How I Made My DIY Linear Actuator

[@Priyanshu_601]

it would be really helpful if you mention the link for purchasing the above used components

[@Ikmijnnaam]

01:42 aaaa mennnnn I luvvvv it when good craftsman sip comes together oh hold on no that is not what Hannibal said euhm so euh noissssss work !!!! I luvvvvv it !!! nice holes !!! Perfect !!!

[@MarkTillotson]

Motor's typically have significant end-play, a mm or two, so without a thrust-bearing that will limit the accuracy/repeatability significantly... For instance there's no need for an anti-backlash nut on the leadscrew if the motor shaft has 1mm endplay (and that coupling can stretch/compress by a similar amount too. If you look at the standard ballscrew kits they come with a preloaded thrust bearing block to define the axial position to tight tolerances.

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Oh, I'll look into it. Thank you!

[@guillermomarturetfendt9037]

if that were true, then every 3D printer with a screwed z axis would have that problem which they dont, and those use extreamly cheap steppers.

[@MarkTillotson]

@@guillermomarturetfendt9037 Z-axis has gravity to prevent backlash.

[@falss2]

Ah yes 6 times 3 equal 18.Thanks so much that table really help

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

HAHAHAHAHAH😂😂 Sama2😁

[@KokoMoko-v9h]

Amazing job!, i agree with other users that there could be play in the block if you dont prevent the lead screw from moving axially. If you buy the standard pillow bearings they come with tiny setscrews and they allow you to fix in place your screw. The alignment will be a bit more challenging but it will make it a solid, flawless design.

[@kunal4943]

Please provide link to purchase all the components

[@cartesianrobot]

Seeking overseas distributors&buyers Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd has been a leading linear actuators&cartesian robots manufacturer in China since 2004. We maintain high standards and provide excellent products from our two factories covering an area of 9000㎡. with a team of 150 skilled technicians & more than 100 distributors nationwide. has established strong partnerships with more than 20 listed companies, such as FOXCONN, BYD, GREE, BOE. Our products provide the same quality as famous brands such as HIWIN, THK, IAI, Misumi and SMC. We also OEM for these brands. Our products include: 1. Linear Motors 2. Electric Servo Cylinders 3. Ball Screw Linear Actuators 4. Belt Driven Linear Modules 5. Rack and Pinion Linear Modules 6. Cartesian Robots 7. KK Modules Morty Lv 📲 Whatsapp: [phone] Mobile/Wechat: 18926969305 📧 Email: [e-mail] 🌏 web: www.cf16.com/En 🏢Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. 📍Add; No.9,PIngdong 1st Road, Nanping Science and Technology Industrial Park ,Zhuhai, China

[@Three2NineProject]

Good work

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Thank you😁

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

Saying "How I Made My DIY Linear Actuator" is like saying "How I made my DIY car from lagos" or " How I made my DIY Ikea furniture"

[@RobertKopanicak-bl6ws]

❤

[@tomaszsadowski1916]

how to buy parts for this project?

[@jjeninaa]

Hello, is there any motor used in this linear actuator to work automatically? if so, can u suggest the name of the materials used? i just needed this for our invention in our project. thanks in advance!

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

I'm not sure what your application is, but any mechanism with any motor can operate automatically, depending on your program on your microcontroller and motor capability. In this video, I just use a standard NEMA17 stepper motor. Let's say you want to use this actuator for an automatic sliding door (For example) and you want the door to open halfway, you can control the motor's rotation or carriage movement by assigning a certain number of steps to the motor driver.

[@jjeninaa]

​@@ikmalxhakim4419 hi! thank u for aswering, I really appreciate it! and I would like to ask if, is there any chance that the stepper motor nema 17 will work automatically by programming? if not, can u suggest other motor that can be used automatically with the use of remote by programming. note: in our project we are going to invent a self-cleaning window with the use of timing belt and we are struggling of what materials are needed that is precise and effecient in making our product. thank u so much!!

