That is actually called "Rubber ducky debugging" in Software Development: Explain what you are trying to do to a rubber duck, this very often helps to find the error in the code.
@@kurtmueller2089 so that's what I've been doing for donkey ears. I think it helps define the problem and anticipate questions that I would need to answer.
"You ever get that feeling like you've just taken that first step down the path of 'Just don't go there'? Yeah so, this feels like one of those. But, fortunately for us magnificent creatures, countless millions of years of evolution have seen fit to embue us with the ability to completely ignore that instinct." This has to be one of the greatest quotes I have ever encountered, true wise words and the summary of anyone with a "crazy idea" - and everything we use in life started out as a crazy idea.
Tony I see there are seventeen people that were not amused by this video... me on the other hand spent more time laughing than listening!!!! I think you are a brilliant guy truly, and your jokes and silly comments make my day everytime!! don't stop!!!! Razor!
Man you made a great breakthrough at the end. Coming to the realization that it’s weird to be in your basement answering your own questions is a real step forward in the self integration process. Great video.
I was hoping to see this culminate in an actual welded 3D print of the world's saddest Utah Teapot or something, but this was still a lot of fun to watch. Also amazing to see how much your video production has refined in the last four years.
Great vid. I worked with lathe and robot welders in a previous life. For a dedicated single weld like pipe the CNC is obviously unneeded but a cool 1st attempt. Repetively welding complex shapes with multiple attachments is where your setup would shine. Shortening the stickout will help control weld position. The long wire is heating up and wandering. Then dial in the wire feed rate to control the bead width. You might try stopping and starting the weld between layers to allow cooling. Stopping the weld would also allow air blast cooling. D**n now I really want a cnc machine. 😈
Tony, I've never used your name before but it may be important at this point. In our totally anonymous and mostly sarcastic plane of interaction... I love you Man, if you need to talk I'm here for you... LOL. Outstanding Frankentraption, you need an award Sir! Thanks for letting me watch, out of the flux field.
Since this is ultimately an FDM process, it'd be really cool to see a revisit on this one where you use slicer software in place of whatever CAM package you were using before. It might help to get some time on a plastic FDM printer first, however.
Awesome video. I like your dry humor. When making the last weld, the stickout was still too long (aim for 0.5") and wirespeed was too slow. If you hear it stuttering like it was, it is burning the wire up to the nozzle tip and doesn't arc again until enough wire comes back out. Turning up the wire speed a bit will make sure you have a constant arc.
I know it was a year ago, but mig should sound like constantly frying bacon the whole time. Also need to keep the nozzle close for gas coverage. Mig is exactly like tig with automated wire feed.
Or the opposite is true if you want to spray weld a shank and build it up with a smooth thin layer. Getting a spray weld dialed in can be a little cumbersome but there are times it can come in very handy. Especially when you only need a few thou leaving less to grind down later.
Tony, your videos are a great start to my day. Thanks for all the laughs and your efforts to put together a project that you most likely will never use.
If you really want to over complicate things, Im pretty sure you can watch the voltage drop in the welding circuit when you have too much stickout. So you could probably try to program that into your machine so that it automatically adjusts for stickout when the voltage drops too much.
In the end and should you persist with this project, you've basically created a Metal 3D Printer. Yes, TIG would be more complex but only as far a tuning is concern, as the rod feeding side can use similar hardware and that used for filament in Plastic 3D Printers. Ideally you would use a 5 axis type robotic arm as start 3D printing a bridge for instance and but a 6 axis on a motorised trolley on rails and off you go. The example of 3D printer on rail project is not mine but basically and theoretically have achieved more than 50% of it already, so well done on another great experiment. I wish you were my neighbor, we would have so much fun together.
This was cool.... now for your next cnc welding project, get rid of that pesky wire feed and build a cnc "arc" welder. I would love to see the cnc feeding the rod in and making little patterns while inching forward slowly. Now that would just be too cool haha. Great video man, keep making em.
Having the 4th axis table set you had the perfect opportunity to try welding a thread on that piece of pipe. You have to set everything again. One day I thought "is it possible to weld a threat out on a lathe". And you were so god damn close to answering this question.
This has become my favourite channel! I know this video is old, but I'm binge-watching your videos, lol. Seriously though you're golden, I love what you do, much respect from NorCal.
Cool, I do enjoy your presentation technique/style/humour. 3D MIG machine, why not? I'd bet there are companies/research establishments trying to perfect one as we speak! Keep them coming.
It’s no more weird than us sitting here watching ya and saying out loud too ourselves “ yep ! I answer myself all the time out in the garage by myself” lol, Thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed!!....funny as my thoughts went to your son and what his life will be with your creative talents and great twisted mind! He will (is) be a lucky lad!
Id being watching your channel, following your non-prints CNC proyect , naive but brave . I hope that you're happy with the results for my part, I'll tell you it was a joy and am thankful for finding you work.... Very cool
I had to laugh "easy to see how that could rival most plasma cutters ability to turn steel into scrap. You are a genius. When I read your header I thought sintered metal.
