You guys are awesome. The amazing things you guys do with such easily available and cheap hardware is incredible. Just goes to show, all you need is material and a little know-how.
You guys are literally the best RUclips channel because the way you make the content is so great! I guess my interests are also the same so, whatever. Still I love this channel so much. The amount of information I can lean is great 👍
Some SpaceX 'destructive' acronims references. CNCing. Great names for the machines. Amazing open-sourcing of information. What is not to love about this project? Thanks for another video! Keep up!
Great work I'm sure it will do the trick, a little suggestion comming from a mechanical engineer, you should use a (screw gear transmission) for the antenna axes of rotation it will stop the wibeling and ensure the stoping torque needed for maintaining the antenna in place.
I absolutely love your videos they're very educational and inspirational! I'm currently re-enrolling in college and going to be taking astronomy along with mechanical and electrical engineering and I want to dabble in airframe mechanics along with jet propulsion plus a few other things there's nothing more that I enjoy them learning new things. I can't wait to be able to tackle projects like you're doing in your videos you're very inspiration for me because I know someday I'll be providing content and doing amazing things like you're doing keep up the hard work!
A simple way of finding optimal speeds and feeds is to go onto the manufacturers website and finding the most recent catalog, you can find the tool by looking for the coad on the shaft (it should be on the shaft and/or the container it came in) from there, you can find the materials it is meant for and what it can handle, there's often a note on the page to where you can either find materials and what tools to use on theme, or a page that tells you the Optimum/Min/Max feeds 'n speeds for each tool. Some manufacturers also have a calculator where you can pair tools with materials.
You're breaking the end mills because the depth of cut is way to much for that diameter. If you tell me the number of flutes and diameter of the end mill I can calculate the spindle speed, and the IPR for aluminum for you. I only work in imperial though. Also, there called end mills, bits are for drilling and or driving fasteners.
Here is a little tip, if you use a chain and sprockets with a tensioner it makes it tonnes easier to apply with the minimal amounts of effort. I would of used 2 sprockets and a chain, the same as you would find a push-bike and insert a tensioner onto the chain just to make it stronger, by doing it this way its faster and quicker to apply it and dont have to worry about weight and strength issues like you did in this vid. Great Vid, tho!
Loving the build, why didn't you use a worm and wheel to adjust the altitude of the antenna. It would put far less stress on the stepper. In fact all you would really need is a motor with or with out a feedback loop. It also could make the whole system far more compact
For drilling in to metal I would shuguest that you use some oil it help keep the bit from warming up and helps make it easier to drill in to metal. If you have some motor oil from a car you could use that.
Use some oil/cooling liquid when drilling metal. Will save you drill bits from breaking/premature wear. Esp in aluminium. Even WD-40 is better then noting,
I ordered the same antenna when your last video released. I'm going to use the same stand that I use for my telescope as it is designed for tracking objects through space. Something I recomend you check out. The stand has to be aligned with the north star to work propperly but after that its very easy to use
Have you thought of using slip rings for some of the motor wiring? It would make the cabling much more clean due to having the ability to spin 360 freely. It would be added cost but I'm sure you'd be able to find some with high enough cables for the bottom to get both power (twisted pair of 2) then then the motors allowing for USB externally, power to the controller (locally mounted) then all the stepper cables for both.
1) Ive seen it before and wanted to build something too, now I watch it again and still want to build something (which is way out of my scope) 2) You kind of sounds like CP Grey :P 3) Lets build our own SETI!
Going slow with cutting metal is not always good. You're rubbing the metal not cutting it. This leads to heat which chip welds the chips to the bit which fills the flutes and eventually breaks your bit. You need to check out NYC CNC on RUclips. He has a ton of great info on this kind of stuff. Setup your feeds and speeds properly, babysit with a bit of WD40 or coolant, and make sure you have great chip evacuation like a vacuum or air hose and you'll be cutting aluminum without breaking bits. :-) GLHF
*Add oil when drilling/cutting aluminum to stop the bits breaking. Thick oil works, doesn't have to be anything special can even be wd40 that you keep spraying on. Hope this helps! Watch ThisOldTony on youtube to learn all you need to know about making jokes on youtube...and crazy machine skills.*
I wonder if you could find some cheap planetary or other gearsets for the drive. It seems like you're trying to get too much out of those steppers, and they'd "like" to be at higher RPMs but lower torque values. Could help with the fine tuning of the aiming, once the time comes.
