you were robbed! if anyone belonged on there it was you Winston! good for you for doing one anyhow and sharing it with us.. I recommend pulling a banksy, walking into the Smithsonian wearing a utility repair outfit, setting up some safety cones, and replacing the part with one you made 🤣
An excellent stab at 5 axis machining. After being a CNC programmer for so many years I have forgotten how to have fun with this discipline :). Thanks!
Excellent. Watching you progress in 5-axis is cool. We recently solved a problem on our 6040 that was as mysterious as yours. Turns our the fine chinese wire with four conductors had one 'barely' broken, so errors were intermittent. We thought it was the stepper driver, but randomly touched two wires together to test the cogging of the stepper, and then the other two wires which had NO cogging, which is how we discovered the break, which again was only partial, so very intermittent. Runs great when no mysteries occur :-)
I haven’t seen the PocketNC machine before. It would have been nice to have the extra axis for our parts. We had to figure out how to manually rotate and register multiple cuts for each of part on a Shop Bot.
I found your video very enjoyable. I appreciate your tone, thoughtfulness, And open minded approach to the problem you were facing. Thanks for joining the fray. As it turns out, seeing all of the parts I’ve watched being created installed on the door in the Smithsonian has been a bit of a letdown. The part most enjoyable to me has been seeing real people with their day jobs imagining themselves creating part of the 1960s wonder that was Apollo 11. Good show.
Nice work Winston I like your approach to the toolpaths. And your approach to taking on a part build even though you wernt selected that certainly doesn't make you any less of a maker. I mean you realy nailed it man. I think the maker community has just made a giant leap for mankind. You will do great things in your future. I ponder if this is the beginning of makers making components for the new space lander exploration projects. I could only dream of being part of such historical projects. Then I see guys like you that have fresh approach concepts with new toolings and processes. And for the first time in a while my outlook on the future of mankind shows signs of hope. I would like to see one of these projects or missions to be called project H.O.P.E. as a kid I voted on the name of the challenger a teacher from my school had been chosen to be there and if I remember right she was among the selectees to be the teacher on board the challenger but if I remember correctly she was not selected but she was there that day. And we were all watching that day. When tragedy struck. I believe that tragedy is what stunted the growth of NASA.
Fascinating work! When I first looked at the PocketNC its integration with Fusion360 was iffy. From what you show in the video it looks like there's now a smoother integration. Is that true?
I don't know when you were looking at the PocketNC. Back in the V1 days things overall were just a little tougher, but that was all before my time. Since the V2 came out, Fusion has always had a post processor that allows for easy export of gcode to the PocketNC. And in fact, unless you spend thousands of dollars on industrial CAM solutions like MasterCAM, Fusion is really the only way to use the PocketNC for us mere mortals.
The Latch is amazing, I first saw it at a NASA exhibition and was amazed with how it works. Im spending my weekend fabricating one too, but it definitely wasn't a part designed to be fabricated on a CNC mill, very challenging.
Awesome job. Your reasons for making such a piece, despite not being on the project egress list, is sort of a good point. Rather than list who was on the list. They should've place Project egress and it's parts on a registry. the project should've listed the parts that need to be made and volunteer Makers would place their names on that part, to be made, and made public so that repeat parts aren't constructed. That's how good you and other Makers like you are.
How long did it take for you to do the entire part with all of the different tools and changes? I like this 5-axis CNC as a basic way to learn 5-axis at all :) All I've done so far are 3 axis and I'm considering buying a 4-axis addition from Ali just for the fun :)
If I had more time I would have bead-blasted it. I hope that by 'sodium" you mean "salt". Sodium would explode... But those medias are a little too gently for surface texturing if your goal it so apply an even look IMO. Glass, aluminum oxide, or sand are better.
Not on a desktop CNC machine. Takes extremely specialized machines and/or tools to get a finish that doesn't have obvious machining marks. If you want something that looks polished, you might be dealing with a diamond tipped tool of some sort. Otherwise, anything shiny that you'd deal with on a regular basis is probably polished off the CNC.
