Full Altmill CNC Cut Process With gControl

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@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

ALTMILL CNC: sienci.com/product/altmill/?ref=odjjyzv gControl Panel Computer: sienci.com/product/gcontrol/?ref=odjjyzv (Affiliate Links)

@ApexWoodworks 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Sienci Labs AltMill and their new gControl touch-screen computer. I've had my AltMill for a few months now and am blown away by its power, accuracy and bang for the buck. Two suggestions that we all should get into the habit of doing: 1) always first perform an "Outline" prior to "Start job" milling, because as it double-checks the location and orientation of the piece on the work table. You'd be surprised at the number of times I've screwed up pieces before doing this simple thing. 2) clear the table of any tools before moving the mill. One can only imagine the damage that may happen should the spinning mill engage a wrench or tape measure (such as was the case in your video).

@Cadence_MFG 2 ай бұрын

As always, I enjoyed the Video Ham. The tree rope was funnyl😅 Thanks for faithfully entertaining me every Friday lol

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

lol glad you liked that one!

@ifiwooddesigns 2 ай бұрын

Looks like you are leaning towards an Altmill win. I’m a big Sienci fan and love my GControl and it does make things much simpler. I was critical of you when you first reviewed the Altmill, but see you using it more since I’ve followed you. And if Altmill does win out (shameless plug), then I’ll sign up to CNCwithme. -Peter

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

We will see what happens!

@NWGR 2 ай бұрын

Awesome content as usual Hamilton, thanks for posting! Looking forward to the onfinity vs altmill video for sure. Have a great weekend!

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Hinkleshop 2 ай бұрын

Thats a great project sir Very creative and the result is great clean look

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! You're the man

@RBallarddesigns 2 ай бұрын

Great job. Well done Hamilton

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ryan! You're the man

@ZacCrosby 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you got the panel computer for it! I'm going down the Masso upgrade to my machines and it'll be nice to have a dedicated computer to it.

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

It makes things so much easier. You're going to love the Masso!

@waskito3443 Ай бұрын

How do you even get your hands on an altmill, I ordered mine 7 months ago and still no word about it being shipped.

@jonnybo20 2 ай бұрын

I ordered the Altmill 2 weeks ago from your other video. I'm hoping to have it delivered in January according to the timeline.

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thats fantastic! You're gonna have a blast with it!

@kevinrich4637 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a good machine. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the 1F and Altmill as I have a 1F elite. Thanks for your time.

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks Kevin!

@richardspears3033 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, enjoyed your video.

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@stlwoodworking 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a nice machine

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Its pretty slick!

@surfingnoid 2 ай бұрын

To automatically start gSender (or anything else) when Windows starts up, COPY the gSender Desktop shortcut icon by selecting it and pressing CTRL-C on the keyboard, or right-click the icon with the mouse and select "Copy" from the contextual menu that appears. Then paste the copy of the Desktop icon into the following folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Note, the ProgramData folder is likely hidden by default. If you just open a Windows Explorer window (the one you use to browse for files), you can copy/paste this entire folder path into that window. Or, you can right-click on the Start Menu and select "Run" command and paste this network path to the Startup folder into the Run command window and press enter.

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Was waiting until I was back in the shop to try it out and respond! It worked great! For anyone reading this - you'll need to make sure any hidden folders are shown to find some of the stuff! Huge thanks!

@ramcgmecom 26 күн бұрын

@@HamiltonDilbeck A slightly easier way is to open Gsender, then go to the start menu, settings, startup apps and click the slider to enable at startup. You might also want to add an exclusion to windows defender for the entire gsender folder (or just the app if you're very worried about security). This will make the app start up WAY faster. On my control computer it took over 45 seconds to sometimes a full minute to open Gsender - this is because the app isn't signed in a way defender recognizes, so it has to scan the app every time it is opened. The exclusion skips that - now Gsender opens in 8 seconds. Select Start , then open Settings . Under Privacy & security , select Virus & threat protection. Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions.

@mickkoldy1323 2 ай бұрын

I know the video was to showcase the AltMill, how does it compare to the Onefinity? Also, I don't get the wall hanger maybe I'm a little slow. Was the pockets and magnets to just hide the wall screw?

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Altmill Vs Onefinity video is coming out on Black Friday! And yes, its all just to hide the screws. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@tpsooner7816 2 ай бұрын

Great video!

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dennisbracci9212 2 ай бұрын

awesome video thanks for sharing

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Bcam4 2 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on setting up a Xbox controller with the Altmill?

@HamiltonDilbeck 2 ай бұрын

Probably not as I'm still getting used to it. I had to manually map a lot of the buttons. But there is a good amount on it already online!

@larryrobinson7492 2 ай бұрын

That's easy just go into shortcuts in the settings, I actually made a video on that once.

@seetheflow 2 ай бұрын

A probe makes things just thaaat much easier and more consistent. I definitely recommend it, even if its just a cheap one that.

@ApexWoodworks 2 ай бұрын

I agree fully, and it's a good habit to get into.

@iwannaapple7190 Ай бұрын

Until it messes up and takes your bit through he block instead of over the block. Watch that happen a few times and you'll be right back to paper.

@seetheflow Ай бұрын

@@iwannaapple7190 I've never had that happen thanks to the continuity test built into my probing cycle. What has caused your probing to fail?

@iwannaapple7190 Ай бұрын

@@seetheflow I have that continuity test also right along with the magnet. Keep in mind not all metals conduct the same amount of continuity. You put the magnet on the base, touch the plate to the bit, get the green light.... Regardless, it will happen (at least to me it did) and I'm pretty sure that is why you still see people using the paper method. They just don't tell you why.

@iwannaapple7190 Ай бұрын

@@seetheflow That particular machine is a Longmill and I use gSender to run it so it also has a continuity test to perform. On more than one occasion, once the continuity test was good and I got the green light to probe the machine went crazy all of a sudden and would start to move much faster than normal. When it started to check the x&y it just took the bit and tried to go straight through the block instead of the normal movement of slowly touching the block. That machine has also ran very sporadic on a few other occasions during cutting times and has done things it was not supposed to do. I'm assuming its the poor quality usb wires. Now I just use it for laser. My new machine has none of those problems and is perfect. One day I might use the probe and put it on that machine as soon as I figure out how to code it but that is the reason I use shrink wrap. I just feel safer and It doesn't run my blood pressure up :)