Weird to me (late to discovering your videos) that every time you make an antenna you can point it seems to scream out for a worm gear on the motors and you never use one.
Hey, IDK if you will see this but I am attempting to create one of this and I have a couple question. 1. When will the SVGs be added? 2. Do you think 3d printing the gears is possible? (I don't have a CNC)
The main issue I incurred when using the 2.4 parabolic grid antenna and satellite reception was RF noise interference from other power supplies and computers and such, did you have to Shield the psu and motors?
*Does this actually follow the satellite or does it just track across the sky for a predetermined amount of time? I would watch long form videos even with minimal editing, like just cutting out repetition or when you are not narrating, of you just putting things together with some explanations. If it tracks it like in your wifi finder how does it do this? Does it keep moving back and fourth tiny amounts to find the signal? Seems like it would tax the motors.*
Hey I have a ~635nm non tested red laser. I wanted to do a project where I could change the wavelength by a exterior means. Before starting a project that I know little to nothing about I thought it would be usefully to ask if you had any suggestions first. Thanks, Josh
Very nice project! But I guess you can't leave it outside due to rain and other stupid things nature does? An automatic HRPT reciever that outputs just the images would be sweet...
You are now officially my only belled channel. I trust you to not abuse this power I have given you.
Andreas Lindhé I wish I could say the same. I live here on You Tube.
Me too; since I have been recovering from an injury. Can't do much else but learn science.
real talk
2:55 "should prevent the steel parts from rusting" ... spraying Paint on Rust...
cool story
Right? I was gonna say, she's looking a lil rusty crusty.
pretty sure that spraying a protective layer on rust will still slow down/ prevent further rusting, as it cuts off oxygen
@@spaghootus9473 yes but the already existing layer of rust might chip off. But I don't think it will matter that much
You guys are awesome. The amazing things you guys do with such easily available and cheap hardware is incredible. Just goes to show, all you need is material and a little know-how.
You guys are literally the best RUclips channel because the way you make the content is so great! I guess my interests are also the same so, whatever. Still I love this channel so much. The amount of information I can lean is great 👍
Your videos are so cool! They overlap >90% of my personal interests!
9 months later: still waiting for the svg files.....
Some SpaceX 'destructive' acronims references. CNCing. Great names for the machines. Amazing open-sourcing of information. What is not to love about this project? Thanks for another video! Keep up!
I'm really looking forward to see what this can be used for :)
Great work I'm sure it will do the trick, a little suggestion comming from a mechanical engineer, you should use a (screw gear transmission) for the antenna axes of rotation it will stop the wibeling and ensure the stoping torque needed for maintaining the antenna in place.
Great idea and a prime suspect for a 3D printed worm gear.
It’s called a slew drive
There’s a little chance he’ll be able to machine one but they have hundreds of them online
Levi Sheridan 3D printing them is fairly easy though.
I absolutely love your videos they're very educational and inspirational! I'm currently re-enrolling in college and going to be taking astronomy along with mechanical and electrical engineering and I want to dabble in airframe mechanics along with jet propulsion plus a few other things there's nothing more that I enjoy them learning new things. I can't wait to be able to tackle projects like you're doing in your videos you're very inspiration for me because I know someday I'll be providing content and doing amazing things like you're doing keep up the hard work!
Great work. You could make nice small counterweight and in any shape- you just need blowtorch and piece of lead.
a channel well worthy of $upport imo .....as far as the nature/direction of the actual projects much more so than its DIY aspects.
others might not care but i would love to see the final video.
A simple way of finding optimal speeds and feeds is to go onto the manufacturers website and finding the most recent catalog, you can find the tool by looking for the coad on the shaft (it should be on the shaft and/or the container it came in) from there, you can find the materials it is meant for and what it can handle, there's often a note on the page to where you can either find materials and what tools to use on theme, or a page that tells you the Optimum/Min/Max feeds 'n speeds for each tool.
Some manufacturers also have a calculator where you can pair tools with materials.
You lobotomized Cogsworth!!! D:
been waiting for this
You're breaking the end mills because the depth of cut is way to much for that diameter. If you tell me the number of flutes and diameter of the end mill I can calculate the spindle speed, and the IPR for aluminum for you. I only work in imperial though. Also, there called end mills, bits are for drilling and or driving fasteners.
