3D PRINTED CNC BUILT FROM SCRATCH CUTS METAL

[@RonaldFinger]

Every upload, you always outdo yourself. Awesome machine! I’ve never seen a DIY project look more professional than this.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I try my best! Thanks!!

[@darkracer1252]

it's because it IS professional. he's selling his design to make money and makes the video to advertise. it's quite litterally the deffinition of professional.

[@rpals5412]

What I really like about this build (and most of your other builds) is that you manage to build something incredible with very few different components, and a few tools.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

💪💪

[@XTJ7]

That's what differentiates an average engineer from a great one. Clever engineering makes the most of the fewest parts. He almost makes it look easy because the 3D printed parts are well designed and keep in mind a lot of different requirements (ease of assembly, cable management, spaces for the vacuum attachment etc.)

[@dontorres8037]

@@XTJ7 But I wonder how many outtakes and reiterations were made before the presentation piece was made/recorded.

[@dontorres8037]

@@ivanmirandawastaken I would love to see an outtake/blooper video of the many(?) iterations you had to go through before coming across the final piece(s) for these machines. Thank you.

[@Hobypyrocom]

if you buy whole CNC machine, it will cost you less and you wouldnt need any tools ;)

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

This is awesome! One tip for getting cleaner surface finishes when sidecutting aluminum is to take a cheap airbrush and mount it to your spindle head on an adjustable arm, and use denatured or 90% Isopropyl alcohol pointed directly at the cutter from two inches or so away. Get one that feeds from a tube instead of the little cup on top so you can feed it from a larger bottle. Routers can leave poor finishes because there is not enough chip evacuation and lubrication for such a high rpm spindle, the air from the airbrush not only blows the chips away, it causes a ton of the alcohol to evaporate on the work surface which provides an extreme level of cooling, and the alcohol is an excellent cutting lubricant between steel and aluminum. I had an EZ TRAK CNC Bridgeport mill at an old job I worked at and I used this setup daily for cutting aluminum, I would go through a gallon of alcohol every week I used it so much, I had even hooked up a pneumatic solenoid valve to switch the air on and off with the touch of a switch. It's a very clean and safe method since hardly any alcohol pools on the surface, almost all of it gets blown or evaporated away, though you'll obviously want some form of ventilation.

[@ronidaffan5904]

Thank you for this tip pow !

[@JonasNeumann6]

Doesnt that cause a fire hazard?

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@JonasNeumann6 Surprisingly no, it really doesn't. The volume of alcohol being sprayed is so small and the volume of air propelling it so high that it basically leans out the stoichiometry of the alcohol/oxygen balance and won't allow a flame, you can't ignite the alcohol stream blowing out of the airbrush. A small amount of alcohol can pool on the work surface but remember that it's an airbrush we're talking about, it only blows about a half ounce of alcohol per minute which really isn't a dangerous amount since it evaporates away so quickly, even if the pool did get lit on fire it only takes like 5-10 seconds to burn away with a pretty small flame. You do need to be careful doing it in an enclosed space like a small room, it can eventually fill the room with an explosive vapor so you do need some ventilation, but that's really the case when using any solvents regardless of what you're doing with them. And if you're curious the cutter is not an ignition source, cutting aluminum does not produce any sparks whatsoever (you can trust me on that, I've been cutting aluminum for 17 years as a CNC machinist).

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@ronidaffan5904 You're welcome! Have you tried it yet?

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

is the friction heat from the aluminium being machined not enough to ignite the vapour?@@TheExplosiveGuy

[@giantman261]

I think this is the most capable printed cnc I have seen. I like the idea that machining aluminium replacement parts for its self is possible with it.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

It definitely is

[@SaltCityFab]

Your engineering and fabrication skills never cease to amaze me. Nice job!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thank you!!

[@lach808]

For someone who hates wiring you certainly make a clean job of it. Looks awesome.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I'm just trying to make it less boring 😅 thanks!!!

[@williambennett9764]

The better he wires it the first time, the less likely he'll ever have to touch the wiring again. 😁

[@Rouverius]

This is amazing. It's great watching you over the years and see how your design process has improved.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks mate!

[@joshuabennett8249]

Not only does he build things that function so smoothly, but he has an artisans eye for form in his builds as well, this man doesn't just have years of experience but true pure talent. Definitely in the top 3 of my KZbin subscribed channels.