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

@jjeninaa My friends and I built a whiteboard-cleaning CNC robot as our third- year project. We used the Makerbase MKS DLC32 for the motherboard, two stepper motors, and a servo motor. The best part is that you dont need tinkering a lot with programming and instead, use the power of G-code commands to control the machine's movement precisely and automatically. For linear motion, we created an actuator from 2020 V-slot aluminum extrusions, a V-slot gantry kit, and a timing belt. Kinda like this: bulkman3d.com/product/mini-v-linear-actuator/ Pen marker and eraser are on the same toolhead, work as dual-switching mechanism, allowing for both 2D plotting and whiteboard cleaning. Yes, you can control the machine and send G-code commands remotely via Wi-Fi, thanks to the ESP32 module. I believe this video might be useful for the introduction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ3Gd6x5YpqqrZY Nema17 motors should work just fine. However, the choice depends on the load. In most cases, the 17HS4401 stepper motors provide decent holding torque.😁

[@jjeninaa]

@@ikmalxhakim4419 omg thank u very much for this meaningful explanation, this is really helpful for our project. thank u so much! ❤️

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

@@jjeninaa ur welcome😁

[@dhayougraphy3561]

How to choose our motor

[@arbjful]

The holes that you are drilling at 0:28, are these tap holes strong enough to hold the track? I think the thickness of the extrusion material is only 1.5-2 mm, you need at least 3-4 mm for strength

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Sorry for late reply😅 and thank you for advice, Yes, it doesn't strong enough to hold the track.😁I noticed there's tiny play when I try to wiggle it.

[@sharanamuram2290]

@@ikmalxhakim4419 I thought of using 20x40 extrusion, but since your speaking, it requires 3 to 4 mm thickness for having a good strength(for the bolt)... I'm at little bit confused to wheather use that or not for my project....Any help?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

@@sharanamuram2290 what I can recommend is to use T slot nuts instead of tapping the hole. This surely holds the rail enough and more reliable.😁I made a V2 linear actuator (I posted on my insta) in which stepper mount is 3d printed parts and one single 2020 aluminium extrusion. Since I use MGN12 linear rail, I still can use 5cm length 2040 profile for the block carriage. (NOTE: my design here is only applicable to MGN12 rail (block) due to the hole size & spacing )

[@Marcus_Caius]

@@sharanamuram2290 or use T-nuts as it's what extrusion are for. Here the wrong extrusion profile was used.

[@MarkAnthonyIcaro]

Hi how to install that

[@nicolegarrett6442]

Hiii, can you how us the wiring and conections of the actuator?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

I used this actuator for my 3D printer. I wired it up to the Arduino Mega and RAMPS 1.4. This video might help with connecting the stepper motor to the RAMPS:😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i165qoiMaNBprqs If you're interested, I also built a linear actuator V2 with 3D printed parts, which is more reliable. I just don't post it on KZbin.😁🙂 instagram.com/p/CenmxjVvVgL/?

[@RajuRajuRaju11]

What is the accuracy? can we get target 0.02 to 0.05 mm accuracy?

[@robingong9451]

lol

[@sharanamuram2290]

Did u use 20x40 aluminium extrusion for both base and block??

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Yes😁

[@Priyanshu_601]

@@ikmalxhakim4419 sir can i have a link for purchasing t slot

[@sjf67gto]

Do you have a parts list where can I get these parts?

[@cartesianrobot]

Seeking overseas distributors&buyers Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd has been a leading linear actuators&cartesian robots manufacturer in China since 2004. We maintain high standards and provide excellent products from our two factories covering an area of 9000㎡. with a team of 150 skilled technicians & more than 100 distributors nationwide. has established strong partnerships with more than 20 listed companies, such as FOXCONN, BYD, GREE, BOE. Our products provide the same quality as famous brands such as HIWIN, THK, IAI, Misumi and SMC. We also OEM for these brands. Our products include: 1. Linear Motors 2. Electric Servo Cylinders 3. Ball Screw Linear Actuators 4. Belt Driven Linear Modules 5. Rack and Pinion Linear Modules 6. Cartesian Robots 7. KK Modules Morty Lv 📲 Whatsapp: [phone] Mobile/Wechat: 18926969305 📧 Email: [e-mail] 🌏 web: www.cf16.com/En 🏢Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. 📍Add; No.9,PIngdong 1st Road, Nanping Science and Technology Industrial Park ,Zhuhai, China

[@ribar3]

1:33 The slotted holes look like they were made by chewing.

