Meet Maslow, the $350 CNC Cutting Machine

[@tested]

Find out more about the Maslow here: www.maslowcnc.com/

[@jamierichardson971]

Why couldn't you make a standard template out of paper or cardboard that would set the table and all hardware into a standard location to help every 1 no exactly where to mount each axis point , sounds like a really innovative product though great Idea to keep price down

[@G58]

I m in the UK, and this project interests me. Are you shipping internationally? How much tension is on the chains? How are you making allowances for chain stretch and wear? You said that calibration is only required once. But surely over time chain stretch and wear will cause issues, not least because some sections of the chain are likely to be subject to more tension, and more often, therefore likely to cause uneven chain stretch and wear throughout its length.

[@fatalm0ves]

@@jamierichardson971 l00pp0

[@love1nallgivespower923]

The only problem I have with Purchasing this machine is that they have no customer service number where you can talk to someone. The price they are selling now you should be able to have someone you can contact

[@jeetenzhurlollz8387]

that presenter is really good. he asks real questions. in all his videos he asks exactly the questions that should be asked.Clearly an engineer himself.

[@DustyKorpse]

wish more people thought like them: "how far can this be developed" rather than "how much money can i make from this". well done guys, hats off to you. 😊

[@__aceofspades]

They are definitely making money off this. The kit doesnt even include the router, or shopvac. It is essentially $350 for the linkage, assembly, motors and micro-controllers. While its probably not a lot of money, this CNC machine isnt really practical for anyone besides hobbyists. Its not extremely simple for the average person, and its not precise and robust enough for professionals.

[@kitingmare]

What about development of the electonics, development of the user inteface, development of firmware and support of the shipped products? These are all costs/development time you have to include into your final price. Also supporting an open source community is often a full time job and you have to afford your food somehow ;-).

[@RichardTheValiantFoolFox]

since it is designed around an arduino mega the price point is both cheap and expensive at the same time. I've been working on parts acquisition for a desktop CNC when I have the spare funds and I think just on the electronics side so far I've spent $30, and that is even with finding the lowest price boards I can source.

[@jadenedaj]

I'm more of a "how much pizza can I eat today?' guy myself.

[@1pcfred]

LInuxCNC runs this kind of nonsense out of the box. It was done over 10 years ago.

[@RailwayHacker]

14:04 to see it in action

[@mrdimpzz]

Thanks man

[@MakeSomething]

What a brilliant solution!

[@escwire7755]

This CNC made me tingle all over my body. Would be perfect for building a boat. Either stitch and glue plywood, or converted with a plasma cutter to cut the sheet metal for a small steel boat or something. There's no end to the possibilities!

[@Markus__B]

S&G was the first thing i thought of too.

[@deekman78]

Bar has mentioned in various venues that a canoe is on his build list... I imagine once he gets a moment to breathe, that will be the first thing he makes.

[@edb6783]

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[@yamspaine]

You could probably do it, but I don't think it is practical. The lasers that are powerful enough to be useful for cutting things are rather big, and require cooling. They are also expensive to replace... and some of them are expensive. (most of the laser tubes?) If you made it big enough, you could dangle the whole laser assembly... but the cut would be very small... You could create a mirror system, but I suspect that the stabilization of the mirrors so you don't burn something else down would be expensive. There is a new router system coming out that uses your muscles to move the router, and a camera to track the work location and small motors to retract the Z axis if you get off course, and small motors to finely adjust your motion. I'm interested in tying one of those with a super huge one of these. or have a tool changing system on the router.

[@davidelang]

you could not use the normal 'fixed laser + mirror' approach, as the sled rotates as it moves around. you would have to mount the laser to the sled. There are people making solid-state laser heads to go on 3d printers, that approach could work. another issue would be the safety, you would need to enclose things to protect you from reflections.

[@DMonZ1988]

i can't believe i haven't seen this! subbed to the notification squad AND i'm an original kickstarter backer, but this video completely skipped my radar! should be arriving soon. cool to see Bar and Hannah get the recognition and appreciation they deserve for this, and running an incredible campaign in general. can't wait to CNC!

