3D PRINTED CNC CUTS METAL (from scratch)

The files to make your own can be found here:
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It works! The 3D Printed CNC MkII is finished and it works beautifully. I made a test cut for an HTD5M 100 tooth gear in less than 45 minutes in 6mm aluminium plate and it was perfect!! Imagine what can we do with this!!!
Incredibly I did not break a single bit during the making on this video, I invested quite some time with that poplar soft plywood refining the process and I go quite good at it (as good as to not break bits).
As you may remember there was a previous version of this that ended up becoming a donor in a "part" emergency. This revised version is easier to assemble, more refined and can be printed in smaller printers.
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[@tbandikoota]

A thing of beauty! I wonder how many viewers realize the amount of effort that goes into 3D designing a CNC Router, and then making a video and editing it this well. You are gifted and an inspiration.

[@Elpollo973]

I do, I did one too. No video about it, yet*, as I'm still working on a RPi software allowing me to let the machine work alone without my computer collecting dust and metal chips ! It's quite nice to see a project come to life, and not killing anyone right after powering up :D

[@justd3fy]

@white he used what he had :)

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

thats because we CNC people are patient and gifted talented folk and love our hobby. 😄

[@mastabas]

@white there are steel threaded rods inside the aluminum. also the linear rails... the machine is clamped to the bench. it works just fine

[@To-mos]

@white Now he can CNC himself parts for a new CNC machine made out of steel.

[@rhadiem]

As someone who built a 48" x 48" CNC machine kit, this was quite the thing to DESIGN and then BUILD. You have some serious skills, loving the videos.

[@AT_Automation]

As an engineer who loves building diy cnc stuff. You have an amazing talent! I honestly am blown away at how gifted you are at building stuff with simple tools. Lining up linear rails is really hard and you did it beautifully

[@Flapdr01]

I don't see him lining up the rails anywhere?

[@AT_Automation]

Flapdrol well I mean obviously he did eh? It wouldn’t run if not.

[@amadine770]

Truly well put-he has exceptional talent and my worries about the Makita drill not living up to the task evaporated when he demoed the completed project.

[@Flapdr01]

@@AT_Automation Would still run if compliant enough.

[@MCircuits]

Simple tools yeah right..I have not seen any video who built their CNC machine from scrap materials that works as it should. All bunch of video all over KZbin channel uses power tools. Damn freak.

[@lionellediaz2566]

About 95% working on the actual project, 5% talk! You just got a new subscriber! Please continue making more projects, or perhaps lessons about CNCs

[@mallingdave]

Love how your editing style has improved over time.. must take as long as the projects..

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks! This one went a bit too far, this has almost an entire week of editing

[@chrisdub8883]

Ivan Miranda A week! Now that's commitment. But it was worth it, great to watch 👍🏻

[@DavidBauer38]

I was just about to say I like the editing as much as Ivan’s fantastic projects!

[@MCsCreations]

Yeap, I definitely agree! 🖖😃

[@xxportalxx.]

@@ivanmirandawastaken the quality is deserving of the effort!

[@Dan-qp1el]

Ivan, i like the technique you used for securing the square tubing together with threaded rod.....I dont have a welder, so this is a great solution.

[@shane142]

I like how you think outside of the box and keep things simple in how it's constructed, That everyone dose not need state of the art tools like a tig welder to to hold the whole thing together.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I won't lie to you, I'd love a TIG welder but yeah, I could even have done it without the grinder and the miter saw. Thanks!!

[@some1else787]

Your bracket designs for 3D printing are Awesome Good Sir. And I'd like to thank you for getting me motivated to return to my own CNC router design/build. Something I'd just ignored for too long now. Incredible Build!

[@burylad4eva]

i love this guy . He makes things look so easy. I nearly cut my hand off turning the lathe on now a days lol !

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

The magic of editing!

[@Volt64bolt]

I agree,although with the proper skill;training and tools it does get quite easy.

[@damiens8698]

Adam Savage is that you?

