Making a CNC Router - Part 2

[@taow]

This one's been over 2 years in the making so I hope you enjoy!

[@tbrowniscool]

Your development is astounding. I've been watching since you started in your parents garage.

[@kubeek]

0:11 what a cute deathtrap

[@crookcostello6018]

Wheres part 3 and 4? ive veen patiently waiting

[@mohamedzafir8566]

@@crookcostello6018 same

[@deedeeko9]

I hope you are fine and will release more videos. .. I really like your channel

[@griff1089]

I started watching you years ago when you cast a slingshot. Love to see you pop up in my suggestions again

[@tinayoga8844]

I hate build videos that only show someone machining parts for their build. What I really appreciate about your videos is that you explain how and why you did things a certain way. The thought process if far more valuable than just the machining of parts.

[@bmmacoh3387]

Exactly. This is a video on how to machine parts for a CNC router rather than assembly.

[@sacriptex5870]

dude you used to be a boy who cast slingshots years ago! Crazy! im really pleasead with your evolution!! greetings from Brazil!

[@annekabrimhall1059]

I’ve been learning from you and watching you grow for six years! You remind me of my son who is about your age. You are truly amazing young man.

[@jjones503]

Even with your funky electrical plugs, I respect the build. ;) shout out from the US. I appreciate you.

[@fixforfun]

I really invested in this project. I'm praying that he finishes it before 2022

[@MrJollyRoger]

Hello, I watched a video of yours about HDPE upcycling a few minutes ago, and thought to myself, how has this kid got a quarter of a million subscribers? Finished the video (very good by the way), then clicked to see what other videos you have. "Making a CNC Router", mind was blown, how's a kid managing to make one of them? Then realised your other video was from 6 years ago. FAIR PLAY TO YOU, good luck matey, we need people like you. All the best to you and your family, and I hope your million subscriber count comes around quickly.

[@jc8153]

You're gonna have one hell of a resume

[@lukearts2954]

nah... All he needs is 1 link to his channel here... XD Shortest resume ever!

[@MrCrankyface]

That new camera seems nice! Incredibly cool shots! Looking forward to the next part of this project.

[@markfryer9880]

Yes, of a This Old Tony standard was my impression of the slow-motion footage.

[@jamesharrison5004]

The slow mos are hypnotic. Great work

[@genericjonathan4115]

remember your old forge videos as a kid loved them

[@tamashamas6193]

The slow mo shots took absurdly amazing

[@camillesennegon]

As a lot of peoples i started watching your channel years ago, and as always, i'm really happy when a video comes out, and your project and film making are always incredible

[@searchin4music]

really looking forward to seeing the rest - hope it´s coming soon!

[@AlexanderEresov]

Great video and I like so much the way you talk, mate. So clear and easy to listen. Glad I found this channel, hope to see pt3 and 4! I'm designing my own CNC now too and this is great help.

[@tjtwth52psffsbte66]

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[@tbrowniscool]

Amazing drawings btw!

[@markfryer9880]

Yes, those hand drawn design drawings were amazing. You could submit them to an Art Class at Uni for some extra credit, along with these videos. It all comes down to recognition of prior learning.

[@johnmccarstle3647]

Holy damn how did i not get a notification that you were back ive been waiting so long! Ive been here since that first aluminum slingshot video and its been an honor to grow up with you. Thank you for being an inspiration to me and plenty of other people.

