ATC Spindle Part 11: Installation and First Chips!

[@volodimirkun]

This project is awesome, Sir. I can only imagine how happy You are with the outcome. Best wishes to You from far Ukraine.

[@ashleyward427]

My sentiments exactly, Awesome work. Very exciting.

[@Cromwell648]

The prognosis is excellent. The patient will be better than before. Congratulations.

[@DavidHerscher]

This conversion is actual fire. Watching with extinguisher in hand, keyboard bursting into flames randomly.

[@edishergiorgadze4413]

I’m one of folks who was waiting for a final "directors cut” and here we are - BRAVO James ! Best wishes from Georgia, Georgia which is on other side of the globe 😊

[@MrPatdeeee]

One of THE most interesting DIY'rs I have ever seen. A tip of the hat to James. Wow!

[@joell439]

Congratulations!!!! All of your attention to the details is paying off again. I couldn't be more happy for you. All the best...... Joel

[@LordPhobos6502]

Very nicely done 👍❤ 8:30 - looks like the best accidental conversion to a horizontal mill - great for cutting gears! 😁

[@toolbox-gua]

Yor work is awesome. You sharing it is priceless!

[@brandonlewis2599]

Congrats on finishing this project. Was fun to watch. Breathing new life into old weighs.

[@Conno9220]

Did you check the tram in the NOD of the head? I know their isn't any adjustment. But, it's good idea to check. Some G0704's need the column or head shimmed.

[@Ale_Lab]

i have a BF20L, similar mill and indeed the NOD was off. Needed shimming which I do not like it for rigidity but is the easier solution.

[@centurialinc]

I subscribed a while ago strictly for this video. It is finally here and I am soooooo Happy! Thank you for doing this. As a youtuber myself I know how much work goes into these videos and I thank you sir. Best Matt.

[@routercnc9517]

A great result there well done ! The tramming blocks were a good idea too.

[@Totalis1989]

Awesome to see this working so well! For a single (mostly relevant) point of reference: my router's spindle (750 Watt) is comfortable doing a 4mm depth of cut, 0.4mm WOC, at 24,000rpm, moving at 2.4m/min using a 2fl end mill in 6061 aluminum. Your machine is much more rigid than my router so will likely get proportionally more performance than I do :)

[@scybuck]

Great job, James! You are a true maker! Please consider the safety advantages of a single tag out/lock out for the motor controls. Ref: NFPA 70 article 430, Motor, Motor Circuits, and Controllers, and maybe an older version of UL 508. Obviously your installation is accessible only by qualified personnel, so no telling what you might have and not be in any particular danger as you are the man! However, please consider at least a label that there are two sources of energy in the controller or better, rework the controls to have a single point of tag out/lock out for more of a system/machine centric basis of thinking. Keep up the good work!

[@2012hubi]

Hello James, CONGRATULATIONS ! today is a great day ... the first chips with the new spindle! Every Saturday I look forward to a new video. Thanks for uploading. There is, however, a reason for this: I have an identical milling machine (OPTIMUM MH22V / BF20). It is conceivable that I will also rebuild my spindle. So I'm looking forward to the coming ones Performance videos. Greetings from Hamburg Achim

[@loupitou06fl]

That G0704 is only a shell of it former self :) Great work and now the ATC !

[@Andy-rq9ni]

Man that new spindle looks the business good job I've been binge watching your videos till 3 in mornings😂😂😂

[@paulmace7910]

Good job! Now for the rest of the ATC. You do such precise and thoughtful work.

[@davewilliams6172]

Wow...impressive! I love it when a plan comes together and I bet you are over the Moon with this one. A great build there James, keep up the good work, but don't go thinking that just because your mill is now so much faster, that you can now make shorter videos lol Looking forward to seeing those chips fly. Well done. 👍

[@Clough42]

I like that. Maybe I won't have to spend so much time editing the machining shots for time.