[@delecti]

That's so cool. It's kinda like a delta 3D printer, but the third "arm" is just gravity. Also I thought that was Simone from the thumbnail.

[@wingren13]

exactly what i thought, a delta printer

[@ziggystardog]

Reminds me also of those camera on a wire systems that you see at sporting events that seem to float in the air, although drones may have supplanted them.

[@centpushups]

These type of cnc cutters were originally used as a writing machine. Usually a maker in place of the router.

[@danielmcturk3961]

Have been wanting a large bed CNC for years. What an exciting project!! Can't wait until these go into production!!

[@magicbazzo]

Love it! This will make full size CNC routers available for almost every designer.

[@albertshilton5336]

I can't believe some of the comments. These are two young people with a passion for creating a new product and with a little luck, put a few bucks in their pocket. They are both adorable. I intend to Buy one. Support their dream.

[@krsslim]

Love the spirit involved with open source projects like this :).

[@mmitchellhouston]

I'm impressed. This would be PERFECT for people who want to do custom cutout decorations for holidays.

[@3Marvls]

How do you control the depth of the router cut? Do you need a special router with some sort of electronically controlled depth adjustment (I assume that exists???) or do you have to stop the cut after each pass and manually adjust the depth? I would assume that manual control would not work since you program in the tabs.

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

There is a small motor next to router with a threaded rod or a combination of carriage and track to adjust depth. That is my understannding of it from this video. You can see it at 15:32.

[@inkno701]

They make a Z axis kit you can add on to your router to make it a 3 axis machine. But I was wondering that also, how does it work without the 3rd axis? Do they just run it slower (a router should go though 3/4" plywood easily) or like you said and manually adjust after each pass? Edit: Did some reading on their website and they do just like you said and the program stops and lets you manually adjust the router depth after each pass that is about 1/8" deep.

[@rpnp2]

I was wondering the same thing... so with the z axis kit it's $410 then unless you want to do it manually?? I guess you could just go through 90% then drill a hole and run a flush trim bit on the back side

[@nixx8531]

From the install guide on their site the Z axis kit is basically a motor you attach to the manual depth control of the router. The threaded rod seen in the video is part of the original depth adjustment, doesn't come with the kit or anything. Still a really interesting idea though.

[@deekman78]

When running without a Z axis kit the software pauses between passes and directs you to change the depth.

[@mtabernig]

How about the electronics, the controllers and other power supply? do they come with the kit?

[@Stizzet]

when doing a video like this in the future, it'd be awesome if you did an unboxing segment or a view of everything that comes in the box. it was a little awkward through the portion where the maker was explaining what was in the box

[@SignedDiamond]

secsec1 also half the video was a view of their backs...

[@Stizzet]

yeah, not the best produced tested video. loved the idea and the story behind it, but the video could have been executed better.

[@timdiggerm]

Keep in mind they're in beta still, so final production box doesn't exist yet.

[@Stizzet]

Totally get it, just wanted to give some feed back.

[@davidelang]

here's a picture of what they ship i.imgur.com/3RSUv1Vm.jpg i.imgur.com/z0c60qTm.jpg imgur.com/rvh2vnV

[@sithonsithon1012]

pretty cool. I wonder if you could scale it up to cut parts for prefab buildings? Go to a site set this up along with a pallet of plywood and one of drywall and just go to town cranking out parts for the building. I wonder if you could line up a stack of two by fours and use the preprogrammed router to mark your cuts then just finish up and assemble the building

[@WeirdSeagul]

I would have liked Adam to go over it as he is more the workshop guy but was awesome none the less

[@samsungtv4u]

I agree but it still in beta I think he will get a chance to make a review in the future.

[@jimdigriz2923]

To the guys @Maslow CNC, I gotta say, that is very ingenious, good luck guys in your excellent idea and project and I'll be certainly having a look at your website as that looks fun with loads of possibilities, and luckily for me, my brother is a design engineer, and I can see us having some fun with this.

[@gonun69]

Damn that looks awesome. I'm already trying to figure out where I'm going to put it.

[@douglasfuqua7082]

Roof !!!

