Designing my Dream Tool || Reverse Lathe

[@LividLight]

You are the real master of overengineering. Respect for your ambition!

[@planckstudios]

This build is so good. the visual BOM at 10:18 - not only gorgeous but so helpful to have indexed in one spot. And the flexures in the dowel orientation jigs - 12:27 - I imagine that helps with vibration and fit across rough cut wood. Beautiful

[@PropGuru702]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING! wow! I loved ever second of this video

[@cheater00]

Does anyone know what the program being used by the end of the video is called?

[@cavemaneca]

I think the reverse of a lathe is just a mill... So you built a mill with an upside down spindle. Still, it looks like this has some benefits specifically for doing woodworking, and probably cheaper than a full sized mill. Not a bad design overall, and very neat in regards to the engineering done here.

[@beroulga]

to be fair its a mill with a rotary axis. but yeah. a mill.

[@jearlblah5169]

It’s an upside down mill with a rotary table

[@mikechu01]

it also has a rotational axis for cylindrical parts

[@blueselectric]

So glad I know how to turn by hand, on an actual lathe. This is an over-thought, glorified router table jig. A separate bit, set up, and adjustment for every different size of cove or bead. No doubt you have top level 3D printing knowledge, etc., but they could be put to much better use. My opinion, and I know what opinions are worth.

[@OGMann]

A router table with a 2 axis sled and a z axis spindle. Or, an upside down 3 axis milling machine with a stationary gantry. A few ways to imagine it. I'm glad you made your vision a reality you enjoy. Have a lot of fun with it, and make some really cool stuff.

[@cheater00]

Does anyone know what the program being used by the end of the video is called?

[@planckstudios]

6:32 - love the slotted design for mounting each foot to the table - with the inset space for the washer. with the many connection points, this addition makes the project buildable by us non-robots

[@316woodworks9]

Finally a project that I don't think I want to try to build. Totally amazing!

[@danielalel7139]

You must have some manufacturing background! So many subtle considerations for rigidity/flexibility, repeatability/precision, DFM, etc. Super inspiring build

[@florianbertram9451]

no reason this does not have millions of views. Absolute masterclass!

[@printednest]

I am not sure, if anybody here has mentioned, that all of your tools are parametrically modelled in grasshoper. Your scripts are insane and it is worth of new YT channel. I am beginner in this topic, but its truly digital manufacturing, which is our future, respect!

[@guseletov]

Mixed feelings on this one. Emotionally - great, fantastic build! All that invested thinking, design and implementation start to finish.. On another hand - lathe - often even without engine (like spring lathe or other varieties ) - has it's own beauty in simplicity and versatility. For example. - sanding or oiling surface. Anyway - thank you for sharing!

[@lenkuffert7428]

You’ve invented the reverse lathe. Excellent work.

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

It’s a mill.

[@lenkuffert7428]

@@OhHeyTrevorFlowers It was a joke, based on moving the workpiece slowly while the bit moves much more quickly. Having to explain the joke means it was not an effective one.

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

@@lenkuffert7428 Whoops! My bad. No snark meant.

[@lenkuffert7428]

@@OhHeyTrevorFlowers No problem.

[@ussadesign]

Thank you, Im changing title of this video to reverse lathe

[@insanecomicdude]

My dad used to have a "router crafter" that was essentially this. Very neat little tool. Yours is really cool! Really nice work.

[@chrisr1241]

You are the best 3d print guy on the web. The design and the ideas are outstanding… can’t believe what you achieve. I have to print more stuff like you do…

[@smashyrashy]

Somebody hasn't heard of james Bruton

[@chrisr1241]

@@smashyrashy Oh what a nice recommendation... thank you!

[@99seaweed]

When you are free hand turning a piece of wood, for example 8:47 or 10:56, if you want to consistently cut at the appropriate depth you have to make sure to always line up the piece of wood with the center of the drill bit, an off center cut would result in a shallower cut depth. How do you make sure you are always on center when you need to be?

[@daxis5]

I love all the little design aspects you have in there for really functional prints.

[@--Nath--]

Looks like you have put a lot of thought into the design. Can only imagine how many iterations you went through to get all these bits working nicely. Good job!

[@--Nath--]

At 15m in you can see some of the many iterations of design.. Wow. Whole table full of versions..

