PrintNC - a 3D PRINTED CNC Machine ?! | part 1

[@ChristophLehner]

Visit the PrintNC Discord: discord.com/invite/RxzPna6 check out the PrintNC Website: threedesign.store/ and also the wiki: wiki.printnc.info/en/home

[@chrislucas1473]

Lol loved this video. Great job with the therapy cut scenes it completely took this to the next level and was really entertaining!

[@InheritanceMachining]

Dude the therapist segments got me rolling! Way to commit! Home built CNC tables are almost a right of passage in the maker world these days. Looking forward to the rest of the build!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks for the comment ❤️ much appreciated!

[@womplestilskin]

@@ChristophLehner it's really great. Good story telling trumps all.

[@OneHappyCrazyPerson]

They are the most favorite part

[@kwaaaa]

"the lathe needs a cabinet, but the cabinet needs a welder, but the welder needs a welding cart" LOL, I felt this in my soul...

[@eugenehvorostyanov2409]

It’s so good! This video has good balance of filming, humor and technicality. Love it. It deserves millions of views. Thank you! 🙏❤️

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you very much for the kind words ❤️

[@FlaxeMusic]

I was just thinking this. I only just stumbled on this channel looking for printnc content and assumed you had at least a couple 10s of thousands of subs from your production quality and sensibility. Definitely keep at it mate.

[@bwcdevices3028]

Your note about the X axis roller face plates just saved me about 4 hours work. Thanks Buddy !

[@W4TRI_Ronny]

Instead of paying for therapy I build machines and watch KZbin! Thanks for being my Therapist! Top work!

[@ChristophLehner]

That's how we roll 😅

[@Sariar95]

dude this is amazing! not only what you’re building, but also the kind of humor built into these videos. it took me 1.5 videos to hit subscribe

[@j.hankinson7803]

Thanks for posting. I appreciate your humour as well, nice touch. I’ve watched your PrintNC video series and was glad to see your wife appearing as your sanity check instead of that fancy therapist. This really is a great CNC to use. The rigidity is superior to much more expensive commercial machines I think. Steel = much better than aluminum extrusions. I eventually changed to closed loop stepper motors since their prices came down last year and they are much cheaper than servos. They have really improved my precision and power.

[@MP-mu1kw]

Your knowledge and training in machine building coupled with having access to industrial grade machines and great communication skills all your videos are a Masterclass. Many of us would like to build machines with high degree of accuracy, but to gain or have access to such machinery has become almost impossible where I find myself here in the UK. I guess the same is happening in your neck of the woods, all the smaller metal fabricators are shutting down too. Thank you so much and keep bringing us new solutions to problems.

[@keithwins]

this is fantastic, the therapy bit is hysterical. The workmanship and thoughtfulness of the build are apparent.

[@gordonh2223]

this takes 'DIY it instead of buy it for 3x the time and money' and turn it up to 11. Incredible

[@jesperjohannesen1696]

Why does this not have more views? Excellent video.

[@cupdejello]

How do you not have a million subscribers. Your storytelling is so good

[@nathanb62]

I love this. Everyone else had already said everything I'm thinking. Fantastic video!

[@buildxyz]

Awesome video Chris. Great from beginning to end with solid information, funny bits, and nice beauty shots! Keep up the great content and I’m excited to see the rest in this PrintNC series!

[@SameenIbneShahid]

This is the best thing I've ever seen on youtube

[@joshua43214]

This has been my life for the last 25 years. Pro tip: It never ends :)

[@TheWuFinancial]

Your videos are hilarious. I hope you make more again, especially the 3D printing ones.

[@JohnOCFII]

Excellent video! Great video and audio work, and the therapist was a fantastic addition!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you for the kind words, John!

[@pmsilvei]

The: "I even tried the 2nd page of Google" is so good 🤣🤣🤣

[@binaryinfections]

I was just about to comment this lol

[@RichardMcKenna1]

Great video, very entertaining! Looking forward to part 2. I'm currently purchasing all the parts to build the PNC also ;)

[@jackcoats4146]

Great video and humor content... you captured so much of how my projects go!

[@ProjectsbyBrian]

LOL that intro! Great video and production quality!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks for the comment ❤️ much appreciated

[@newmonengineering]

I built a similar contraption out of emt and 3d printed parts and a dermal tool. It engraved things pretty well, took me about a week total to design and print everything. Took another 3 days to put it all together and work out the steps per dimension. But your looks much stronger. Good job I know the work involved it making one of these things.

[@ChristophLehner]

Sounds like a MPCNC? Or did you design it also yourself?

[@newmonengineering]

@@ChristophLehner designed every connector the whole thing. I just went to home depot bought a few things and started designing, printing and assembling. I assembled the whole week. This was in 2017.

