I'm Chinese. I like machinery. I was the first to comment on this video. Very happy. I hope to meet more friends here.
@rando5673 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, I know this comment is 2 years old but I hope you read this and that you were able to make some friends :)
@rorydonaldson27944 жыл бұрын
No apologies needed for a lack of 'building' in this video. I really enjoy all the detailed information in the design and seeing some CAD designs and such. I eagerly await the next episode in this series
@gannonremington91673 жыл бұрын
sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I love any help you can give me.
@rylandtrenton59193 жыл бұрын
@Gannon Remington instablaster :)
@gannonremington91673 жыл бұрын
@Ryland Trenton I really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@gannonremington91673 жыл бұрын
@Ryland Trenton It worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account !
@rylandtrenton59193 жыл бұрын
@Gannon Remington you are welcome :D
@WinstonMakes4 жыл бұрын
Always glad to see hobby machinists moving up in the world. Cheers, mate.
@taow4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Winston! Glad you enjoyed
@jjones503 Жыл бұрын
Mad respect to any man who works his way up from the basics.
@xiridiano19 ай бұрын
Hi, I have been a professional cnc machinist in the USA for 37 years. And I have to say that you deisgn is the best I have seen in a long time. Thank for sharing your hard work. Blessing
@laser83894 жыл бұрын
Seeing your shockingly amazing hand-drawn designs and then your handwriting on the budget sheet was, as someone with no room to criticize in the handwriting department, very funny. Oh yeah, and the design process was really cool.
@d3rsch0rsch4 жыл бұрын
I´m blown away! Whenever i see videos from guys like you my mind switches from: "I´m a decent DIYer" to "I don´t know nothing at all!"
@jeffnc4 жыл бұрын
4:02 Man, your drawings are great!
@Dabrandman134 жыл бұрын
I have watched you grow for years now. You are a very talented man. Although I am older than you and have 12 years of machine and metal working experience I still learn things from your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Others can learn so much from you.
@taow4 жыл бұрын
You might notice some of the really nice slow motion b-roll of my milling machine. Thanks to my recent Katana video doing pretty well I have finally been able to invest in a new camera for this channel! I bought a Panasonic G9, which has been my dream camera for a while, and should help to massively increase the quality of these videos. Check out more clips like those on my insagram: instagram.com/theartofweapons/ This has been a massive project for me, I started it over a year ago and it has taken the whole of lock down to get to this point. Part 2 is finally out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJqXlIelgNlppJo I hope you enjoy it!
@Rinke034 жыл бұрын
Wow congrats!
@fredio544 жыл бұрын
I love my GH5 - good choice :-)
@Dapstart4 жыл бұрын
I've always loved your videos, and seeing how much you've grown as a creator makes me weirdly proud. I'm happy to have seen you go from making slingshots out of plastic bottle caps to making your own CNC machine. The pure audacity of this project makes it awesome :D
@taow3 жыл бұрын
Loads of people have asked for the CAD files. I was planning on releasing the finished CAD with the last video as I am regularly updating it as I make changes to the design but since so many people are asking here is a link to the unfinished CAD: a360.co/3exLDRg The design is not finished yet, still lots to add, and I'm not sure if the link will update as I update the design, but a final version will be included in the last video.
@MrMinecrafter7203 жыл бұрын
I am so happy I've found this. Planning on building a cnc for under 1k, and I've just got to 4:26 and saw that you've built this for my budget, so I'm definetely gonna take inspiration from these.
@waynes517 Жыл бұрын
Incredibly interesting vide, even 2 years later. Thank you for uploading. Off to part2 :)
@2Sneaky4You2 жыл бұрын
Damn those paper designs are works of art!!!
@dalebardsley26754 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the upgrade and undertaking such a build on your own, your braver than me 👍🏻
@GRAHAMAUS3 жыл бұрын
Nice job -- I'm starting a similar design myself, hence watching what others have tried. My only comment is that the brackets that connect your ballscrew nuts to the travelling uprights seem a bit small -- the stiffness and strength of the Y-axis will depend on those. It'll be interesting to see how that works out.
@noxxious5.0983 жыл бұрын
BROO I used to watch all your slingshot videos back in the day made from HDPE and Aluminum You have come so far
@MrManta20123 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. The X-Carve is agreat machine to learn about CNC. The instructions are thorough and you can watch the videos to put it together. I bought some parts and made it do what I wanted it to do. now I want to built a nema 34 version. great videos.
@janhbrenna42644 жыл бұрын
Wow the pencil design was awsome. Im in the middel of a build with almost the excact parts, (except motors nema 24 closed loop, and Steel gantry) rest of the parts is the same. Cant wait too get it done. Good luck with rest of the build z looking forward too see how it preformes
@kalleyxx4 жыл бұрын
i remember watching your videos years ago, you hadnt even hit puberty lol. still knew you were brilliant, watching this just reaffirms my beliefs. good shit bro
@M4DHUSKY4 жыл бұрын
No apologies needed, great and proper prep. for this machine, i love it.
