How to CNC MACHINE a Distro Plate | bit-tech Modding

[@bittech1]

Aight folks, since this is a loooong one and not every section is relevant to everybody, here are some timestamps for the sections :D 02:25 CAD 02:45 Tooling 08:33 Workholding 10:40 CAM (Toolpathing) 21:15 MACHINING! (Including cutting montage goodness)

[@joostwagelaar8837]

can you please tell me where I can buy acrylic for making a distro plate? I can't find it anywhere

[@BluerayDriver]

I would appreciate it, if it's possible for you, to write down the exact Endmills / Tools that you use for acrylic and your aluminium working

[@Todestelzer]

23:42 the cutting sound is impressive. I would love if my cnc would make such wonderful music 😅

[@predality]

Your channel deserve more subscribers my friend, you produce high quality videos. I learned how to use fusion 360 watching your video, thanks to that i was able to design a custom front panel for my case. Greetings from Brazil ^^

[@MPcustomized]

Can't wait to get it into my build Alex! Epic work as always 🤘😎

[@TekTherapy]

Thx for the Awesome how-to! Really finally need to get CNC now.. Just hyped to be able to do cool Distros (or similar) eventually!!

[@KalebQi]

I’ll be doing this soon. I’ll have to watch this video in the morning

[@raziel3726]

Outstanding Modder and Channel!!

[@shotokanads3325]

How do you prepare for the cutting in sequence? Can you post the model details of your machine and what, if any, installation considerations there are? Love the channel.

[@erwinvigilia6303]

Sorry if I missed it, what are the specs or part number for the thread cutter you use for the G1/4 holes? (I'm assuming it's 60 deg for BSPP 1/4-19), but would like to know what you like to use for that purpose.

[@dkd171]

amazing, Shady!

[@RodRosenberg]

Super cool I've just started looking at using thread mills

[@davidusi27]

Game of Thrones, Avengers End Game AND this video in the same week?!... it's a good time to be alive!

[@jrmichel1975]

Datron has an office in New hampshire and I order my end mills from there (I'm in Canada).

[@꾀돌이-r5r]

너무 잘 봤어요:) 프로그램 짜는 영상 더 만들어주세요~!

[@Mcvanilla83]

im also using endmills from sorotec. The special acryl endmills are not cheap but they do the job so great!!!

[@JoseRodriguez-ge6pp]

Hi, do you by any chance know which thread mill is appropriate to do the g1/4 threads. Am new to this and having trouble finding the right one. Thanks

[@rocnroll0065]

Hello....what cnc machine do you recommend for making water blocks and distro plates that is more budget friendly? Thanks

[@michaelkelly3158]

Wow, massively impressed with this! Thanks so much!

[@Teh509]

Autolike Enabled! MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE!!!.. tools, bits, setup, software everything! feed me!

[@micke5040]

Round the outside got me 😂 😂 😂

[@TheDigiAnt]

Do you use the same thread mill for your g1/4 and sealing holes?

[@bignicnrg3856]

Amazing!!!

[@Duraltia]

Soo... For a 2mm O-Ring diameter, we use a 1.3mm ( 65% ) deep but 2.2mm ( 110% ) wide O-Ring Groove? Would those percentage numbers hold true for any O-Ring diameter size or is this a 2mm specific one and does it hold true for any O-Ring material ( Nitrile, Silicone, etc... )?

[@mattyfromlondon]

hi what software do you use for your router i.e. ugs/source rabbit etc and if so how do you incorporate tool changes into your machine code through fusion?

[@nmasson30]

Another great video, thanks.

[@kufnukem6094]

Hey Alex, great video could you tell me what kind of thread mill cutter you use? is it the sorotec m2,4-m4 one or a different one? thx

[@w0lfw1ng]

Would it be feasible to make a distro plate out of borosillicate glass? I'd imagine it'd be a really difficult to CNC specific shapes out that material.

[@Varghesemela]

Acrylic or polycarbonate... which should be considered? or does it not matter for this application.

[@svenmeyer2901]

What happened with the G 1/4 threads?

[@tommybraes8263]

21:28 Would you be willing to give a reference to the actual tools on the sorotec.de shop? I'm quite new at CNC machining and still learning about the different kinds of mills/drills. You'd be helping me out a lot! Thanks.

[@KalebQi]

What changes would you make if you're using extruded acrylic instead? I bought a decent amount of extruded acrylic long ago when I didn't know what I was doing.