[@TAWPTool]

This is awesome James! Congratulations. Your hard work is paying off. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@crcarlsonUT]

Congratulations! Very cool to see it all come together with high performance.

[@SimjetAU]

It feels good when a well thought out plan comes together...congratulations

[@joedevine7953]

I can not wait to see what you make next. Loving the upgrades.

[@mshaw290808mi]

Wow not only does it work great but it looks beautiful like a work of art!

[@FailureIsOptional]

Your joy over this is infectious!! Awesome job. So happy for you!

[@marksanders4815]

I have big boy machines and I really dig what you're doing. Awesome stuff

[@MrCrankyface]

That mount turned out absolutely beautiful, great work!

[@Clough42]

Thank you very much! Hopefully it works as well. :)

[@wyatt007]

This is awesome! I do recommend on spindles to run around 80-85% of max spindle rpm. I’ve found it really helps keep everything happy. Great job and look forward to more vids!

[@AllenCavedo]

Super fantastic upgrade!! Excellent engineering and execution. As great an improvement as the spindle speed is over what you had, that pneumatic tool changer has to be almost as great an upgrade as the speed 😎.

[@rennkafer13]

Great to see it working so well, James. And nice chatting a bit during the Bash live feed (wiwtfab).

[@airgunningyup]

awesome , well done.. Any plans for a tool carousel

[@Dieselfitter01]

Simply incredible. I absolutely enjoy your modifications and the spindle is a beast. Cant wait for the next videos.

[@mauricerobberson4565]

Hi, very nice job so far, would you tell me what make model of the new spindle and possible where to purchase one ? Thanks

[@cannaroe1213]

So cool! Congrats on getting it all running!

[@russellhayward2359]

Absolutely amazing upgrade. Looking forward to see it run to its full potential in future projects.

[@steveaylor376]

Great work James .... really enjoy the level of detail ... precision and organization of your content

[@paultrgnp]

Inspirational James. Your attention to detail is second to none. Looking forward to your next project, whatever it may be. Cheers from Oz.

[@c4fishfood]

Very nice James! I used to have an old shop teacher that always yelled “PRODUCTIVITY!” at us, to make us work faster. That old memory came to mind with your new feed rates- that machine is going to be a serious material remover

[@johnbuffinton7324]

If you were to start over building a CNC machine would you go the same route converting a Chinese mill or would you build it all from scratch? I'm thinking of building one myself. Thanks in advance

[@robcameron6995]

Well done you. Very impressive.

[@jeroen-surf]

Congrats! Well done!

[@davepaul5636]

Love your conversion, I am looking at theFM30C for my CNC Router. How happy are you with your compressor. Do you have any idea how often it has to run to maintain the proper air pressure?

[@greybeard3759]

HUGE congratulations! Well done!

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

James, Clearly a god job done... I am sure you are very pleased... Take care Paul,,

[@darkwinter6028]

How well does it handle low-rpm operation? For example, if the workpiece was made of steel; and/or the cutter was fairly large?

[@kenaykustoms]

Hey James, I'm a long time watcher. Absolutely over the moon for you mate, all that time, effort and dedication to the task more than paid off. Job well done! Cheers, Kenay

[@GeorgeK356]

Brilliant work, James. Have you totally costed it yet? That would be interestin, I think.

[@Mistakeful_Learning]

Congratulations, looks to be working great.

[@FEV369]

I bought this Spindle maybe 4 months ago. I don't have a CNC machine yet but my order is in with AVID cnc for a 3x3 Benchtop Pro (all ballscrews). I have never used a CNC before so I very much look forward to any tests on cuts and so on that you might do with this ATC spindle. Thank you for the video.

[@Clough42]

I'd be interested to see how that works. The Avid is an aluminum extrusion gantry machine, right? I would expect that to be less rigid, but my intuition says that if the spindle is fast enough, you can get above most of the resonance modes.