[@JoseVGavila]

I have done plenty of CNC cuts and I add some small supporting points on the last cut layer (i.e. small uncut parts) so the part won't get loose when the cutting ends. The downside is that you have to remove those small uncut parts later and the piece can't be extracted so easily. But you can save some damage to the finished parts (and even flying parts!) doing it that way. I use less than 1mm large supports for most pieces, two on opposite sides of the design

[@rubixrj7074]

Great video, excellent editing, loved it. Tips: Run a pass with a big end mill over your waste board to level it with the spindle so each layer is 100% in contact with the material.; Use lock tight on all bolts!

[@pixelsmaster5452]

I've been following Ivan's projects for a long time and learning a lot from him. I just realized that my best take away from Ivan has been " maintaining a positive outlook " during the execution of bigger projects ... and ... " Good enough is really good enough ! "

[@CountryMaster16]

i just found your channel by accident but im overwelmed at how much of a genius you are, im really really impressed

[@victoralvaro7676]

I'm very impressed. I see this video for third or more time and I think that this tutorial is one of the best for made DIY CNC, at least, that I have seen, and I have seen a lot of DIY CNC videos

[@MrCybergladiator]

Excellent video! One suggestion though, it might be a good idea to use tabs to stop the cut out piece shifting and getting ruined or ruining the cutting but. Keep up the good work!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Absolutely, I was doing just tests, final parts will get much more love, thanks for the tip!

[@linkintiger]

@@ivanmirandawastaken awesome build did you tested milling in steel or aluminum only?

[@matthewf1979]

Ivan! You gotta make spacers/plugs for the extrusions you have a bolt running through. They’ll support the opposing walls so you can tighten stuff down without deformation or parts slipping.

[@TheDro]

9:09 Nice Catch!

[@hadinossanosam4459]

The most impressive thing about this isn't even the editing... it's how you can route aluminium with one NEMA17 per axis and GT2 belts, while my homemade 3D printer with the same motors and belts can't even keep itself from losing steps when it's squeezing out some plastic! Great job, _you wizard_

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

The trick? GT 12 tooth pulleys instead of 20 tooth

[@jasoncreech4486]

As usual I am completely blown away by your incredible project. I need this machine in my life!!!!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Yeah!

[@frankvonthienen3862]

Hi Ivan didn‘t pop by a couple of month, was really busy time. I am happy I found this vid. It inspired me to finish my MPCNC, which is resting abt 1,5yrs now :-) I mean everything is almost finished, just align it to the board, level it, and it is done :-) Thanks for your inspiration... Stay safe

[@willierants5880]

I feel this is one of the more unappreciated maker/3d printing channels on KZbin. Let's help change that! Ivan should be at 500k subs by now. Help get the word out.

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

Fantastic use of plastic and aluminium and sublime skill with both. I have a workbee and this is a good machine. My only comment is that I never have the electrics for the machine on the machine, I always have them in their own box on the wall away from the machine simply as so much dust gets into the motion control board and I have a water cooled spindle. I just have a emergency stop on the front left, thats all.

[@integza]

Thats awesome hermano! Need me one of those !

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Yeah!

[@johnwoods9380]

Thank you working so hard to build your CNC and documenting your efforts. You have inspired me to work hard and bring home a paycheck and to pay someone else to build a metal cutting CNC for me

[@joaoferreira563]

I love your energy and the work you develop here on this channel! A lot of the stuff I do is because of your videos!! Keep up the awesome work and... make something!!!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Mission accomplished!

[@thestaples89]

Great build! Something you might want to consider is put tabs on the buttom of the parts so they dont come loose while the router is running, only problem is you will have to cut them after its done but it will keep the part from coming loose and hitting the router

[@BeanzAndBrass]

I love how the chanel evolved like the new editing stile and music and tool upgrades as upose to the small shack and bad tools i love it good job

[@JC-qy9pt]

I design CNC machines for many years. But I have to say this is an amazing and stable design!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Wow! Thanks! It has been in heavy use the last few months and it is still going strong

[@the_golden_ingot]

The way you record and edit your videos truly makes them especially special !

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Those thin rubbery toothed belts would not look out of place on a printer. Then again, those tiny motor pulleys would need a thin belt...Kudos for the M12 threaded rod tie bars though, and the overall mechanical proportion and layout. So happy you called it a Router too. It's not and never will be a CNC Milling Machine.