[@景南蘇]

謝謝！

[@jeffnc]

Great work. I remember that video back in 2016 with the electric forge: think you were doing your GCSEs at the time. How time flies! Well done and the slow mo footage is a nice addition too

[@josephbastiaanse8630]

excellent work! I always find it hard to explain the decisions I make throughout a project and you have done that flawlessly so far. The way you've framed your thought process in reference to your design requirements is great, you've made it so concise and clear that one might might overlook the countless hours you've committed yourself to throughout this process. Making it look too easy :D

[@rocistimoteo6094]

Love how you still kept your channel going, used to watch you make thos slingshots especially the micarta ones. Keep it up

[@OleBrinch]

I really love how you think the physics into the design. How torque and inertia play a very important part in your design decisions. All too often I see people pay tons of money on parts before using them in a design that is really bad planed. With good design you can come a long way with cheep’ish parts. You have a new follower :)

[@texasbowhunter2509]

TAOW Hope all is well and school hasn't got you bogged down to the point of being overwhelmed with schoolwork and no play...You got quite a following to see the finish of the CNC Machine you have started and certainly are looking forward to seeing your finished project...You got some skills there Youngman...Keep up the great projects...always looking forward to watching all of them...

[@ransombot]

That shout out to to where and what you learned from others got my subscription. Well that and the free chips.

[@rorydonaldson2794]

Very happy to see one of your videos again. It's been a hot minute

[@PiefacePete46]

Excellent! Your videos have always been top-notch, but the quality of your new camera is stunning... this will lift your content to an even higher level. Many thanks.

[@T0tenkampf]

The slow motion is very cool! Hope you are well and that you may continue your project soon.

[@mattieo2844]

Waiting for the legend to come back. Its been too long

[@martijnellenbroek6448]

Hey, i just wanted to say that i always really enjoy your video's, and am a bit worried on how you have been doing.

[@nuwanrohitha5684]

your hdpe recycling tutorial is elite

[@jmtx.]

Awesome project! Take your time to get things perfect, we’ll wait.

[@adamprice7150]

Wow. I am wanting to get into cnc seems very complicated. Very in depth video mate and a good in sight in to making a cnc. Your attention to detail is brilliant👍 keep the videos coming

[@mxadema]

I just found this. this is fantastic. I hope you release the other 2 part soon. I'm planning on making my own soon.

[@WhichIntDevice]

Very impressive as always! Great attention to detail. Well done

[@Scrogan]

Nice work! When I wonder about designing a Z axis, I always get bogged down thinking about how to maximise stiffness, which usually results in sandwiching it between two X axes or something stupid like that. This looks neat and practical.

[@gizmobowen]

Nice, clean compact design.

[@grapsorz]

COOL.. i remember watching a kid making slingshot's and getting some youtube money to upgrade his workshop.. cool to se your stil working at it ;)

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

Has this project stalled? Nothing for 18 months... I am scratch-building a CNC mill, so find this series of interest.

[@jkjome4095]

Great series. I'm wondering if you are working on a Part 3?

[@kellycoffield533]

I'm doing a very similar build and arrived at essentially the same design approach, albiet a size or two larger screws and rails. After a lot of design work and comparision of motor torque curves, I concluded the timing belt drive was of no benefit as far as torque. In my case, the upper cutting speeds required stepper motor rpm of 450rpm. Stepper torque reduces with speed and much so above 300rpm. So I considered 3:1 timing pulley gain from stepper to screw. The problem is that 3:1 ratio means the torque at the screw is now 1/3 the stepper shaft just due to pulley ratio. It turns out, my stepper torque was about 1/3 at 450rpm, so there was absolutely no benefit in drive screw motive force compared to direct drive. In some cases, the belt driven screw still offers some packaging convenience, but not performance, unless possibly you have more dramatic gain/reduction through the transmission. For grins I checked at 6:1 and there was still little to no gain with either approach. The same holds true if you are stepping down the stepper speed. Although you now get an increase in torque delivered at the slower turning screw, the stepper suffers a similar reduction in torque at the higher operating speed, so little to nothing is gained. If you have a constant torque motor/servo, this of course is not the case. Now this doesnt consider resloution, but with microstepping there are many options. When rack and pinion is used, belts are often used to step down the pinion speed, but it's as much for resolution. It was sort of a deflating revelation for me. Best, Kelly

[@med6402]

this is a major work of art

[@gamerz11011]

Great video! Keep up the good content! Love from the UK

[@Gingerbeard137]

I wonder if he ever finished this. I miss this channel. Hope you're doing well TAOW

[@KenDilas01]

The design looks awesome and appears to be working out well. Looks great, keep it up!

