How I Made This Robot Part. Start to Finish.

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[@skipwilson4792]

Super Dad moment risking him breaking the tap on your project. You let him know what the stakes are, and he neither took it lightly nor shyed away from doing it. What a great little dude. You can not teach someone the "feel" of tapping a 4mm hole, they have to learn it for themselves. Nice Job Dad.

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

Jeremy, as a retired engineer who served a 5 year apprenticeship from 1975-1980, I can catagorically state that you have the right to call yourself an Engineer, and a well deserved title, you have studied, learned, and ultimately shown that you have the skillset to be acknowledged as a skilled engineer. You have my utmost respect and reverence. well done sir and may your channel grow with the kudos you deserve. p.s. Thankyou for showing people from all diversities that you can achieve anything, if you so desire.

[@bobweiram6321]

He's German.

[@MrArtVendelay]

Thrilled to see your son with his hands on the tools. He is very fortunate to have you mentor him into becoming a machinist a valuable skill even if he decides to be come a doctor or lawyer.

[@kyfho47]

My Dad was my mentor growing up without even realizing it. He taught me so much, but most importantly wasn't specific things but how to figure things out. That has been the cornerstone of ALL that I have been able to achieve in my career. Thank you Dad. I miss you.

[@abramfriesen9834]

Like to build one myself robot for my shop that looks great

[@abramfriesen9834]

I'm milling a part for john deer hydraulic pump the pump is off aluminum but I'm milling it from 1045 steel and win taping the second hole I broke the tap😢

[@Johnny5Replica]

It's such a special thing when your kids can get involved, I taught my oldest son how to drill and tap on my Johnny 5 parts, each time i got him to scribe his name in it😊 I didn't machine after I finished my first johnny 5 but really missed it, I'm really enjoying starting my second build, machining is so soul cleansing!

[@smartereveryday]

Fancy tap wrench!

[@LibreGlider]

When your kids walk in the shop is how I was with my daughter and programming. Whenever she asked me what I was doing I would always try to get her involved. She graduates this fall with a B.S. in Computer Science. Those small moments add up and pay off. I love to see it...

[@cogentdynamics]

Jeremy, you are an incredible person! Your design and execution is fantastic and very talented. I enjoy watching your content. Thank you.

[@Infrared73]

The biggest value of doing things yourself imo is learning. I’ve been in situations where I’ve managed people and I’ve had someone less skilled take on a task knowing that it will be take longer and likely be slightly lesser quality. Best way to learn is by doing.

[@ClearlyCero]

I felt genuine terror at the tapping, but the absolute champ was not written out of the will this day! Good lad!

[@BillGreenAZ]

This is fascinating. Thanks for posting this video.

[@lint2023]

Jiga made a smart move by sponsoring your channel.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I like the service. Its definitely a good fit.

[@ianjeffrey3637]

as always - excellent content - keep it up

[@autojando7223]

This is DFM on full blast!

[@RBJelectronics]

Perfect Congratulations!!

[@strykerjones8842]

I’ve often considered point you made about the value of one’s time. Personally when I was young I had very little money, less skills and less tools. At the time I wished I had the tools and skills/experience to complete a job quicker and easier. Now I have a much broader and deeper skill set, many more tools but I also have a lot more money. I now find myself paying people to do jobs and maintenance I would have considered a total waste of money when I was young because it saves me time and frustration.

[@WhitEagle7]

lol I thought you were going to show how the robot machined this. I was so excited lol

[@edgarquintana8200]

😮it's just amazing!!!

[@StevenJevnisek]

So glad to see a Dad investing his time and love in mentoring his children. This is what being a Dad and a Machinist is ALL About!

[@diamondperidot]

You are an amazing father.

[@arthurschwieger82]

Always like watching your videos. Thank you for doing this. I know what it takes to go from must doing your thing to creating KZbin content of doing your thing. You can easily double or triple the time it takes if not even more! I look forward to the day when your channel hits 1 million subscribers. 🙂

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Indeed, trying to record a project more than quadruples the time. Mostly because the camera is sort of like having a person who much see and hear everything but can't move or control themself. You have to make sure they are in a position they won't get hurt, they can see all the action, and many things need regular attention like the battery, audio, SD card etc. So you are always starting and stopping. I am not complaining. Only adding context to your comment. Just the camera adds a lot of time and work. Not to mention editing, story telling, explaining, reshooting if you missed stuff etc.

[@arthurschwieger82]

@@Jeremy_Fielding - Exactly! That just touches on everything related producing the videos. You do a fantastic job. So thank you again for doing this.

