CNC Milling Machine on a Budget - Aciera F4 with Linux CNC

[@davidsamways]

Well done, you've made a good job of this. I have an F4 myself and had toyed with the idea of CNCing it. However, I now have a Fehlman Picomax CNC that's almost in an operational state. Cool soundtrack too BTW.

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@danielkruger4305]

More Linux CNC videos please.🙂

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Is there anything in particular you'd like to see? An update video about newly made modifications is certainly due 😃

[@danielkruger4305]

@@FliVisualsMedia I guess the details of configuration of hardware and software. More information on the interface you use would be nice.

[@raytron1138]

Its really good to see you back making videos. Very cool project. Yes more videos on your other project as well. I liked all your RC repair videos gave me the push I needed to just go for it. Give us some background on what you been doing all this time you been gone. Thanks

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Hi Raymond, thanks so much for the support, and I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! I shall document more of my project, some of which are also rc related still, such as some tiltiwing VTOL aircraft. Thanks once again.

[@TheFeralEngineer]

Came out great, dude! 👌👌👌👌

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Thank you Mr Linux Oracle 😃

[@alessandromeyer4888]

Very cool, great job! I have a F3 sitting in my Garage waiting to be fully torn apart to get it into the workshop in the basement. I plan on doing the same and even though its a different machine its nice to have a role model. 🙂

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Should be good! I have been enjoying using such an old well built machine. Best of luck with your conversion 😃

[@toma.cnc1]

Nicely done. Greetings from tommylight.

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Ahh its baby steps, one day I will hopefully be able to do some of the stuff you've managed on your machines!! Thanks - Olly

[@abcDEF-tk8kg]

Nice one - well done. I'm currently converting a 1960's Elliott Omnimill to CNC. OIr to be more truthful, I've taken on a previously converted Elliott and making some big mods an d changes. I hope I get as far as youy have. Happy chips!

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Thanks! Are you also planning to use linuxcnc?

[@SEN3Dcom]

Great work on the upgrade, looks great! Would love to see the setup for the "box of doom" 😅 Any plans/ideas for further upgrades in the future?

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Thanks for the comment! Hoping to make some better coolant guards and encode the spindle so it can do rigid tapping and other useful features. I'll endeavour to show the horrendous wiring job in an upcoming video 😳😳 It's mainly power supplies, a pc, an FPGA board and some stepper drivers. And a lot of questionable cable management...

[@paco3447]

Huge task. Awesome.

[@VitorDuarte-xs4og]

It's really satisfying to watch your great work. I'm Trying to restore one machine like that, but I'm having some trouble to find the original Wiring Diagram. If you have the original wiring diagrams, can you make them available? ACIERA F4

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Hi Vitor, I have an original manual with all the wiring details, what's your email?

[@manossikalis5988]

hi . I am from greece and i have the same machine with yours . I need the part in 3;40 of video . do you sale this part

[@FliVisualsMedia]

Hello, the part sliding around at that time stamp is stock from the machine, I'm afraid I don't have one for sale

[@ralphalexander4223]

Sorry to be harsh but If you can't use this as a manual machine what makes you think you have a hope NC?

[@FliVisualsMedia]

I have much more experience with CNC machines and mills, so far this mills usage has been very successful and the conversion has been worthwhile

[@pauln3007]

I think he'll be ok.