[@mherrmann81687]

Interesting idea. Well executed. Though it seems a bit limited in material size and shape that is able to process, as well as what it can produce. Dont get me wrong... It is useful, just specialized.

[@harleypruett]

This is cool. Very much like a Swiss lathe where the bar stock moves relative to the stationary spindle.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

The knarliest part is always programming this beast in grasshopper lol. Great content.

[@markhedquist9597]

Well, this is amazing! I've absolutely never seen anything like this. Total precision. Very impressive!

[@chris_cookies]

you should consider downloading the Pufferfish plugin for grasshopper. it adds a bunch of components that feel like they should be in grasshopper by default; like tweening points, planes, curves, and numbers. this plugin is the first thing I recommend whenever I introduce someone to grasshopper

[@ussadesign]

Thank you

[@lemnsx]

Looks pretty useful and accurate -- way too complicated for me, but gives me a few ideas for my router table. Cool stuff!

[@hallowedshade125]

This is an awesome solution for space and equipment limitations. Turning your router into a lathe is so practical! I appreciate all the effort you put into this. Also, nice to see Artillery isn't dead 😀

[@ashleyhay-ellis9023]

Mind blowing the design process and attention to detail! I love watching your videos and seeing all the iterations even in something you might mistakenly think is simple. You should definitely start working on some sort of recycling machine. So you can endlessly reuse the failed prototypes and so I can build one after you have done the heavy lifting designing it.

[@PropGuru702]

This format of tutorial is absolutely the best I have ever seen! Earned my sub that's for sure!

[@mjjeanson]

So what have you learned by building this router jig and why would this be better than a standard lathe? Did you have a specific problem you were trying to solve?

[@_AZAZEL_]

I agree, cool and all but why?

[@dubai318]

Just the pleasure to draw and see in real and use it, it’s just so coooool and the feeling is crazy !!!

[@Tharunkumar143]

Experiment of advanced engineering along with some products marketting. 🙄

[@Zaniahiononzenbei]

There's some obvious benefits, like the ability to make asymmetrical parts, like a toggle on a pen.

[@cheater00]

It can clearly work in more dimensions than a lathe.

[@thingswelike]

Love seeing all the iterations at the end!

[@jonmcintire9067]

A marketable router attachment is what you made , somebody had to 😀😀😈😀😀😯💙

[@trusnake733]

You have outdone yourself yet again. This is a masterclass in design! The USSA subscriber count really should be an order of magnitude larger than the one i'm seeing right now. Cheers!

[@jemlittle1787]

Forget everything else, your design work is astounding

[@thingmaker3]

So many titles on KZbin are misleading or erroneous. Your title, however, is spot-on! A lathe rotates the workpiece against a precisely locatable cutting tool. A mill rotates a cutting tool against a precisely locatable workpiece. The mill and the lathe are inverse of each other operationally. You have made a mill. You've done a very good job of it, too!

[@TinyThanos]

I am officially in awe of your talent. Thank you for sharing this build 🙏🏻

[@ВасилийФеникс-Раксин]

Эти 3d принтеры гениальные инструменты. Их стоит приобретать только потому что ни в одном магазине в мире не найти нужных деталей. А 3d принтер просто решение всех проблем.

[@homemadetools]

Clever! We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week😎

[@clemkadiddlehopper7705]

A table mill, or a router table with a fancy holding jig. It could be more elegant though, much less parts, better rigidity. Use your inner Grandpa Amu.

[@Anand_Dzines]

10:06 When the hinge action happened, I lost my shit!!! This is brilliant.

[@Mrpurple75]

Never would I ever have thought to do this. Amazing! Thank you

[@JessicaAVoigt]

This is so impressive! A great tool, and the build was so mesmerizing to watch. Beautiful work!

[@BorisBIELECKI]

You are my new favorite channel !

[@TheRealStructurer]

I have mixed feelings about this one. In one way it’s a cool build to show what you can do, on the other hand it seems not very efficient to use. But I enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@bloognoo]

Somewhere between a mill and a manual cnc. What a cool way to make pattern pieces like legs, spindles, bobbins and so on

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

A CNC is a mill. CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control. This would be a manual mill.