[@Sam-oh1ck]

You are a true inspiration. I want to be the type of engineer and father you are. We need more people like you in our world.

[@edgeofentropy3492]

Your endmill finishes have a lot to do with the machine itself. You can get a better finish with the machine you have, but you will have to slow way down and take a small finishing pass. Leave about .005 to .010 for a finishing pass. You might even want to do 2 finishing passes at .005 and a spring pass.

[@wolfparty4234]

I love it when my kids come in the shop! Now there old enough to know that Everytime they come in I’ll be putting a broom in their hands..😂 my oldest son loves working on cars and trucks

[@JasonBlack66]

HEX HEAD EVERYTHING!

[@NeonEleven]

Careful Dr Miles. The T-800 may want its parts back 😅

[@SquatSimp]

What CNC machine do you recommend for at home, garage creating (i.e. best value for most use cases)?

[@theterribleanimator1793]

god help your wallet.

[@snapman218]

What’s up my Jiga

[@AdamBender-ss1ci]

I wanted to ask a question concerning using two thread mill motors to run a lathe.. I saw an English gentlemen I believe doing this by stacking the motors.. Both motors running the same belt and pulleys.. I know your busy..I just thought I try.. Thanks Jeremy.. Very cool videos,I learn alot...

[@ArmorClad125]

Great video and a really important perspective to give. As makers, it can be so hard to hand off part of a project to someone else; especially if we technically have the tools and skills required to make the part ourselves. Great discussion on when it can still be the right call to outsource a part of a project.

[@DJMateo99]

I think it's important to note, especially for people that only need a single part for a DIY project, is that one-off prototypes can cost WAY more than you might expect. Alot of the cost comes from programming the part so it doesn't matter if you need 1 or 10,000 parts, the programming cost will be the same. If someone needs a one off my best advice would be to create a good relationship with a local machine shop

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I don't know what your experience was but I have been consistently shocked at how much better the price is for a single part with this service and even other similar ones compared to using a "local" shop. Perhaps you have a good friend in the business, but I have tried ordering parts at local shops for the last 5-6 years across two small business, and for myself in three different cities. It was ALWAYS way higher in price and way slower getting my parts done compared to digital manufacturing options. And that is after several local shops just said they don't have time for my parts. This comment is a bit surprising to me actually regarding cost. It might also be we just have different expectations of cost. But This service is a good price, and in my personally experience cheaper and faster as well. It is the local shops (perhaps 50ish I have contacted over the years if I had to guess) that don't seem to ever want to work on small projects and charge a lot for taking it. But of course if you have a friend then use the options you have. I just think your advice doesn't match my experience, and I have a lot of experience.

[@DJMateo99]

​@@Jeremy_Fielding My experience is programming in a machine shop. Yes this is probably better than shop rate and I'll admit my wording was wrong. I should say if one can, develop a relationship with a machinist that has some downtime. But my point still stand, one offs no matter where you go will be vastly more expensive than something thats mass produced and most people dont understand that and generally are taken aback when they first see the cost of their one off even if its a simple part. Home machinists are great in that regard. If they like you they might just charge beer and material. Thats what I myself charge to people that have helped me in some way.

[@huntz3215]

As a sales rep to Mfg industry I saw many industries and gained an understanding of the right metals & finish for applications. 1 feature is a radius v square corners and undercutting joints to make them the shear point rather than something more expensive being damaged.

[@ahmedradwan1024]

omg omg i got the chance to one of the first viewers

[@anthonydavis3851]

I just want one!!

[@mayesphotos]

Hey Jeremy, hope you're doing well! I kinda feel like a kid walking in the shop after watching. I may have more relatable experience walking in, but it's still fascinating to witness the many processes and appreciate the time required to go from start to part with our designs! Take care and best of luck as you keep chipping away at your goals! 😁

[@Jazzersize]

Dude, you're basically an astronaut now

[@johnbais8866]

I love your videos! They serve as a fantastic reminder to consider the true value of time. With my first child nearing 18 months, I'm learning the importance of outsourcing. First I've heard of Jiga, going to send them a test part today.

[@afeldman1234]

Appreciate all the work you've put in and showcased to everyone. Great educational material, keep it up.

[@TomDoingItWrong]

I think it is so cool that your kids take an interest in what you are doing. Now that I am retired, I have lots of things that I want to do that I couldn't do when I was working. I was a locomotive engineer, which meant I was away from home a lot, and when I was home I was resting to go back out and it again. Thus, I missed out on doing that stuff with my kids. Hopefully I can get my grandkids interested in hanging out with me. Thanks for being an inspiration, Jeremy. I don't have your skillset, but you are an awesome teacher!