[@mciarlillo]

Absolutely brilliant. Love the video and the therapist part 😅😂

[@heckenbacker]

I really like this video series, it really make my day 😂. It must be one of the funniest YT-videos in the genre. But I also like how you presented every part of the build with all the details. I have a small 4th axis CNC myself that was factory made and only assembled by myself. Now I look around how to improve cerain part of it. Big 👍 up for our videos, you have got a new Subscriber.

[@gold-junge91]

best video that i see for couple of mounths the intermezzo's are crazy funny thumb up, subcribed and acivate the bell :D

[@miami_gucci8705]

What do you think about building a plastic shredder and then pouring the plastic into plates. Is there any open source project out there.

[@brucewilliams6292]

I love your humor and the "project"!

[@ohmedarick1]

congrats on your CNC build. Looks awesome. Look forward to seeing your next video!!!! Thank you for sharing

[@sterneza]

Great Video, looking forward to the rest.

[@johannesobernoeder1156]

01:43 - Hold on a second! How is the connection between ball screw and frame not a structural part? Some deflection will occur underneath the bearimgs, which need to take the axial loads. Also the plastic endcaps (seen here as connection to the z-axis) are getting bent due to high load on the ball screw nut. Also I am a bit curious about the holder for the stepper motor which needs to withstand up to 3 Nm of torque. Nevertheless, I have no doubt, this design will work in wood. Also aluminum should be no problem. But you will not get the highest precision which could be achieved. Replace the plastic parts with steel or at least aluminum to stiffen out those weak points. You can even mill those parts on your own and repeat those plastic pieces. Afterwards, you will definitively notice the increased stiffness , performance and precision!

[@ChristophLehner]

you're right, the faceplates, which holds the ballnuts are a weakpoint. In the future, i plan to mill the motormounts and faceplates out of aluminium.

[@mafue23]

Sehr sehr geil, musste so lachen - hätte auch ich auf der Couch sein können. Toller Schnitt und Aufbau des Videos! Sehr unterhaltsam und informativ - mach weiter so. Und all die kleinen Effekte, Memes usw... herrlich 🤣

[@tonyrichmond9428]

Great job on the editing, love your humor. Thanks! (and sweet work putting this together....I'm one of the guys with handtools for my build).

[@maximiliankrug1011]

love how much effort went into your videos! Great channel🤙

[@dimebag2486]

Great job, great video, great guy ! From France !

[@Martin-uj6zn]

Glad to see that Phil's videos as the cause of much restlessness to others as well. lol

[@gaiustacitus4242]

Did you ever work out the surface finish issues you were experiencing?

[@edarmstrong6357]

Your videos are awesome! They inspired me to build a PNC and my Ali kit just arrived so it's time to get to work...

[@mariusj8542]

I know one thing for sure. I need to talk to that shrink. This is the same rabbit hole I went down. I was just helping a friend with programming some simple python code for a sensor head to a machine. I suggested nonchalantly that we could probably just 3D print som parts( never touched a 3D printer before), and just buy a a few sheets of aluminum and make some holes. Now one year later I have built 2 3D printers for ABS with enclosures for the parts, learned Fusion 360/ CAD/ CAM, and just finalizing a home build cnc machine for cutting the aluminum. Learned react framework for front end development, brushed up on c++ coding, written a custom made gcode parser, and will probably be stuck with this side project for the next 10 years. And that surface grinder you talk about, last week I just thought I needed to start sourcing some parts for building it, because you know as well as me, everybody needs a grinder.😂

[@mattchristie3057]

Thanks for the wonderful series Chris. Quick question: I noticed your killer welding skills in the laptop video; did you considering welding the rails on or using welding in any parts of the assembly of the PrintNC? Wondering if it'd be a quick shortcut to bypass the repeated drilling/tapping, while also providing increased rigidity? (at an extremely marginal level)

[@ChristophLehner]

thanks! no i'd stay away from welding, it will wrap no mather what. i'd take a somewhat flat steel beam over a more solid welded connection.

[@oc_geek337]

you're likely to become the younger version of the "this old tony" ! keep up the excellent work !

[@pmsilvei]

Your humor is priceless. Won a subscriber 🤣🤣 (edit) I feel your pain in the couch 😝

[@zakariakhamees]

This was a very well made video sir

[@MP-mu1kw]

I would like to build one of these machines for accuracy and wondering if I should consider getting maybe 5mm thick steel tubes and ground the surfaces where the linear rails get fitted. I know you have access to industrial grade machinery but you didn't do it and your thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[@ChristophLehner]

yeah 5mm would be optimal, especially when you are able to grind it flat

[@MP-mu1kw]

@@ChristophLehner Thanks for your reply. What should I ask when asking a shop in terms of how much accuracy of grinding flatness etc.. should it be something like say 10 micron or maybe 0.01mm considering the type of RHS mild steel I am going to be using in the CNC build?