[@BrianBoniMakes]

This was a lot of fun to watch. I like your 3D design work, it looks strong and the colors contrast nicely. Have you ever seen a guilloche machine or rose engine? I think you could build one. Keep making!

[@cheater00]

Does anyone know what the program being used by the end of the video is called?

[@BrianBoniMakes]

@@cheater00 RHINO 6

[@MattJonesYT]

Next is to control the whole thing with arduino steppers and have it build a 3d printer frame

[@juliancawthon]

Very cool! Have you ever considered adding an adjustable laser guide system? so you can visualize the width of the blade from the top of the piece

[@DerrickJolicoeur]

It must be a lot of fun to make all your own stuff... But I swear just in hardware I've just beared witness to at LEAST a few thousand dollars worth of rods, bearings, bushings, nuts, bolts, inserts. Damn.

[@pierre84820]

You man are a trully talented engineer and designer ! you have made a great working tool and design !

[@codyhubert6178]

This is incredibly cool to me. Awesome design! Looks like a type of jig you might buy from the store in my opinion.

[@atidykiwi3425]

Great build. Always impressed by the amount of work you put in, especially the prototyping. Jesus. It shows in the quality of the final product that's for sure. I only wish you would design and build the Pantorouter for 3d Printing. I would be incredible with your design skills.

[@ussadesign]

Thank you, I have just checked what pantorouter is, seems very complicated and definetely will require 1-2 month of prototyping, I might design it next year

[@sara-bo8df]

@@ussadesign I'm Sara from Zbanx, your channel content and style is very good, it fits very well with a 3-in-1 3D printer that we are currently promoting. Your reply is very important to me and I look forward to hearing from you.

[@cheater00]

@@ussadesign could you tell me what the program being used by the end of the video is called?

[@sierraecho884]

Neat idea, well done. I was really sceptical when I saw your first videos, the design wasn´t too great but you have improved a lot, well done.

[@carlstrohm3785]

You clearly have a lot more free time than I do. The amount of time to design, print, and video this is more free time than I get in a month! Neat tool though, and great engineering 👍

[@onepairofhands]

Very clever, design, production and execution - top marks sir

[@indian.techsupport]

In metalwork we call this: vertical rotary table on a mill

[@moialain2506]

Des réalisations toujours incroyable et abouties. Je me demande où vous allez chercher toutes vos idées. Je trouve cela très inspirant et bien que pour l'instant je débute dans l'impression 3D, je pense vraiment essayer de fabriquer vos modèles Merci vraiment pour votre travail et vos partages Alain Achievements always incredible and accomplished. I wonder where you get all your ideas. I find it very inspiring and although at the moment I am new to 3D printing, I really think I will try to make your models Thank you very much for your work and your sharing. Alain

[@matthewsibley3698]

A couple stepper motors and arduino and some code and you could have it automated like a cnc maybe

[@gorkamorka999]

Impressive work. Seems much safer than a lathe.

[@lephtovermeet]

Very cool design, don't get me wrong, but this is kinda a combo mill lathe. You're still turning and moving the work around a stationary (albeit rotating about it's axis) tool. I think a reverse lathe would be stationary work with a tool flying around it, which would be cool to see haha

[@Superabound2]

So a CNC machine?

[@DanBowkley]

It's a manual Swiss lathe for wood. Ish. I dig it!

[@serJOga]

6:40 With this design it can only rotate but not move in any direction. Nice video 😮👌

[@johnfelt1089]

Truly a reverse lathe, as you must turn round stock to square, and square stock to round😂

[@ifell3]

More like a hybrid mill/lathe the 'Lathill' 😅 great work!!

[@reddayzz]

You are a very talented guy! amazing!

[@senjos]

AMAZING!!! Whats missing is a indexer ;)

[@D-B-Cooper]

Most elegant solution to a non existing problem.

[@LeftBoot]

Congratulations on the design and final production! Now I'm seeing some copy router potential with this project. Also seeing the next iteration potentially allowing us to machine a variety of aluminium stock for a fraction of the cost. 👍🏼 Bravo 👏 To assist in turning the material, I now need to find a decent adaptable handle design 🤔

[@aladdinmudther1747]

the amount of screws in this video can build a space ship 😂 , love your stop motion editing 😍

[@JosuRibeiro]

Pretty genius man!