Up Vote so he sees
Agree. Upvoted! NYC CNC is a good source for learning that. Another one is Lars Christensen's Fusion 360 Channel. 😉
And, yes, how could I forget? Check out This Old Tony here on YT too! 😎
I love NYC CNC, did you see when he broke the probe on the pumpkin?
Here is a little tip, if you use a chain and sprockets with a tensioner it makes it tonnes easier to apply with the minimal amounts of effort.
I would of used 2 sprockets and a chain, the same as you would find a push-bike and insert a tensioner onto the chain just to make it stronger, by doing it this way its faster and quicker to apply it and dont have to worry about weight and strength issues like you did in this vid.
Great Vid, tho!
An amazing project as always, keep it up! This is awesome!
I think you'll make me go into biology with that lab...
Zahlenteufel1 agreed I'm totally going to do the same
Loving the build, why didn't you use a worm and wheel to adjust the altitude of the antenna. It would put far less stress on the stepper. In fact all you would really need is a motor with or with out a feedback loop. It also could make the whole system far more compact
no kidding. why did i not think of it either. i thought it looked odd the way he was doing it, just couldent figure it out till u said it.
"Rapid unplanned disassembly" Engineering speak for "shit broke" hehe 😜
about keying to a shaft: matthias wandel just puts a screw in between the flat part of the shaft and the wooden gear
Thank you for this! Will be watiting for the SVG's. Subbed.
Where have you supplied the SVG's
Greetings from Germany
White Techi ein deutscher?
FlawlessCode scheint so
Sehr gut!
Finally, my waiting is over! Hurray!
For drilling in to metal I would shuguest that you use some oil it help keep the bit from warming up and helps make it easier to drill in to metal. If you have some motor oil from a car you could use that.
If you add coolant to the drill bit when drilling aluminum it works so much better.
Even if you just spit on it.
Use some oil/cooling liquid when drilling metal. Will save you drill bits from breaking/premature wear. Esp in aluminium. Even WD-40 is better then noting,
Would be cool to get that as a station on Satnogs :p it looks so cool!
I have been in a robotic genetic engineering lab it’s insane
Great video btw
Really informative and amazing. Thanks for the videos.
That's an awesome project! I would have used a bike fork and a bycicle wheell hub for the moving parts.
This is so exciting!!
Yay! GMO! Can't wait!
Have you considered putting some fabric pads in areas to add damping for any oscillations that may develop during use?
I ordered the same antenna when your last video released. I'm going to use the same stand that I use for my telescope as it is designed for tracking objects through space. Something I recomend you check out. The stand has to be aligned with the north star to work propperly but after that its very easy to use
Liam Burgess I thought of doing this once until I realized that satellites don't orbit in the way stars move in the sky.
Have you thought of using slip rings for some of the motor wiring? It would make the cabling much more clean due to having the ability to spin 360 freely. It would be added cost but I'm sure you'd be able to find some with high enough cables for the bottom to get both power (twisted pair of 2) then then the motors allowing for USB externally, power to the controller (locally mounted) then all the stepper cables for both.
Why not use worm gears to aim the antenna?
1) Ive seen it before and wanted to build something too, now I watch it again and still want to build something (which is way out of my scope)
2) You kind of sounds like CP Grey :P
3) Lets build our own SETI!
Going slow with cutting metal is not always good. You're rubbing the metal not cutting it. This leads to heat which chip welds the chips to the bit which fills the flutes and eventually breaks your bit. You need to check out NYC CNC on RUclips. He has a ton of great info on this kind of stuff. Setup your feeds and speeds properly, babysit with a bit of WD40 or coolant, and make sure you have great chip evacuation like a vacuum or air hose and you'll be cutting aluminum without breaking bits. :-) GLHF
I knew you had an ear piercing! Your voice gave it away! When I heard your for the first time I thought "I bet this guy has is ears pierced."
*Add oil when drilling/cutting aluminum to stop the bits breaking. Thick oil works, doesn't have to be anything special can even be wd40 that you keep spraying on. Hope this helps! Watch ThisOldTony on youtube to learn all you need to know about making jokes on youtube...and crazy machine skills.*
You're back!
I wonder if you could find some cheap planetary or other gearsets for the drive. It seems like you're trying to get too much out of those steppers, and they'd "like" to be at higher RPMs but lower torque values. Could help with the fine tuning of the aiming, once the time comes.
Have you remained lactose tolerant? (Or do you have to re-patch yourself regularly?)