[@bittech1]

Use larger tools with shallower cuts and lots of air and coolant, should be fine like that. The mirrored acrylic I use is extruded so had to get sort of used to working with it, cast is just so much better though.

[@KalebQi]

@@bittech1 okay cool. Good to know. Thanks

[@MrBrettStar]

Do you have a video covering the wasteboard? I don't see many people using anything other than mdf as wasteboard

[@bittech1]

Brett Yup, try looking for “Bit-tech fixture plate”, that vid covers my making of this one.

[@witnessriders]

how do you make the O-rings?

[@MartinReviewC]

Great content bro keep it up 😊

[@DJ-0SSI-G]

Great video and thank you to such a great tutorial clip. Can anybode share the links to the recommended drills he is using? Thank you in advance!

[@zachtypes3283]

COuld you make a distro plate for the corsair crystal 570x specifically one that goes on the side panel you see al the components on, I'm having some trouble making my own and am not liking the available options because many of them are just unbelievably over priced

[@ashujain1791]

Hello can u give make and model of cnc router u use and other cnc products?

[@Mynckey]

Can you make a video on making a basic distro plate with a hand saw?

[@bittech1]

It’s on the cards to do in the future!

[@benjibird99]

Alex could you please help me , when im cutting the G1/4 threads with my sorotec thread mill it goes up and not down to cut the threads do you know the solution please i hope you can help

[@bittech1]

Climb cutting will go to the bottom of the hole first and then spiral up, conventional cutting will spiral downwards into the hole. Is that what you meant?

[@benjibird99]

@@bittech1 no i mean when i set the zero z hight and then start cutting the thread it goes up Just the movement it would do for the threads but it goes up instead of down

[@mattyfromlondon]

nice vid!!

[@video4all100]

thank you for this video good luck

[@3vul837]

Great video Alex. Could you do another video, a bit more specific to how you do the threads with thread mill for G1/4 ports? Thanks :)

[@bittech1]

NYC CNC has a great video set on threadmilling that might be of interest to you, G1/4 is just the same process with a whitworth mill

[@JoseRodriguez-ge6pp]

@@bittech1 Hello, I am a big fan of your channel. Could you please link or give a reference to the thread mill because I am having trouble finding one for the g1/4. Is the Datron 0068450 appropriate for it because there is no mention of bsp or withworth but the angle is 55 ?

[@JoseRodriguez-ge6pp]

@@bittech1 Hello, I am a big fan of your channel. Could you please link or give a reference to the thread mill because I am having trouble finding one for the g1/4. Is the Datron 0068450 appropriate for it because there is no mention of bsp or withworth but the angle is 55 ?

[@JoseRodriguez-ge6pp]

@@bittech1 Hello, I am a big fan of your channel. Could you please link or give a reference to the thread mill because I am having trouble finding one for the g1/4. Is the Datron 0068450 appropriate for it because there is no mention of bsp or withworth but the angle is 55 ?

[@JoseRodriguez-ge6pp]

@@bittech1 Hello, I am a big fan of your channel. Could you please link or give a reference to the thread mill because I am having trouble finding one for the g1/4. Is the Datron 0068450 appropriate for it because there is no mention of bsp or withworth but the angle is 55 ?

[@天山兔兔]

Great design, do you sell your works from China?

[@Pointern]

i need somewhere i can order a custom distroplate !

[@dicEChanel]

check out @Radikult he is making custom distro plates for a lot of cases, you can see his works on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/223476853028

[@samuel156]

Hey, i realy enjoy your vid. Did you try to make a DIY gpu block. This could be realy amazing if this is possible due to a pricepoint.

[@victorvanraaij8532]

You see, graphics cards are complicated things. Making a custom block for them would be pretty hard and expensive

[@michaelknight2897]

Is there someone providing this service? I can design it, but who is machining them?

[@takemebacktothen]

how much does a cnc machine like that cost?

[@kasetoast5525]

Round about 4000€

[@GateWay-ky6xq]

Shame about the music : ( What I mean by that is, and every 'KZbinr' tends to do it, they replace everyday sounds with ridiculous music! I'm sure many viewers would much rather hear the CNC machine working away. I for one would of preferred hearing what that spindle sounded like, also, what's the sound of Acrylic when it's being machined? Putting aside my personal little grievances .................. What a fantastic video! Loads of great information ( thanks for the recommendation of the Datron & Sorotec milling bits ), I take it you're in the UK? I'm in France and it's always difficult to find quality parts here. Off to see the rest of your videos ; ) TURK T4 Concepts

[@bittech1]

Honestly I’m a bit torn between machine sounds and not having them. I watch a lot of machining channels where both are done so have no real preference. I will say though that my router sounds horrific cutting aluminium as the spindle is such a high pitch whine, which causes microphones to clip. It’s not that satisfying sound you get from the bigger machines or manual ones. I tried overlaying some before and it just made it unwatchable.

