Should You Go Bigger with Longmill CNC? (Yes!) 

Thanks Dave! Glad they helped you out.

I have seen some who have had no issues, but personally my original printrbot which was kept in a climate controlled room and way less stress put on the axis started to warp after a year or two.

Yeah, I really was leaning hard towards the LongMill, and the lead time is what pushed me to hit that order button. I was wondering if that analogy worked, my kids and wife just thought I was trying to throw that in as it is one of my top go to analogies for a lot of different things. Thank You for watching!

You are going to have fun with your longmill, and Thank You for watching!

Thank you!

That sounds awesome. I just got my temp dust collection system set up. Need to finish getting my work shop set up and painted before i look at a more permanent solution.

Your Welcome and Thanks for watching!

I really like my LongMill, but make sure to compare it to the others before you pull the trigger.

Thank You Bro!

Thank You!I I am keeping my fingers crossed that my take on the Infinity Mirror works and I can get that finished up by next week.

Yes up until they were bored, lol.

Your welcome and 1 thing I would change would be, I would have made my table a little wider. Just to have a place to put tape, bits, glue, paint, ect... off to the side and out of the way. Not a big deal just a quality of life improvement. As for mounting to underside I see it keeping the dust to a minimum on the controller. But dust is like glitter, it goes everywhere. The only draw back would be ease of access, but even then that is dependent on how you mount it on the underside. Make sure you give your self some room to get to connections and cable management. Then you should not have any issues. I do like my controller on the side where I have it, as I can quickly check connections, but I do have to clean it up a lot just to keep the dust build up in check. So it comes down to what you prefer, and being on the larger and taller side myself, easy access more cleaning wins out.

Shark unit. It’s nice but also 5k. Not ready for that yet. Hope to see some of your projects.

Thank you for watching. Yes Garret does have a lot of great videos, and the LongMill support from the company and the community is great as well.

The 3018 was a good learning experience, its like going to elementary school to learn the basics, instead of jumping right into High School or College. I made so many mistakes on my 3018 that I have not repeated on my Long Mill. I would of been fine with getting the LongMill first, but I felt much better having some experience under my belt.

@@D.E.Hammer Thank you so much for making this video. I've done a lot of research so far and the Longmill is the way to go for me, 30x30. Im a beginner with cnc and my biggest fear is the software/programs that are used. I don't know anything about that stuff. I think thats why I haven't pulled the trigger yet, because I've seen so many videos on how to get the project started on the computer, the different programs and stuff like that, that its been very confusing for me. Its more of fear than anything because, I'm buying something that I don't know how to use. Sure, I can put it together, but after that....🤷‍♂️. So, right now its just a matter of getting things in order before ordering it; finding space for it, building a table, laptop etc. But can you please tell me or provide a link for that keyboard/monitor? setup that you have there? That was a great idea. 👍 Keep up the great work!! Thanks so much. 🙂

@@JoeLazzara I completely understand, that is how I felt when I first got into 3d printing, but once you get into and start doing it, it all becomes second nature. Also on that set up i use a raspberry pi 4 so that way I do not have to keep my laptop out there. I do have a vid on that as well if you are interested: CNCjs Touch Screen with Raspberry Pi - controller for GRBL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2P5_hr8T4Ak.html Keyboard www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Compact-Keyboard-Touchpad/dp/B074NYCPN2/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=logitech+keyboard+usb+touchpad&qid=1631201664&sr=8-4 TOUCH SCREEN: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P1M54G6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 STAND: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DFSGR48/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 SCREEN HOLDER: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084QCJVWS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@@D.E.Hammer Thank you so much for getting back to me and for those links!! I really do appreciate it. That monitor and laptop holder thingy is perfect. Yeah, I'm hoping that once I get the initial feel for the software and how to use it and what everything controls, I won't be so stressed out about it. Thank you again for your help buddy!!

@@JoeLazzara Your welcome, and do not stress you got this!

Yes that's inches, but that's nominal. So double check with them on actual cutting area. I'm glad you liked the video.

