LED Spindle Light: 3D Printing Update

A quick three minute reply to some of the comments I received from viewers on my recent milling machine LED ring light project ( • An Improved Work Light... ).
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[@CraigsWorkshop]

Your mention of "thought consuming - in a good way" really hits home with me. 👍 I have a printer too but don't yet make enough use of it! I am still learning to make metal chips 😁

[@larrykent196]

3D printing idea to working example quickly, love it. Thanks for posting. Cheers!

[@Jims-Workshop]

I have found that 3D printing integrates very well with my manual machine shop, and I will often prototype a part on the 3D printer before committing it to metal. Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours! 👍

[@Rustinox]

"Making chips is still the fun part". To me, this statement is spot on :)

[@itsfonk]

As always, may the swarf be with you 🤙

[@bigmotter001]

I agree with you 1,000%. To design and build something out of metal feels like magic! To print something out of plastic not so much! Kind of shouts of the throw away society our educators, manufacturers and politicians have created! Thanks for posting and take care! P.S. Keep the (metal) chips flying Matt!

[@MyLilMule]

I'm right there with you! My machine shop hobby is about making things. If all I did was buy the stuff I could make, I wouldn't need all these tools! I am also an off road enthusiast. I take my Jeep to places most people can't. And we often say, it is about the journey not the destination. It doesn't matter where we started, or where we end up, but enjoying ourselves along the way. And if I can get a nice tool out of it (or a great view from the top of a ridge) then that's the icing on the cake.

[@mrporridge2304]

I'm with most on here mate, whilst I agree there is a place and a need for printers and they are great (we have several different types at work) there is nothing like releasing a part from its parent stock, especially if you do it manually. Keep up the good work bud.

[@Karl_with_a_K]

Brilliant, great job.

[@vladthe_cat]

Recreational machining 🤔🤔🤔 Interesting 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Sounds like something I could get into and enjoy 🙂👍

[@MrBricks148]

Congrats on getting your first printer, you'd be surprised how good some plastics can be for some (very) light duty work holding. I've made a set of custom soft jaws before for my workplace that worked like a charm.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

I completely agree that it is the journey. But having said that I love using both 3D CAD and 3D Printing. I have a FDM printer but just bought a large resin printer as the very high resolution is better suited to engineering and had a large Z height. Not unboxed the printer yet as it needs to go in the garage which is currently full of machines

[@MASI_forging]

Brilliant video. 🙂🙂

[@davidmcinnes317]

I too just got a printer and find it sits very well into my shop.Making 1 off supports or collet holders(er32 and R8).The projects you can prototype are endless.Have a look around on print websites,you can usuall find what you are looking for and tweak it to your needs.I would rather find a mistake with plastic than spending hours on the lathe and mill just to throw it in the scrap because of one mistake.

[@VikMKW]

I actually enjoy your content because you DON'T use 3D printing. Conventional machining is a beautiful art that's being overshadowed, and we must continue to practice it.

[@kooldoozer]

Nothing I make in my shop is light duty, and 3D printing has no use in my shop. ---Doozer

[@ollysworkshop]

Hi Matt, looks like you've thrown yourself into 3D printing good and proper! I'll be asking you for advice soon 😁

[@myharris]

The real fun starts when you realise 3D prints can be used as patterns for aluminium casting 😁

[@robertstewart1464]

I think you should maybe look at getting a little foundry going and start sand casting some alloy and brass....more fun than 3d printing!

[@bob_mosavo]

Thanks 😁

[@Tome4kkkk]

3:00 What's that cute PIP larva model? :) BTW, you soubd like the Obsidian Ant space guy a bit.