[@FEV369]

@@Clough42 Thanks for the reply. Yeah, it's aluminum, but everything else is super spendy... I looked at a ShopSabre and a 4x4 is around 17k, to start... with a decent spindle like this it's over 20k. I'll only be in my machine for 10.5k I'm looking to cut mostly wood and softer metals so I think I'll be fine. If I love CNC i'd consider just making my own 4x8 and using steel. I added servos to my machine, it's all DIY so it will be a bit of a process. I wonder, have you ever considered adding servos?

[@gerardlochmans589]

Congratulations!!! Top notch!

[@jmtx.]

Very impressive! Looking forward to seeing projects using this mill!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

After seeing the finish you're getting at the speed you are, that is a total win! It also was surprising to me to hear exactly how much weight you saved by putting the new spindle on. Any thoughts as to repurposing the original head for a different tool or machine?

[@JohannSwart_JWS]

That's a sweet spindle. Bigger compressor, here we come!

[@DR-br5gb]

Man those haas style tramming bars are slick!

[@TheHhilm]

Congrats James. It has been a pleasure following you through this journey. Like your style making the videos - combining technical and theoretical content. Great work.

[@richardcurtis556]

Planning and execution! Great results and rock solid milling!

[@joecnc3341]

Love your videos. Love that ATC Spindle!!! Talk about having a lot of work done for you. Nice

[@harryworkshop4001]

Hi James, I have been watching your progress over the last few months waiting to see how the new spindle performed. With this information I will be proceeding on changing out the head on my PM-45. I have already converted it to CNC and belt drive, but I like the concept of the tool changer built into the spindle. Looking forward to your future projects. Harry

[@LarrysMachineShop]

OMG, What an awesome result. You are a hero. Cant say enough about this project. Thumbs Up huge

[@rc-cnc3431]

Nice upgrade. Just wish the spindle wasn't so expensive.

[@gigametr1zandroid554]

Hi James, Seeing you take the old head off and fighting with the quill handles got me thinking. Where is the quill handles on the new spindle? Or is the function now removed from the new part? Garvin - Rochford UK

[@portlandscott]

Well done! I'm delighted to see your fantastic results for all your hard work. I found your videos to help me as I figure out the install of my own CNCDepot S30C, and they have been incredibly helpful. Thanks!

[@MrZhefish]

i would check after tramming if your side plates of the spindle mounts are true, if so, you can tram the head much faster by moving the z up and down and indicating on that datum with a the mag base on the back column. it may also be more accurate :-) you machined them mounting plates so i would use them. maybe one can even build a fixture to speed align it, thus making angles cuts a more reoccurring event. just my two cents. thanks for the idea with the grub screw thingy, very good!

[@MichaelLloyd]

Wow. What a great project this turned out to be!

[@TheJR914]

Amazing cuts 😀 !

[@TERRYB0688]

Very impressive, do you have a link to the supplier and spec

[@DPTech_workroom]

Why did you adjust only in one axis the head? What about tilting forward, or backward?

[@Clough42]

This mill has no nod adjustment.

[@dannirr]

Well done - lovely conversion. I much prefer the BT30 holders over the TTS holders when I switched from a Tormach 770 to the 1100MX.

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

very good video..thanks for your time

[@David_11111]

hmm I would like to know more about how the coolant system works ? venturi ?

[@dmitrygolovkin4255]

Did you configured VFD in Vector mode or V/F? I highly recommend vector mode with autotune.

[@TomChame]

Awesome job from start to finish, including your presentation, well done.

[@nicholasogden7187]

Are you worried that the G0704 won't be rigid enough to use such a powerful spindle motor?

[@Chemist1076]

Back in April, with the pandemic shut down, my hair was getting too long, driving me crazy. So my wife used the cat hair trimmer and I got a military buzz cut. Was a relief...

[@Ale_Lab]

Awesome spindle. I would advice to conenct it to Mach3. Having a VFD you can probably command it with 0-10V signal through the VFD.

[@arnljotseem8794]

Interesting spindle. Are you going to test on steel as well?

