My name is Austin and I want to do everything! I've spent over 7 years in university studying Mechanical Engineering to better equip myself to tackle the projects in my future. As my academics are approaching their finish, I'm beginning to see the fruits of my labor pay off as I tackle new and interesting problems. This channel brings you along through my climbing, building and many other challenges for new and interesting skills that I want to learn.
Just rewatching this golden video as I attempt to dive into cutting aluminum on my MPCNC. I gotta say I'm disappointed you don't have any new cnc related videos lol Or better yet a way to chat/discuss cnc related projects on a discord of some sort. You should most certainly rectify that shortcoming ;) lol
Have you had any issues with the belt drive? I know i want a machine with linear rails but I can't decide if ball screw is worth the added cost. If all works out, I'd likely upgrade to a larger machine.
Belt drive is faster and cheaper than a ball screw with a con being the rigidity. Depends on what you plan to cut and how fast you're trying to cut it. Personally I haven't had the need for ball screw that justified the cost and many hours of milling later, no issues with the belts. Have fun!
Mr. Conrad, thoroughly enjoyed your video. Awesome editing, music, mix of time-lapse and regular footage - superb! Good job in procuring your bandsaw and drill press. Don't let your wife see the video or future efforts in tool procurement might be hindered. Your enclosure is fantastic. I understand the builder's mind set of doing things right. The drawers were a nice touch, as well as the lighting. I'm new to CNC, having just purchased my Shapeoko Pro XL about seven weeks ago. Two successful projects completed so far. Thanks for posting. Good stuff. Oh, by the way, keep your fingers away from table saw blades. Dude! You almost gave me an attack of the heart. Peace - out!
On a manual mill yes. On a cnc no. You have control of feeds and speeds, the machine can't drive it self and if you conventional cut you put the heat into the tool not the chip. When you climb mill you put less heat, load and wear on your cutters.
The only amount of work that was more than this enclosure build, was the video production and editing that went into this video. Don't let the low view/like counts discourage you. Producing videos at this quality vs what you get out of it, may not be worth your effort. But if you can maintain it and be patient, eventually the algorithms should work in your favor. Good luck in what ever you do and thanks for making this informative and entertaining video 🙂
hindsight... cut the corner of the board and install a pressure gate, that way you can add wires at will while the gate will close the hole to keep the wires controlled.
Thanks! It's the makita collet. I found one on Amazon and it worked: MAKITA 3/8" Collet Cone, 3608B... www.amazon.com/dp/B000808IBU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Such a clean professional job man! Looks great and I have no doubt your time invested was well worth it. I was curious to if you used paint or stain for the finish. I am looking to buy one and. could I get the design willing to pay for it. thank
Thanks! I used black ink and then used some polyurethane clear coat to help protect it. The method's called "Ebonizing wood" if you search around there's several videos on the topic. Works really well with a water based poly clear coat because it kind of mixes with the clear coat and turns out super uniform and durable. Unfortunately I don't have plans. Basic pencil, paper and a tape measure.
Love it! By the way, the VFD spindle that carbide offers for the shapeoko is legit! I’d never go back to the trim router. Glad to see you’re still uploading videos
Please isolate your tools and equipment and find a professional to train you on how to use them before making any more videos. You are advertising dangerous work practices!
Hey man! Only ran into you because i got a shapeoko snd was looking for a cnc enclosure lol. Good to see you back. What brand/where from did you get those lights?
Thanks! I realized I forgot to put that info in the description so I've updated it now with the part name and link to where I bought it. Hope that helps.
I literally just check your channel again on Wednesday hoping to see you've been able to return to making videos, imagine my surprise when I noticed you dropped a new video yesterday!!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you are willing to share with us moving forward. I've found all your videos pretty helpful in learning new things. Especially when they are related to the CNC as I'm still a total noob with my MPCNC. Again I want to say WELCOME BACK!!!
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Such a clean professional job man! Looks great and I have no doubt your time invested was well worth it. I was curious to if you used paint or stain for the finish. I like the black
Please keep pursuing this RU-vid thing. You have a natural personality for it and I really enjoy your CNC content. I just ordered one and would like to learn from your engineering mindset!
The actual speed is not 300in/min, you need to account for acceleration and the time that takes. With those small distances your getting like 80% of the shown speed
Thanks for the video. I have access to a 4x8ft cnc router at my current job and I have been thinking about trying this with composite decking board as a personal project.