[@GateWay-ky6xq]

@@bittech1 Thanks for quick response mate, yeah, know what you mean ........ bit of both then!? sounds of spindle and background music? We can always alter the sound from our end. Just been watching your CNC machine being delivered, WOW that's a monster! I've got the 'WorkBee' CNC from Ooznest in the UK. Great cnc machine : ) I was just thinking ( watching your other videos ), that I was building custom made computers back in 1990 .................... 28 years ago!!!!! I'm getting old! ; ) TURK T4 Concepts

[@thelazyswiss]

do you accept orders???

[@bittech1]

Not currently I'm afraid :/

[@KalebQi]

naught = zero. I looked it up to make sure

[@informediatech-bruno5766]

your mustache is cnc machined too kkk

[@brokenlava518]

My mind thought the "distro plates" in the thumbnail was "dorito plates" ... sounds normal to me.

[@johnverhoef]

Can anybody point me at a site or company that does custom cnc milling re: distro plate? I checked back and forth and the only ones I can find are the big coms that do this. They charge like 300+ quid for a 148mm by 105 mm (A6 - yes, that's all I need) sized distro platelet which I designed in fusion360 and that's kinda doing my head in. Anybody knows some place that does it for more reasonable prices in the UK or anywhere else in the EU? US would be ok too, but that usually takes ages in shipping times, but I can live with that. Anybody can help me out here or point me to one? Much appreciated; thanks!

[@bytefoundry8702]

John Verhoef 1 off custom parts are usually expensive. The tooling setup costs are by far the largest expense

[@johnverhoef]

@@bytefoundry8702 I suppose you're right and I wouldn't mind like 200 quid (that's Euros and/or Pounds, so you have to add about 25-40% to that when converting to Dollars), but 396 for 10 by 14 cm is just a bridge too far for me. Not that I can't afford it, but it just doesn't make any sense to me to spend that much on a relatively small piece of plastic. Suppose I will get me one of those prefab ones, but none of those are in the size that I want. I'd nearly say that it would be cheaper for me to get me one of those Chinese desktop cnc machinelets and make one myself, as they are not even 200 quid. I'm not sure however whether those are capable to cut out 5mm in a 10mm plate. You perhaps have any idea if they are any good? Thank you for your reply btw!

[@bytefoundry8702]

John Verhoef although you may have better luck with smaller shops or individuals who already manufacture distroplates, like savantPCs or Radikukt

[@johnverhoef]

@@bytefoundry8702 Thanks again :) I already tried Radikult, but Mario says he's too busy to take on new (custom) orders, but I will try Savant.

[@bytefoundry8702]

John Verhoef I just built a CNC and am still working out the kinks. If you still need help in a few weeks, just lemme know

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

Very bad practice to leave your chuck key in the lathe when it is stopped.

[@multiHappyHacker]

What the heck is a Distro-plate?

[@bittech1]

It's essentially an aesthetic manifold. Coolant for the PC passes through it instead of tubing, allowing for some very interesting possibilities.

[@СашаШевченрко]

Жаль что не в русском языке 😭

[@blutkind9202]

Love the channel and topics but, it is so annoying to hear British people say aluminum incorrectly. Aluminum was created in the US we named it so the way we say it is correct. If England created something useful we would say it how you name it.

[@bittech1]

I think you need a history lesson rofl. Famous English chemist (and chairmain of the Royal Society) Humphrey Davy named the element, and even that only after his original "Alumium" was discredited. Not only that, it was discovered before then by a Danish physicist, and the first means of production by the French. Even further, Aluminium is the current primary spelling as dictated by IUPAC, with aluminum being an acceptable variant.

[@blutkind9202]

@@bittech1 and commercialized by Alcoa in the US by Charles Martin Hall. It's one thing to talk about it another to actually do it. All these other people had theory our guy had vision.

[@DJ-0SSI-G]

is there also a video of how this parts ended up? Thank you!

[@СашаШевченрко]

Жаль что не в русском языке 😭

[@СашаШевченрко]

Жаль что не в русском языке 😭