[@billschwandt1]

I really like your channel.

[@IrelandLover]

@jeremy Fielding. Hi, I know this hasn't got anything to do with this video but I have a few questions on induction motors.(kinda) I am looking for a 3 phase 550w (+) induction motor that can turn up to 3000rpm(?) and a vfd to adjust the rpm. All in all under 150€ if possible (yeah, I'm on a tight budget and European 😅 ) I'm looking for something like this for powering different tools in my workshop. Can you give me any advice on where to get something like this? I'd really appreciate an answer. Thanks and all the best from Germany :D

[@akr1865]

Love your videos Jeremy. They are on a whole different level

[@orangepickel2]

Plan your work; work you plan, again; Nothing is greater than an ideal that's time has come.

[@ianbell5611]

Very cool. As a Dad I agree great when your kids take an interest and you get to impart some knowledge to them while having a great time together. The kind of thing memories are made of. Cheers

[@wizahsimbeye3227]

Mate what sort of software are you using is it fusion or solid works? Please help

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I talk about it extensively in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/enyoZGmPart6j9Usi=mpL162CagA0LfyAS

[@jnorris8649]

Just a tip: If you're planning to cut a lot of round stock in the vertical orientation in the mill, take a look at a set of these Mitee Bite jaws (MPN 32166). It bites onto about .075" of material, and you don't waste as much stock as when you use V-blocks. Not to mention it has a heck of a grip on the material. You can give her the beans and not worry about your part achieving low-earth orbit. Great stuff, though. Thanks again, Jeremy!

[@nevillecreativitymentor]

A completely different question ... Whats the GNU GPL equivalent for Machines ?

[@Te4mUp]

Oh damn you didn’t spot the holes before drilling them? Probably a good idea so the drills don’t walk on you. Plus they’ll pre chamfer your hole so threaded holes look more professional/don’t leave burrs on the top face. You want the spot drill’s included angle to be at least the same angle as the drill you’re using but it’s best for the angle to be just a bit larger. So for a standard 118* drill, use a 120* spot drill. You want the tip of the drill to contact the material first. Also it would be a good idea to get a spring loaded tap follower to keep your tap straight but it looks like you can’t use those with your tap wrench? One more thing: SAFETY FIRST. These machines have the power to kll and it’ll hurt the whole time you’re dying. If you wouldn’t put your dick near it, don’t put your hands near it. No fingers near ANYTHING that spins until it comes to a COMPLETE stop. No long sleeves/hair/jewelry/etc. I got a file through my hand doing something dumb because “it’s fine I’ll just pay attention”. I did not pay attention. I ended up dosing off. Don’t need safety glasses because you’re just hand tapping? Wrong. A chip can become dislodged and fling right toward you. Happened to me as soon as I backed the tap out. Luckily it bounced off my eye.

[@AshokSaini-sf3ev]

Good presentation, Good way of teaching younger generation, Keep it up my dear friend.Best of luck from India (Delhi).

[@sgbirdboy1]

Hey Jeremy love your channel, I have a question I've been throwing around in my head, could add an alternator to the outside of your vehicle and charge a battery (while moving ofcourse) kinda like a small windmill, say on a travel trailer?! Seems doable in theory! 😬

[@vintagespeed]

if one man can do something then any other man can do the same. you just have to try. 👍

[@gaiustacitus4242]

Those old Bridgeport Series I CNCs were good machines in their day, but the control systems became way too expensive to repair. It is less expensive to replace the entire control system than to purchase a replacement board or pay Bridgeport to repair the board. You should swap out the flood coolant with a spray mist system. This would allow coolant to better reach the cutting tool.

[@daveash9572]

There are a lot of ways in which the american use of the English language makes sense. Thru instead of Through? Yep. I'm with you. But, calling it a "set screw" while technically descriptive, is not as good as calling it a "Grub Screw", which is what we call it here in England. Fascinating video as always!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Lol

[@northtustinsteamworks5172]

How did you convert the Bridgeport to CNC? Is there a video series?! I have a similar mill and would like to automate it as well.

[@astromatrixtheone8526]

The value of your time can never be zero factor in learning ,creative thought,(fun)?, u are time think about it .videos are awesome.

[@tedbastwock3810]

Re: Waste? Got a lot of interest in home diy fabrication, so watched a lot of machining vid. One thing I never understood is the waste. E.g. in this case less than half of that huge, expensive chunk of metal is included in the final part. Most of the expense is in chips. On an industrial scale I suppose the company can recoup cost from recycling the chips. But for the homeowner, the scale will never make that up. I like the channel, and this vid, just a curiosity I have.

