Machining a aluminium gearbox plate.

A time laps video, of machining a gearbox plate from aluminium on my DIY epoxy granite cnc mill.

[@AS-nx2uf]

Well that was for sure one of the most annoying background music ever BUT what’s with that surface finish??!!!! AMAZING!!! 🙌🙌🙌 Please post videos with the machine sounds only, would love to hear how it runs! But damn that surface finish!! 😍

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Agree fully. Machining sounds are their own perfect symphony.

[@opendstudio7141]

I too can hear if the feeds and speeds are correct, but getting a good part is what counts. The surface finish you achieved tells me the machine is solid like a rock. 😉

[@Andrew_Fernie]

Totally agree, A few moments at normal speed would be nice too.

[@dalecollison791]

You are a legend! I wish I had your skills in this area. Please keep the videos coming through!

[@satriodarma1298]

That is a serious part right there !!! This is such an art from an engineer 🔥🔥🔥

[@nickvanwyk126]

Congratulations Stef. You've build an excellent machine. Plaats alstublieft meer video's.

[@nicholasjacob3594]

wow super glad to finally see this thing make some parts

[@ozzy1280]

That surface finish is incredible! Your machine is a beast. If you don’t mind me adding, the background music is really annoying. I’d love seeing more footage of the machine cutting in real time with no music. 😊

[@NerdlyCNC]

Good stuff! Cheers, Jason

[@Svanitterzon]

Tnx

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

very good video..thanks for your time

[@1981Ryguy]

Very impressive. Finish looks great!! How can someone actually click the dislike on this. Some people I swear. Anyways great work and nice to see parts coming from your work of art!!

[@gabeS2662]

Very cool! I would have been concerned about the part moving under cutting forces in OP2 with such little contact area with the vise and machined some soft jaws.

[@Svanitterzon]

I have tought about that, but my cuts are still pretty soft. Did a few of these parts and none of them gave trouble.

[@user-yu8uo9vr2i]

Believe it or not, vise clamps better with this much contact, than let's say, 2 cm. NYC CNC did a video on this topic.

[@ilyaaronov3186]

How much cost you to build this milling unit?

[@Muzkaw]

I think i'm seeing quite a bit of flex / play on the spindle column, is it some weird camera effect or do you know where this comes from ?

[@Svanitterzon]

The whole machine is standing on 6 rubber machine pads. But they are a little to soft so when the machine does some rapid moves the whole machines moves. And the camera is on a fixt stand so you can see the colomn move a little.

[@user-hh1hv1zs1f]

Goood wery wery good

[@mcl12]

Great part , for a machine u built urself , is it for a costumer or personal use ?

[@AcEkrystal]

Ziet er goed uit, mooi gemaakte machine hoor. Heb even op je site gekeken naar alle foto's ;). Mischien ontmoeten we elkaar ooit is ;)

[@Svanitterzon]

Tnx, de website stelt niks voor, foto album is het best om te bekijken denk ik Xd

[@MF175mp]

Could you do some heavier cuts on steel to give us an idea of how well the epoxy granite works?

[@ClckdyClck]

Any ideas on the specs of this mill? Like its accuracy, spindle power, rapid speeds and max feed rates?

[@HuCzEk92]

@Erik Mikkelsaar cost?

[@pieterveenders9793]

@@HuCzEk92 €15.000 to €16.000

[@raymondcuda5906]

Hello Stef, Nice work. What software are you running? Thanks

[@mohammadrezagolbaz432]

Have you ever had problem with your cnc controller?? Are you satisfied of this controller?? Do you recommend this controller to me for buying one??

[@paulbadea8090]

Hi What CNC program you run on you pc for control? Nice piece.

[@mustafakhalil007]

great job, what the best feed and speed parameters your using ?

[@t2r189]

Stef tell me what screw sizes are used for the x, y, z axes? What do you think is enough of this size for your assembly?

[@Svanitterzon]

X and y axis are 20mm the z axis has a 25mm ballscrew all with a double nut system

[@user-ov4ss7zi5w]

Super))))

[@raulfranciscoplaza9672]

good morning! What a fantastic machine!!. I am designing one and I am having doubts about the speed that my spindle should have. Could you tell me what is the range of revolutions you can get in your milling machine. Thank you very much and fantastic work!!.

[@Svanitterzon]

Currently my spindle is at max 6000rpm. The servo who drives the spindle can run up to 12000rpm.

[@raulfranciscoplaza9672]

Stef van Itterzon Thanks a lot!!! If you allow me another question ?: What proportion have you used for concrete? And what dimensions does your concrete column have? I would like to make a similar milling machine, and to know what measures of width and depth you have put to the column Thanks a lot!!!

[@gaiustacitus4242]

I've produced literally tens of millions of dollars in parts on CNC milling machines having a maximum spindle speed of 4,200 RPM. Of course, I've also used VMC's with spindles having speeds of 8,000 RPM to 50,000 RPM. A spindle with a maximum speed in the range of 6,000 to 12,000 RPM is good enough for use in a small shop. The lower the investment you can make to achieve acceptable quality and output the more profit you will make. I would rather have 4 spindles turning with each making chips at half the output of a "better quality" CNC that costs 4+ times as much as the cheap machines. Over the years, I've had competitors price themselves out of the market and go bankrupt by investing in expensive machine tools. They were doing fine with less expensive machines but listened to some salesman who was pushing shiny toys to foolish boys.

[@emily36130]

is it for a new fighting robot?

[@Dan-dg4qj]

Hi, Stef ! How do I contact you to talk about your CNC machine?

[@solsquarenamibia6769]

Could have been nice if you changed the camera angle.can not see the part form as the machine is cutting.

[@dzjo100]

What is controller cnc?! Please!

[@augustinvangeebergen8213]

eding cnc

[@sarahjane4583]

I don't know why but this video made me want to do some coke while watching

[@peterhaan9068]

Blessed is the Google god for he has given us the mute button!

[@Svanitterzon]

Haha 😅