High Speed DIY ATC CNC Router Tool Change with Auto Air Assist Retraction

[@adsonvital8477]

Your cnc is amazing, congratulations on the project, it is an inspiration for the development of mine.

[@paramtrx9558]

From one Cnc Engineer to another.. that is nice Man! Good Job!

[@portlandscott]

Well done! There's nothing quite as satisfying as solving that kind of problem with a slightly off the wall solution that works incredibly well. Am I right?! I just did something similar with my dust shroud and a couple air cylinders resulting in doubling the number of tools I can fit in my rack. I'm happy to share... since I'm going to steal your awesome idea :)

[@NikitaLab]

Dust shroud lifts up so that you can fit the tool holders tighter together on the rack?

[@portlandscott]

@@NikitaLab Yes. Exactly.

[@portlandscott]

@@NikitaLab Here's a video of one of my test runs kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH3CkJmLppmcqbs. It's been reliably working now for the past several weeks.

[@NikitaLab]

@@portlandscott Nice, yeah now that the coolant nozzle moves out of the way I've been toying with the idea of adding a dust shoe. To work with the ATC it would have to either raise itself up or swing forward like the nozzle does now.

[@portlandscott]

@@NikitaLab Can't wait to see what you come up with. I've been impressed with your setup. Thanks for taking the time to create the vids. I've learned quite a bit from them.

[@jonathandrwal3656]

Software you use??

[@rexmundi8154]

Nice work. It would be nice if you shared what ATC Spindle you’re using

[@williamnorris1516]

It looks a lot like a Jianken ATC to me

[@anthonyskakun]

Excellent work as always

[@ahmedaminechaaanbi]

very impressive man well done

[@meoengiaitri371]

Can you help me to do it like you? I’m really love the way you tool change automatically! Unfortunately, I don’t have enough experience, if possible can you help me to realize it. Thank you. I’m looking forward to your feedback.

[@indecent702]

Do you have more fun building and modding the machine or using it anyway Good work keep the videos coming

[@NikitaLab]

Now it's an absolute joy to use and I'm a bit burned out from modding it, the tool rack and macro were a lot of work. It's always fun to make the machine better but it's not so great when there's hours of work left before the machine is ready to cut again. I can't show what I'm usually machining but I have some personal projects lined up that I'm excited to share soon.

[@thorjohnson5237]

What spindle is this?

[@matteyles7466]

Awesome stuff.

[@JurajBalaj]

Perfect work Nikita, would you mind to share M6 macro for inspiration? Thanks Juraj

[@julienle9169]

Great video man keep it up!

[@angeloctaviocruzmartinez345]

Que tarjeta ocupas para este proyecto ... ? Que core manejas ? GRBL HAL, MACH3, LinuxCnc , otros ? Que Software CAM te da el uso correcto de estos accesorios ?

[@NikitaLab]

english wtf

[@ebje69]

I also use the tool holder and am very satisfied so far. However Do you also have the problem that the milling cutters are sitting very firmly in the collet. if so, is there a trick to solving it without damaging anything

[@NikitaLab]

Make sure you’re using the ER wrench for a couple rotations, my collets always snap free of the tool.

[@ebje69]

ah cool, just tried it, just open it briefly, then close it slightly and open it again, then it snaps out

[@Tchefter]

So muss da :) great Job!

[@moroshobby2378]

I'm watching a good video. Can you confirm the purchase link of atc spindle?

[@minskmade]

aweeeeesome...

[@tayebtayeb8423]

Super travail

[@akren2482]

Very nice! No criticisms here, but curious why not go for a programmable nozzle height to accommodate different cutters and depths of cut? HAAS have a simple implementation of one for reference. Omitting this for cost and simplicity are fine answers of course, but your CNC is one of the best 6040s out there so I wonder why not?

[@NikitaLab]

The programmable nozzle would be far more complicated to implement. Whereas this rotary actuator was just a single output addition to my M6 a programmable nozzle would probably involve modifying the post processor and learning much more about UCCNC. Ultimately I'm not trying to make the machine more "advanced" but just safer to use, I had a few butt-clenching moments with my nozzle position during a tool change and this was easy solution.

[@akren2482]

@@NikitaLab Fair enough! Excellent job and thanks for the reply.

[@minskmade]

@@NikitaLab love the atc....the tool setter prolly is the safest in your stich...great build my freind

[@matteyles7466]

That's very cool. Did you source all the pneumatic parts to operate the ATC functions separately or as a kit from a CNC parts suppler?

[@NikitaLab]

separately, whatever fit my requirements on eBay, aliexpress, etc.

[@the_dengineer]

Subscribed.

[@scott1099]

do you have build vid ?

[@olegtsvinev2666]

Nice! What happens if the tool is longer than previous one? Will it adjust to the new length?

[@NikitaLab]

That's what the fixed probe is for yeah

[@olegtsvinev2666]

@@NikitaLab I wasn't clear with my question. I understand about the tool length, but what about the cooling tube position for different tool lengths?

[@NikitaLab]

@@olegtsvinev2666 Ah no it's not smart like that, still like it was before I have to adjust it for the cut it just moves out of the way.

[@olegtsvinev2666]

@@NikitaLab Still pretty cool and useful feature!

[@petermorphett]

Can i ask what spindle and holder type this is?

[@NikitaLab]

Jianken JGL-80/1.5r24-20 is the spindle model and it’s ISO20.

[@tadasmitkus4101]

Could you possibly share your M6 macro? I'm in the final stage with my CNC and The ATC rack on my CNC machine is working the same principle as Yours (pushed by pneumatic cylinder), measuring after tool change should be the same, even the fixed probe is the same, so I think I could manage to adapt your macro to my machine (it is too difficult for me to write my own macro from scratch) :) It would help me a lot . Thank You!

[@NikitaLab]

That's the plan, I'm in the process of adding boolean values so you can enable/disable features in the macro like the pneumatic tool rack, various sensor inputs, this new air assist actuator, etc. I'll probably release it alongside a video of me going over it and explaining. Btw nice screenset

[@tadasmitkus4101]

@@NikitaLab Thank you for your reply. Looking forward to seeing the new video :) Drop me a PM on UCCNC forum if you are there, I would share the screen set with you if interested :)

[@andrewbeaton3302]

Unbelievable! Whats the cheapest way to do this?

[@NikitaLab]

SMC MSQB10 is what I used, there seems to be a decent supply of them on ebay for $40

[@Lennings82]

for the moment i have this spindle that usually comes with a home cnc machine. have these small collars that i have to change manually. Do i need to get a totally new spindle to have this took holder shuck or can i rebuild the one i have?

[@Xenomorphin1]

You need a totally different spindle, called an ATC (automatic tool changer) spindle. It needs air lines to clamp / unclamp it, you can hear it hissing. They are a lot more expensive than the random chineese ER20 collet type ones though.

[@bobiusyo]

Соник доставляет

[@backyardengineer916]

Bro stop gate keeping the macro. Don’t be shy and share it

[@NikitaLab]

lol sorry didn't think people are still interested; haven't touched the router in 2 years unfortunately

[@spartan13014]

Hi there, I'm just looking at your videos today, i'm really interested in everything you made with your 6040. I got a 6040 last year with my work and i'm doing the exact same thing as you. If you have time some day to discuss with me it will be amazing, i have a lot of questions haha! :) We can't send private message on youtube anymore so i can send you my email. Thank you and have a nice day :)