[@DZMech]

That looks absolutely amazing! Nice work!

[@Chris-bg8mk]

Good job man! Did you do any checking to see that the head is not "nodding"? Recommend a circular tram check in the plane of the table, then check every so often after cutting heavy to ensure no drift.

[@j1g2004]

Awesome work. However, I was wondering if there is any concern about flex in the mounting bracket joints? To me it seems like this would be the weakest point in the setup.

[@Clough42]

Could be. It has plates on three different planes, so you would have to actually rack a solid aluminum plate to make it move. Aluminum does have some elasticity, so we'll see.

[@dimimexmaquinadosyautomati8217]

Hi. Can you mill steel with this spindle?

[@jacobbotden5641]

I'm not experienced with these specific spindles but on the larger machines I work on, the case Pressurization requires a much lower pressure than full shop air, I couldn't see a manual to check for these spindles.

[@WCollinsWhiteIII]

Do you have a Link to the ATC spindle itself? Please and thanks.

[@gertskjlstrup1804]

Congrats! Cant wait to see it in action. Good work Sir!!!

[@squelchstuff]

Congratulations and looking good there sir. I've never seen such a fine haircut.

[@billstrahan4791]

Kidding aside, finished the video now. So happy for you! I know how great that feels, and your enthusiasm is obvious in your video. Time to make stuff...faster. :)

[@johnb6599]

Very nice James. I am interested in this conversion for a Tormach 1100. Will you be able to control it with Path Pilot? Thanks for the content.

[@Kicker700]

It's hard to really tell on video. But how loud is it really? Free spin and in cut?

[@GroovyDrifter]

IT'S ALIVE!!! YOUR CREATION IS ALIVE!!!

[@seanrodden6151]

Congrats James! It's a good feeling when a project not only comes to completion but actually works! Time to upscale a GTWR indicator holder for your coolmist, I reckon!

[@WirtReality]

Beautiful! Well done!

[@Steelcrafted]

Have you thought about adding a c6 spindle control board? It treats yours spindle like another axis and will control the on/off and speed with step and direction pulses from your break out board...they're super cheap, like $30...I put one on my Bridgeport controlling my hyunyang vfd and it works awesome...takes m3 and m5 commands from g-code and sets your speed automatically...

[@grahamdodson9277]

Great video James! I have been looking forward to you get to this point in the project🙂 Would you be willing to run a 1/2 inch end mill at 3/4 depth of cut at full RPM. I am curious how much torque you have. I run that same cut on my BF20 at .03 WOC and approx 30 IPM. I have a belt drive and a 1 kW spindle motor.

[@chrisj4570g]

GIVE'R! So can you controll the VFD from your software, or will you have to always use the VFD panel?

[@mikemolt9770]

Congrats James! It has to be very satisfying to see this work out as planned. Perhaps it's just the camera angles, but man it sure seems like you get your fingers close to those end mills as they spin down.

[@andy-man3405]

my mans got a $4k spindle on a $2k machine. Love it!

[@Clough42]

That's one way to think about it. Another would be that I got 80% of the capability of a $15K CNC machine for $6K.

[@BGraves]

Ditch mach and come on over to uccnc! Been eyeing this spindle for ATC for ages. diy 4'x8' router table

[@keenanbarker3436]

This is so cool to see it all come together. It just looks so professionally done. I am probably going to think about trying to upgrade my spindle when I have some time. Could you maybe do a couple test to see how it handles low speeds like with a drill that needs a fair amount of torque?

[@Clough42]

Yeah. That will be coming. Wish I had a quill, but we should be able to just ramp up slowly.

[@nickp4793]

Great job! Thanks for sharing the journey. Those final cuts sure sounded smooth! I bet you could go full depth on the end mill and 100 thou on the width of cut with no issues using that end mill.

[@davebroere9078]

this was WAY COOL. Curious as to how you ended up in the head NOD direction.

[@greener121]

can almost hear you ear to ear smile, ohhhhhh YEAAAA!