[@andreicheptea8020]

I really respect the time and effort that you put into this project and I really like how you made it look so easy. You are a source of inspiration.

[@lake5044]

While watching this, I'm imagining a dystopia where most technological advancement was lost and you're trying to automate rebuilding stuff... With the right knowledge and raw materials, you can probably get back on track in less than a year.

[@WillWinder]

Great job! I've been watching your videos for a while, so it was a nice surprise to see you using my software to control your machine. You really make it look easy.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Your software made it way easier, thanks a lot for your contribution!!

[@The1Creston]

Not only is your project amazing, but the video editing and finished content is so entertaining!

[@francescovalle8678]

Omg It cuts the aluminium perfectly 🤩

[@AndersJackson]

It is about sharp tools and the proper speed. Then you can make steel. It will take way too long though. :-)

[@1SweetPete]

@@AndersJackson and machine rigidity from work to endmill.

[@AndersJackson]

@@1SweetPete Yes, that limits how fast one can mill.

[@pqgscott]

Ivan, I'm addicted to watching your videos! I find my self watching them more than once they are awesome and excellent work! Something tells me I'll be buying your plans and building this CNC router!

[@Mobile_Dom]

honestly this looks cleaner than some of the commerical CNCs ive used

[@Reegareth]

pretty amazing what you can do these days with a little money and a lot of smarts. The fact that digital prototyping can translate into real-life products without the assistant of a huge team is amazing!

[@justinallen4903]

This is one of the best build videos I've ever seen! Great editing as always Ivan!

[@thedocdodge]

I could be in the worst mood ever and be happy when I watch Ivan's videos. He's so full of enthusiasm that I totally cannot be angry. lol

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Your beard is looking majestic, my friend.

[@aslaf0]

Why have I seen you in every 3D printer/CNC channel comment section today 😱. I really appreciate the fact that your really active in the community!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

@@aslaf0 I dunno? I just really appreciate how much awesome there is in this 3d printing community. I just need this pandemic to get done so I can travel again and hug everyone.

[@maharishi9111]

Sir your video style and editing skills are marvelous beside your knowledge on fabricating stuffs. You are not only making good stuffs but putting your extra efforts on placing camera in suitable angles. Which takes a lot of patience and time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌻

[@cosmo9882]

Excellent. Please be careful wiping away burs with your finger I could almost feel them piercing my skin 😓. It is a fantastic cut on the aluminium. 👍😎

[@glennmartonic6376]

HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE...THE TANK, THE CNC, SAND DRAWING......OUTSIDE THE BOX STUFF...... JUST GREAT

[@RonaldFinger]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@wjpreslar]

This? It's nice, but you should watch your own channel if you want to see absolutely fantastic.

[@DivyesshSivakumar]

Anything and everything can be printed..the strength is just a matter of design...He proved this theory

[@kerseyfabs]

Very nice job! I'd love to build one as well. I can't wait on the files!

[@rollandelliott]

he is realeasing them to patreon subscribers worth the $5/month!!! please join!

[@theprecisedeveloper4304]

You make me jealous and I don't get jealous easily. Excellent machine man. Kudos!

[@salutoitoi]

Watching your video: your editiing skills improved ! Good job

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks for noticing!

[@devers6]

What a wonder it is to see those magnificently complex and intricate 3d printed parts come together, and to know that if they were made of metal they would likely be castings or insanely expensive parts milled from billet. Sure, they likely took hundreds of hours to print, but much of that time could be spent sleeping. We are living in wondrous times.

[@IdenticXP]

Finally you´re back!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Yessss!

[@skynet3d]

You don’t need to screw the stock to the wasteboard all the time. Not even with aluminium if you don’t do too aggressive passes. Use painter’s tape on both the stock and the wasteboard and superglue them together. The tape is strong enough to hold even the parts that come loose, but easy to remove.

[@Kenopy]

Building skill: 10/10 Marker skill: 11/10

[@squirrelrobotics]

A sharpie is any maker's best friend.

[@DeeJayh]

You can drill the center hole on parts you intend to cut, interrupt your cut, and lay a nail through the hole so the final part won't move until you pry the nail out. That will let the CNC finish it's cuts and put less work on you to finish the part :)

[@danedwards_ee]

Shuddered when you stuck your fingers near the bit while it was running.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

It looked worse than it was, camera angles can look tricky sometimes.

