My DIY Milling Machine Part 1

[@lawrencewillard6370]

To old to do that, but appreciate what you are doing, not many doers anymore. Thanks.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thank you for watching I am glad people like it.

[@steved8038]

Thank you for sharing with us very good build should be a very good inexpensive machine .well done

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thank you man! I hope it serves me a long time.

[@heinzhaupthaar5590]

Nice project and a good watch, I'm curious to see it finished.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks There will be 4 to 5 parts in total. So there is a lot to look forward to.

[@robgoodsight6216]

Dude Good job!👍 You are doing something which is complicated and difficult, and you are doing it with "normal" tools. Kudos!!!!!!

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks a lot! When i was still in school i also thaught i would need a bandsaw, a mill and other big machinery in order to do projects that are not absolute garbage. Turns out basic tools can do quite a lot with enaugh patience. But on the other hand if you want higher precision they don't replace machinery. With this videoseries i just want to show that building your own tools and machines that produce fairly accurate parts (within the limits) is indeet possible. I hope some viewers are getting some ideas for their own projects. Would love to see that. Thanks again for the comment :)

[@robgoodsight6216]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 🙂👍

[@Biokemist-o3k]

This is one of the most incredible builds I have had the pleasure of watching and inspiration. I will be maki ng one of these. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thank you for watching :) If you are really going to build your own version i would love to see some pictures.

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 I will definitely stay in touch. I have a bunch of projects. I was hit and run over a little over 18 moths ago while riding my 1957 Harley. I had to learn how to walk again and it has been a rough road . I am able to walk normally now and I am fairly recovered. I am going to start my YT channel with a Barn find Yamaha three wheeler. I am going to cast an aluminum tapping arm for my drill press and then I will be able to fit in a milling machine.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

@@Biokemist-o3k Dude That sounds just horrible (the accident part). Glad you recovered from that. Looking forward to your channel!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 Thank you. I will keep uni in the loop.

[@pink_love_cat4928]

Excellent excellent job on that milling machine one of the best builds I've seen great video hope you have more to come

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thank you man! Yeah i have some stuff planned for the future. The next video will be about upgrades for the milling machine.

[@aaronshed]

a lathe, welder and 3d printer, WOO just the tools I have.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Well i guess i can imagine what your next project might be then ;)

[@donrich7608]

Nice build. Did you figure out your total investment to see if it was worth it compared to a commercial mill?

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Honestly i lost track of how much money went into this project. If i had to guess, i would say there are probably around 1200 - 1400 bucks in this project. This includes material (at least the stuff i had to pay for), tools and consumables. The big thing with going DIY is time. I spent a lot of time designing building and perfecting (still not done yet) this mill. Since this is my hobby this factor didn´t matter that much to me. But maybe your view on spare time is different than mine. Let´s put it that way: Buying a mill is for sure a lot less hazzle and a lot more cut chips.

[@homemadetools]

Nice work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thank you ! Haven't heard of this forum until now. But i just checked it out and i like what i see!

[@homemadetools]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 You're very welcome. Let me know if you want a free membership (usually $39/year), and you can post your videos on the forum whenever you want. We have lots of YTers on board; looks like you're one of us.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks for the offer! I would love to!

[@jameshisself9324]

Nicely done. I have a similar setup for X and Y, but still exploring knee options for the Z axis. I'm interested to hear details about your solution.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Well let me know what you want to know exactly. Maybe i can answer some questions or even do a video.

[@watahyahknow]

like the height ajustment , thinking on building a smallish surface grinder and might use the idea for that

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

That's a cool idea and a great project. Would like one as well.

[@watahyahknow]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 might go a bit further still and make the head (motor belt axle and stone) detachable so i gan use it on the lathe as a toolpost grinder too seen a smallish sewing machine motor used for it but the guy thought it wasnt powerfull enough , have to see wat amound of power i would need still

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Cool idea! Sounds like you got a nice sized lathe. Mine would be a bit small for that to be honest.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very nice work

[@pg9112471]

Those cross slides are awful and need work to get a decent accuracy. I have one for a sherline headstock. Actually works OK. Helped me build parts for itself, a 5c cnc lathe and other cnc mills and lathes. I'm currently finishing up an 18.5"x4' cnc router. I didn't know how much fun but expensive hobby Machining can be. Very cool build. Your machine seems very robust.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Yeah you defenetly have to put some time into these X-Y tables. At least some cleaning and deburring needs to be done. I always love when machines produce their own parts That's just cool! I hope that the mill is as robust as it seems. I am planning to do a test with a facemill to see where the limits are. But for that i have to get a facemill at first. Thanks for the comment!

