Bill's Home Built PrintNC PRO Machining opposing and twisted 6061 Alloy Brackets X 4 

Well thats the great thing about the PrintNC it is so upgradeable the only limit is how much money you want to put into the upgrade I didn't build a standard PrintNC and then upgrade it I built a PRO version strait off ....... get onto the Discord go to the Build logs and find Bill's PNCPRO build it's a long log, but lots of photos and videos showing start to finish build of my machine I hope it helps thanks for the positive comment cheers Bill

Hi If you get onto the PrintNC Discord go to build logs and find my log which is Bill's PNCPRO Build it's a start to finish build lots of photos and some videos it shows every thing I've done just keep in mind that you go tool rack you will need extra gantry height for an ATC . But yeh the ATC is a real game changer glade you like the videos Cheers Bill

Hi..... well I am trying to keep them light hearted yet informative . The fixture..... I found it looking through my scrap bin, If I was doing these brackets for production I would make a proper fixture out of 100 x 100 Alloy block but it was just an exercise to see if it was doable so used what was at hand thanks for commenting cheers Bill

Hi Troy well the 3 things I wanted on this machine was an ATC spindle, Servos and the Masso controller I didn't realize just how good the sliding tool rack and ATC spindle would work, bit of a game changer really I'm currently working on a project so that I can get the mist coolant tube down close to the cutter then have it move up and out of the way for the tool change I will machine up an alloy bracket with a small pivot bearing ....activated by a small air cylinder at the same time the coolant is switched on and off . If it works out I will do a video of it ok cheers BIll

Hi Micheal the trade off is clearance with the other tool holders in the rack when the spindle goes almost right down to the surface of the tool rack on tool changes, if I had it longer which would work much better, I would have to remember to move out of the way before a tool change and reposition it after every tool change so yeh but thanks for the comment cheers Bill PS do you still have your Tormach mill

Hi I went as high as I dare with the X axis beam and only just have enough clearance for my sliding ATC tool rack to work it's a trade off between height and rigidity I think I have a good balance of both anyway thanks for the comment Cheers Bill

Hi I am using paid version of Fusion 360 my ATC spindle is a Jianken 3.2 Kw 800 Hz 100 Dia and even though it was quite an investment the quality and the performance is outstanding if this one ever dies I would buy another Jianken in a flash, ATC is a game changer and takes every thing to another level cheers Bill

@@williamnorris1516 thanks for the response. I’ll definitely take a look at this ATC. And also don’t have much room. But I’m in the process of building a combination CNC table Plasma and milling with a pullout welding table

@@steelknightcnc That sounds like an interesting project should keep you on the go for a while good luck Cheers Bill

Thank you, yes I surprised my self with how well it turned out cheers Bill

Thanks mate yeh just trying to keep the videos fun glad you enjoyed it cheers Bill

Thanks, well I only finished building the machine 6 months ago and so still learning how to get the most out of it But it's a lot of fun cheers Bill

Ha ha I will take that as a like, but yeh the part turned out great it's surprising what you can do with a home built machine cheers Bill