CNC Finale: Automatic Toolchanger Spindle Install & Testing

[@reps]

Happy Thanksgiving! Don't eat turkeys pls! Mechatron KZbin channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKvLZ6uvpZWjatk

[@mohammadr797]

Happy to you, :) How much is the axis stepper motors holding torque?

[@nicholasjacob3594]

@@mohammadr797 they are not steppers they are 400waat servos he made a video about them here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2bCoqyposp_epI

[@sfp4197]

You need a hard project Try to make a metal 3d printer (DMLS,SLM,EBM,FDM either BJ) Try to do it cheaper an faster than me (1-2 years, 2000-5000€/$ buget) Good luck!

[@mohammadr797]

@@nicholasjacob3594 Thank you!

[@sfp4197]

I want more fiber and dangerous laser video

[@buildthis2324]

"Whoa whoa whoa, calm down dude." Lol. Glad Im not the only one who talks to their machines like that.

[@AsymptoteInverse]

I'm not nearly that polite with my machines... Now I feel bad.

[@pav9978]

Du hast so übelst eine schraube Locker. Herrlich. Ich freue mich jedes mal wie schnitzel wenn du ein Video machst !

[@joshuaboese5219]

Already prepared the usual high end spindle teardown tools for the occasion 😂. Your narrative and humor and education makes awesome videos.

[@ddiva1973]

Welcome to This Old Marco. Love it!

[@Etna.]

You mean Marco Gotteswinter? Great built btw! Regards, Etna.

[@ddiva1973]

@@Etna. well, i was actually gonna wright A'Marco79, but my finger slipped, multiple times.

[@hyperhektor7733]

he reminds me of this young tony ;D

[@ddiva1973]

@@hyperhektor7733 lol! Now we get to see where it all came from, and where it all started. But if Marco makes an April Fools vid about multimeters, I'm out of here!

[@Etna.]

@@hyperhektor7733 👍

[@FesixGermany]

Thumbs up for Mechatron. We bought an air cooled one from Mechatron and it works beautifully, when I hopefully build my own machine at home I will definitely get a Mechatron again.

[@reps]

You are partially responsible for all this 😉

[@FesixGermany]

Uh-oh.... I'm not sure if I can handle this much responsibility... Or yes I can: Mechatron FTW!

[@Evildandalo]

“This video has been supported by Megatron” Your CNC is a deceptacon

[@WeirdPros]

Oh thank god, it wasn't just me

[@ArnaudMEURET]

Intelligent exploration turned into knowledge sharing mixed with a fair amount of German humour. All this allowed by relevant high-quality product placement. What a wonderful time to be alive ! 🤘

[@backpropagated]

7:48 WHAT??? YOU'RE TELLING ME THE BEARINGS IN YOUR SPINDLE HAVE THEIR OWN CLEAN ROOM?? God that's so smart, I love it.

[@Conservator.]

“So I’ll endure the chips today, ... and for the next four days as well, ... and whenever I want to wear this sweatshirt again” 🤣

[@JlerchTampa]

Carbon steel chips are pleasant compared to the nearly microscopic stainless steel versions! I have a one such example embedded in the arch of my left foot that randomly reminds me to wear proper PPE no matter how lazy I feel at the moment!

[@Nathan-mg7ho]

Ain't that the truth though...

[@ChimeraActual]

@@JlerchTampa Me too!

[@1drelong]

Hilarious!

[@l3d-3dmaker58]

please do a video about the telescoping covers, they're so cool!

[@Freetheworldnow]

Your precision sharpened sense of humour has made this long video enjoyable!! Have fun in your projects!

[@Nathan0A]

Really happy for you getting this project up and running, and the results are awesome.

[@powelllp1002]

Absolut perfekte Videos die Zeit vergeht wie im Flug beim zusehen!!

[@kurtbilinski1723]

A machinist once told me that the "mild steel" that we buy for projects is a melted mixture of all kinds of scrap steel, including ball bearings. Sometimes they don't quite melt completely, so you can indeed run into "nuggets" of really hard material within a block.

