Custom Aluminum Footpegs - CNC Machined on HAAS TM-1

One of a set of custom CNC machined aluminum footpegs.
CAD by SolidWorks
CAM by HSMWorks
Machined on HAAS TM-1 Toolroom Mill

[@MOREENGINEERING]

I like the comment about "why not just buy one?" When you have your toys (CNC Mill) you want to play with it. It is not about being cheap or better, it is more about making it and having it on somebody's bike or such just adds a bit. As machinists sometimes we just gotta make something..even if it does not serve a purpose sometime. I love making things on my Tormach, despite the fact that I can buy it from an engineering supplies cheaper. But who cares, i made it!

[@jonathanflores3748]

You said it Sir! there's certain pleasure as an Inventor, designing and creating things that works and helps people or just for the fun it's awesome!

[@judownie]

Totally agree!!

[@skipopotamus]

Need a tool, make a tool.

[@davidguzgut2028]

@@jonathanflores3748 .. Kiiikwkuv

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

The problem with people who say “just buy it” is that they don’t realise that the people who create the things that they buy are people like you!! Someone’s got to create stuff and use their skills.

[@RedBaron1619]

Nice job. I've been programming for 35 years and I'll tell you one thing I have found; You give the same job and equipment to 10 different programmers and they will all come up with a slightly different program. (And according to them, theirs will be 'The Best')

[@미래직업전문학교]

beautiful work of CNC. couldn't take my eyes of the whole process

[@fillerupagain]

I had a TM-1 when I first started. That thing was so cheap and it ran production everyday and never let me down. That's a nice prototype part.

[@JonProce]

Hey everyone. Re: the seemingly high feed rates, keep in mind that parts of this video are sped up to keep you from succumbing to death via boredom. Re: other manufacturing methods like die casting etc., keep in mind this is a one-off part! This is the first and only set of these that have ever been (and maybe will ever be) made. CNC machining from billet is the only way to go for a prototype like this! Re: buying commercial pegs: these are MUCH bigger than a normal footpeg. They're designed to accommodate someone in a wide snow boot, not in a riding boot or shoe. Thanks for watching!

[@JonProce]

Proper info? Care to elaborate? I am the maker, and I know plenty, including how non-optimized the toolpaths were.

[@shafiahmad1812]

Jon Proce yaaaa sir....u r right

[@shafiahmad1812]

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[@cncguru777]

So what are the tools used, and the real feeds and speeds?

[@JonProce]

cncguru777 Spindle speed maxed at 4000 for most or all tools (surface speed still too low). The long tool is a Cormorant 390 (I think). Used a DOC of about 0.05" and a feed rate of 140ipm for all of the roughing stuff. Pretty standard rates for everything else. Chip load of 0.004" or so on the 1/2" tooling and 0.015" on the 1/4".

[@extremewhitetail837]

I have watched a lot of videos but this has them all beat for being the most satisfying to watch. Its actually calming to watch. Wierd I know! Thanks

[@Littlegib69]

Wow this is really cool, I'm a 2nd year machinist running a fadal. I have a coworker who always talks up the haa's, cool too see one in action! Cool prototype!

[@Icutmetal]

Fadal's and Haas machine are the hot dog meat of CNC machines. That being said, I sure would not mind having either one to play with in my garage.

[@NintendoFunTime]

You're the king of taking small depths of cut.

[@nategoodner]

Dynamic tool paths are so scary! Yet so effective! Good work

[@youstupidmoron]

That was beautiful! I just bought a four axis router, I'll never be able to do work like that with it but I can't wait to become skilled enough to make my own beautiful parts.

[@waiitwhaat]

welcome to the, "you should probably be asleep" side of youtube. Hope you have a safe journey.

[@pm3577]

I just get off a 12 hour shift CNC machining, did a bit of manual today too, and watch CNC machining on KZbin? 🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@navaho5430]

THERE IS NOTHING MORE SATISFING THAN MAKEING YOUR OUN STUFF FULL STOP

[@Bowtie41]

At 9:00,I like the look of leaving the stairstep roughing cuts on the bottom.Light deburr and done.The final product is cool too.

[@Randomfrikinhero]

that machine makes better beats that most dj's

[@skwerldeath]

It started to remind me of a NIN song.....

[@anchoriticparliament6343]

Beat me to it... By 5 years...

[@mazaryadharmaps921]

@@skwerldeath +9+

[@RambozoClown]

Very nice. The TM-1 is an amazing machine and the DT-1 can really get crazy with HSM. Everyone is an armchair programmer here, for sure. Of course most CAM posts can be tweaked to improve tool life or trim cycle time. But spending 20 minutes tweaking to trim 20 seconds of cycle isn't always worth it. All depends on if you are making 20 parts or 20,000.