[@AgentWest]

Quick note about machining stepper belt pulleys: when possible, drill holes for every groove (space between teeth) before machining. Use a regular correct size drill bit, nothing fancy. This will save a good amount of wear on the end mill, drills are way easier to sharpen, as well as give much straighter teeth when compared to milling everything from a solid chunk. Of course those pre-drills would still have to be machined to size, but they do remove a large amount of material that the end mill won't have to.

[@FilamentStories]

If I could subscribe twice, I would. The projects, the precision, the video editing, the music, the humor, and of course, the red! Love it ALL!

[@3DMusketeers]

Absolutely amazing! This is really showing off the power of 3D Printing and what it is capable of. I do not know how you do it sir, the quality of the filming, edits, etc. all on this tight time schedule. Nice work.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

3D printing FTW!! Cheers Grant!

[@eddiehuang6962]

Wow, I love the innovative wiring management solution! Awesome build as always!

[@dillpickle7633]

Your CAD skills are awesome! I love how everything is made with simple components cut down!

[@ro-ce8vg]

i love the trick with tensioning the belts and using their note to make sure theyre even

[@donedrechsel3725]

i just realize how good you are mounting things pointing to the camera! Respect!!!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

It's kind of my job isn't it? 😂 Cheers for noticing!

[@properprinting]

At first I thought it was a joke, but using a guitar tuner to tune the belt tension is actually pretty smart😆 Nice video m8

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I used it to fasten both Y axis belts to the same tension so the accuracy once calibrated is the same on both sides of the machine. I wasn't aiming for any note in particular but to set the same note on both sides. Cheers Jón!

[@VincentGroenewold]

What a wonderful idea to share the design and show how to built it! When I'm settled I'm very likely going to first built a printer and then this. :)

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

I often feel the pull from projects like this, and I'm pretty sure I could pull it off. But then I realize that if I made some thing like this all I'd end up with is another machine I wouldn't know how to use. Or rather I'd know how to use it but wouldn't have anything to use it for other than building other projects like this. Thing is I have zero creativity, so all I can do is follow instructions. Even the smallest modification would end up looking like crap as once I made something that worked as intended I'd stop there. As for making something new, designing something myself, fugget about it! I'm not kidding. I have no creativity what so ever. It was the same when I learned to program. I could optimize code, clean up code, rewrite code but I totally sucked at writing a program from scratch. But polishing up someone else's code? That I was darned good at! Now there's money to be made doing that. It's not flashy but someone who can take a ugly yarn of undocumented spaghetti code and turn it into well documented, structured and optimized code will always have a job. But I wanted to write my own programs, only lacking creativity I simply couldn't, so I bailed on being a programmer. It's the same with things like this. I'm competent with tools, but I suck at making anything new. I might make something that kind of almost works, but it will look awful and probably snip your fingers off if you look at it wrong, and even that is a big maybe... So I have held off on making or getting a 3D printer as I know it would only collect dust once I'd printed a Benchy.

[@teitgenengineering]

The way you have the belts stationary and the motors moving is very interesting

[@tomnorman5461]

Unbelievable 3D modeling skills...your desktop CNC is a work of art sir! Would love to have one in my shop!

[@MrBlakBunny]

Wondering, if you made a 3D printed CNC to make a Tank, could you argue that through the transience of properties that that tank was made by a 3d printer

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

I've thought of that more times than I'd like to admit.

[@pcnoob6623]

Simple,make a tank that only uses 3d printed tools to make

[@smorrow]

They already say this about ECM-rifled barrels.

[@WouterZtube]

That way of thinking would make everything handmade…

[@fog1257]

By that logic you could stretch it further by saying the tank was made by a bulldozer since it was used to extract the materials needed to build the 3d-printer.

[@CDRaff]

17:45 using a CNC is straight up hard. I went into it thinking it was going to be a lot like 3d printing, but it is not. There is so much to keep track of that it is really easy to forget something small that leads to a catastrophic failure.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Yes, catastrophic failure is always round the corner. Waiting...