I believe he answered that in a previous video.
Could you be able to make a parabolic floodlight that will follow people walking outside the house with the light mounted on the roof ??? Thanks
Great build. I would love to get into a project like this but I unfortunately have no space.
Weird to me (late to discovering your videos) that every time you make an antenna you can point it seems to scream out for a worm gear on the motors and you never use one.
Where did you go?? Did you get data from the wrong satellite
We love a scanning shishtar.
Hey, IDK if you will see this but I am attempting to create one of this and I have a couple question. 1. When will the SVGs be added? 2. Do you think 3d printing the gears is possible? (I don't have a CNC)
The engineering god is the Forge of Days
Great video could you tell me the size of the large gear? thank you.
Did you thought using a SatNOGS rotator?
Great video
The main issue I incurred when using the 2.4 parabolic grid antenna and satellite reception was RF noise interference from other power supplies and computers and such, did you have to Shield the psu and motors?
Hi, Awesome project!!
2:34 what is it ? HackRf (software defined radio)?
thanks
A bit of cutting oil would help you on the drill press.
You should use some sort of cutting oil when drilling through metal.
I applaud you for making me go into SDR and satellite image reception. Any tips on receiving the high quality NOAA images on 1.7 GHz?
This is why i love science! :D
As a rule of thumb you want small chips, instead of large chunks flying off, when machining.
You going to stay in Canada? And are you going to pick up some old projects?? Love the channel
Can you make a radio telescope to see deep space objects such as quasars?
can i use a 80cm satellite dish with a 1.6 ghz helical antenna ?
*Does this actually follow the satellite or does it just track across the sky for a predetermined amount of time? I would watch long form videos even with minimal editing, like just cutting out repetition or when you are not narrating, of you just putting things together with some explanations. If it tracks it like in your wifi finder how does it do this? Does it keep moving back and fourth tiny amounts to find the signal? Seems like it would tax the motors.*
Glad to see I have a fan. I have a very hard time seeing the screen and it makes seeing my posts easier.
A rapid unplanned disassembly, I have a lot of those ):
Why are you using wood gears?
how much did it cost to make all together?
What kind of an angular velocity tracking can you achieve with that setup?
Whered that parabolic antenna come from?
Hey I have a ~635nm non tested red laser. I wanted to do a project where I could change the wavelength by a exterior means. Before starting a project that I know little to nothing about I thought it would be usefully to ask if you had any suggestions first.
Thanks, Josh
short answer? not easy enough to be worth doing. Thus far im yet to get second harmonic to work even with very powerful lasers
What antenna is that? The link in the description is broken.
howard has detected the signals and replied with: LIGMA
This is leading to a secret base on a volcano island, right?
Use HTD teeth belt to drive the mount. It will be easier and cheaper
Does your program on the Ramps 1.4 support something like CX6DD or WiSPDDE for automatic tracking of LEO and MEO sattellites?
Hey have you received your GOES 16 LNA from NooElec? Just got it the other day! (I'm in Canada, as I understand where you also are)
re: broken tips. Soft metal, fast spindle. Hard metal, slow spindle. Also, dont force the tool. And use oil.
Are you ever going to show how to make graphene fiber
Can you guys make a kit for this i cant buy buy all the tools
this guy got visited by feds for sure
NICE
20TH SORT OF WOW
well, how did pipsqueak do?
Never saw pipsqueak again
Hopefully will soon
It started snowing. Have to wait till spring
@the thought emporium is it spring yet?
Can I use my rtl sdr v3
And he never spoke of satellites again
Hey I don’t want to be the annoying type but do you think you can make those files public. They would be great for this summers project. thanks
Does someone know any papers about this?
Where are the damn measurements??? I want to make one right now but can't.
what happened to COGSWORTH???
Very nice project! But I guess you can't leave it outside due to rain and other stupid things nature does? An automatic HRPT reciever that outputs just the images would be sweet...
We're gonna build a radome so we can leave it outside. Already have a roof to mount it on. gonna be totally automated by the time we're done.
Ok now dot some white spray paint on that black and you have stars, purple you have galaxys.
Engineering god ? That's Montgomery Scott isn't ?
Still no part 3?
I really wish i had a maker/hackerspace near me... enjoy on my behalf
Was this ever used?
Great video!
Can I have the svgs?
My God man, you have a milling machine and scroll saw but not an angle grinder???