[@MWolverine1969]

Very cool looking foot pegs! I'd be interested to see how long they last, they'd look awesome anodized! I would make one suggestion, you should kill the coolant and use an airblast for removing chips. The coatings that are on the tools are made so that when the tool is hot it activates, spaying it with coolant doesn't allow the coating to work properly and when a hot end mill or insert is sprayed with coolant, it causes micro fractures and will kill your tool life over time. I've been selling carbide tooling for a long time and I have few if any customers that mill any material with coolant. Here's tip If you run a tool too fast and it gets all galled up with aluminum, soak the tool overnight in toilet bowl cleaner, it will come out the next day as good as new ;) thanks for posting your work!

[@PopupblockerE10]

These are actually pretty nice tips... Thanks!

[@daduck748]

Not the most efficient programming but I liked this video because it actually shows an identifiable part being machined. Very cool. Nice video.

[@JonProce]

Hi. That is a Renishaw probe. It is linked to the machine via an electronic eye, and it will feed position information into the machine via macro programs. The first macro that you saw was it finding the exact center of stock stock, and feeding the coordinate into the machine as the G54 home location. Thanks for watching.

[@pawnansell]

looked great i am starting to go to school next month on how to use G Code for the Hass cnc milling machine. we started a class 2 months ago but stopped for the summer it only has 5 students in it and is being taught by a master cnc machinist programmer. future looks great!!

[@dazzlelaacarpentry-dazzlefpv]

Really nice work mate . Quite therapeutic watching it

[@JonProce]

Sometimes that's the case when you're prototyping a part. This was the second set I'd ever done, and there were lots of changes between this set and the first, and just as many since this was finished. Thanks for watching.

[@jsathorne]

Very nice work. The high speed toolpaths are sweet, looked like you were using trochoidal paths. I don't understand why people feel the need to bash on how you did something that they most likely couldn't do themselves. Keep up the good work brother!

[@mossj237]

Looks like a great process. My only criticism is the high speed steel drills. But that's only if you're trying to make some quantity of them. If they're just for you it would be hard to justify carbide drills. Excellent work, thanks for posting.

[@claypruim1481]

Shows a highly sophisticated modern machine... Everyone in the comments: make a sick beat with it!

[@backyardcnc]

Looks great, the TM1 really is an awesomely capable machine for the money and since it can run on single phase power we could all run one in our own backyard shops. keep up the great work. Gerald

[@harshad1313]

Those toolpaths are a thing of beauty...

[@gusbisbal9803]

Jon I cast and it costs me about $1500 to set up and I can get just as good accuracy. Casting equipment is cheaper than milling. Milling is the conduit from CAD to casting. You can cast items in a single piece that can't be milled etc. have a look at it. Its worth investigating.

[@Tugmun11]

Jon that is awesome I have never seen some thing like that I have always wondered when folks talk about CNC parts I had a understanding but I had never had an opportunity to see it happen Thanks and Thanks again ;O)

[@itsjustmeMP]

Nice touch with the cleanup on the burrs

[@leesuschrist]

Now this is pretty awesome. What a awesome set of programs

[@jjundt]

Cool design, took me a little while to realize the feeds werent actually going that fast!

[@horseshoe_nc]

Nice part. Little tip, the drill bird nesting can be stopped by increasing the feed rate or lowering the spindle speed. Both create a heavier chip which tends to break shorter. And on the high speed pocketing. Seems like that would put a lot of excess stress on the ball nuts?

[@JonProce]

Not to mention that this is in a backyard shop! Thanks for your support.

[@joepie221]

I am far from the consummate authority on CNC milling, but I have to comment. With all due respects. In your early operations, you spend a lot of time milling a deck around that square pin, then you mill away the majority of that deck in the very next op. I call that precision scrap. As for that hurricane cyclonic slot milling, not only does that beat the balls off the machine, you actually travel 4 times farther to finalize your slot. I've seen a lot of guys programming with fusion 360 use that technique. It may work in some circumstances, but I'm not a fan. I like the pegs. Nice job. I'll be curious to hear how long they stay horizontal as the aluminum sees repeated use.

[@hansdietrich83]

If your machine is't rigit or strong enough for a full slotting op, adaptive slotting is definitly the right way

[@durb69]

Nice job! I used to run a TM1. I wish it really went as fast as your video lol.

[@delano62]

Cool slotting moves. I've never used that motion.

[@smacman68]

Impressive. We have 18 Haas machines and love them all!

[@VLif3]

I don't know why but I could watch this machine working for hours...

[@Jake_d330]

Not if you use to work on them ... I hate them lol I just wanted to see the finished product

[@jr540123]

Ditto. If you run one, save for a new job or machine, it gets old. Especially on a 12 hour day running the same machine/style of parts all day.

