1. Ultimate Bee 1515 Bulkman 3D unboxing

[@tnsfinest]

Loved the video series. Mine will be arriving tomorrow so Ive ran thru the series multiple times.

[@G28CNC]

Thanks for the feedback, good luck on the build and hit me up if you run into issues!

[@tnsfinest]

@@G28CNC so far so good. I been having your videos playing in the background while building mine. They definitely help.

[@ragrazila]

Great video! Thanks for detailed demo.

[@G28CNC]

Thanks for checking it out, happy you found it

[@emilelacasse3367]

love the video's, you mentioned about sag on the x gantry, i believe, so you went with the 1.5kw was just wondering how bad the sag was and what length was the x aise. would also like your feedback on closed loop

[@G28CNC]

I ended up actually taking some measurements- it’s not too bad and knowing what I do now, I would have just gotten the 2.2kw for the 1515 - here’s that video: CNC Rigidity; comparing the flex of an Ultimate Bee 1515 and Queen Bee Pro 7575 #cncrouter #diycnc kzbin.infofACMqH_SIKE?feature=share

[@lukasengqvist]

Thanks for overview. Looking forward to the build. going 1015, but studying videos on build while I wait for parcels

[@G28CNC]

Very cool, I definitely recommend having your table in place and ready to go, it’ll make it so much easier. I just released the y axis assembly yesterday and am wrapping up the next video on the spoil board, base and drag chain guide so hopefully those will be helpful for you as well- happy building and feel free to hit me up if you run into problems

[@graveurgraveur2691]

Looking foward to your build.

[@G28CNC]

Great, the first video will be ready in the next day or two- assembling the y axis. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@AkinetikFitness]

This is so cool, just ordered my Ultimate Bee kit a few days ago. I’m both excited and nervous for this upgrade, I’ve only owned an Xcarve, that is all I know so I have a lot to learn

[@G28CNC]

Awesome! I hope this gave you an idea of what to expect! I’m getting ready to release the first build video “assembling the y axis” and am in the process of the next one, “assembling the spoil board and frame”. I already have a queenbee pro from BulkMan 3D and it has been great. What controller option did you go with for your Ultimate Bee?

[@AkinetikFitness]

@@G28CNC it definitely did. Looking forward to seeing the build videos

[@TheAusherGuy]

I got the 1500x1000 queen bee from bulkman. Quite impressed with the machine for the price. Came well packaged. Now that theres an ultimate bee upgrade kit for it i plan on getting it.

[@G28CNC]

Honestly my queenbee runs just as well as my ultimate bee. The big gain is that it has a ball nut rather than the threaded delrin block. My delrin hasn’t been an issue yet but it is always in the back of my mind that it could strip in an instant. How is your queen bee holding up?

[@TheAusherGuy]

@@G28CNC I've had it for about 3 years now. I got the 2.2kw spindle. Been great so far. I use the openbuilds blackbox controller with it. The weight of the spindle never seemed to be an issue. It's a pretty rigid machine for it's size. No play or slop anywhere.

[@nelsoncastano9779]

Hello friend, it looks like a very powerful and robust machine, I like it because it uses Hiwin-type linear guides.

[@phannafan1]

Good afternoon. What would you say would be a safe table size for 1000x1500 set up. The video is Awesome and VERY HELPFUL. Thank you very much for the video

[@G28CNC]

Thanks so much for the support- I’m not sure if you saw this video in the series but it may help you to decide on a table size for the 1000mm dimension - I’d plan to leave a few inches beyond regardless if you plan to enclose it or not. You’ll need about 7 inches beyond the mm dimension given to account for motor overhang and cable room if you’re going to build a full enclosure. 8. Ultimate Bee - 1515 Dimensions/ Actual Size kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4TcgqibZZqgqdk

[@marionavarro8229]

Hello, what's your opinion of this machine vs the queenant pro v2??

[@G28CNC]

To be honest, I still prefer to use my queenbee- it may be that I know its behavior better but it just seems like there are fewer quirks with it. What size are you thinking of getting

[@marionavarro8229]

@@G28CNC 1250x750 cutting area. Finally I'm getting a PrintNC.

[@WestCoastADV]

haha my local bulkmancnc distributor (South Africa) included links to your videos for the assembly process your obviously doing something right :P keep it up man your content has been a wealth of information for me while I wait for shipping and rest assured im gonna grow really tired of your voice once I start assembling :'D I imagine I probably count for like 50% of the views on each build video

[@G28CNC]

That’s awesome- maybe I should have been a little more animated. To keep from boring people 😂 feel free to hit me up if you run into any problems and good luck- it’s a really fun experience

[@Luandrn]

Would that be neotronics? Or is there another one? I’m about to buy one myself but the feedback and reviews on this thing is so extremely limited that I’m just not sure if it’s worth it.