[@Volt64bolt]

Never heard that before. I guess if it’s cheap stuff from China, but most graded mild steel has to conform to specific standards

[@craigperry5662]

Sorry but I think that is complete and utter rubbish, even the crappiest of Chinese steel is better than that. The reason the tool got red hot is because it was spinning way to fast. The surface speed is critical to tool heating and therefore tool life. Spin it too fast and it will last but a little while then go red hot and then it rubbish.

[@mikej9062]

I just wanted to say that this is perhaps my favorite video of yours because it inspires me to work hard with my CNC hobby so that one day I might also make a machine as nice as this.

[@ericgossard8808]

Hi Marcos. The only thing bad About your video is it came to an end. The little technical tidbits you put in there have great content for anyone paying attention. The winner of Best comedy within a serious technical program goes to .....Marco Reps. No question. Can't wait to learn from another one. Thank You.

[@en2oh]

this is brilliant. Totally impractical for the average end user... but your techniques and the thought that goes into your projects is helpful for those of us who want to 'up our game'. Thanks again. Doug

[@matthewpillay]

Absolutely loved your sense of humor. Combines engineering with entertainment. Well done

[@hashemmi24]

Wow ! He had the PCB bits since May 2000, i admire his patience ! This video made me change my trousers, what a sexy machine, Congrats on your first chips :) and thank you, as always i learned a lot.

[@PiperFishing]

This has to be the most impressive CNC on youtube.

[@shirothehero0609]

Oh it's cool and up there with the best (spindle is awesome) but there are some seriously monster rad home builds on YT.

[@NiHaoMike64]

Close call between this one and AvE's. I would say this one wins on the DIY build aspect, while AvE's wins on using liquid spray to keep machining dust under control.

[@Runoratsu]

They're cheaper than I would have expected, honestly.

[@fer662]

I probably paid close to that for my chinese 2.2kw watercooled spindle taking shipping and the stupid customs tax of my country into account.

[@Runoratsu]

@noxxi knox More money than I can justify spendig on what would amount to being a toy for me, too, but I'd have guessed about double to triple the price they actually are.

[@karsnoordhuis4351]

@@Runoratsu isnt that this entire build? I would love to make one too but it would be very expensive for a toy

[@Runoratsu]

Kars Noordhuis …yes. Same. 😅

[@michaelknight2342]

How much does something like a Haas spindle cost, and what improvements would you get for the extra cash?

[@kaspereskildsen25]

I know the suffer from aligning cnc machines, been a fixing and trimming Big cnc machines for over 3 years. Its a nice feeling to have it perfect straight in any axis, good luck and nice machine!

[@ashfaw]

I'm happy that you have such "big boy" sponsors now You are appreciated

[@SAK_-]

Richtig gut, ich mag deinen Humor und auch dein Umgang mit allem Maschinellem sehr! Es freut mich wirklich auch mal jemanden aus meinem Land zu sehen der so einen KZbin Kanal hat! Hab bis jetzt immer nur Old-Tony geguckt aber du kommst direkt mit auf meine Maschinen-Liste :).

[@AsymptoteInverse]

I especially appreciate how thoroughly you went through the construction of that spindle. That's quality hardware right there.

[@vincei4252]

Nice job, Marco. Shocked at the incredibly reasonable price of that spindle!

[@tolvtaggarn]

You saw prices on spindles with manual tool change. Marco's spindle is equipped with automatic tool change and go for around 2000 euros if I'm not mistaking.

[@gmack4097]

Those prices are for the "Standard Series" spindles, not the "Professional Series" spindle demonstrated!

[@faridstein3485]

NICE! Ich habe gelernt, dass die Pfadgenauigkeit bei kleinen Fräsern entscheidend sein kann. Da wird die erlaubte (absolut angegebene) Pfadabweichung schnell zu einem großen Prozentanteil des Fräserdurchmessers. Viel Spass mit der Maschine :-)

[@BrendaEM]

My CNC has been in storage for a few months while I move. I have a Huanyang Spindle/VRD. Um, perhaps I will test the VFD--with the motor disconnected. I am sorry you were bitten by that, but thank you for sharing. But, but, you passed over stack of belleville washers. I feel that every time someone makes something from then that's not an anti-personnel mine, perhaps they deserve a little credit. I've read on CNCZone.com that people have reported less rusting when using distilled water instead of tap water. I made some Koolmist up for my CNC, always stronger than recommended. It works nice. I have also used some to cut a 120mm fan hole though a 3mm stainless plate--with a battery powered saber-saw : ) Without cooling a bi-metal blade only made it 25mm. With it, it finished 2 cuts. You have a great channel. Thanks for making videos. Though, I guess my channel will grow to the point where I get free swag in the mail : ( (Scuffs feet, looks down.)