[@medicenjerk]

Awesome!! Here in mexico, that service it`s too expensive and hard to find :( I see it´s made in a Home Depot! wooow, that kind of facilities are what make progress to a country. Congrats Jon!!!

[@JonProce]

haha, the precision home depot coolant deflectors definitely play an important role!

[@medicenjerk]

haha ohhh i`m a dope! I thought it was a service in Home depot of te usa. Anyway, keep the rest of my comment.

[@JonProce]

Definitely not ;)

[@JonProce]

Hi. Right on both accounts. I've since substantially reduced the peck depth on the pre-drill, and reduced the feed and increased the stepover on the roughing to reduce servo loads. Thanks for watching!

[@HLSDK]

These are impressive speeds as far as I can tell. One hell of a machine for backyard work, isn't it?

[@bampamaddog583]

Fast pocket cuttin was cool . It must wreak havoc on the ball, and lead screw mechanisms

[@jondoecan]

I could watch all day/night long.

[@LoBeau53]

I kinda liked the stepped look on the underside befor the final smoothing process.

[@JonProce]

It's for a dirtbike that's been converted for winter use. Big snow boots need big pegs!

[@17yarik]

Sound processing is very melodious

[@JonProce]

That's what was handy. As with life, sometimes you can be picky with your source of lubricant, you just need to get it done.

[@SkiFanatix]

Not sure why people are talking crap....amazing work! I think it turned out real nice.

[@Ares-Z17]

oh man ive been looking for a CNC machinist the past 4 months to make some custom brackets and encasement for me wish u lived next door !!

[@ttjarrett]

I recently saw a lecturer at my university drive a Renishaw probe at full rapids through a 30mm thick HDPE workpiece. The probe was totalled, but it was quite amusing.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

I was going to say “why not use pressure die casting” but as a DIY project it’s amazing. You could use the machine to make casting dies. ;)

[@hamzterix]

This will make a good 80s techno

[@Steveo1199]

Damn! that was crazy when you were clearing out those pockets! Gotta love profit milling

[@MrDieseltwitch]

two things i love: CNC and motorcycles

[@PJgearhead]

Pretty sweet piece of gear there. Thanks for sharin, always interesting to see machines do their jobs.

[@sb50ct]

I'd guess at least that long. Your video was at least x2 normal speed of motion. Great video, I enjoyed it a lot!

[@JonProce]

Just a hobby. Learned mostly via trial and error, plus whatever I could find on the internet (which is almost nothing). Program & operate. Can't effectively do either without knowing a thing or two about the other.

[@HomeGuitarMods]

This is so cool! Wish I could get one of these in my little backyard shop!

[@solomon2999]

This is very interesting, I'm starting mechanical engineering and I still don't know why they can't tech us how to operate cnc.. thanks for the upload.

[@JonProce]

If your school has a machine shop then befriend the machinist there! That's what I did.

[@japhillips]

Great video. It is kind of a rule that parabolic drills work best with aluminum operations? They definitely seem to get the scrap out of the way.

[@МаксимЩербань-т6ы]

My eyes bleed rainbows when I see such beauty!

[@crkempton]

Haha. It cracks me up to hear everyone screeming about the speed of feed. It's OBVIOUSLY been sped up. same kind of people that comment on lack of coolant in promo videos. It for display. You have to consider certain allowances. Good work btw. Quite a bit of work on a 3 axis. :)

[@KnobCRICK]

I especially liked that part about the aluminum

[@astriknon]

Cant say I would have thought about using trochoidal movements for cutting slots, always figured it would be hell on the screws.

[@rachsala9799]

Hi Jonathan, what a great achievement. It is possible to have the plan of the part, the production range and the ISO program. Thanks for your video.

[@bobcatt2294]

I was planning on having a family, however after watching this, I have canceled my plans and will be getting an upscale CNC instead.

[@JonProce]

Bobcatt22 you're making the right choice! One of these machines is far cheaper than a child!

[@bobcatt2294]

Jon, after viewing this video, I had an elated experience as thou the Pontiff had just tossed that holy water on our heads when we were little people. Dude, it happened at the very point of the auto tool change.

[@JonProce]

You're talking about the bottom? It's the bottom of a dirtbike footpeg, and this is a prototype part. I assure you it's more than sufficient, and the application doesn't justify the cost of profiling for another 15-30 minutes.

[@polskitechnik]

You should drill with faster feedrate. Chips will bigger so you will not have to clean your drills. 3.30 min, or decrease rpm.

[@fernandoguilhermelamboia3037]

Quhbz

[@wb93612]

You missed my point. I was pointing out all the people bashing this guys programming and cutting techniques. My reply was in response to a bunch of people that had said he would be fired, he can't program, his technique is wrong, do this do that... Obviously it didn't come across that way. I wasn't bashing the guy at all but defending him. He got it though, read his reply to me. Hopefully this clears it up for you.