[@flickmew99]

bang kunci L hexagonalnya ukuran berapa?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Its for M3 hex nut, so might be 2.5mm

[@rusticagenerica]

Is there a way to have these in 3 or 4 meter long config?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Hi, my design here is only works for MGN12H series linear rail. So, its not possible for such a long rail😮

[@rusticagenerica]

@@ikmalxhakim4419 awwwwwwwwww

[@ibrahimali5494]

What is the name of the golden nuts?

[@ishdemon_]

deez nuts

[@MikePreston-darkflib]

The brass nuts on the rod are anti-backlash nuts

[@DomBurgess]

Thanks! But why on earth would you wear gloves to to all these fiddly things!??

[@hameduosofvand3408]

thanks

[@youngchannel1209]

Bisa order?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Sorry, not for sale😅🙂

[@자유인-n3f]

🇰🇷 응원합니다 🇰🇷

[@PraveshKumar-hz5nb]

Load capacity

[@BillyBob-si2db]

Music is ultra annoying!

[@MuhammadzubairQayyum]

Can you sale this mechanism

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

Sorry, not for sale🙏

[@MuhammadzubairQayyum]

@@ikmalxhakim4419 can you fabricate another actuator for me i want to buy this actuator

[@cartesianrobot]

Seeking overseas distributors&buyers Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd has been a leading linear actuators&cartesian robots manufacturer in China since 2004. We maintain high standards and provide excellent products from our two factories covering an area of 9000㎡. with a team of 150 skilled technicians & more than 100 distributors nationwide. has established strong partnerships with more than 20 listed companies, such as FOXCONN, BYD, GREE, BOE. Our products provide the same quality as famous brands such as HIWIN, THK, IAI, Misumi and SMC. We also OEM for these brands. Our products include: 1. Linear Motors 2. Electric Servo Cylinders 3. Ball Screw Linear Actuators 4. Belt Driven Linear Modules 5. Rack and Pinion Linear Modules 6. Cartesian Robots 7. KK Modules Morty Lv 📲 Whatsapp: [phone] Mobile/Wechat: 18926969305 📧 Email: [e-mail] 🌏 web: www.cf16.com/En 🏢Guangdong Chuangfeng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. 📍Add; No.9,PIngdong 1st Road, Nanping Science and Technology Industrial Park ,Zhuhai, China

[@sethwatson8952]

Sorry, between the music and gloves, cat take those seriously.

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

UPDATE: I created DIY linear actuator V2, which is more reliable than this. If interested, please visit this link: instagram.com/p/CenmxjVvVgL/?.

[@gg-gn3re]

ew instagram, get that shit outta here

[@user-jk9zr3sc5h]

Got any links on printables? I cant seem to find V2

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

​@@user-jk9zr3sc5hHi, sure. Here the parts list for V2 design:😊 Parts: For 3D printed parts, you may visit: www.printables.com/model/244022-nema17-stepper-motor-mount/files Others: 2020 Aluminum profile 500mm 2040 Aluminum profile 50mm 2020 Aluminum profile corner bracket x4 (This is not recommended, use 2040 aluminium profile L shape black corner bracket instead) MGN12H 300mm linear rail T8 4mm lead 300mm lead screw T8 anti backlash spring loaded nut NEMA17HS8401 Stepper motor 8mm to 5mm Spring coupler M3 25mm hex screws x4 + washers M3 8mm hex screws x8 + washers M4 8mm hex screws x4 + washers 2020 M3 T nut T slot nuts x8 Zipties

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

Invented? Do you know the meaning of that word?

[@ikmalxhakim4419]

@@AztecWarrior69_69 I guess I have to change my word, haha english is not my first language😅Thank you for highlighting it :)

[@MarkAnthonyIcaro]

Hi how to install that