Sicko.... Please continue.... THAT was cool. Now you got me thinking of converting my Koike optical tracing cutting table to welding.... Ummm....! Thanks Tony...!!!
Wow awesome. With a tig welder (no spatter) and a wire feeder this could be expanded. Especially if you also add a milling tool that the CNC can swap automatically during fabrication. You would add one layer of weld, switch to the milling tool and do a milling pass on the welded beat to make it smooth. Might need a tilting milling tool. But it's well within range of a dedicated and thoroughly crazy enthusiast. You could 3D print steel, stainless steel or aluminium! There are other ways I've looked at for this e.g. laser sintering, but you need special metal powder, and airtight box for the argon and you need to preheat the powder.
On watching this video I have come to realize that what I like about your content is that it is a little off the norm - like me in most cases. Subbed and liked. In the immortal words of the Term, I Will Be Bach.
Welding is about consistency, humans aren't as consistent as robots. The robot can move at the same constant speed laying down material at a constant rate and all of this can be tweaked by the designer until its near perfect.
I think the things you are doing are fantastic. Simply marvelous. I would try the welder on an arm instead of the CNC. Maybe you could build a machine that cuts, welds, grinds and brushes. Oh hell if you could come up with one that diapers a baby I will gladly buy one
Pretty dang spiffy I must say, pretty dang spiffy! Glad to see you isolating your components and not boning yourself when goofing around, so I guess that makes up for having to talk to yourself just to have an intelligent conversation, LOL! Thanks for the show, Aloha...Chuck
I am genuinely so thankful for a genius like yourself given us home gamers something to shoot for especially with projects this far out there that seem impossible to do with just one dude
That’s actually a really good result, I bet in a week you can have legit parts! Just modify the code so the wire feed matches the movement speed. I love how you made the CNC wire brush!!!! 😂😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂😂
It's only as weird as me chuckling to myself whilst watching this on my own in my workshop! If I could subscribe again I would. Keep up the "interesting" work.🙂
That reminds me of an april fools joke I did at least 10 years ago. I was working in a mold making workshop and we did weld very often on some prototype molds and then bring them back to the milling machine. I designed a fake product information for a magical new "on cnc welding system" with special patented cnc circuit protection stuff... My boss totally believed it 😂 he was so upset that it just was a joke.
Love it. "So off camera I 3d printed a short piece of pipe... *clank* " In all honesty I think you would really enjoy 3d printing. If you're ever near NYC I'd love to show you our shop.
like those circles mate... pretty modern arty.. like robot buttholes or summat... the guy who taught me to weld had me welding straight up from the metal... makes u have good torch control also a good thing to stop spatter is a gas torch with a yellow flame and put soot on the parts u want to keep safe... cheap too... great vids...keep em coming...
That horizontal mill whistling killed me. Send my wife my life insurance agent's contact info. Edit: turns out, ten months ago, it made me laugh just the same.
In my fever/nyquil dreams, I have often wondered about printing with a combination of MIG welding and some sort of interformer/straightener/bender. The whole thing would be MIG wire, but only the joints would be welded. I'm sure you could come up with more expensive raw materials if you tried really hard, but the concept is still cool.
Great job, I love your added sense of humour. I was watching the start bit waiting for the spindle to slip, as it has for me a few times ( because I'm a slow learner) and you didn't disappoint. Thanks for the laugh
I like the idea. Something I would like to see tried is to build up a part with the wire welder then do a tool change to the mill and grind it to tolerance. Seems like the bead is not consistent enough to do the entire part before machining. Milling it down every half inch or so might make it capable of doing larger pieces. It would be a lot of work without a tool change process though.
I'm expecting your next project to be a CNC Plasma Cutter, Welder, Lathe. That way you can cut a part, weld it back together, and then turn it down to it's original size. You would never run out of work that way.
3d printing with the mig has potential. if nothing else just to a make rough of a casting like structure that could be machined to a finished part. You could increase the travel a little as it builds heat. Or I bet software to control the amps and wire speed to adjust on the fly could be written . If you are that nerdy kind of guy to connect a computer to a welder . Really glad you explained all the proper flow of current. Maybe it will save a few cnc tables
I thought that was great.. If you know 3D milling, you can figure out how to get that down pat.. I think you'd have to find several stopping points to let it cool or something,, you'd just have to learn the ins an outs of it.... I have a homemade cnc router and a MIG.. but, I glad to see you prove it out first. Nice Video..
i love your videos! they are the most entertaining videos on youtube. just out of personal curriosity i would love to see the tattoos you have on your arms. please keep the awesome videos coming, i cant get enough of them!
My, guess, Tony is that you are a manufacturing engineer in your real life. Your humor is amazing, I cannot believe you received negative feedback on your multi-meter video, People have no sense of humor ;-)