[@WireWeHere]

An MDF shop vacuum backer board would be an easy addition. 2x2's could be used to create zones and garage vacuum tubing kit with several outlets would allow zone selection. Placing outlets low on each zone would help with dust collection too. Great, now I have to go build something. Question: You mentioned rotary encoders? Are they absolute and if not will referencing be required with every power up? Do you have a way to add a marker to show programmed path if a dry run is selected? Just thinking.... Cool idea, all the best in the future.

[@ZesPak]

It's nice to see some intelligent, well spoken and well meaning doing what they love. Great work! I've worked with a router before, but 20 minutes seems long for that sword, non? Would have been better if they showed a little piece (like half a minute) in real time so you'd have an idea of the speed.

[@baltsosser]

You got me really excited when you said $350, and designed to work with plywood. I love making wooden sailboats. I can see an immediate project application for this. I could make small tweaks, cut them, and try it out. That is amazing. I see this in my wood shop in the future. Strong work folks!

[@sunshine5349]

more like $700 by the time you buy a router and make the frame. $350 is a bit unrealilistic.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

This is pretty cool and I would totally rock one of these things in my garage! That said, wood in it's native form is a tree, not a 4x8 sheet ;)

[@mattchumoore4214]

Late response but he did say ply wood and not just native wood

[@ChipEstrada]

I currently have a Grove of 4x8 plywood trees, I also have some 5'x5' Baltic Birch trees too.

[@katreyu2967]

Hahahahhaha fucking hell

[@Keifer-D]

I was just wondering. (And it was not covered) In this type of setup, how much mess does it create? I am talking about just the cuts from the CNC with the vacuum. Not the hand saw. Thanks!

[@jaxnean2663]

I want to see how Adam might customize this! Maybe a frame that changes size and angle!

[@__WJK__]

Jax Nean - I agree! And who know knows... it's possible a future version (Maslow 2.0?) could be upgraded to include 2 extra motors/2 more chains!? Regardless, it's a great intro unit for home hobbyists!

[@1st_ProCactus]

Probably just glue some star wars logo on it and call himself good.

[@faustobartra8898]

the best idea I have seen in many years. You guys are the best...

[@TheKevtoplis]

This is awesome, well done!

[@harrymartin4482]

Absolutely beautiful. Way better than the 3D printed option I built that takes hundred of printing hours.

[@kevinvernon3600]

If the software is called "Ground Control", is the router called.....um...."Major Tom"?

[@bmc7549]

Lmao

[@aoiattentiononinvention8031]

Lmao

[@troyna77]

no. its called david bowie.

[@burnerjack01]

@@troyna77 Did he have screwed up eyes and screw down hairdo like some cat from Japan?

[@robertbrz3586]

@@troyna77 Yes, but, which bowie? Space bowie? berlin Bowie? black star bowie?

[@philsaunders293]

That is without doubt the coolest power tool I've ever seen. Well done for thinking outside the box - this solution would never have occurred to me - and I've improvised more than a few special purpose tools in my time!

[@baggedGA]

as working in the cabinet maker trade for 13 years and using cncs its cool idea but dangers as hell, one lil knot in the plywood and that router would jump off the board, looks like it would be better suited as a laser cutting system no highspeed parts, if u want to use this with a router there should be somethingto keep it firm to the board at all times and a couple bricks couldn't do anything, think more like wall panel saw style

[@SFX95901]

T- Spat assuming that you made the disc large enough it would be possible to use the polycarbonate disc that the router is mounted on and the vacuum used for dust collection to create a basic vacuum hold down to decrease that risk, but I suspect that they rely heavily on the weight, using a high speed router, and then - as they specifically mentioned in the beginning of the video - utilizing a very slow feed rate to reduce risk of exactly what you mention. I agree that this, or any CNC system is much better suited to the more precise methods of laser, plasma, water jet or even slurry or air jet depending on the materials being cut. Of course cutting & material removal are not the only CNC applications this might be useful for, they mentioned one other - which was painting murals on the sides of buildings, but it would be equally good at producing billboards or other large scale advertising signage if equipped with a multicolor spray head

[@Sembazuru]

@@SFX95901 I would imagine the slow feed rate also reduces the torque twisting the entire cutting head changing the chain geometry.