Hahaha! Instead they had people making hinges out of wood, and linkages and latches out of plastic. Some idiots even 3D printed them. What an absolutely monumental failure! That mechanism in working order would have been a beautiful thing to behold. Good on you for making a proper part. It's a shame you aren't as popular as those worthless "makers".
You should take it upon yourself to design and build a scale model of a space arm or arms. Maybe the first multi axis machining arm that can hold a bit rigid in its hand and machine a part in space or on any planet. I know we have arms that work in the automotive industry picking and placing parts and welding but are they machining. Has a maker ever done this. Could this make you stand out? Maybe you could be the first of the maker community to make such a machine. And make it become affordable for everyone to own one. This small five axis you have I've never seen before and I've been following you for a long time. Maybe someone needs to fix RUclips's algorithms.
@@WinstonMakes You always make useful things, even for practice. But this one more likely was a test job. But I wonder how you actually got that 3D design of that hatch like thing. Well appreciate your love for NASA and the 50 years.
Oh when I saw the title I was hoping they have invited you, but of course, that's not stopping you from making an awesome video/part :)
you were robbed! if anyone belonged on there it was you Winston! good for you for doing one anyhow and sharing it with us.. I recommend pulling a banksy, walking into the Smithsonian wearing a utility repair outfit, setting up some safety cones, and replacing the part with one you made 🤣
Very nice Winston.
An excellent stab at 5 axis machining. After being a CNC programmer for so many years I have forgotten how to have fun with this discipline :). Thanks!
Excellent. Watching you progress in 5-axis is cool. We recently solved a problem on our 6040 that was as mysterious as yours. Turns our the fine chinese wire with four conductors had one 'barely' broken, so errors were intermittent. We thought it was the stepper driver, but randomly touched two wires together to test the cogging of the stepper, and then the other two wires which had NO cogging, which is how we discovered the break, which again was only partial, so very intermittent. Runs great when no mysteries occur :-)
Greetings Winston. For me, you are definetely part of the project! Great you took the initiative.
I haven’t seen the PocketNC machine before. It would have been nice to have the extra axis for our parts. We had to figure out how to manually rotate and register multiple cuts for each of part on a Shop Bot.
beautiful part
I found your video very enjoyable. I appreciate your tone, thoughtfulness, And open minded approach to the problem you were facing. Thanks for joining the fray. As it turns out, seeing all of the parts I’ve watched being created installed on the door in the Smithsonian has been a bit of a letdown. The part most enjoyable to me has been seeing real people with their day jobs imagining themselves creating part of the 1960s wonder that was Apollo 11. Good show.
Fascinating
Great work !!! thanks for sharing
Very Awesome Winston....God Speed. (I'm glad the Shapeoko got to assist)
Nice work Winston I like your approach to the toolpaths. And your approach to taking on a part build even though you wernt selected that certainly doesn't make you any less of a maker. I mean you realy nailed it man. I think the maker community has just made a giant leap for mankind. You will do great things in your future. I ponder if this is the beginning of makers making components for the new space lander exploration projects. I could only dream of being part of such historical projects. Then I see guys like you that have fresh approach concepts with new toolings and processes. And for the first time in a while my outlook on the future of mankind shows signs of hope. I would like to see one of these projects or missions to be called project H.O.P.E. as a kid I voted on the name of the challenger a teacher from my school had been chosen to be there and if I remember right she was among the selectees to be the teacher on board the challenger but if I remember correctly she was not selected but she was there that day. And we were all watching that day. When tragedy struck. I believe that tragedy is what stunted the growth of NASA.
Good job Winston
Fascinating work! When I first looked at the PocketNC its integration with Fusion360 was iffy. From what you show in the video it looks like there's now a smoother integration. Is that true?
