Ziet er indruk wekkend uit Stef. Ik ben zelf aan het orienteren om een Mikron wf21c om te bouwen met Eding cnc en servo motoren .de motoren die je nu gebruikt zijn ze goed? Is het makkelijk in te regelen?
One of the best builds I've seen. Too many people waste money buying thicker aluminum plates, with no understanding of second moment of area (or the fact that steel is 3x stiffer to begin with). Nice work.
Home made 😂😂😂 its only the beginning of cnc machine assembly.after this we need guard, coolant syste, door, panel, telescopic cover,lubrication unit,frl unit etc
Try building a real machine with hardened and ground box ways. Linear guide ways are cheap and weak. Filling in with epoxy won't help to make it accurate If the ball screws aren't quality and the backlash varies. Use real meanite iron. What good is another cheap Chinese machine ?
@@jimsperlakis5634 please send link to your "Kern" that you built. Many new machines are using linear rails ... Many more things I might add but I'll give you a chance to take a breath 😜
This is quite impressive. I would love to watch videos on making the base and column molds as well as the actual making of the base and column. It’s nice watching the mold being pulled away from the hardened epoxy to reveal a perfect casting.
I’m very impressed and humbled by what you’ve done, I bought a used Fadal machine and it needed to be disassembled down to the casting, cleaned and rebuilt on the way back together, I’m always complaining because I can’t get my hands on a manual, and you don’t need a manual at all ! My hat is off to you Stef
Stef. You’ve got to be quite proud of that build. Kudos to you. I’m looking into the utilization of epoxy-granite to fortify the base of my machine. You’ve given me some great ideas (and inspiration as well).
Very nicely done!! Would be interested to know the squareness, straightness, flatness and repeatability of the machine. Very impressive accomplishment Stef, thanks for sharing... Enjoy your machine!
One of the most sick homebrew CNC's I have ever seen. Same thing could have worked for 3x bigger table easy and still be an overkill. That is 3x longer and 3x wider bed so 9x bigger table.
Wow great job! I'm jealous of your skill in designing this. One thing to be aware of is if you test that vertical servo brake while the load is moving, the brake surface will glaze and make it much less effective. They are designed to be static holding brakes only.
Very well done!!! A little advice about the Spindle if you allow me, always warm up step by step (10%-30%-50%-70%-90%) 10 minutes each step from a completely cold spindle or your bearings will last no time... start the spindle at 6000 rpm is not recommended. Other than that Amazing Job!!!
This shouldn't even be called home made. I mean, I get that it's literally made at home, but this is more like very advanced in house prototype machine design and fabrication. This is such an amazing build, and you've really raised the bar on just how amazing a "DIY"/"Homemade" project can be. I hope your machine gets lots of jobs!
This is a very sophisticated build and a credit to you. It may be a little over engineered but there is usually some payback which should be in accuracy and repeatability. I suspect many who wish to see it made open source simply do not appreciate the time and resources (mostly cash) that go into something like this. Anyone who is actually capable of emulating this project can work out how to go about it and it certainly this would be way beyond most first timers.
And I though, my little mill was cool... This has to be the single most impressive DIY build I have ever seen anywhere! Just out of curiosity: what did it cost?
@Rotten Brainz there's reasons to mill metal. Personally I can't stand using the modeling software to make the files to do it though. Which is why I don't use my CNC machine. Well, I'll use it for 2.5D jobs. Full 3D is not for me.
Thanks for showing this impressive work Stef! Someday I hope to do something similar, though I'll probably go a bit smaller. I look forward to seeing how the tool changer works out. It's awesome to see someone building professional quality in such a small infrastructure, it really shows what's possible for those willing to put in thought, time, and not a little bit of money.
The exposed table stepper motor worm drive will fill up with shavings in no time and destroy the drive. You need a complete box to cover the drive system.
Good video and thanks for the inspiration. Currently learning Siemens NX and the project i chose to begin with designing is my own take on a serious mill for small businesses and hobbyists that has a fully cast iron machine base and hopefully will cost less than a Tormach. This video gave me some good inspiration for that project
Amazing work. I know how much energy it takes to pull this off. Awesome. With the power on that machine get your enclosure up ASAP your chips will fly off like shrapnel lol
Nice Machine. On mine I counterbalance the Z with an air cylinder except I use a regulator, So I am not using air as a "spring"" to provide a constant force for the entire travel, also lets one adjust the counter force depending on attachments, although that is just a bonus.
Exceptional on many levels and nicely sized for the limited available space. I suspect that there will be more spindle engineering and development in the future. It will be fun to watch you explorer and innovate solutions. Sadly, added rigidity, precision and speed translates into $$$$$$. But in the meantime, button the thing up and sling some chips. 😁
Stef, I've been watching your build on this project, it occurred to me that the effort and cost of the machine would it not have been just as cost effective to go buy a similar machine, mind you nothing can compensate for the experience of the build, nice job 👴🏻
Yeah, he could have had something considerably better for the €15.000-16.000 he apparently spent on it. I regularly browse an auction site for industrial equipment such as metalworking machinery, and its not uncommon to find professional 5 axis CNC's for €10.000-12.000, or 3 axis CNC mills for a few thousand Euro's. In fact he could have had both a professional 1000 mm between centers lathe and a 3 axis CNC mill for a third or even a fourth of what he spent.
Haha amazing ,been thinking of building a mill and while i was on a walk today I saw a cement beam lying on the ground ,instantly thought I wonder could u use epoxy cement to make a mill ofc I was nowhere near the first to think it !
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That is the most impressive build I've ever seen... The meticulous detail to the small things, including an auto way oiler and counterweight for the Z-Axis. How much. Does the Z-Axis weigh and what controller are you planning on using?
Awesome machine! Subbed. How do you plan to protect the linear rails and ballscrews from chips and coolant? And do you plan on making a automatic tool changer?
Really cool machine. I'm the head of the Smoothieware project, if you ever want to do a build with our system, I'd totally give you free help, and even discounts on the hardware, would love to see our stuff integrated into machines this well built/showcased.
Love your machine. Finally someone with skills and money both. You said you have two nuts with springs pushing them away. My experience says that atleast on the z axis, a spring loaded Double nut won’t work that well. If you make the spring that strong, it’ll wear the screws way faster. I would rather have a ground spacer between the two nuts than springs. How is it going now btw?
I found that video 3 years late but better late than never haha :). Blown away by the quality of that machine! It looks like a hobby shop but that machine seems commercial to me in the sense, that you can probably make some $$$ with it. Really a joy to watch. How much was the build till that stage - just a ballpark?