[@dschoas]

This is so far the best machine video! I like the way you comment your progress. Reminds me on the first person Jerry Cotton detective stories I read when I was a teen. Well done!

[@MGoat76]

I just emailed Mechatron for a price quote and mentioned I heard about them on your channel. They should know their generous gift to you paid off. Thanks for the good video(s)

[@Th3Mafia]

impressed with your precision and attention to absolute detail

[@CryoftheProphet]

this man is my hero.. I could listen to him talk all day

[@theodoregeldmacher8251]

The envy I have for your machine is overwhelming. Incredible build.

[@dotdump284]

Good sense of humor and an awesome cnc machine. Such an intriguing combination.

[@sirstan808]

That was thoroughly enjoyable Marco, thanks for the great entertaining video. And I learned something too.

[@liveen]

Marco is my favorite youtube comedian

[@MarionMakarewicz]

Wow, Marco. I am so happy for you. You deserve all the goodies they throw at you. And what an amazing video. It doesn’t get any better than this in my book.

[@johnkelly7264]

When I look through my subscribed list of new posts, yours is the first channel I go to! Always very easy to listen to. A funny and serious engineering channel, what more could you want?

[@sirglanz6285]

18:48 Spindles then chips were all I see in my infancy, but words and sounds then came to be reaching out to me, lets me see. As below so above and beyond I imagine that would be drawn outside the lines of reasons to really put such a nice Lateralus analogy here! :D But you did, you were really reaching out to embrace the random and I will always be reaching out to embrace whatever may come. Hahah that was so much TOOL on different levels :D But doing this in a video is a whole other level!! Really appreciate it

[@remipast3347]

How nice of Megatron to support such a nice vid.

[@rejidomus3013]

Congrats on the successful build. Has to feel so good seeing your year long project turn out so well.

[@frosty129]

Amazing job Marco. Can't wait to see what you can make with this.

[@DerSolinski]

Who else is certain that he cut out his maniacal laughter when shredding bits with his monster... Seriously this is one epic over the top "because I can" statement. Also I have to admit that I'm sitting here giggling too when I see that carnage. And I share your pain, those micro chips are a part of your life now... permanently! I haven't touched a CNC in years, moved and still find those suckers sometimes from the time I had the pleasure working with something similar for two weeks.

[@FixDaily]

If you freeze the bearing and heat up the holder you can put them together easily, since the bearing will contract and the holder will expand. WHen they get back to room temperature, they will be a perfect fit "impossible" to remove. PS: Your videos are always enjoyable and hilarious :) great work

[@Giblet535]

I covet your CNC. I focused my money/effort on DIYing rigid CNC gantries, and I cheaped out on a "spindle" (Makita mini router) for the proof of concept. I'm surprisingly happy with the results, even using a crap spindle, and even though that spindle is the source of nearly all defects in the system now, I'm happy. It will easily mill a PCB with your test PCB artwork, cutting copper clad to the depth of the copper only, but not the adhesive. So, what proof did I achieve? I proved that the spindle is important, but lies in that broad category of increasing costs, diminishing returns. The gantries/drive are the most critical pieces in the system, so that's where the greatest ROI is found. Don't cheap out on those.

[@toddspeck9415]

So impressed watching what you are doing! Dig your sense of humor.

[@SavvasPapasavva]

As the bit gets to the bottom of the steel there's less material to dissipate the heat - so it gets hot. I heard slowing the spindle / feed as you get closer to breaking through the material also helps.

[@Precisionmetalworks]

The most accurate way to align the machine is first align the x and y axis to the table. Then adjust the tram, measuring directly on the table with your indicator set to the largest diameter possible. I enjoy your videos and commentary.

