Building a Better CNC Pendant Using Fusion360!

[@Huebel01]

This has to be the coolest looking DIY CNC controller i‘ve ever seen! Very neat and polished design, unlike a lot of other DIY solutions. Very creative and well thougt out. Your projects never fail to amaze me. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@DIYEngineering]

Thank you very much

[@danielstewart3507]

Your content is absolutely insane. I am blown away that you don't get more views on each upload. The stuff you are doing is super advanced. I honestly don't know how you find time for work and family outside of creating this fantastic content. I wish I had 1/2 of your energy and skills.

[@DIYEngineering]

Thanks for noticing! It’s challenging and stressful for sure and all self imposed. I guess I Haven’t found the right market yet.

[@danielstewart3507]

@@DIYEngineering I think the market you are targeting at the moment is probably a very small one. I am halfway through a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, plus I have >20 years worth of Mechanical Trade knowledge and I can only keep up with about a quarter of what you do in each video. Personally, I love your content. But if you look at the really popular KZbinrs their content is aimed at the other end of the KZbin demographic. I think you know what I mean. Anyway, your designs are spot on. I really love the look of the Pendant. You have a great sense of what looks nice and how to tie it all together. Can't wait for your next upload!

[@neilgillies6943]

5 star build all the way, very professional job and a joy to watch.

[@jefferyswan4401]

Been following you for a longtime (kindred spirits for sure) and once again, I love what you did here!!!!

[@DIYEngineering]

thanks Jeffery, just having fun

[@SantaDragon]

Very nice design and I like that you are also planing 100% in F360 before heading over to machinery.

[@bitp1mp]

Lovely design! Love if you did a video that was just modelling an entire project, sped up, warts and all. Just to see how you do stuff in Fusion 360. Thanks for the great videos!

[@dronesvisionsaeriennes]

Excellent, very nice job and cool...i love your vintage design.. Philippe

[@DanDomanski9]

Amazing work. The quality of the finished product is fantastic

[@saschakalweit7843]

The speed and quality of your production content is amazing! Much respect and I think your design is top level!

[@DIYEngineering]

Thank you, repetition is the mother of skill

[@robevans8555]

What a great clean build

[@Citeman101]

Dang, that’s one ‘Very Impressive CNC Controller Device!!!

[@waynedahlberg927]

Just finished unboxing a new Shapeoko 3. Planning to use these files to get a pendant made.

[@chiparooo]

Lots of goodness in this video. Subscribed! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrSpiderfire]

Man nice design! Any chance that you will be selling kits or even just bom/ stl/ board files? I would love to get this setup on my Shapeoko fed by CnCJS. I am a machinist by trade and hand wheels are must! Its been killing me not having a pulse generator for my Shapeoko. If you want a beta tester for a kit I would love to help.

[@DIYEngineering]

follow me on instagram, I am giving away the board and design files. send an email to [e-mail] for details.

[@whatusernamesareleft]

Hi David. I am wondering how you got your bottom layers to print so nicely even though you printed it directly on the bed? You've inspired me to make something similar!

[@DIYEngineering]

the trick when printing directly on the bed is to ensure you have adequate layer times to cure the layer and not extend much beyond that for the first layers... otherwise you will get "elephant foot"... also, reduce your lift speed if you have large solid layers and you're using an MSLA printer...

[@kirstfeddersen5553]

Simply impressive!

[@JR-zx1le]

Thanks for the great project! I am planning on building one of these. I am not above buying 5 circuit boards to get 1 but I thought if you had 1 you would sell me it would make more sense. Thanks for your time, Jeff

[@drhodesws627]

What kind of laser did you use to cut and engrave the acrylic? The whole build is super clean! Great work!

[@DIYEngineering]

I have a 40w laser but it can also be milled. Thanks!

[@drhodesws627]

@@DIYEngineering I'm assuming diode type. I'm wanting to get into it but not sure if I would have to get a co2 type. Thanks for the videos.

[@gundula4874]

Hey David, wonderful job. Looks amazing. Can you tell which material your marquee is made of? I am wondering every time i see them...

[@pevlabs]

This is a fantastic project. Would you be interested in upgrading this to be wireless for a bit more money for the plans? That would be of great interest for me to purchase. Thanks, Brian

[@DIYEngineering]

Sure that sounds like a good upgrade but the software most people use are limited to support much customization other that hot keys

[@pevlabs]

@@DIYEngineering Upon a little research it appears that even moderate priced commercial pendants do poorly on bluetooth when moving things by a thousandth of an inch. Seems a bad data protocol for the use case. My bad!

[@robmcinerney8322]

Very nice Pendent!! Did you get it to work with your Pocket NC (Kinetic Control)?

[@DIYEngineering]

I have not looked into that yet

[@robmcinerney8322]

@@DIYEngineering Ok, it would de really nice to use a pendent, the keyboard/ mouse is cumbersome.

[@chatbear69]

It kinda reminds me of a Tom Paris retro input for the Delta Flyer.

[@DIYEngineering]

I’ll have to look that up

[@em-tek]

Oh man! This is art!