[@jeffrp14]

How awesome are you guys, a cnc for less than the router you put on it. One for the people so selfless. Props to you.

[@justpassinbyy]

im curious how the program changes the bit depth for each pass

[@mynewschannel3100]

If the guys at Make It Extreme get their hands on this, it will be powered by two angle grinders with a plasma torch attached lol

[@evgeniydeus8137]

It'll be powered by 5Kw electric engine and would mill through an inch thick metal plate.

[@cooper9917]

I wonder how they could/will account for chain stretch. If they are using normal chains that one might find on something like a bicycle, the chain will stretch a small amount over time.

[@megaburger187]

One day build for Adam, I need to see what Adam's brain can do with this

[@wingsley]

This excellent video brings up some questions: Can images to be CNC-cut by a Maslow be generated using Shaper3D on an iPad? What about SketchUp on a Mac? How are images uploaded? Via USB cable? Via thumb drive? I've seen people use much more expensive CNC routers in production woodshops on KZbin, but they are ridiculously expensive and made to do production work. If I wanted to DIY build projects for my home, such as homemade plywood workbenches, homemade cabinets, storage crates, etc., and efficiently cut all the parts for a project out of a single sheet of plywood to save money, can the Maslow do this, and is the cost really going to be in the sub-$500 range?

[@antonnpn9063]

It would be great for making speakers

[@HAZYFALKIRK]

I was thinking the same;) use a 45deg router bit

[@Steve.Garrison]

I think you could get better accuracy near the edges if you move the two motors further apart.

[@dogerriders868]

"Plywood in its native form" LOL.

[@BrandonsGarage]

I thought that was funny too.

[@Paul-sj5db]

That brings back memories of time on the plywood reservation. Seeing all those 4x8 ft sheets of plywood roaming free in their native form in their natural habitat still brings tears to my eyes.

[@winthardcastle]

@@Paul-sj5db What a truly beautiful experience that must have been. You're a lucky guy to have seen the thriving plywood population before the great migration and eventual extinction of the species!

[@mr.lovell3645]

isn't plywood in native form, really just wood chips?

[@douglasfuqua7082]

Well, don't you all know???? .... PLYWOOD comes from the North American PLYWOOD TREE !!!!! ....and after SO LONG, they get around to the demo....THEN he stands there, holding the plywood sword in front of ....(drumroll)... the 4 X 8 sheet of PLYWOOD.... which PROVES the theory you CAN make things disappear ....in plain sight !!!! Still, I loved the video...gives me some ideas....please, on the next vid, THINK. Love ya' all.....

[@ChipEstrada]

More proof that open source people are extremely cool people. Love it!

[@tommy765100]

I'd like to see these kids become successful...

[@Warren_Oates_Ghost]

I guess I missed something here....How does the bit go up and down for the multiple passes and to leave the tabs?

[@pi5881]

You inventors are AWESOME people! Loved your video!! Loved your ideas!!! It gives me hope that I may be able to actually buy a CNC machine someday. Thank you for doing this video. A vertical CNC machine - who woulda thought!!!

[@meishajackson5226]

how does the cutting depth work with the router? is it adjusted manually or are there fancy routers now available which can be controlled via the software too?

[@brandongallegos6402]

Yes I’m gonna have to get my set up 🙃✌🏽good peeps hope they continue their success your humble way of awesome 👏

[@stevej.1428]

So it's for cutting plywood? Can I put a 2" think slab of hardwood onto the plywood surface and have it CNC that? Aside from the router bit depth, how deep can it cut.

[@smaspa8627]

"Do I look at the camera? Or do I look at Norm"

[@mikecoughlin4128]

With a metal router but it should cut thin sheet metal too I would assume. Maybe up to 1/8”? I want to make a lot of small metal parts.

[@timmykay337]

It's a really cool idea and I want one now. It's a bummer he stood in front, blocking it for most of the video though.

[@ericedu-yaw6316]

I also want one and let me know the cost if u r shipping to Ghana 0243074274 on whatsApp and [e-mail]

[@denny9931]

I wonder if and how they compensate the tolerances for the chain itself (every element between motor and head has play, otherwise it would be stiff), its length, and the weight of the chain and head pulling this tolerance partially downwards and in the direction of the fixed mount, given the angle of the bed.