[@G28CNC]

@@Luandrn the machine is from Bulkman 3D, they’re a Chinese supplier. It’s my second machine from them and I’m happy with both so far!

[@AkinetikFitness]

You mentioned that you were wiring the vfd and power supply separately. Does that mean you’ll have to manually adjust the speeds of your spindle or will you still be able to adjust it from your controller

[@G28CNC]

I’m only wiring the 120v ac input separately so I can plug them into the wall on separate breakers. The control (PWM and enable signal) will still come from the motion controller, which is the grbl controller in my case. I think you said you grabbed the xpro controller so it’s still applicable to you but just wired slightly different. Either way, the controller will still turn the spindle on and off and automatically change the rpm, it just avoids tripping a breaker in the middle of a cut

[@AkinetikFitness]

@@G28CNC makes sense, I think I’m just over thinking it

[@G28CNC]

I think that’s normal, always gotta be cautious not to burn anything out immediately. When I wired up the spindle on my queen bee I stared at it for like two days before I finally fired it up hahaha. I wouldn’t surprise myself if I do the same in this build

[@barbiegirl102986]

did you make your table? I know a 5x5 is kinda hard to find premadw

[@G28CNC]

On this one I went with the Kreg system- it ended up costing about the same as the steel I bought and welded for my first cnc. Here’s the video so you can see if it would work for you : Ultimate Bee CNC table build - Kreg Tool work bench #diycnc #cncrouter #woodworking kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWW2qKhuobl7f5Y

[@robeaux]

Very cool video! Out of curiosity, which shipping method did you choose? DDU or DDP? And if you did DDU, did you have to pay customs?

[@G28CNC]

I did the fedex/DHL option that was up there and did not have any issue with customs. I’ll also note that the last machine I bought from bulkman did not have any additional customs fee either and that was just about a year ago to the day now. Super easy experience. Also, I think some models may be shipping from the US either now or very soon as they had mentioned they now have a warehouse in CA I think

[@SAMSUSAM]

Привет! Вчера впервые запустил свой 1015. Было предсказуемо увидеть как он дергается на больших скоростях, потому что контроллер DDCS имел изначально большие значения. И конечно ты знаешь, что на больших скоростях шариковый винт начинает танцевать)) Я хочу спросить, какие скорости ты установил для ручных и автоматических передвижений по осям Y и X ?

[@G28CNC]

For jogging and rapids I did max travel at 2500mm/min on x,y,z. I tried higher and had some not pleasant sounds. I have heard that is common for 24v and upping the voltage (to something like 36v) to the controller can give better results. I have also read but not tested that there is a dip and then around 3000mm/min and up it works again. Maybe something to do with resonance/vibration at a particular speed?

[@SAMSUSAM]

Я только что из мастерской, сделал тестирование и получил следующие результаты для ручного перемещения: на 2500 ось Y больше подверженные вибрациям винта, чем м на скорость 4000(!!!) 🤷🏻‍♂️🤪 При этом, если скорость по Y установить на 5000, то вибрации снова увеличиваются. В итоге я установил скорость передвижения для ручного режима: Y - 4000, X- 4000, Z - 2000. а для режима “HOME” X,Y,Z - 1000. Если делаю скорость выше, то мои механические датчики деформируются из-за большой силы моторов и инерции движения🙂 P.S. У меня моторы с замкнутым контуром и получают питание от 36V

[@G28CNC]

Yup, exactly what I heard, there are ranges where it’s fine even at higher velocity. I think it has a lot to do with how you tension the ball screw to the bearing blocks and the nut to the plate. I was surprised at how much flex the ball screw has, it is not a very large diameter so I understand but I still would have expected it to be a bit more rigid haha.

[@SAMSUSAM]

@@G28CNC Ошибка инженеров в том, что они не учли симметричные посадочные места под вторую гайку. Ну и саму вторую гайку. Думаю что вторая гайка работала бы как успокоитель. Я попробовал придерживать винт в момент движения пластины и это так же сработало как успокоитель. Кроме того, второй рельс снизу так же частично снял бы эту "проблему". У тебя ведь X и Y 1500 мм. Посмотри как на одинаковой скорости поведут себя эти винты. Это будет очень любопытный опыт, который мог бы подсказать разработчикам, как можно сделать легкую модернизацию)