[@michaeloconnor3542]

This is very cool. This is a jig. Nice jig, but still a jig.

[@hed1fsu]

Flip it all around. Router in the mill jig.. on top. Make it a router etch a sketch. Gonna need some knobs etc, of course lol. Or servos to a controller..

[@Shadow-sv9gj]

Wow that's sooo cool !!

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

I wonder whether we could add enough stable distance indicators to do a bit of precision work, maybe down to +- 0.5 mm tolerances.

[@edstirling]

you should make a 4-jaw work holder that can hold stock that isn't round or symmetrical.

[@DanteYewToob]

You could probably use an old sanding belt and a dowel in a drill looped to spin the part. Obviously not super fast, just get it moving in a more mechanical and uniform way. There is a ton of potential and possibility with this!

[@relativisticvel]

It’s like the woodworking equivalent of a Swiss lathe. Heh.

[@mariancosma7319]

Awsome work; Design wise, execution wise...splendid! Maybe a measuring ruler on the axes will help to be more efficient on the dimensions of the cuts.

[@samwpatterson]

Holy crap man, just keeping track of all those parts throughout the iterations...

[@JanVokas]

Spectacular! 👀

[@mjdthemaker7574]

Extremely cool. Your design skills are amazing.

[@michael_hb179]

Wow! Excellent work! 👍🏻

[@coulterjb22]

That's a nice setup!

[@CarelessAdventure]

This is fantasic work! VEry impressive!

[@NoirMat]

Maybe you could add a center point on the Router Guide when working with end grain (for stiffness.) But maybe is useless..🤔 anyway excellent work 👍

[@RoboticParanoia]

Freaking amazing. I wonder how hard would be and the possibilities of adding basic cnc to it to make more complex shapes, like spirals.

[@UnwrittenGamingftn]

Have you thought about using heat insets as opposed to ones you have to screw in? I've found plenty of success with them and I can imagine they may be better in the long run

[@99seaweed]

He has used them in other videos, so much so that he has a whole video dedicated to designing a tool to help him consistently and accurately place heated inserts into plastic.

[@UnwrittenGamingftn]

@@99seaweed Crud, I can neither remember this video or remember this comment I posted XD

[@99seaweed]

Lols, maybe a sibling was logged onto your account.

[@ClintonCaraway-CNC]

For the love of God buy a cnc.

[@madeinnewyork87]

I can see this turning into a CNC machine, nice design

[@aleksandarristic2184]

Ironically, this idea is already in cnc machines, it's called 4th/rotary axis cnc router

[@madeinnewyork87]

@@aleksandarristic2184 Right of course. But I'm talking about this specific design. How much more would it take to add CNC capabilities to this design?

[@leightonwestbury92]

That is EPIC kudos to you

[@ARTESANIASWOODCARVING]

is amazing bro. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@abadela24]

amazing as always.

[@walterashley149]

Instant subscription!!!

[@ScottAuch]

Improvement idea: rotate the piece mechanically, not by hand. Just attach a small motor with a belt that goes around the workpiece or a motor with a chuck.

[@mrjp2149]

I'd buy it but only if it came pre-assembled 😂 nice job

[@ElHytm]

The lighting is really nice, soft and clean. How did you set up your scene ? 👏

[@anthonyreid4593]

FABULOUS

[@mobidik]

How about the same thing for Dremel's engravers?🤔

[@TheRainHarvester]

Neat idea! Have you tried using drawer slides for some parts of this? I think it might be less parts (and no 3d printer needed).

[@welingtonrodrigues-weldron8808]

Como sempre muito criativo e genial, parabéns.

[@sergiomalcon]

Awesome work 😎👍🏻

[@vermillionOne]

This is impressive engineering, but it does seem like more engineering and materials than what is actually necessary. Very cool use case, I would say, and even an example of going overboard so others or yourself could improve the idea by creating a DRYer (Don't Repeat Yourself) version. In programming we create a single function that can be used multiple ways. Many aspects of this have a very singular function, such as the pieces that hold the rectangular wood, as opposed to the rounded dowels. Perhaps rethinking how to grasp and spin the dowels should be redesigned. Just one aspect of this that could be improved upon. But pretty cool nonetheless.

[@jimgraham4673]

Great toy, but I prefer my woodworking just a tad less complicated and reach the same end, I think.