[@cd7140]

so you go 1/2 way with the steel then use plastic? plastic will introduce slop.

[@celiturbo]

Now that you can cut some metal, all that plastic needs to go, super easy cut quality gains right there. Cant even think about the machine flexing when your screws are rubber mounted. Put a indicator free end of screws and pull 10kg on the spindle, I'll bet you find over half of your deflection. Enlarging the hardware bolting the base frame together and adding nuts inside rather than just threading into the tube, adding backing plates or large washers inside the tube would help, same on the gantry. Tight fitting bolted in plugs in the end of the gantry might reduce a little twisting. A second bearing block on the bed rails would help keep the gantry upright. Cheap granite/slate from old billiards table or counter top for a base between the frame and spoilboard would make everything way stiffer and help resist chatter even if it does deflect. If you get rid of the plastic you can then work out the resonant frequencies and take that vs number of tool flutes to know which spindle rpm to avoid or even which rpm will help to cancel it. Shocked it cuts as well as it does for all the sins in the design, interesting start that could be done with a small 3d printer and very basic hand tools though.

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks.for.the comment, indeed i plan to upgrade the printed parts, but you know christmas is arround the corner, so i can't have any downtime 😅

[@v8Mercury]

What a great video. I'm glad I'm not the only one needing therapy. 😀

[@binershock]

Thank you! Such premium content

[@patmakerman]

geiler scheiß! Is on my ToDo List. Also i really liked how you packaged the process in a short story! Awesome

[@desmogod]

My wife asked what I was laughing at. I showed her the therapist sessions. I have never felt so seen in my life.

[@christhorney]

lol the therapy segments cracked me up!

[@BossGarage]

These videos are awesome 😂🔥

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks! Much appreciated

[@fugixi]

Love this!

[@mkhmkh1266]

You are the right kind of mental.

[@DouglasLawford]

Where do I get the print files

[@felderup]

for flattening the steel, a belt sander belt cut into a long strip to flattenish it, then some body filler would work fine.

[@JWGasner]

This video is fantastic and so true, where does a guy stop? The grave!

[@donataso6366]

Damn, It feels like this whole thing was made about me :D Not exactly the same things (apart from me building a printnc), but the thought flow is how I live day by day, month by month, year by year. Oh yeah, I needed 15 and 20 degree wedges for knife sharpening. I'm building a CNC mill capable of milling structural steel now. And don't you dare tell me that I could easily make them from 15 mm acrylic sheet offcuts that I have by simply using a file.

[@donataso6366]

P.S. any chance that you're also a software engineer?

[@GGGG_3333]

Sir you earned a new sub. loved the content 👍

[@faultboy]

Hi Christoph, ich weiß nicht ob du es in deinen Videos erwähnst, aber wie schließt du deine PrintNC denn ans Netz an? Reicht da ein guter 3x1,5 Schuko Stecker? Das Internet ist ja voll von "da glüht dir der Stecker in der Dose" Kommentaren bei Stromstärken Richtung den 16A. Diese werden ja schnell von einer 2,2kw Spindel und 4x 4-5A Steppern erreicht. Würde mich freuen von deiner Erfahrung zu hören, ist schwer dazu Infos in der hauptsächlich nicht deutschen Community zu finden.

[@ChristophLehner]

Hi, Die ganze printing, also stepper.spindel VFD,.PC brauchen im Betrieb unter 1kW. Also eine normale Steckdose reicht da locker

[@faultboy]

​@@ChristophLehnerOh okay, das ist ja doch ziemlich wenig, na dann bleibe ich mal bei 10A LS und messe den Verbrauch wenn alles läuft. Danke für die schnelle Antwort!

[@Bravo-ry9st]

I just realized I suffer from the same affliction! DYI the hell out of EVERYTHING !!!!

[@mikekinney8467]

Great video. Nice build. Links to the other open source projects? I'm surprised you didn't build a shredder for your aluminum cans to melt down in the furnace to make the alum parts.

[@ChristophLehner]

Hahhaha 😂I did start out melting cans, but you get so much dross, it's more economic to cut up aluminium wheels

[@krolewiczrafal]

Everything is fine, but the linear guides and ball screws are quite expensive. That's why I built it on linear shafts and the drive on toothed belts - it's cheaper for amateur machines and that's what we're thinking about here.

[@badwolf4469]

What is the price?

[@KCwant2fly]

Fantastic!!!

[@dennisbuns]

Quality content, I'm considering on making one myself but I don't have enough space at home. Maybe I need to make a wrecking ball first... Hmm

[@ChristophLehner]

There is also a PrintNC mini, it fits a ikea lack table. Just sayin.... ;)

[@dennisbuns]

@@ChristophLehner I need for big stuff and also space for the dust collector :(

[@pmsilvei]

@@dennisbuns you would be surprised if you saw where I have squizzed my DIY CNC 😅 Do not block yourself, go for it 😎

[@dennisbuns]

@@pmsilvei there are other limitations too that I for now can't afford :(

[@karolzepeda8421]

Where can I download 3D printed files?