[@khanhphaminh1175]

@@ivanmirandawastaken Hello. Which router did you use?

[@cklamNL]

It's shown literally at 13:15

[@khanhphaminh1175]

@@cklamNL ok thank you so much

[@NixCM]

still safer than me in the kitchen :P

[@jasongamer8649]

Very impressive! I really like the trapped nuts that get friction fit buy the same bolt used to install it and use it. Really good accuracy for the design, I did not expect belts to hold tolerance like that .

[@RamyRC]

Amazing work!

[@rockingflute4772]

Hi Ivan I am from INDIA and to be honest I specially liked your intro you are full of energy don't know what you were making but it looked fascinating. I have always loved people of west for there knowledge dedication commitment towards work. Although I have never travel led beyond INDIA due to limited funds but knowledge from people around the world has always fascinated me . I keep exploring new videos about how things can be made .

[@UncleJessy]

Good lord man, all these shots/edits. Beautiful stuff.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks mate!!

[@kingsleyjamal5898]

instablaster.

[@SVRsoundproduction]

You are a genius, thank you very much for being there and sharing your experience with us!)

[@Lozoot2]

Welcome to the world of CNC! _"It's like 3D printing, but in reverse!"_ Double sided tape (or the good ol painter's tape and superglue sandwich) will soon become your best friend 😁

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

what about carpet tape ?

[@Lozoot2]

Carpet tape works nice enough for larger workpieces but has too much give for my taste when using on smaller stock

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

Like 3D printing but more predictable.

[@MattJFilms]

A suction table would be nice as well!

[@EZY3DLAB]

Your build videos are so therapeutic to watch. My inner maker is so happy! Keep it up Ivan!

[@MadeWithLayers]

Nice

[@Masso1973]

Super, love it, your enthusiasm is cool. I really like the no nonsense design and the parts you print reflect that, nice and clean, do exactly what they’re supposed to do, no fuss. Bravo 👏

[@tokagehideto]

4:57 Wait a minute! is that a hammer?... who are you?

[@hansdegroot9300]

It has to be fake a hammer and no spacers.

[@mardoksan]

And where is the magic saw?

[@Volt64bolt]

And at 4:20 and 6:09

[@BlueSky_BlueSky]

I was also shocked!

[@guidomersmann9744]

So it is all Fake. Itmwas to good to be true!

[@kylecarter7293]

Omg Ive been wanting to build a CNC Router for sometime now but couldnt find a way to make it cheap and cut well was gonna start from scratch in fusion 360 but having these files saved me so much headaches

[@jamessheridan88]

Do you have the models available? Is this open hardware?

[@jamesball6069]

a joy to watch with the hours of editing!!!!!!! Truly a labor of love.

[@tiborbalogh3361]

Hello Ivan, May I know when will be the BOM and the STLs available on your home page? Thank you in advance for your feedback.

[@rollandelliott]

he is realeasing them to patreon subscribers worth the $5/month!!! please join!

[@ГеоргийСлавин-р8п]

I absolutely don't understand how it was possible to drill so much holes all in line. I've almost made my mini drill machine for pcbs drilling, but I discovered that I can't make hole exactly at the place where I want to, even for two holes. And here we have a ton of holes all in one line by the Manual Drilling and that makes portal move smootly.

[@jhonatassouza3802]

can you share with us more details about the project, files, draw. i want made one

[@zimmi5210]

This is just amazing, i did not expect these 3D printed parts to be so sturdy, that you can mill aluminum with them

[@jappiemoto]

Damn how many hours was this printing in total?

[@1gambler18]

Looks like a month of 3d printing all the pieces hahaha

[@black8joker]

The amazing quality and quantity of the work you've done is simply AMAZING ! You really disserve the support! Can't wait more to have a similar workshop to do things in the same spirit. Great JOB !!!!!!!!

[@ralmslb]

Love it. Will you be sharing the 3D printing parts SLTs? Also how much did it cost in the end everything?

[@oilio5465]

Also what stepper motors and drivers did you use?