[@davidelang]

no, those error factors are small enough to not make a significant enough difference in the position to matter in practice.

[@dpreetam]

that would make it really easy to make your own mame cabinet.

[@matttaylor3677]

Are they adjusting the depth of cut manually between passes?

[@davidelang]

no, this is showing the full 3-axis model with a motorized Z-axis (a motor on the router to adjust the depth), the video late in the process shows the full cut (compressed in time a lot)

[@JackQiao]

(original creator of makercam here) Maslow looks really cool! How's the depth of cut controlled?

[@TheHuesSciTech]

Why is your website based on Flash? It's 2017.

[@deekman78]

A Z-axis kit is available that mounts a motor/encoder on the router's depth adjustment. In the absence of the Z-axis kit, the software will pause and ask you to adjust the depth.

[@JackQiao]

I wrote it in 2010. But if you want to port it to javascript the sources are online.

[@joeashbubemma]

How is the Z axis controlled? Manual adjustment on router? Time lapse did not show how the tabs were created without adjusting the depth of the router bit.

[@lightningandcloud]

sorta similar to this one kid that has a hanging 3d printer using string and gears making the build size just about any size saw on thomas sanladerer channel one of those maker faire like videos recently

[@Mrcastleskeep]

It's very cool idea! The part that really intrigues me is the math that had to go into programming the movements given the changing angle of the chains.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

*Wonderful CNC technology !* Tech like this will make our world better, or at least we can sit in CNC chairs :-)

[@mfrit67]

How does this control the depth that the router cuts? It made shallower cuts for the retention tabs, but the only controls seems to be the two x/y motors.

[@sunshine5349]

there Is a small z axis motor which raises and lowers the entire router and bit. www.metalmaslow.com sells a more robust z axis.

[@johnconnor4594]

Absolutely brilliant​..

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

FYI..Put downward pressure on a hand saw only on the push stroke. On the pull stroke just drag back the saw teeth lightly. A light pull stroke will clean the debris from the cut. This leaves the saw on a push stroke a debris free channel for the forward facing teeth to cut the wood.

[@nathanvancil9019]

Product idea is very interesting. Presentation needs a lot of work

[@HackThePlanetNow]

Nathan Vancil I thought he did well but she was a little shy probably. Honestly the product speaks for itself. Even without a flashy pitch I instantly wanted it and that speaks volumes

[@SuperBardley]

The more polished and slick the presentation becomes, the more costly the product gets. I am left wondering if more polish would add anything more, and my answer is no.

[@SuperBardley]

Well then, it sounds like you should steer clear of this. Next stop: $20,000 flatbed CNC that takes 2+ weeks to set up, knock yourself out! BTW, did you notice that this product is a DIY "kit of parts" (pretty generic stuff), so the assembly and it's "dodginess" falls on...yep, you guessed it, YOUR shoulders, not theirs. So this is your magic moment to go create your own sub-$500 large format CNC, create and post a beautifully polished video of it, and lastly please, please, please ensure that the video and the build are NOT "dodgy" because that box of parts has a big "?" hanging over it.

[@HackThePlanetNow]

SuperBardley not just sub $500 CNC that's not that hard they also have to go sub $500 with a 8'x4' work area

[@SuperBardley]

You're right of course, but I was trying to go easy....

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

Cool idea. However.... Wonder if they took catenary into account too ? Also as the chains get tighter the accuracy drops as a functions of sine and cosine get closer to 1 or 0. The gearing would see exponentially higher loads too at the upper extremes.

[@I8THEmagictoaster]

350 is pretty steep just for 2 encoded Motors (can get 2 stepper motors with planetary gearing for $50), 6 sets of bike chains ($50 Amazon), 4 bike sprockets ($40 Amazon), 100 ft of Bungee chord $30, I guess the other $130 is for the calculation equation (a^2+b^2=c^2) and or that circle of wood with bricks on it. No frame,No router,No shop vac To add z axis add a normal stepper Motor to a router base that has an adjustable depth of cut screw

[@LightGesture]

Pretty steep? You just broke it down and see they aren't making that much money.... You're out of your mind. $350 is exceptionally adorable.