[@akka4751]

hello chris, are you using 100x50mm steel tubes or 75x50mm ?

[@ChristophLehner]

100x60

[@akka4751]

@@ChristophLehner great, it means that all the tubes and gantry are 100 x 60 ? do you think that is more rigid than 75x50 as default ?

[@ChristophLehner]

@@akka4751 i just picked the cheapest tubes i could find, the steel isnt really then weak point, its more the single carriage, so pick whatever steel you can get your hands on

[@akka4751]

@@ChristophLehner thanks for the answer, one more question, do you think that double the carriage as you did make a big difference in rigidity? i can´t find the 3d cad with double carriage to give a look

[@ChristophLehner]

@@akka4751 there is a parameter in fusion where you can enable double carriages on Y. to be honest, i only did cut wood so far, so i can not comment on this, but my 2.2kw spindle will be soon installed, then we will see

[@drivethru1835]

Omg I have no idea what the heck I’m watching. Can’t you just use drawer slides or something. I dunno,I only understand the tic tac toe game at the end but still was the best video I’d seen today. lol loved it.

[@ltsky311]

The crazy thing, i built a cnc mill because I wanted a belt grinder that i didn't have to weld =P

[@anmafab]

🔥👍🏻 video The psychologist is just vocalising what every hobbyist's wife/partner is already saying lol Also great job on finishing projects, you're a machine

[@gac231]

Christoph, I concur with the comment on the humour, awesome. Seems to me you are using 2 carriages per side instead of 1 on the original design on the dual lead screw axis. Any calculation or user experience behind this decision or is is just to make sure? I always felt this could be a weakness of the Printnc but did not know whether the worry is justified.

[@ChristophLehner]

Yes, i had leftover carriages so i slapped them on there. But i havent done any real cutting, so i can't comment on Performance yet

[@Stephan-wf1ec]

@3:21 how's your cousin Tony doing?

[@ChristophLehner]

Cousin? More like godfather of quality content 😅

[@nauseouscustody1440]

Awesome 👍

[@lightscrafts]

Cool! 😎👍

[@colinstables]

Side quests, I am still on main quest, purchased an unassembled kit with steel in nz

[@davidbango7404]

I understand!

[@markrichardson1171]

what size did u go with ???

[@ChristophLehner]

Cutting area: 1050x750

[@markrichardson1171]

@@ChristophLehner Have u got a list of parts u used plz as wont to build this also

[@ChristophLehner]

@@markrichardson1171 new video on parts and cost will be online in the next 5 days

[@markrichardson1171]

@@ChristophLehner Brilliant looking forward to it ill wait til then thank you so much

[@wagner3068]

Parabéns, estou montando uma também.

[@martinrausa6900]

WOW :) i need same machine but only with little bigger dimensions. and 45 degree round drill head

[@Ahheck01]

"And even the second page of a google search" LOL

[@karstenkrause8737]

Hi Christoph Will you send me the name of your Theapeut? I think he now has the prerequisites to understand me I started out lacking some good sound for my 'older days' and found the range of speakers that appealed to me completely out of my financial reach. So yes I have also become 'obsessed' with building a CNC to manufacture the 'future' cabinets once I get to design them. When I look at the cost of CNC parts, speaker units, electronics and measuring equipment, it would have been cheaper just to buy the speakers I liked.

[@jasonperry70]

awesome

[@NeerajLalu]

Ok at about 5:min in, I realised I suffer from the same disorder has you do, is there a name for this maddess. My symptoms, I was looking for a good way to cut out inserts for my tools. Is there a help group I can join I heard there is a discord group to help build your CNC

[@okinawajapan1]

Hahahaha. That was awesome! NOoooooooo! The second page of Google search!? Don't do it!

[@Dr.Ratio69]

Hi Eddy where’s Venom 1:18

[@BluehawkOne]

This is a good CNC.

[@BarioIDL]

doing something similar, but smaller obs, gj

[@brunogoncalvesbasto]

Dude, it's almost like you are talking about me lol

[@tolgaamedov1922]

“I even searched the second page in google” lol

[@Павел2акк]

это Круто!

[@austinomonuwa8585]

Such a tidy video. Weldon!

[@johndoe-is2fw]

5:05 xDxD

[@RR-wt5ir]

Top

[@jochemvredeveld7766]

I feel your pain brother

[@guerd87]

Even the 2nd page of google 🤣🤣

[@iampennochio]

We need to start up a safe space for those with the same mental illness. We can all wear our safety glasses and hold hands! 🤣🤣🤣

[@samuelsilva-dh8zd]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 robô expert

[@EletricistaEmBrasilia]

hahahhahahhahahah great!!!!!