[@darkracer1252]

just found this video. and that bit at the end really shows how powerfull this thing is. nobody should ever mill like that without cooling. but the fact that the machine doesn't care and just pushes through just absolutely amazed me. and with my background in cnc i can actually avoid those failures. (ps @Ivan Miranda) try some cooling. compressed air with a drip of cooling oil going into the line. you'll end up with a mist of cooling so you don't have the adapt the design to handle a ton of water. and aluminum REALLY loves it when cutting it) to the point that you can tell the diffrence between a cooled part and a non cooled part in a single glance.

[@TimKellerLinuxNinja]

@@ivanmirandawastaken This has been my experience with CNC machines. With 3d printers, you get a failed print, with a CNC you get a bit snapping off an shooting across the room at mach 3

[@electronicsandewastescrapp7384]

Checking belt tension with chromatic tuner? Chef's kiss on that one. Always love your work.

[@AlexanderEresov]

Apart from the build itself, I must note your videos are getting more and more enjoyable to watch!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks!

[@gooseman247]

Putting aside the incredible engineering work, I am blown away by how great your 3D printing is. It looks flawless. Simply fantastic.

[@wanglydiaplt]

I love how you assure proper belt tension with the tone produced! 🙂

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

For an Aluminum extrusion/3d printed build that's pretty impressive! Nice work! I really like the way you designed the vacuum system.

[@mvadu]

You are becoming James Bruton of building CNCs. Awesome build.. Once I get a place where I can keep a CNC I am building this..

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Yeah! Thanks!!

[@jarodhohl861]

Thanks for reminding me to have fun with my own builds.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Always!

[@bareabarea3449]

Nice design. I can appreciate theresults, time and effort invested into making the machine and the video too. Congratz, keep rocking!

[@filmweaver2013]

Just amazingg design! The use of the belt tightening technique as a recurring design element.... using a guitar tuner for getting the tension right.. as a beginner mech designer, ur design and assembly taught so many insightful aspects

[@N0edL]

you inspired me to design my own cnc and buy and assemble it in real life for the first time thanks for the inspiration and everything now i have a fantastic desing and the stuff is yet to come ❤❤

[@MaxCarponera]

Lo mejor del vídeo es el montón de trucos y técnicas de diseño y montaje que enseñas. Enhorabuena.

[@jozsefkepiro8670]

Hey Ivan, I got your project and was the best money I spend so far this year!!! Im into 3D printing so this is an amazing project to start the year in big :D Thanks and keep up the amazing work!!!!

[@charleshubert181]

It's nice to see someone work so quickly. and well

[@boonjabby]

2 things. I appreciate how long it takes to edit the scenes where you hyperlapse the whole punch or drilling (edit time >>>> produced edit) I love the confidence you have in your designs that you put 100% into their builds only for them to work great

[@xinetic8032]

Mind blown by the pitch control of the tension on the belts. Nice one.

[@derektoy4444]

This is my favorite cnc yet!!! Amazing content you sir make the best videos on KZbin!

[@bracco23]

the part that amazes me is how each machine is usually capable of working with way more strong material than what it is build from, making it possible in theory to build a machine with 3d printed parts, and then use it to machine aluminium parts to upgrade itself to be more capable. which you already did, but it is still amazing.

[@harlequindraconis]

You really show the versatility of 3D printers and a few power tools

[@marsgizmo]

Amazing project Ivan! 👏😎

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks man!!

[@lucasholcombe3358]

I'm sure we all would love to see a workshop and parts tour please!!!

[@TylerGotAYTAccount]

Well, time to buy these plans. Luckily my dad has been a CNC technician for as long as I can remember. He would love this for wood working projects.

[@person98453]

Subbed to many huge channels, none have the heart that Ivan brings to his content.

[@yony120]

That's a neat method of mounting bearings to 3D printed parts.

[@Gastrostomi]

It's always a blast watching your videos.

[@BeekersSqueakers]

Drilling and tapping with a hand drill? You, sir, are much braver than I.

[@PiefacePete46]

He is much braver than most people! 😜

[@AJLaRocque54]

Ivan, thank you so much for making this video. As soon as I purchase the tools, to make the tools that I will need for building the CNC, your machine will be the first thing I build. I’m a hobbyist and I already know that I am going to need a CNC for some of my projects. I could, of course, just buy a CNC but where’s the fun in doing that. :)

[@DMonZ1988]

wow, fantastic work Ivan! i love love love these CNC builds, they are super exciting to me, and you have outdone yourself again! this one is wonderfully accessible as fas as parts are concerned, and looks really slick with some amazing 3D design work! best one yet!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks!!