[@charlietripi]

First video I've seen from you. Super cool! I love your editing, fun cuts, educational overlays of pertinent information, its really good work here.

[@mike_van_in]

Beautiful! All the way up to 29:34 , when an uneasy feeling told me things were about to suddenly take a dark turn ...

[@Spirit532]

That Tool reference did not go unnoticed! The Mechatron spindles are surprisingly affordable, and those ATC adapters... hnnng...

[@reps]

dude. what an all-rounder you are 🤯

[@Spirit532]

@@reps Why I'm rather fit, thank you very much. Don't forget to spiral out at the exit.

[@jetaddict420]

That was beautifully subtle

[@cogentdynamics]

I really enjoyed your video. I was chuckling the whole time, I like your humor! What you created is awesome but well beyond the scope of what I can do. It’s ok, I’ll watch.

[@Some_Beach]

Never have I seen someone use a rake for packing peanuts. Guess that's what makes you the engineer and me the programmer

[@DigitalisierungmitKopf]

Finally a new Marco Reps Video 🤗

[@Zinbou1]

This felt like a 4 min vid, damn, good job dude

[@phpn99]

I'm totally addicted. you deserve 5M followers

[@cncgeneral]

Next challenge, build a surface roughness tester. You know you'd enjoy measuring sub micron deviations by dragging diamonds around.

[@dimitar4y]

What, just get a gramophone needle and a very sensitive high class amplifier? Hear it scratch like audio.

[@bbogdanmircea]

Best video ever about CNC on this channel

[@SERVOPUNK]

The lateral forces of the 18:30 operation must be immense! That new tool really is awesome.

[@mckidney1]

Holy shit he did it. I started watching when this was a teaser in other videos :D

[@cgbillingsley6384]

very impressive build, excellent video (I watched every second of it). You have a great sense of humor and your delivery makes this video one of the best I've seen. You, sir, are an artist !! Thank you.

[@AppliedMetaphysician]

Marco, I am always happy to receive & watch your videos; even if I have no particular interest in the subject matter. :) Ausgeseihnet!

[@Kiboz2000]

Congratulations on yor work, that is one capable machine. Great video

[@Thefreakyfreek]

Stop making me soo jealous I just got my machine reinstalled and running again tan you show me videos of your amazing spindle

[@das250250]

So exciting to see a machine do this cutting steel, sky is the limit now whatever you wish to build

[@theovannieuwenhuizen5756]

Man...you are in another league! So much fun watching. Keep up the great adventures so we don't have to pay the price of making bad decisions. I do hope you'll set up a webserver where we can upload our cnc jobs ;-)

[@russlarson3241]

Just love your videos, this is hobby cnc on steroids. Thank You

[@NikoxD93]

Awesome channel and humour! I just started working with metal to make a Torque Arm for my ebike, and this spiked my interest :)

[@nyceyes]

Thank you for that holiday treat. *Happy Thanksgiving* from USA. 😊

[@iTeerRex]

You machine is coming along every nicely. Thanks for sharing.

[@MCsCreations]

Wow... That's more than amazing! 😮 Some day I want to build a CNC machine... But a hobby grade one, let's say. 😬

[@cian.horgan]

Wasn't looking at the screen for the first few seconds and thought you'd started taking sponsorship from the deceptacons

[@devrim-oguz]

decepticons?

[@ClockwerkIndustries]

@@devrim-oguz Megatron lol

[@cian.horgan]

@@devrim-oguz the sponsorship from mechatron sounded like Megatron, leader of the decepticons in the transformers franchise

[@tech477]

Try, Marco, the biggest bit you can get away with. Love your channel.

[@machine2747]

Great job! You're an inspiration to the rest of struggling with our own cnc creations! Keep up the awesome content!

[@ikocheratcr]

Congrats on your new toy.

[@roguetrooper70]

SWEET RIDE!!! 🤘😎🤘 and Outstanding workmanship!!!

[@robadex8043]

The spindel is nice: Its blue, its brushles, its brutal and a beast It reminds me of something....