[@DIYEngineering]

I was inspired by the DeskMASTER, but I couldnt get a comment back from you so I made my own... ;)

[@em-tek]

@@DIYEngineering haha, nice to hear that ;-) well... as a Pro, you can skip DeskMaster and jump directly to my “next level” cnc MM700: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGSsq32aqph1kJY

[@KW-ei3pi]

Just found your channel. Awesome! Your have incredible skills. What about the Arduino code? Have you discussed that in any videos, and is the code available? Thanks

[@fernandoperalta7685]

Il definitely will use it for mach3 on my pm25 mill...

[@thomasackerman1677]

Looks great!

[@macrodaz9831]

will this work on mach3 ?

[@joselopezcap747]

I personally don’t use a CNC machine but I will recommend this controller design to an electrical engineer that is making CNC machine .

[@nolancraw]

This is awesome! I’m assuming this will work with CNCJs ? I’m running a Maslow which is based off of CNCJS, this would be perfect!

[@DIYEngineering]

Yes, you’re Golden

[@pauldevey8628]

Wow!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Excellent design. Mahalo for sharing! : ) 🐒

[@nyeinchanzaw6936]

As always, it is amazing.

[@davidquinones3506]

Funciona para mach3?

[@DIYEngineering]

yes

[@brentruple8715]

Gonna use this with my Shapeoko/X-Carve frankenstein

[@chatbear69]

David you should think about a live chat session with the option for a super chat.

[@DIYEngineering]

I have considered it, but in doing it in the past I usually end up having a one-sided conversation with two people asking me to "dab" or dance for them... :)

[@chatbear69]

@@DIYEngineering That is so messed up but have a few beers first and dance baby dance. I bet you it would increase the donations. ;) If they ask you to strip tell them the show is over. LOL Besides you could get someone in the chat to moderate.

[@DIYEngineering]

@@chatbear69 you’re hired!

[@chatbear69]

@@DIYEngineering I'll do it. But it will have to be after 7pm your time as I will be at work 6pm your time. Also I need a test run as I have never modded a chat before. Aside from that line it up my man. And one more thing display The Force beer dispenser and get a beer from it during the show. You don't have to drink the whole pony keg just have some friends over .... hmm Covid. On second thought you might have to drink the whole thing yourself but not on camera. Besides it gives you the excuse to get the pony to begin with. ;)

[@nolancraw]

Can you do a video on how you set up the Arduino please ?

[@DIYEngineering]

Near the end of the video i mention we’ll do all that in the next video. ;)

[@nolancraw]

@@DIYEngineering Gotcha. Must have missed. Awesome video ! I’ll be on the lookout for kits!

[@mohamed_fawzy]

👍👏👏👏 keep awesome ❤️

[@yakovdolya]

It's so cool :)

[@johnmenhart9670]

Take my money!!! 💰💰💰

[@andygoodenberger5566]

I kept watching the video hoping for you to get into the software. But sadly the video ended before getting into it :( I sure hope you do a follow up when you get the boards in. I would love to see the final assembly, programming and action shots of it working in another video

[@DIYEngineering]

Yep, as soon as i get the boards in a week, that video will be next... I’ve been breaking project videos into 2/3 video series to maintain at least one video a week... it works but this happens! ;)

[@phgodts]

The hiss is gone. Thanks :)

[@DIYEngineering]

Awesome! Thanks

[@jeremygold6487]

I love your videos and great mind! I would buy a board off you if you've already given the ones you have away. What rotary knobs did you use for the X and step?

[@DIYEngineering]

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[@tuckerc1974]

This would work great with my shapeoko xl

[@JonathanRansom]

🔥🔥🔥...man.

[@JonathanRansom]

Where do you purchase your small quantity electronic components? Just Amazon?

[@fehmiatas]

[@madhukeshnp]

Those buttons are not accessible as those 2 knobs are in the way.. those buttons should have been placed at the bottom.

[@DIYEngineering]

Always room for improvement!

[@talderson1]

Saaaa-lick!

[@JoseLopez-s3p]

Awww shucks !I’m alright in his book!

[@DIYEngineering]

...flags for review. 🤨

[@shaunm2208]

i'm hoping you will sell these....

[@DIYEngineering]

How about a kit?

[@DIYEngineering]

@@greatestevar lol, surprisingly people rarely want to pay more than the cost of materials.

[@fgbeetle]

I wish someone made these to sell to SHAPEOKO owners ,just out of my league .been looking for one like this and come up empty every time,

[@DIYEngineering]

Taking orders starting the end of the month!

[@fgbeetle]

@@DIYEngineering can u put me on your mailing list ,do you know how much your looking to sell for ? Thx for responding.

[@zamilabano644]

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[@DIYEngineering]

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[@kenf2662]

Considering all the time that's a $1000 dollar Pendant.

[@DIYEngineering]

NRE (Non Recurring Engineering) cost is recouped through the sale of product and design files.

[@kenf2662]

@@DIYEngineering As I watched the video this was not a Prototype for production.