[@Deranged_Shunter]

this man will probably make a entire 3d printed and homemade personal works-shed that would be probably capable of doing anything, at this pace though he would make workshopS with the speed he makes these machines, and he does them alone! He's literally competing and slowly winning against pricing and efficiency!

[@Ncyphen]

This is so amazing. I want to build a custom CNC lathe to shape out pen blanks, but I fear I don't have the skills to pull it off. Seeing this just amazes. I'm so tempted to purchase the plans but I worry about the cost, time, and not printing accurate parts.

[@diyhard666]

4:00 great Sounddesign. the tool sounds fit to the music just like that. 👍

[@alexandredevert4935]

Clever design, neat build with a lot of useful build tricks casually demonstrated. You rock !

[@chibs3666]

Very satisfying build montage. You can tell a lot of effort went into the editing. Well done!

[@ivantarnyagin]

Thank you for representing for the Ivan's out there!!

[@CraftedChannel]

Those aluminum cuts were phenomenal. Normally videos with this kind of title are complete click bait lies. Congrats on building this style machine stiff enough to actually machine aluminum.

[@twoheadedpanthr]

Tuning your belt tension was really clever!

[@robertjonsson4564]

Hi from Iceland, and like always you do incredible video's and stuff in them👍👏😁

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks!

[@norm5785]

This looks very well thought out. Thank you for sharing your awesome machine with us, from Henrico County Virginia

[@josecarloscarrion3652]

Eres un fenómeno. Ojalá se te sigan ocurriendo más cosas porque es una maravilla ver tus vídeos. Mucho, mucho trabajo detrás. Enhorabuena

[@oasntet]

Wow, your cable management techniques. So nice.

[@DarkAeroInc]

For a minute it looked like you were going to use the CNC to machine new aluminum gantry arms for itself. The idea of building a machine that can create better replacement parts for itself is fascinating. Looks like there is no reason why you couldn't scale that CNC up to an even larger format?! Maybe next video? :) Awesome work Ivan!

[@Ojoj-vc5sh]

Damn you, I allready have way too many projects going on, but here I am at 2:37AM watching this build and now I want to make one too 🙈 Honestly, that was fun to watch 👌

[@TVV-04]

another great project as always! Something I'd love to see is just how much play is present in the frame (particularly the Z Axis which can be measured by using a dial indicator). I used the same linear rails (I believe NGR12s) for my 'large' router's Z axis and found that the play was around 0.16mm... but my entire build is made from Aluminium (No printed parts), so would be interesting to see how the 3d prints hold up against such stresses. Great content as always!

[@tedgaunt3044]

Great design/build! I think you would find value in getting a true-flat surface for some of your construction/assembly. I noticed that your wood assembly table is fairly wobbly. Consider trying to find an old granite counter (sometimes available for free after a remodel). This will help your assembly to be even flatter, which could help for precision stuff like this cnc build.

[@stephenpedrana5653]

How far you have come Ivan! Amazing to see the growth and Improvement in your ability to design and execute these project’s and your channel keep up the fantastic work!.

[@BeekersSqueakers]

Not surprised the hose adapter gets clogged with that sharp of a bend and that wide of an opening. Adjusting your feeds and speeds as well as prioritizing climb milling would also reduce the size of the aluminum chips to prevent clogging.

[@welbot]

very cool audible belt tensioners! :) A pleasure to watch you work as always!

[@iroccata]

No entiendo como no tenes mas subscriptores. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@gregjohnson9978]

My man. This is your best work yet. Very nice. I am seriously considering a try at your machine. Thanks for the great videos and hard work.

[@Zachary3DPrints]

Dude, you are a normal humanbeing! One of it's kind making amazing machines! Great job Ivan!

[@SuperBorattt1]

I find it interesting to see the outcome of you keep evolving you're youtube skills. The building part you have always had in check, but the video editing skills and so on just keep getting better every video. Fantastic Ivan! :D Also cool build ofc!

[@nickanrc]

I definitively like this channel!!! You're an inspiration source for every maker!!! 😍😍😍

[@mubafaw]

Legend!!!!! Top job. Build quality is excellent 😎👍

[@homemadetools]

Good work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@peterwiley4383]

Such an excellent lesson. Wish I had a shop to make it possible. Thanks!!