[@bnsgmng]

I8THEmagictoaster The math is far more complicated than what you posted because with this setup you are not guaranteed right angles and thus must use more complicated formulas from which the one you posted was derived.

[@scottjones462]

Nice setup. At about 12.00 you mention the pass depth. How is the depth pass stepped? Is it a manual stop and adjust the router or something else?

[@sunshine5349]

it has a small z axis motor that controls depth

[@iamironclaw]

She looks so adorable, innocent and shy. I love her :)

[@rossnoone9368]

Great to see young people coming up with new and great ideas

[@Notadragon621]

aa the fact that they cut the sword in the middle of the sheet makes me so mad

[@Galicia322]

Right!! I wonder if they did that for being safe since they said they are working on calibration hiccups, and didnt want it to go out the board in the demo. Lol

[@NautilusGuitars]

To all of the people making ill-informed comments about the interaction between Bar and Hannah: It's quite obvious that he's simply trying to be thoughtful and respectful to her by giving her the opportunity to explain if she wants. It was really sweet actually. Most guys will just not consider letting their partner take part in a conversation like this. He was encouraging her to be more forward and comfortable taking an equal position. This is how artists and entrepreneurs should treat their partners whom they've shared their pursuits with. I can't even comprehend the utter misunderstanding these comments have shown.

[@edmundooliver7584]

I think he just want to bone her.

[@lordmerren9094]

I agree 100% Jimi. It was actually refreshing to see him show the respect of sharing the experience with her. I actually liked the guy for that.

[@kaden56]

Awesome idea. Cool design. But these two have something so odd about them 😂 they look at each other so weird! Hahaha

[@underourrock]

Re: Safety - In the years since this video came out there have been people who've had the the chain come off when doing a high tension chain pull during calibration. If the chain comes off early on in the pull process then there isn't a lot of energy released. If the chain comes off near the end of the chain pull process it can release quite a bit of energy. Overall the machine is quite safe, but like anything, you need to be aware of what dangers there can be with any equipment you want to use.

[@ProjectPeakLife]

At least show footage of it in action...

[@rcbif101]

IMHO CoreXY has more advantage in precision and speed for not much more complexity (unless I'm missing something). Any opinions?

[@monchichitheemperorofwoodt1396]

wouldn't it be a lot quicker and cheaper to use a jigsaw?

[@nathansherman5640]

Jeffrey Smith CNC is good for mass production or a bunch of the same/similar parts and it saves time for small things too

[@caseylrand]

Absolutely. We’re great at over complicating things by finding solutions for problems we never had. (Bring on the hate, millennials)

[@cuckshedrecords4806]

a lot shittier, too.

[@Maninawig]

That depends. A router bit is a spinning round bit while a jigsaw is a rigid blade. With that in mind, a router is great in making circles, detailed or fancy edges, dados, rabits, miters, insets, etc. While jigsaws are great in making non linear lines within reason. That said, adding a mechanized xy system to the router would simply create an even more percise router that is able to stencil out patterns, detailed or simple, and cut them with expert percison. Since it is router based, that also means that it is not limited in curve radius like the jigsaw and can even carve out fonts. But as I said, it depends since it's a question of time. If you want to cut out a simple shape, even something like the sword, it might take you less time to roughcut the sword with a jigsaw and sand it out rather than design, program and wait on the cnc. CNC 2 axis routers were designed for large projects, super persise designing, an/or mass production.

[@xl000]

also I'm wondering about the precision of the whole thing. Does their positioning system takes the rigidity of the chain, the weight of the router, the friction of the base of the router, the catenary between the anchor points and the router, the wear on the bit, into account ?

[@gilbertodiazcastro8871]

Great job. By what I hear during this video if I can locate a strong enough router I could cut aluminum sheets? You did say the machine is having issues keeping location precision on the upper left and right quadrants. I believe that if the chains attached closer to a tight angle instead of the possible 60° it's at now it may do better. You see being at the current angle when you approach either end the router will tend to rock/pull in the extreme end direction. Maybe I'm wrong but it's good for thoughts.