So mine shipped via ups. You have to pay a tarrif or duties on it which came out to $75.00 Now you can pay that one of two ways. First is once the item is cleared by customs and crosses the boarder you track the shipment and there is a button that you can press to pay for it. UPS does not always update their system that you paid so print out the confrimation as a back up that you can show the driver. Otherwise you will have to pay at time of delivery so have your credit card ready. I did get all the bell and whistles avaialbe on the 30x30 and it all came in 1 very heavy box, but it was very well packaged and had no damages. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions or missed something particular, let me know.

Thank you very much for your help, keep posting all your cnc work👍👍👍

The cnc bug is real. Once you get going, ideas for what you can do just keep multiplying. Congrats on getting some more space, and enjoy your longmill. Just fyi they are working on a larger model, not sure when it will be available, cost, or if there will be a kit to upgrade. Thanks for watching and glad the video was helpful.

@@D.E.Hammer Thanks for the heads-up on the larger model. I'll wait for that. I know if you buy one model and get an upgrade kit, it ends up costing more in the end.

First Thank You for watching. I would really think about what is the largest size thing you want to make is, even if it is down the road in your adventure. Lets pretend and say its 6", well then make sure you have a cutting space of 8" (Always best to have some extra room) The 3040 and 6060 Genmistu are more rigid machines than the 3018, so they will be more similar in that regard to a Longmill than the 3018. In regards to my 3018 it is mainly used as a test and trouble shooting machine these days. The only other time I use it is if I need something small cut and I have my Longmill going as well on a long project. So for me my 3018 is still providing use. If it was not for testing and making videos I would most likely have donated it to our local school. The hard thing to answer in your shoes is do I get a 3018 and practice and see if this is something I want to do, then spend more money on upgrades, OR do I go straight to a Longmill and hope that I am set and not loose interest. Its kind of like the stock market in picking stocks and that what you invested gives you the returns you were hopping for (Not monetary in your case, but enjoyment in your hobby). Personally from what info you have given me, I would lean towards the Longmill, I just really like the machine itself and the company. HOWEVER, I would suggest going to the community groups in Facebook or their Website Forums and see what people are saying in terms of putting the machine together and the issues they have, and see if someone else is making the kind of things you are and get their thoughts. Also you will get a feel for what community you feel more at ease in and suites your way of doing things. Both communities have a great group of folks who are willing to help with trouble shooting and bouncing ideas around. I hope I have answered your questions or at least give you more to think on, if there is anything else or if I missed something let me know.

I personally have not had that issue. I do vacuum and blow off my cut area as it is cutting. I am working on a dust/chip collection system to help out in that area.

They just released homing limit switches for the longmill. Yes I did miss the adding the cross support during my initial build, but have since added.

Yeah, those darn eccentric nuts were a real head scratcher. All i know is i got them right after messing around with them for awhile. Yes it is a great machine and i am verry happy with what it is able to produce. Thank you for watching.

Here’s a recent video from Sienci re V wheel adjustment. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z7WLmOk90V4.html

Thank You, and I will be posting some more videos that are not machine specific in the coming months.

How does being a "windows guy affect your choice?

At first it just started out because I kept getting asked to how I cut my Edge Lit Acrylic Pieces, and got a little tired of typing out the answer, so I made a video I could just share. I just kept making videos after that on things that people would ask me questions about or common questions I see come up. What is important is that you find your voice and have fun making the videos.

Sorry to hear that, I know when I was mounting the legs to the table I put the screws in the wrong order and mine was off at first, but went back and put them in the correct order and that got rid of my issue of not being square. If you have done that, I would recommend going to their FB page (facebook.com/groups/mill.one) or emailing them, both the community on FB is great at helping diagnose problems and from users there who have contacted them say they have been great at helping with problems.

Duties were around $75, im not 100% sure on shipping, but i think it was around $50.

@@D.E.Hammer thank you for replying.. just subbed!

Your welcome, and Thank You!