[@oeliku3033]

it looks insanely impressive, but I have a fwe things that raise questions for me: 1. How long did the printed connector plate hold up to the vibrations and the forces from moving the router to the side? 2. Doesnt the screw in 10:34 just unturn itself? How did you secure it and did you use an insert in the printed component? 3. How did you ensure, that the parallel rails in 11:12 are perfectly parallel and let the Z-assembly move freely? 4. Did you use an insert with every single screw or do you get away with drilling them in the plastic? 5. Did you wire the emergency shut off to the router as well?

[@christianbowes7907]

Amazing design! Love the level of integration and cable management.

[@umlooad]

The designs getting better and better. Well done.

[@Ry_TSG]

Now you can make more cnc machines with this one!

[@AlnisSmidchens]

This is AMAZING!! Always inspiring to see what you build :D

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thank you!

[@mikeadair1708]

Damn. I was thinking of converting the tiny cnc I built to your plans to linear rails myself. This looks much more rigid, exactly what i need.

[@ElDeiff]

Amazing result Ivan! It looks incredible!

[@samanthapowell5882]

Let’s get some thread locker on them screws!

[@Zewwy_ca]

Damn man, that wiring is cllllleeeeaaan.

[@ZARRPSMETALDETECTINGSA]

This was crazy to watch.. loved every second of it

[@ShopNation]

Super awesome. Inspiring stuff!

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

thank you Ivan, the CNC is so cute.

[@samuelgonzalez7783]

Something to look into if you want is the grbl32 with an esp32. It allows for for wireless connection and for it to be a private access point. It has some pretty good support.

[@davesenor3146]

Coolest thing ever!! Amazing job and so well produced!!! Thanks for sharing...

[@danilodepizol]

Congratulations, a beautiful project, I always follow your work.

[@OGMann]

Well, thankfully you have a complete machine shop to 3d print that.

[@Reman1975]

I'm watching this and thinking it could be an incredible bootstrapping machine for people already with access to a reasonable 3D printer. Once this was built it could be used to accurately machine the alloy parts needed to build a bigger/stronger mill that's capable of machining steel, then the original could be sold to help fund the electronics for the new machine. If neccecery, the alloy machine could be used to create upgraded steel parts to further strengthen itself, or even start the cycle again by building an entire new bigger mill from steel before being sold itself.

[@ukaszkulczak801]

IVAN Invincible!!! IVAN mighty!!! Greetings from Poland!!! 😀

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Cheers!!!

[@ukaszkulczak801]

Super chanel!👍🏻 Super professional job! 👍🏻 Congratulations! 👍🏻

[@alexcrouse]

Wish this was my day job. Awesome work!

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

Thanks!!

[@joelguay4452]

Now we need a giant version of this :)

[@Sonar37]

You are a Genius Mr. Very, very Impressive.

[@noahhastings6145]

Ha! I started designing and ordering parts for my own CNC build this past week. I'm even using the same router. Guess I'll take notes.

[@yvan2563]

Amazing new CNC project, as always. However, I'd like to see one with regular square tubular extrusion instead of 20x20mm slotted extrusion, as this stuff is so incredibly expensive here in Canada (metric or not) that buying a pre-made commercial CNC would be a lot cheaper.

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

That was a hard decision to make when I started the design, so much that I ended up drawing a version with square tube mid design. I could totally modify not much complication to accommodate for square tubing for sure.

[@negativeview]

This video couldn't have come at a better time. I'm currently designing something similar. Every other "3d printed CNC" has taken some choices in their tradeoffs I strongly disagree with (like EMT tubing). Yours landed pretty similar to how I want mine to be, so I can see something that works as a base, and then re-evaluate where my design and yours differs. For instance, I am currently on MGN 15 rails and was wondering if they would be enough. Seeing yours works with MGN 12 is nice. On the flip side, your belts are WAY thicker than mine, so if I run into issues, I know the belts are more likely than the rails to be the issue. Very helpful. Cheers!

[@shmafoo]

Your videos of your projects always inspire me to do more. I actually always wanted to build a desktop CNC machine. Sadly, I only live in an apartment and don't have a workshop. While I can afford to use a 3D printer as they aren't that noisy, my neighours would probably kill me if I use a desktop CNC machine in the apartment. 😢