[@davidelang]

whatever angle you attach the chains, the sled is going to tilt towards the edges, the computation takes that into account

[@planethjd]

they seem very unsure about a lot of things.

[@danzmachinz2269]

Hunter Davids nah, its just the format. More like a live stream than an edited promo

[@craigbeatty4651]

I just think they're not used to this type of situation where they are being interviewed

[@asulliv1954]

Awesome setup and I thank the makers who thought out loud for people like myself who can't afford a expensive CNC machine!!Thank You

[@aoiattentiononinvention8031]

Clever. Why didn't I think of that? it ain't like I didn't have a chance, I've been a CNC Machinist/Toolmaker Machinist 26yrs. 🤔🤣😑 love it!

[@jeetenzhurlollz8387]

i would suggest a laser head to cut cloth. glue thw cloth with water soluble glue,then after the cut,unstick the cloth and wash them.what do you think?

[@znrctrnn]

A Home Depot plug. No one ever says Lowe’s 🤔

[@LightTapStomp]

You have a point

[@peppeddu]

Now that's what I call thinking outside the box. If you want to occasionally build something and you don't have a lot of space this is the tool for you.

[@uavscientific]

Wow. 13 minutes of yacking and 30 seconds cutting. Neat, but I want that 13 minutes back.

[@CrewsMachine]

As the official unofficial keeper of time I hear by give you back said 13 minutes. Go forth and make.

[@pierregroulx1815]

Hello and congrats for the simple and inexpensive design. One question though. I noticed that you seem to set the number of passes on the depth of cut. Obviously, the machine does not take care of that. Do you cut in one pass or do you plunge the router a little deeper after every movement around the form? I sure would love to have a go at this system but as to programmig it, I probably am just too old. Thank you!

[@davidelang]

This example made 5 passes, each a little deeper. This is controlled by the g-code that you feed to the machine. Here is a video that shows a full example of design through cutting kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWHQiJKjopaceKs note that this is only one of many different ways to create the design and convert it to the g-code instructions on how the tool should move

[@davidelang]

the machine does take care of it (with an optional Z axis motor). the timelapse was not stopped. Bar tends to be extremely timid in his settings, he did this cutting 0.2" on each pass @24 ipm. He's demoed cutting 3/4" in a single pass,but is worried about breaking the bit. With more reasonable settings, he could easily have done this in two passes in about 5 min

[@jmalmsten]

I kind of prefer the idea of that hand held cnc router that was on the show a while back. :/

[@kitingmare]

The Shaper Origin is a nice machine, the one thing I don't like about it is you can't do anything else while you cut things. With this you can walk away and be productive otherwise.

[@xenonram]

jmalmsten it costs 6x as much as this.

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

Yeah costing 100x as much lol

[@Monkeyshaman]

jmalmsten I think they have that already?

[@TheMarellimad]

What happe s to the pieces once cut? Do they just fall off? I guess you also have to plan your cut well to not have the piece fall on the router bit and damage it. No Z axis right?

[@sunshine5349]

most people put tabs on the piece if you watch the whole video you see him cutting off the tabs there is a z axis as well.

[@BiecherBender]

the presentation is so bad, I watched it for like 10 mins and still don't know whats in the box. Why not bring a second kit and just show it unassembled.

[@johnfraser8158]

I agree that it would be nice to see what's in the box, but I wouldn't say it was horrible. I thought they did a good job.

[@joran95]

Everything but the router, the bricks, and all the wood, from what I gather from their site.

[@davidelang]

That is correct. The motors, the electronics, the brackets, the chains, even the wood screws. you buy the wood and the router (there is a suggested one that's ~$150 in the US) and assemble it. The build proscess assumes that all you have is a screw/drill and a way to cut 2x4s. it cuts it's own parts as part of the build process to bootstrap itself.

[@SirCrest]

or show it working in the first... 15minutes.