[@henry67278]

@@oilio5465 he said nema 17 and he obviously used a4988, tmc 2100 or the drv ones a4988 are the all round best choice

[@rollandelliott]

he is realeasing them to patreon subscribers worth the $5/month!!! please join!

[@eqnish]

I too would love to know the over all cost of materials!

[@TheDistur]

I know other channels have said music does better vs explaining and I suppose you have explained these concepts already but I do enjoy the talking videos personally. Either way thanks for the video!

[@royassas]

Hey Ivan! Once again, a really great build! Thanks for all your hard work. You inspired me to build my own machines and yesterday I fired my first 100W CO2 laser in our makerspace. Do you have any advice on how to tune velocity, acceleration and jerk - other then just winging it?

[@bastelmichl4241]

Super Projekt, gut gelöst. Mach weiter so.

[@davidedeangelis1490]

Hey I've watched this video some months ago and just came back, cause I'd like to make one. I'd like to know what was the cost for the entire assembly. Thank you!

[@chrisgulotta]

according to his BOM, its roughly $620.00 US

[@crocus80]

Your videos are truly inspiring for all the DIY and makers!

[@DeusVultCult]

Can we talk about the IKEA “drill” at 03:00?

[@typer93]

builds beautiful designed plans, makes a CNC machine, build a 3d printer, use an IKEA DRILL ...

[@EcoMouseChannel]

Now just build a vacuum table underneath with the spoil board being the part that gets a skim surfacing pass. Torsion box method makes it flat and rigid. A shop vac can pull enough vacuum, if you want to just set up a grid of 1mm holes on a 50x50 grid pattern. But if you go with a real regenerative vacuum pump, it can pull through the MDF top, after skimming both sides.

[@Joys43]

Bonjour Super travail ! Les fichiers 3d sont t’il disponible ? Merci

[@omargalil7672]

I'm amazed by the amount of work that you put in to make this! Thank you for sharing your talent

[@madeariartha2546]

those long bolt joints , is a great idea

[@alexche1850]

True masterpiece! It was a pleasure to watch!

[@TechMasterRus]

4:45 Does the frame really hold only on friction between aluminum tubes? There should be at least some inserts or they can be welded together.

[@belgoryuch]

Красавчик) Спасибо тебе огромное за то что ты делаешь..и за то КАК ты это делаешь: весело, легко и непринуждённо. Глядя на твоё творчество, в очередной раз убеждаешься что не боги горшки обжигают;) Успеха тебе и настроения!

[@zdenekstrouhal1191]

Have a good day. A machine like this has always been my dream. How do you control it? What software do you use?

[@plazmotech5969]

Looks like it just takes gcode! So any software that outputs gcode will do the trick!

[@rdineshkrish]

Fantastic Ivan Miranda, you are a star !

[@chrashmaster1234]

I love this chanel and all your videos. My son is 4 years old, and he only eats lunch if he is watching your videos😂 Thanks for that😂

[@radry100]

belt driven cnc? not a good idea...

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

If all my bad ideas work this well... bring'em on!!!

[@1pcfred]

A crappy GRBL controller and unsupported thin aluminum frame rails are not the best either. But hey it works for him.

[@androsefernandes134]

This was so satisfying to watch! its so clean work! Keep it up!

[@tomharrell1954]

I THINK ITS BEAUTIFUL

[@arabtechnical]

Something very beautiful, brother.

[@arttutorialsgd7679]

Hey can you make another screw drive tank👌👍

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Not yet... 🤔🤔

[@notblackmagic158]

Watch Colin Furze current project, he is building one!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I did build one too... (insert sad face...)

[@notblackmagic158]

@@ivanmirandawastaken I watched that video to :D Now that both of you are professional tank builders there needs to be a battle. Fireworks vs Nerf balls!

[@3d-fokus_CAX]

First Imperfection at 4:41 🙂 Absolute perfection until that moment

[@slowmotion1419]

Goog job in my opinion KZbin should give you the video number one

[@JohnWeland]

Man oh man, I need to build that 3D printer and this CNC. It would be so handy in my community right now.

[@sasab7584]

It is a beautifully designed machine. I like it very much. It is more expensive than MPCNC because of the linear rails, but it is also far more sturdy and more usable.