@uspockdad64294 жыл бұрын
Wow! Your video on building a home built forge. This is outstanding. Keep up the great work.
@oscarpeters53094 жыл бұрын
Seems this uploaded faster than expected! great video as always
@markh20053 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Im looking forward to seeing this built and running!
@jc81534 жыл бұрын
TAOW: So I designed this with pencil and paper Me: He did not design with with pencil and paper TAOW: 4:29 *Shows his design with pencil and paper at* Me: The mad lad actually designed this with pencil and paper.
@markyu704 жыл бұрын
I had to use Solid Works :( I had no working pen around, hadn't write for years, so all pencils were bad.
@petrichors4 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm really happy for you. Can't wait to see the new full build working. Cheers
@jmsmith17674 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing the Cnc machine completed!
@littlehobbyshop4 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Looking forward to the next instalment. I'm looking at building a PrintNC myself at some point which is not hugely different to your design. My only stumbling block right now is how to achieve a flat surface on the box section for the rails. My thoughts right now are to use an aluminium spacer which will be easier to mill but still not quite sussed out how I'll do that in my garage yet so I'm looking forward to seeing how you do it.
@hams_718 Жыл бұрын
Very impressed by those drawings! Great job
@someotherdude4 жыл бұрын
Wow! There are sooo many guys out there doing similar things and with similar YT channels, but you really have that extra 'oomph', just the quality of design and build, choice of projects, presentation, everything. I hesitate to ask the obvious, but having looked in vain for part 2, 3 and 4.... well suffice it to say I'll be back looking for the rest. I know it will take a long while. Many guys are out there trying to build bigger CNC routers with more rigidity, but what you have done so far looks better in many ways. Have you considered the designs that stand the entire table on it's side, like a 'panel cutter' you might see in a lumber store? Huge space saver; that gets around a big problem with these machines. They take as much room as a full size pool table. I've never seen a break-action crossbow, but it makes perfect sense and yours is a beautiful execution of this idea.
@pinkponyofprey19654 жыл бұрын
Kewl! You're back and you have made progress! :D Great series ahead !!!
@jafo1174 жыл бұрын
Great story telling and content especially the budget constraint. Would love to see more drawing content and high level design thinking. If you're not doing this already, you can sell your cad and pencil drawings. Have you considered going with a masso g3 cnc controller? Great stuff again TAOW!
@taow4 жыл бұрын
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed, I will make sure to include more design thinking in the future episodes of this build. I'll have a look at masso if it ever comes time to upgrade from Mach3 but for now its doing well for me.
@philohan954 жыл бұрын
8:19 Im a bit skeptical about how you connect the Y ball bearings to the carriage. I think the long arm like that is going to be a significant bottle neck in tolerance. There will be a large torque on those arms. I think you'd want to have the screw and rails as close as possible.
@rayly72914 жыл бұрын
I agree, the design is skechy. But if he can achieve the needed tolerances while building this machine there is nothing wrong with an arm like that.
@GuruMuhendis3 жыл бұрын
Dude, this channel is so fucking underrated. I am glad that I have encountered with this great channel.
@bucketbuster40774 жыл бұрын
Hey @TAOW you already have those aluminium extrusion in MacMasters extension shop, in the insert tab. It will speed up your process of modeling components Btw, those sketches are sick mate. Great job
@taow3 жыл бұрын
Part 2 is finally out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJqXlIelgNlppJo
@toddsmash4 жыл бұрын
Hey TAOW, Been watching your channel for several years now and its so encouraging and inspiring to see the progress you've made as an engineer (not sure if that's your line of study....I remember you referring to your "exams" a while back). You've come a huge distance and I'm really glad I found your channel. That internship was especially good to hear about. Keep up the good work mate. I look forward to your next upload.
@ifell34 жыл бұрын
Good to see you coming back with a good video set. Will be keeping a close eye on this one, sorry I didn't watch all the way through just got back from camping!
@fierceflyer54 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the rest of the series
@etch31304 жыл бұрын
You should strongly consider using a real spindle, the palm router ones just aren't as longlived. Aliexpress has thousands of them will acceptable runout. Edit: You should also look into hand scraping the precision surfaces.
@taow4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm going to probably upgrade once I've finished the mechanical build, just too expensive to buy it all at the moment!
@tonywatson9874 жыл бұрын
Impressive project and a great way to hone your newly acquired skills. A thought... would it not be better to attach the leadscrews directly to the axis instead of the hangers that you currently have in plan? I'm thinking of the possible strain inducing flex which would not be good for accuracy/repeatability.
@luisfrodriguez66414 жыл бұрын
I think the same way... I've been designing a similar machine (hopefully someday I'll build it) and decided to go with direct coupling for this reason
@jeremyvonk68534 жыл бұрын
I am designing a similar cnc router. I can't wait to see how you assemble the tube steel frame. I have several questions about getting the frame square and level. I can't wait for the next installment!