[@martinmchattie2426]

Hi! I've just found your channel and I've been working my way through all of your videos, thoroughly enjoying your content. I've had an interest in machining as a hobby for quite some time but I always find so much negativity towards the small machines that I always put it off. I was wondering what lathe and mill it is you have/use and if you have any recommendations (as you well know, I'm sure, here in the UK can be a bit different at times and a lot of KZbin content is USA focused)

[@TheRecreationalMachinist]

Hi Martin, This is a topic I plan to touch on in a forthcoming video. You need to select a machine that will meet your needs. If you don’t really have any particular needs, and you just want to play around and see where it takes you I’d say start small. The Chinese mini lathe is much maligned but has taught me an enormous amount, and I don’t regret getting one at all. My mini lathe is a CJ18A-350. Personally I wouldn’t go smaller than this 7x14 size (e.g. Unimat SL) but that’s just me. Higher quality but similar capacity might include a Sherline, Myford, Boxford or Maximat. There are many others. It depends on your budget and available space. Ideally you need someone with a little experience to help guide you, as it would be all too easy to pickup a freshly painted lump of scrap and pass by a well looked after but otherwise grotty piece of solid machinery. My mini mill is a Sieg SX2 clone. In the same breath both very capable and very limited in what it can do. Owning these small machines has given me a great deal of pleasure and an extremely useful hobby. I use what I’ve got to the full, unlike some of the nay sayers who have tens of thousands of pounds worth of pristine equipment, but only use a fraction of their capability. Thanks for watching. It’s good to have you along. 👍 🇬🇧

[@martinmchattie2426]

@@TheRecreationalMachinist thanks very much for the reply, food for thought for sure. I look forward to your next video 👍

[@Acid_Rain]

Are you the whats for chow guy? You sound so similar

[@snowgorilla9789]

To further the discussion all of the printed parts that I have purchased have failed within a year. It's like the plastic turns brittle. They have been from different sorces and none are stressed items, I know next to nothing of the different filiaments available so maybe they should have been made with different material (ferous or non ferous for me)

[@OWSNubbles]

PLA is the most basic, cheapest filament. It has good rigidity but a lower melting point and is brittle. PLA+/PLA Pro or similar branded names are a stronger, slightly higher temperature version of PLA. PLA absorbs moisture over time and become MORE brittle the "wetter" it gets PETG is the sort of "next" standard filament. It has more flexibility than PLA, but is less stiff. Slightly higher temperature resistance. PETG also absorbs moisture but I don't know how it affects its strength. After that you get to the decently high-temp filaments like ABS, ASA, and Nylon. Those are all significantly stronger but require more setup to print properly. Nylon absorbs moisture something fierce and gets bendy from it.

[@snowgorilla9789]

​@@OWSNubbles thanks for the info, think I'll pass on my own printing for now

[@marcg2233]

it's just another tool to make more tools :) I'd recommend Adam the machinists' vids he has some fun examples of things you can do with 3d printing to make machining easier kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ64emNoe5qWn5I

[@TheRecreationalMachinist]

What a great channel! Thanks for sharing 👍 🇬🇧

[@capthowdy126]

welcome to 3d printing. i done the opposite to you, i started with 3d printing yrs ago an in the past 6 months ive gotten a mini lathe an mill so ive been spending most of my spar time playing with them but half of it was spent printing all the holders an storage stuff the mill and lathe. my lathe little project was adding a dro to my mill the cheapest way possible an still be accurate for a machine like this and im happy with the results so far. 30bux each for 2 8icnh scales an 25 for a 6 inch but i think i should have gotten a 6, 8 and 12 cause the x axis is alittle short so i have it temporarily mounted at the front t slot on the table for now til i get a 12 an i'll use the 8 on my lathe but then i'll move it to the back, but if anyone ever needs stuff like this an can 3d print it i have a decent collection of stuff on my thingiverse page if anyone is getting into this stuff or just gotten a 3d printer. www.thingiverse.com/thing:6052840 this is my dro mount, its still got some updates to come but its working as it is now. hope it helps someone. my favorite is the r8 collet carousel, holds 18 collets or other r8 arbors including jacobs chucks indexable endmills an a 2 1/2 inch fly cutter. also a few indicator stands including a attempt at making one that is magnetic like the ones u can buy that have the knob that turns the magnet "off". check it out if ur interested.