[@reps]

wow how did I not think of that

[@nuthinbuttrubl89]

This popped up as a recommended video, out of nowhere, I hear midi lateralus and a whole bunch of tool references. As the singer of a tool tribute band, i commend you 👏👏

[@sergiourquijo4000]

What a great channel. I dont want to think about the work it takes to do all that and on top of that film it and do a video. This is awesome

[@sethbracken]

Hand Tool Rescue fires up a two-stroke washing machine and Marco Reps is making chips. What a day.

[@Aksrockets]

Those sparks you got at the end of the cut are common in steel especially at those speeds. When there isn’t much surrounding material the heat has nowhere to go but the chips (or tool).

[@mikelang4191]

Exactly what I was going to say. I see this often when breaking through helical boring without flood coolant.

[@littlehobbyshop]

Congratulations on your beautiful machine

[@Eo_Tunun]

Ich bebńeide Dich um diese Maschine. Großartige Leistung, sowas selbst zu bauen, Meister! :oD

[@TDLmc]

Never seen such a good DIY CNC video, just amazing!

[@nzpork1]

Congratulations! All the hard work pays off, such a good feeling. You are an inspiration to us all.

[@Malice11029]

very nice parts, the micro machining was very cool, having done it in 304 stainless steel (3,000 something .032 dia holes 1/2 inch through )..... i know it can be painful 27:14 you're likely right in that your mister wasn't penetrating the bore enough; it's aim is a bit off . the air tube you can probably cut threads (check dia) into and screw a nozzle onto the end. since you're only using one tool though you could bend a special tube or rig a way to add a second tube and a valve or fitting so you can remove and control it, just for that kind of deep bore cutting or even just longer tools. the spiral cut into the part was overkill for a piece of more common materials, nothing removes more material at one time than drilling a hole. proper chip evacuation and feed/speed optimized for cut depth(finish pass vs rough) are 100x more important when cutting steel, especially when you're using ceramic tools.

[@someoftheyouse]

The sparks as you approached break through on that helical ramp are due to the material thickness being so low, and therefore also the work cutting surface rigidity, that the tool simply rubs against it rather than cutting it. At work we just let the machine run as it does this, it doesn't seem to have an consequences, but then that condition on our machines only lasts for a second or two.

[@bobbynikolopoulos5720]

just discovered this channel..... As soon as I saw the breathalyzer test part I immediately had to make sure I was subscribed

[@DudleyToolwright]

Amazing work. I love the way this project turned out.

[@xenonram]

Thanks Mechatron! I'll have to look into them. (Assuming they ship to the US.)

[@wolfgangschweiger9557]

Hi Marco, think about a direct cooling. When drilling deeper holes, the main cutting edge runs dry and quickly becomes dull. If the spindle does not support inner cooling, come from different sides, preferably near parallel to the tool, to reach the top of the main cutting edges. Ach... und MMS (Minimalmengenschmierung) war schon immer eine böse Sauerei...;-) Beautiful video and amazing what is possible in a basement or a garage. Greetings, Wolfgang

[@KarlMiller]

Awesome stuff. Yes , please show more about the ways covers.

[@Translucentism]

Damn...that mechatron gear is some SERIOUS quality...German engineering ;)

[@mechatrongmbh5941]

Thanks 😊

[@SPEAKERSRULEMYWORLD]

really cool seeing this thing up and running

[@lindsay5985]

How does the VFD "know" the moror's rotor position? @4:40s

[@canonguy9448]

Happy to see this beast making chips! Looking forward to seeing more 😁

[@PhaseConverterampV]

Great build. Really well documented, and edited. Here’s some suggestions for more rigidity, since I’m in the business of designing cnc components. The clam shell clamp that holds the motor could be made as wide as the horizontal linear rail spacing. Grab motor as low as you can go with clamp. HSK is a great tool holder, but with excessive tool stick out, you know you’re sacrificing rigidity. Choke up on the tools as much as possible. Use proper end mills in climb milling mode, high feed low radial depth of cut if you can, it’s like a Daytron build size wise. Rapids and feeds?

[@pakiw2]

Im happy for you, finally first propper chips )))

[@dieselphiend]

Love the free floating ball screw. They perform better than captively held ones.