I don't know when you were looking at the PocketNC. Back in the V1 days things overall were just a little tougher, but that was all before my time. Since the V2 came out, Fusion has always had a post processor that allows for easy export of gcode to the PocketNC. And in fact, unless you spend thousands of dollars on industrial CAM solutions like MasterCAM, Fusion is really the only way to use the PocketNC for us mere mortals.
@@WinstonMakes Thanks! Yes, I'm referring to when the PocketNC was first announced. I love Fusion and am glad to see it's all working now.
The Latch is amazing, I first saw it at a NASA exhibition and was amazed with how it works. Im spending my weekend fabricating one too, but it definitely wasn't a part designed to be fabricated on a CNC mill, very challenging.
Awesome job. Your reasons for making such a piece, despite not being on the project egress list, is sort of a good point. Rather than list who was on the list. They should've place Project egress and it's parts on a registry. the project should've listed the parts that need to be made and volunteer Makers would place their names on that part, to be made, and made public so that repeat parts aren't constructed. That's how good you and other Makers like you are.
How long did it take for you to do the entire part with all of the different tools and changes? I like this 5-axis CNC as a basic way to learn 5-axis at all :) All I've done so far are 3 axis and I'm considering buying a 4-axis addition from Ali just for the fun :)
Maybe as a last operation would be a surface treatment to even out the finish with gentle media blasting with media like dry ice or sodium possibly?
If I had more time I would have bead-blasted it. I hope that by 'sodium" you mean "salt". Sodium would explode... But those medias are a little too gently for surface texturing if your goal it so apply an even look IMO. Glass, aluminum oxide, or sand are better.
Amazing
Why do they always crash when you are away? Nice part!
Is it possible to end up with an aluminum part that doesn't show the toolpaths? Or do you just have to hand sand/polish it as a final step?
Not on a desktop CNC machine. Takes extremely specialized machines and/or tools to get a finish that doesn't have obvious machining marks. If you want something that looks polished, you might be dealing with a diamond tipped tool of some sort. Otherwise, anything shiny that you'd deal with on a regular basis is probably polished off the CNC.
That is a much nicer part than some of the 3D printed junk that was installed on that project.
but who is making the big plate of the door that all the things fits onto the main door piece if you will
Microsoft
Fillet and chamfer all the things! 😜 Great video! I am really considering upgrading my CNC setup and getting some 5-axis capability at home...
Unatco?
What feeds/speeds have you had luck with?
It would be really interesting to see how a machinist would do this using 1960's tools.
That's a challenge for Joe Pi....
At least it wasn't a 30hp mill machine crash...
Hahaha! Instead they had people making hinges out of wood, and linkages and latches out of plastic. Some idiots even 3D printed them. What an absolutely monumental failure!
That mechanism in working order would have been a beautiful thing to behold.
Good on you for making a proper part. It's a shame you aren't as popular as those worthless "makers".
when I got the notification I kinda forgot you have a 5 axis machine. Made me say "damn he's good" out loud lol
You should take it upon yourself to design and build a scale model of a space arm or arms. Maybe the first multi axis machining arm that can hold a bit rigid in its hand and machine a part in space or on any planet. I know we have arms that work in the automotive industry picking and placing parts and welding but are they machining. Has a maker ever done this. Could this make you stand out? Maybe you could be the first of the maker community to make such a machine. And make it become affordable for everyone to own one. This small five axis you have I've never seen before and I've been following you for a long time. Maybe someone needs to fix RUclips's algorithms.
Hmm good for practice otherwise I don't think it's any useful.
I should hope it's not useful. Don't think anyone plans to fly a Saturn V to the moon again... 🤷🏻♂️
@@WinstonMakes You always make useful things, even for practice. But this one more likely was a test job. But I wonder how you actually got that 3D design of that hatch like thing.
Well appreciate your love for NASA and the 50 years.
The model is provided for free. 3d.si.edu/apollo11cmhatch
I wasn't chosen either, but I wouldn't make a click bait video.