[@fredericapanon207]

Good point. If you need a monolithic body with a concave shape, you pretty much have to excavate, whether you are working in metal, stone or wood.

[@rtwas]

The big problem with concave parts like that are the internal forces that may or may no be there. Putting in precision cuts first is risky as once you cut that slot along the z axis the material might *spring* in or out of position. :/

[@wsp995]

are you an electrical engineer?

[@stevenrichardson7882]

Just come across your channel and found it interesting and very well presented 👍

[@lagongeo]

Nice video! You never told us about the Chinese robot controller, do you have any info? thanks!

[@chrisreid8298]

How do you like Jiga compared to Fictiv and Xeometry?

[@petermarsh4993]

Teaching someone with no prior experience how to tap a thread with a small sized bit and not break it is the sign of a great teacher/student relationship. Well done.

[@hh-vq3cz]

How much is the price of the CNC machine? and what model?

[@FlesHBoX]

I feel like in a business setting it's less about the value of your time, because there comes a point where it doesn't matter who makes the part, it's going to take the same time, and since someone who makes the part needs to make a profit from it, paying someone else eventually becomes the more expensive option. It's more about your available skill and tooling capabilities. If you have the equipment to make the part, and skilled labor to operate that equipment, it seems like it makes no sense to pay someone else to do it, at least when you are operating at scale. Of course, this is where utilizing international labor comes into play, when you approach a net 0 on time gains, the cost of labor becomes the only place to save cost, so you ship the operation overseas where labor is cheaper.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I disagree. There are many reasons it doesn't work out this way. I have worked with and at several companies where this happened regularly. You might have the capability in house but someone else can make it faster thus cheaper, someone else might have better consistency, better cost because they buy material in larger volumes or have machines sized to get the best value form that or doesn't have the same amount of quality control cost but still produces good parts. The bottom-line is you get a quote and chose the best overall value. It is not always in house for many reasons you aren't thinking about.

[@FlesHBoX]

@@Jeremy_Fielding ahh, yeah, that makes sense. I hadn't considered buying materials in higher quantities to get better pricing, or having higher capacity machines

[@OakstreaMC]

Haha what a great energy you have! I just sat smiling when i watched this having my coffee, had to go grab my phone to comment, keep it up💪🏻

[@maxfeilmeier2274]

I just found this channel, and I am already inspired. This sort of stuff (automation of prevoously manual working processes) is something I REALLY want to get into. Mechatronics in general. And you just make it seem so possible. Amazing.

[@madlad1.]

YOU MACHINED THAT YOURSELF?! Color me impressed, I hope to even be close to that level one day.

[@aware2action]

How much did the part cost? Should be interesting to know🤔. With availability of better SLA 3d printers and resins, some of the complex cnc parts can now be fabricated easily inhouse, without expensive machine shop capabilities. In this case, an alternative could be using a castable resin to fabricate a metal part, once the initial resin prototype is verified for dimensional tolerances. Just an alternate for the masses that cannot afford expensive machinery. Using CNC is cool though, was little nervous watching the hand tapping operation.A tapping press(or a self tapping attachment on a drill press/cnc) could make it less stressful.❤️👍

[@matambale]

If I am really enjoying the work, I don't just ignore the labor cost, I *subtract* it from the total. It's entertainment! And thanks for this, Jeremy.

[@kenengel620]

KZbin be opening ads that i haven't clicked so they can fraudulently charge the owner. Bs.

[@JEBavido]

How a part will be manufactured is so important! My son worked at a place making simulators for some military need, and looking at the layouts drawn up by someone “higher up” in the process revealed ignorance in how in the world pieces could be brought together to build what was wanted.🙄

[@Adam-bn6er]

It's great that you involve your son, my 3-year-old accompanies me when he 3D prints something

[@zonatti_world]

How much is the machine you use in designing it?

[@abdultairu]

Catching them young.

[@Te4mUp]

Also for being so new to machining that part came out VERY good.

[@Te4mUp]

Also for being so new to machining that part came out VERY good.

[@stephown5374]

This process was amazing to see. You are amazing. Loved the video.

[@eduardogarcia3049]

I have the same Bridgeport cnc with anilam 1100m. Awesome to see one in use.

[@johnleclair663]

Thank You ! I very much enjoyed this video.

[@theroman1009]

I love the 'Beyond 2000' theme music.