[@MDM1992]

Awesome work bro, watched your slingshot casting vids years ago and you always made great informative vids, its good to see you've progressed and moved on to bigger, better projects. Cant wait to see this one finished off, your design work and craftsmanship has always been something to admire.

[@lucemiserlohn]

So, will we ever get the two remaining episodes?

[@DonQuichotteLiberia]

A work of art, thanks for sharing.

[@bradensmith9578]

Yeah same here! Keep it coming! You could be huge!

[@pydron]

Where are the rest of the videos? This is looking like a nice build.

[@JShel14]

Hey, I hope you're alright! Looking forward to your update on this awesome machine.

[@taow]

Very busy at the moment with university deadlines, but will hopefully have time to edit part 3 soon! Check out my Instagram for some videos of the machine working

[@JShel14]

@@taow Here's hoping you're okay! I still look forward to this being finished :)

[@noxxious5.098]

Hope you’re doing good man. I used to watch your videos on how you make slingshots out of HDPE

[@lukearts2954]

Somebody buy this man a metal band saw! Best investment of the year! (r.o.i. in the form of more great videos)

[@CyrusHostetler]

Curios, is there a reason you went with a belt drive on the Z axis and not just a direct drive? was it for better backlash performance? for gearing up/down? love to know

[@Brian18741]

Amazing! Can't wait for the next installment. Subbed!

[@allornothing7957]

Can't wait for the next video!

[@texasbowhunter2509]

TAOW Found you while looking for the DIY'ers on CNC builds Man I have enjoyed your knowledge of the process and design, especially the fabrication... I am truely looking forward to the rest of your CNC build...any idea as to when part 3 & 4 will be aired? Your quite a talented young Man...Keep up the GREAT work Your videos are very much enjoyed Thanks

[@badougaye9314]

Thanks for the great work.

[@Znayfir]

wow what a great build, waiting eagerly for the remaining parts, and thank you for all the efforts that you put in making these videos.

[@sathancat]

Aw he's all grown up and still at it :D

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Interesting... good to see you still at it. :)

[@redmerbootsma9375]

Nice job. I do however think the milling end will be not very stiff in Y direction due to large overhang of the plate the spindle is mounted on.

[@markfryer9880]

I think that you should submit your drawings and an overview of your channel and internship for recognition of prior learning. Those drawings are worthy of display in a Art Exhibition.

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

This is looking very nice! I am designing my new machine atm as well, and I see we have a lot of the same design ideas. :)

[@stevenrichardson7882]

Looks like you’ve a good future in machine tools nice one 👍 Think I should have filmed my build now 🤔

[@adriancollins]

This looks like a great project, when can we expect the next instalment?

[@markharrison1160]

What camera did you recently buy. I like the slow motion.

[@taow]

Its a Panasonic G9

[@markharrison1160]

@@taow Footage came out real nice with it, impressed by the camera.

[@fredio54]

@@markharrison1160 Check out grind-hard-plumbing-co - all of their non-gropro footage is GH5 which is video-centric version of G9 with the same sensor and similar IBIS. Looks pro every time. They also just replaced their old beaten up GH5... with another brand new GH5... ;-)

[@T0tenkampf]

If you weren't reusing components, would you recommend belt driven stepper drives versus direct coupled? I have read that you might lose accuracy but I don't know how practical those loses might be.

[@briandolhun1968]

GREAT job

[@graveurgraveur2691]

Great build!

[@MrJesus4194]

What should the distance be between the router collet and the waste board.

[@10joel1]

Your hand drawn designs look better then my CAD drawings! Please teach me how?

[@DeDeNoM]

Looks nice. But that front plate sure has a lot of stick out. I wonder if it will be stiff enough. Best of Luck

[@taow]

Yeah I agree there's quite a lot of stick out, I think it might be alright tho as the spindle mount is quite thick and will stiffen the plate, if not there's room to add more metal!