[@SuperBardley]

So you really need to have it all spelled out for you? Slow down, pay attention, listen carefully and you'll get it.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Now these are real inovators who care about creativity for all rather than how much they can make. Still though, they deserve to make money, they are giving us incredible tools here, fantastic product I could have really used when I was finishing my tattoo studio with many cutouts dragons, I hand cut a huge Chinese dragon that went all around the work studio space and this would have made that so easy, I had to do everything by eye, Thank you your work will change a lot of creative lives lol

[@mikelondres3874]

nice web cam cover at 10:48

[@spinners9462]

Norm stop being so awkward

[@nortonofnorthamerica]

Leave Norman Alone

[@major751]

Awesome concept guys. Just wondering, would it be a good idea to add 2 more motors at the bottom that clone the diagonally opposite motor? Might improve accuracy

[@FallenBytes]

Router suspended on a rope? OSHA would be proud. Better keep those blades diamond sharp. One kick and at best you're buying a new router. At worst you're going to make your ER doctor laugh out loud after you explain what happened.

[@Monkeyshaman]

FallenBytes I routinely kill people who bump into my scanner.

[@FallenBytes]

Lol, that sounds more like a personal issue rather than a safety issue.

[@Monkeyshaman]

FallenBytes no one kicks my machines anymore?

[@rollandelliott]

what are you talking about? do you really believe someone can kick a 150 pound machine and cause the router to spontaneously jump out and hurt you? stop watching horror movies. your statement has no basis in reality. all that would happen is your work piece might have a very small nick in it.

[@VersinKettorix]

I think he is saying that the router itself could kick out of the cut and swing around exposing the spinning bit. There is a lot of torque involved and those bricks may not be enough resistance to prevent the entire router assembly from flipping around.

[@Onsiteaquariums]

Question. Would four chains, one to each corner, not be far more accurate?

[@SirFlibbertyJibbit]

Just print out your templates, sick them on the wood, then cut and sand to the lines. Not very difficult and much more fun. Maybe they should have used another example like a gear wheel. Even then you don't need to buy one of these.

[@Monkeyshaman]

SirFlibbertyJibbit you can actually draw on wood as is.

[@SirFlibbertyJibbit]

Yeah if you are comfortable with your drawings, go for it. Some people are really good at freehand drawing or even measuring every line and angle out. I know it would take me a while to draw out that sword and have it symmetrical.

[@bairfreedom]

But, if I buy one of these. I can let it cut out 5 coat racks while I am running my other machine cutting out something else. If we step back and look at the potential, it is a very useful machine. I'm going to order one I believe. If anything, it would be fun to play with.

[@zenontherocks]

So if it's just a router pressed up against the board, how does it adjust the plunge depth to make the tabs?

[@sunshine5349]

there is a small z axis motor.

[@nathantron]

Fuck they beat me to it.... :( I've been working on this exact design for 5 years in my free time... wish I had more time to devote to my stuff....

[@TheJttv]

Nathan get one and join the open source community.

[@nathantron]

Why would I buy one when I've made one of my own already.. I'm past the concept; mine works. Mine is just not releasable to the community yet; it's rough user interface and other stuff that I had been working on to make it commercial... I wanted to release mine as a full product that would cost $200 or less, mass production through my brothers company..

[@davidelang]

Join the community and see if their software can support your machine (or your software support their machine). The design and software is all opensource. If you have improvements to make it would be great to see them.

[@davidelang]

There are people participating in the community who missed the kickstarter and assembled their own components.

[@rpnp2]

lol trolled..

[@sendthistoben]

Maybe someone already asked this, but what are other materials this thing can realistically cut? What's the maximum thickness of material that can be cut? Great video and really cool product!

[@davidelang]

it uses a 2.5HP router, so anything you can cut with that can be cut with the maslow. the max thickness that can be cut is limited more by the length of bit that you have than anything else (you just cut in multiple passes)

[@samyu9056]

I know that the hero of this video is a CNC, but am I the only one bothered with the way these two are so coy with each other 😂

[@raidersrockk]

This is brilliant, I recently had a project in where my cutting space was 4x4 and needed a total length of 7'. I would have been able to cut it all at once with this CNC, very well done!

[@valevimoe1831]

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[@drizm9257]

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[@searchdoglola]

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[@searchdoglola]

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[@boooters]

What you're saying is that you want a serial killer girlfriend

[@OneEyedJack01]

You're looking for Kilroy?