[@TheMXFUN]

Don’t waste your time with Jiga! Sent them drawings and they came back with BS excuses. Many Chinese job shops that were more than willing to take on the work.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Sounds like our experiences with them were very different. I believe you, it just that my experience was great, and I can only speak from my experience. I don't know what happened, and I won't try to make excuses from the outside looking in.

[@TheMXFUN]

@@Jeremy_Fielding On another note, love your videos, keep up the good work 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Did117]

Super Dad ❤

[@theGeniustechDHRUVGOEL]

Why i am not able to see any of your videos in subscription section of my KZbin even though I am subscribed to your channel every time I have to watch your video i have search your channel page

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I only post about once a month so it might be that it just looks like you don't see them. But if you scroll back more than a month and still don't see them then I am not sure why.

[@xnadave]

10:22 Awww what a cute father-son mo- WAIT is that a ratcheting tap handle?! How have I never heard of such a thing?

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

one of my favorite tools in the shop LOL

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very interesting. Nice work sir

[@rsaunders57]

A great example for the last paragraph would have been "This part cost $xyz." You also have a lot of sunk cost in that CNC Bridgeport.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Even though I think it was a very good price, and very fast turn around, I didn't want people to get distracted by a number that changes year to year, and part to part. Without knowing the tolerances and the timeline I required you are missing large parts of what determines the price. I didn't want to invest time justifying the price when each person will get a different number anyway. This is part of the reason I went through the "what is your time worth" segment because often people say things like "I can make that for x" when they mean I only would pay x for the material and my time is free. And they have no idea what tolerances I put on the part LOL. Anyway I felt that would send some people on a trail that was off the point. The value was there for me, and each person should consider these variables and decide if the value is there for them when they see their quotes. Knowing this is a option was something I didn't consider for a long time. When I started doing this it changed my work flow and helped a great deal with those projects where one or two items dominated the time/cost of the project and created bottle necks. I can hand those off and the value is huge for me.

[@flintdavis2]

Does a CNC machine replace a lathe machine?

[@opendstudio7141]

Titans of CNC (here on KZbin also) offers many free courses and online training. Educate yourself before making any regrettable purchases.

[@almosthuman4457]

that's a nice little trunnion

[@wheel2keel]

Great work

[@Bahaa_Noseir]

(V)

[@alexgonzalez2338]

You have great kids! My son is a POS. He walks into my shop only to get my car keys. Tried hundreds of times to teach him stuff and he never cared at all. I could have a full robot talking to me in the garage and he wouldn’t even notice.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

LOL. That's funny. My boys enjoy the shop more than the girls. But my youngest girl does come out just to visit... not because she wants to be in the shop. Rather she wants to hang out with me and that is where she can find me :)

[@perrinromney4555]

If that's what his dad thinks about him, no wonder he goes somewhere else.

[@marcel1152]

On alluminum you don't need coolant. Only for finishing and Drilling. And your coolant looks not right. Should be something with lubricant inside. Typically it's white.... but nice one for your first job 😊

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

It is a coolant with lubricants inside. Perhaps you just haven't seen it in blue LOL. Anyway, I have hear others say you don't need coolant with aluminum but that didn't go well for me. Of course as I said in the video, I was just getting started and probably this is a matter of getting the feeds and speeds right. I believe you when you say this can be done without coolant. I just couldn't do it at the time and not get horrible sounds, and poor quality with the end mill getting gummed up with aluminum.

[@marcel1152]

@@Jeremy_Fielding never saw such blue coolant 😁 aluminium need speed while machining maybe that causes the bad surface. I can recoment the "mechanical and technical trade book" (not sure if u can bye it in the US) but it's pretty good at the beginning especially for cutting speeds and so on....

[@TNH91]

Not using coolant on aluminium seems like a great way to gum up your tools in general.

[@de-bodgery]

I stopped watching your videos when you showed you were too cowardly to try duplicating actual free energy devices. All you cared about was debunking something that is proven to NOT be over unity and then dropped it all like now you've proven all things can't be over unity! You are a smart guy! Apply those brains to proving over unity!!!

[@michaelmiller5566]

Lol I don't think he's Concerned with your subscription

[@ronsreadyornotshop]

please stop the music

[@palladen1933]

Lost me 😢

[@NC-77v]

You didn't make that pace. You paid someone to make it for you. Very disappointing. There's no point in watching the rest of it😢

[@opieshomeshop]

Blocked.

[@SteveJackson-pq3cy]

I don't need a lots of words to prove you're a big deal because I've seen it all. All thanks to you Fabulous Hackers web....