[@JohnDoe-ox1ip]

@@taow I know it is too late now, 'cos you made it, but you should put rails on moving plate, and carriage on a plate that connects to the x-axis. It would be much stiffer.

[@dbuck89]

Where are the rest of the videos? Would love to see the finished product.

[@TheVFXAssault]

Have you seen the PrintNC ? Seems VERY simmilar to what you made.

[@RestoredRandom]

Love the videos? What about limit switches? Part 3?

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

Any update? :) How is things going over there?

[@MQZXCVB]

I have watched almost all of your videos. One quick suggestion, you could try sell your build content and details on "etsy" so you could get something out of your time? Great content btw.

[@gokhanyagdiran]

part 3-4 please...

[@MrBrettStar]

How do you tram the z axis? Also if you upgrade the spindle will you be shortening the bit hanging at the bottom? I just shortened my one so the screw holes of the bottom of the linear bearing screws were centred with bracket and it has made the world of difference.

[@samrix5793]

Came wait till part 3 and 4!! Are you using it at the moment?

[@lalaneverquit]

What machines do I need to machine these parts. Can a manual Lathe machine make all these parts?

[@GoldenTV3]

What would be the tolerances on such a machine, 10th of a millimeter hundreth of a millimeter?

[@bmsfx]

once you finish you will give all the design specs and links for where you ordered materials ect? :) maybe for Patreons?

[@marwanmobark1158]

good job man waiting for the next video, can you put a link for cad

[@angelvaca9232]

excellent work, I ask you some questions: 1- which motor do you recommend, step motors or servo motor? 2- what type of drill bits are used for different materials? 3- about Controller, for a professional use, which one do you suggest me buy? maybe like the CNC USB controller Mk3? or some other? 4. which is better or the difference of using Ball Screw nut BK/BF12 or Timing Belt ? Which is faster ? thank very much

[@syedsulaiman8380]

Can someone please reply why does the part at 13:08 have to be aluminium it could be a 3d printed part also right?? Much more easy to build and it is rigid

[@TormodNicholasMortonTorgersen]

Did you ever do this project finish? I'm interested in building pretty much the same

[@gumboot13]

Great build that I have been following. Question tho how will you adjust the spindle if it is out of level with your waste board? A shim will work for the tilt front to back, but what about if you need to adjust its tilt left to right?

[@ozzyozzy6728]

20:40 nice scene

[@Memes_all_dayyt]

Hey im a bit late but I was really inspired by your diy simple forge and wanted to know what the exact air compressor was for the forge in the video I just wanted to know the name

[@markfryer9880]

With regard to the compressor, the brand is not super critical, but the amount of free air supply, expressed as Litres per Minute on most machines. Also look at the size of the storage tank, the smaller the tank the more frequently the compressor has to run to keep up with your usage. Then look at your likely use profile and projected budget. Remember that an air compressor can be used for so many other tasks and tools which you may possibly want to buy or hire in the future. Don't forget to check the power draw and plug size, so you don't have to spend money upgrading to a heavier amperage power point or supply.

[@Memes_all_dayyt]

@@markfryer9880 thanks

[@Kotdt1]

great video well put togiver

[@charithdamidu4932]

I love this cnc

[@danielreborn4707]

Hi.What make and model of milling machine do You have in Your workshop ??

[@taciolps]

When will you continue with the design and construction of the CNC router?

[@graemeeasterbrook4931]

Where’s pt 3 ?

[@hongdayu3346]

这图纸画的太好了

[@etch3130]

linuxCNC upgrade coming soon?

[@taow]

oof maybe, I do quite like mach 3 tho!

[@smc_scooper]

Very cool and impressive build. Did you think to add any sort of tramming adjustment to your spindle mount or is this not really required for the sort of accuracies you're aiming for on parts?

[@airpu4490]

Are you going to continue the electric longboard builds?