[@drEmulatorMadmax]

loved it, watched the whole thing from start to end :-)

[@praveenjoseph2092]

Oh Yeah. Me too mat

[@gunsfan4ever]

Awesome craftsmanship

[@onefugowie]

in your drilling aplication try a OSG Helious Drill..if you dont have thru coolant it works well no pecking

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

I liked the stepped look on the bottom.

[@ThinJizzy]

Oh man, I feel like you could make a sick beat with the cutting sounds of the bit. Lmao

[@zackworrell]

+Micah Montoya do it!

[@sylvainbegue8873]

Handmade Lubrification that's cool !

[@mariaelena4605]

es increible lo q hace esa maquinita ..

[@chrisyboy666]

Before Anybody starts emailing saying I don't know what I'm talking about I spent 15 years at deckel maho as an applications engineer and the last 5 years @ WFL on the apps HAAS are by far the cheapest most fragile machines out their

[@mtmx7]

i agree i ran a haas lathe for 4 yrs set up operator constantly had to comp the machine if it was a plus or minus one dimension kinda lame, but i love the control! my boss was like go back to school for programming and I was like why? I can point to point g code on a lathe for the most part but no one does that, there is no time. I worked for tredegar molded products building plastic injection molds manually vertical mills, lathes, surface grinders, jig grinders, and bores. Im now just trying to learn cnc, way different thought process. I dont have to square a block so im kinda struggling w the fact that i have no one to offer help in the milltronics department.

[@JonProce]

Sony Vegas is excellent for speeding up videos like this.

[@krowe33]

Jon, nice work and nice job programming. Pay no mind to the haters questioning your methods. I am a CNC Machinist and Programmer as well and have been doing this for 15 years. Are you using Mastercam? The trochoidal cuts in the slots are a LOT faster than drilling and slotting.

[@sonofsun4]

Looks good, but at about 3.xx/11.10 while drilling with G71 I would use maybe .02-03 stroke and faster feed rate, it would brake up the chip and you do not have to touch it to remove it by hand...Other than that is it really good work!

[@richardtravis3042]

Cool video......did notice feed rate was not particularly smooth but loved the video none the less

[@JonProce]

That feed was definitely a little quick considering the tight toolpath radius. In later revisions of the code I reduced the feedrate and increased the stepover.

[@HawksofOz]

Nice work, and thanks for the high quality video.

[@JonProce]

That could be faster! Depends on the MMR of the different tools and feeds/speeds. Different strokes for different folks!

[@briancnc]

Great work, nice video!

[@ronanrogers4127]

That’s a brutal backscratcher

[@TomasSab3D]

Crazy number of steps had to be done correctly. All the manual repositioning, and getting the Code correct and matching... impressive.. What is the principle behind the probe? Is it made using some strain gauges - like a load cell, Or is it wired to close a circuit on contact? I assume the ball radius and flexibility are selected to close the circuit at the center of the spindle? I'm trying to experiment with DIY probing. Made a strain gauge probe - it is too sensitive to work anywhere near to the stepper motors. Magnetic fields are too strong...

[@m98custom1212]

I love how everyone thinks they are master programmer when ever I watch machining video. Good work.

[@TheRealFOSFOR]

Really enjoyed watching this high precision machine working... but I have to say- Overkill?!?!?

[@jameslee522]

Once you hit the clearance plane reverse the spindle at a high speed to fling those bits that are tangled up on there.

[@schweinhund227]

Pretty Cool ! the movie and the part ! awesome job man !

[@valeforedark]

you sir are a bit of an artist. enjoyed watching the video :)

[@xiptang1897]

讚一個，加工速度很快，參數設置合理。

[@0Pranzetti0]

My shins already hurt watching this.

[@helenthaldeals]

I run a haas vf2 they can be a lot of fun!!

[@fredrick72100]

A fast spiral drill would help get chips out of the hole and you wouldn't need to stop and remove them by hand.

[@rms2k]

Nicely done!

[@nbultman_art]

these aluminum footpegs used on motorcycles are massed produced using casting right? not CNC

[@FluffMuncher]

Nick Bultman Depends on the price point. Billet aluminium is stronger than cast due to the way its forged. So you can buy Billet CNC footpegs and you can buy cast ones, price difference is like $250 a set vs $100 a set, roughly.. But if you look up people who have done home foundry work on youtube and look at the quality of it once milled vs the quality of these and the difference is night and day.I didn't understand this until I started milling and when you cut something like 6071 or 7075 vs cutting up a cast piece, it literally falls off like butter..

[@ch1ckenphat514]

Back in the day my friends and I would just get someone's dad to weld a chunk of steel to the rear wheel axles nut. .. it worked. Lol.

[@GMcreations77]

love your work mate, if i still hade my bike i would buy a set or two from you !! regards