
    @superdau Месяц назад +2

    Instead of the normal springs, consider gas springs to balance the weight of the spindle. Their change of force over stroke is way flatter than that of a normal spring. It's as if you start with a very preloaded spring (still Hooke's law, but you don't start a x = 0). I use two gas springs on my self built CNC (the moving Z part is about 14kg with 20cm of stroke), which work very well. They are also "best quality" gas springs (about 3€ a piece 😅) intended for cabinet lids. One end is fixed to the CNC frame (or rather X carriage), the other end has a pulley ("turned" on my drill press "lathe" 😉) and a bicycle gear shifter cable goes over that. That halves the force on the spindle, but doubles the travel.
    Since your machine has more Z travel, maybe gas springs that keep car trunk lids open are the right thing for you.

  • @doriandari
    @doriandari Месяц назад

    You are the builder i wanted to be when i was a kid .... the whole combo.. !! Your achivements Makes me happy... your are an inspiration

  • @albertvuijk7083
    @albertvuijk7083 Месяц назад

    you never cease to amaze me with building your own tools. loving videos like this.

  • @hypnolobster
    @hypnolobster 27 дней назад +1

    I built a slot moritiser in the same general family as yours using those same bearings, and found that while the bearing block castings are inaccurate (comically so), the hole pattern for mounting them is very accurate to the bore. It was some extremely tedious layout but it worked out. I did also use socket head screws and very slightly oversized holes, which obviously helped.

    • @matthiaswandel
      @matthiaswandel  23 дня назад +1

      that's one aspect I didn't check. oops. Guess it makes sense, few would reference to the outside of the housing.

  • @elitearbor
    @elitearbor Месяц назад

    This is a wonderful project, and exactly the kind of interesting "just because" kind of build that brought me to your channel in the first place. Quite a joyful thing to see once again!

  • @danmichaud580
    @danmichaud580 Месяц назад

    Great video. It's fun watching your thought process.

  • @danielmackey6594
    @danielmackey6594 Месяц назад

    I love it. I might price this out and think about replacing my drill press with one like this. Thanks for the awesome video, and great idea!!

  • @Sam_596
    @Sam_596 Месяц назад +2

    I always thought you should build a wooden drill press so you could build an entire shop from machines you made yourself. Cool to finally see it

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Месяц назад

      Who do you think Matthias is, Dave Gingery?

  • @dylanpetriko4843
    @dylanpetriko4843 Месяц назад +1

    Good to see another machine build!

  • @martinpanev6651
    @martinpanev6651 Месяц назад

    Its essentially a jig borer- with the counterweights and everything!! Awesome work as always- its really cool!

  • @sabelch
    @sabelch Месяц назад

    Mattias knocks it outta the park with this build. Wow!

  • @Delectes_Studio
    @Delectes_Studio Месяц назад

    I'm so glad to see your videos. Every time I am amazed and inspired. You truly are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your ways with us.

  • @richbuilds_com
    @richbuilds_com Месяц назад

    More of this sort of thing! Awesome stuff!

  • @jonvannatto
    @jonvannatto Месяц назад

    I've been really looking forward to the spindle section of the milling machine series!

  • @txkflier
    @txkflier Месяц назад

    Caution! Genius at work. When I got a 3D printer, the neatest thing about it was that it could make parts to make itself better.. 😎

  • @GlassImpressions
    @GlassImpressions Месяц назад +2

    This is the MW content we love!

  • @negotiableaffections
    @negotiableaffections Месяц назад

    I know you love problem solving but. . . lol. Anyway after all those 'dodgy' parts you really did well, i'm impressed that your next video wont be, "How to Remove a Milling Machine from a Workshop Wall!" Well done Matthias and let me say, that scaling software of yours is tip-top. Since I bought it I use it all the time , it saves so much design-time, cheers.

  • @yorky7557
    @yorky7557 Месяц назад

    Holy moly - I've missed this. Great job fella!

  • @Curtis-Randall
    @Curtis-Randall Месяц назад

    Awesome build!!

  • @Kruglord
    @Kruglord Месяц назад

    What a fantastic creation! I'm in awe at your ingenuity and perseverance. Wait, where have I heard those words together before ....

  • @KK-WNY
    @KK-WNY Месяц назад

    Great to see a new machine build video! BTW, I bought the Big Print program a few years ago and it's awesome.

  • @StefanGotteswinter
    @StefanGotteswinter Месяц назад +12

    Silly machinists with their silly metal :D
    Cool build!

  • @alastairchestnutt6416
    @alastairchestnutt6416 Месяц назад

    Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Even when you have problems and how you sort those out. Thanks

  • @MachinedInWood
    @MachinedInWood Месяц назад +1

    Another thing you might run into with those cheap linear rails is that the steel rail will detach from the base that it’s screwed into given enough force applied to them over time. It might be a good idea to take them apart and use thread lock red before you put them into use. I had that issue and it required a complete teardown of the CNC machine they were in. They’ve been fine ever since.

  • @flockshot1967
    @flockshot1967 Месяц назад

    I have watched your inventions/innovations for years and have built a couple. I just love your creativity. I find your methods for problem solving particularly helpful.

  • @wasdaletimelapse7658
    @wasdaletimelapse7658 Месяц назад

    Outstanding as always, thanks for sharing.

  • @rafalmarkowicz6344
    @rafalmarkowicz6344 Месяц назад

    Always something new to learn. Love it 👏

  • @TimPiggott
    @TimPiggott Месяц назад

    Overcoming and discovering problems is the best part of this whole process 🎉❤

  • @ilirgorani4261
    @ilirgorani4261 Месяц назад

    Amazing as always.

  • @kenc2257
    @kenc2257 Месяц назад

    Wow. Ingenious. Especially making allowances for all the manufacturing inaccuracies of the "bargain" components you used. Very neat.

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Месяц назад

    Wow... Amazing machine, Matthias! 😮
    It's looking fantastic indeed! Looking forward to see more!
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @sprint955st
    @sprint955st Месяц назад

    Amazing. Classic Matthias workshop action.

  • @tedsobocienski787
    @tedsobocienski787 Месяц назад

    Why aren't you making a million bucks working for some large company. You are truly amazing. I am in awe every time I watch your channel.

  • @eric13hill
    @eric13hill Месяц назад

    You are incredibly talented and have a wonderful can-do attitude.

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 Месяц назад

    Really cool machine, Matthias looking forward to further design changes. Great video thumbs up.

  • @heikovanderlaar3780
    @heikovanderlaar3780 Месяц назад

    Best video in ages.

  • @williamdawson3353
    @williamdawson3353 Месяц назад

    I really enjoy watching you develope your inventions.

  • @KSCPMark6742
    @KSCPMark6742 Месяц назад

    Good to see you at the top of your game!

  • @MazeFrame
    @MazeFrame 23 дня назад

    Amazing project!