[@andersstromqvist2211]

a cheap way to make the colum more rigid is to fill it with concrete so it gets a solid core. epoxy garnite would be better but costs more. just put som oil on the screws so they dont get stuck

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks for the advice! That's the reason i closed the column of the mill with a sheet metal lit. I can always open it if i want to. If rigidity turns into a problem i will keep your comment in mind!

[@bill4639]

Definitely one of the top 3 videos on mill building. Thank you for sharing. Do you have a link for the XY table?

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks Means a lot to me! I just looked on amazon. Sadly the table is not available from the seller i got it from anymore. But there are several identical ones available. Probably they all come from the same manufacturer. I would suggest you just look for the cheapest one you can find. But if you get one make sure you take it apart, clean it and deburr it properly. Mine had some grinding dust and nasty burrs all over the ways. Other than that it is a great product for the money especially because it is made of cast iron. Maybe i am going to show more of the table in part 4.

[@rustyricks2075]

hi can I just thank you for you amazing content first. and now a question could I please ask where you got the mechanism for the z axis the table raiser part ?????? and second what is the mechanised called ???? I've been looking for something exactly like that for my drill press table I seriously have been looking for ages so please will you be kind enough to help me ??? thank you so much mate keep up the good work i really enjoyed your work Ricky

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks a lot! Well i bought 2 linear rails with 4 carriages and a set of bevel gears with a 4:1 ratio. Everything else is home made. If your drillpress doesn't have a feature to lift the table up and down i guess you will have to come up with your own solution for that problem. You could use a threaded rod in conjunction with a set of bevel gears ( this would be similar to the design i have on my mill). Another aproach would be a reck and pinion gear. This is the common type of table adjustment on commerical drill presses. If you want to look further into my design i just uploaded part 4 of the milling machine series. In this part i am covering the Z axis mechanism. Thanks for the comment and if you have some questions feel free to ask!

[@ramblerssafarnaama4181]

Superb build! Would you be intetested in making and selling just the structure? 😁

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Thanks a lot! Unfortunately i am not interested. First of all getting this thing shipped would be quite expensive unless you life in austria (my home country). But mostly i am not interested because i moved closer to my workplace a view months ago. Since my workshop is now located a 40 minute drive away from my new home i only have time to get some stuff done at weekends. That's also the reason part 5 of the milling machine video series is taking so long. But if you want to try it yourself i can assure you that the build itself is not to hard to do. The only thing you really need is time. Anyway thank you for liking my content. It means a lot to me!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

What is that U piece that you used to mount the rails on. How long are the rails that you mounted on the U section? Thank you .

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Hi John, The rails are 500mm long and the U section piece is just a standard profile with a width of 140mm and a material thickness of 6mm. Hope this helps!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@wastelandworkshop3839 yes very much so. Thank you. now I know what to look for. I have to go and check on what is available near me. I just found a 2" thick 3 feet by 5 foot piece of steel that was used as a welding table. I am going to go and purchase it later in the week. I have been searching for a good welding table and they are so expensive. I found this one for about $100. I know that it has to be a great deal because I have seen much thinner ones for almost ten times that price.

[@2steelshells]

Do you have material list? Like the vertical ways.

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

I sadly don't have one But i guess i can write together a view things if u need one . Just tell me what you want to know and i will see what i can do.

[@edvelasquez1362]

Hi my friend where did you get the bearings shaft?

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Hi Ed. I guess you are talking about the spindle shaft. I made that myself. If you are interested how i did that, Part 2 focuses on the spindle build.

[@edvelasquez1362]

Thanks

[@remorama378]

👍

[@csqgb9801]

why no subtitles ?

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

I disabled the subtitles by accident when uploading the video.

[@truperda_staraja]

текст и видео абсолютно несовместимы столько шлака и не проверенной информации просто гавно через лейку в уши льют...

[@wastelandworkshop3839]

Sorry to hear that you don't like it