@maxwelzig4 жыл бұрын
I am really looking forward to this series!
@JackT95954 жыл бұрын
Looks brilliant, I think educating savvas did a video where he cleaned those linear bearings and improved there performance. His channels great for CNC content of you haven't seen it.
@1floggedhorse2 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHupnJpnhZmigZY
@ShawnyDsMusic4 жыл бұрын
Wow man! Wonderful video dude. Looking forward to your videos.
@graveurgraveur26914 жыл бұрын
Great! Looking foward to your next video.
@Artnovetor4 жыл бұрын
Projeto lindo demais parabéns 👏👏👏
@vahpr4 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Just curious, how much time would you estimate you have in Fusion doing the drawing/design? Your hand drawings are true artwork!
@perspectivex Жыл бұрын
He tells you at 7:04
@taciolps4 жыл бұрын
I loved your project, congratulations.
@ericbeckers26734 жыл бұрын
I going to follow this build. Good luck!
@Mitokafander_Production3 жыл бұрын
You took the effort in making the distance of the spindle from the x gantry as short as possible. I'm thinking why not put the linear rails on the x gantry on top and/or below the X gantry instead of them being on the side? That way you would potentially reduce the distance further about one linear rail and block height. Or are there some forces in play that require the x gantry linear rails to be mounted this way specifically?
@TinyWorkshop4 жыл бұрын
Fill the steel tubing with epoxy granite.... it will make an HUGE difference in rigidity
@woodbyalex70094 жыл бұрын
Super cool progect I'm daing to see the next videos of the mashin
@shyowl34533 жыл бұрын
seems similar to what im looking at doing shortly, building a cnc just is so much cheaper than buying one, yes it may not be as strong but you can upgrade over time rather than dumping 5-10k down the drain, I simply dont have that kinda money laying around so build it it is
@jordyvranken65784 жыл бұрын
if only i could do half of the things TAOW is capable of, id be a very happy man
@andrzejasocha14954 жыл бұрын
Great project 👍 I'm making my own machine and I know how mamy works it takes.
@kowalskimichael4 жыл бұрын
The biggest issue I see...I think there is a reason why almost every “commercial” cnc puts the y axis mounted upside down or sideways. With your design, the y axis rails and ballscrews, everything is exposed to chips. It seems like a major design flaw. You could easily fix this. Otherwise it looks pretty cool!
@kowalskimichael4 жыл бұрын
Also should probably get a Chinese watercooled spindle. They are cheap and really impressive compared to a standard $100 router
@mendebil2 жыл бұрын
pros: compact design beefy spindle easily cuts steel cons: Low rigidity on x axis (ballscrew on opposite side of the load) Low rigidity on y axis (the plate sticking down will flex under lateral force) Low speed for its size (small lead drivescrew) Frame steel parts have very high margin of error so precision is random If you use a dial indicator to measure deflection under load (500 mili Newtons or less) I guarantee you will redesign the whole thing
@nixie24624 жыл бұрын
Looks nice, but the Z axis looks flimsy with just the plate to hold the motor so far ahead from the rail blocks.
@taow4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree it looks like it could be a bit flimsy, I might add some more bracing after I've finished it
@sachinpnsachu15873 жыл бұрын
Waiting for the next part
@jlssculpturedesign8140 Жыл бұрын
Hello ,enjoying your video .would you know if the Original WorkBee Z1+ CNC Machine 1500x1500 (work area) is worth it . I see alot of people modifying their machines . I say roughly this would cost just under £2000 with. Dewalt router ,mdf boards ,etc . Was thinking if best to get a cheap one with screw thread type instead of belt and extending it buying the rails etc. I can build the frames ,electrics not confident and software
@fociidannick4 жыл бұрын
My cnc was around £500 self built i used mach3 usb breakout board ad dm542 drivers, nema 23 motors run at 36v. The machine is made out of steel box as its dirt cheap and aluminium plate
@sqwert6544 жыл бұрын
Nice. My own design is 80% done. All done on Fusion360 too lazy to do paper first ;) Iám going with the same router, but its holder will be symmetrical in an attempt to reduce chatter and control the forces on vector changes.
@tinfoilhatsarethenewblack87884 жыл бұрын
I am planning on building my first CNC. I got access to a water-jet in my university so i am planning on TIG-welding a frame using 3mm water-cut sheet metal. Originally i planned to use linear rails as well, but the cheap ones need a lot of readjustment and cleanup and I also don't want to spend a lot of money on expensive ones. Instead i thought of using 6206 Ball Bearings on 30mm steel-pipe as my linear rails, what do you think ? Is this possible ?
@eylonemuskson41773 жыл бұрын
@TAOW "Obviously the Chinese import rails and ball screws are gonna be very inferior" This shit still winds me up. - Chinese company makes cheap inferior product to appeal to those who can't afford expensive, highly processed products - Westerner buys cheap product from China because nowhere in the West makes anything similar, at such good value. - Westerner constantly complains about how "Chinese products are inferior" You paid less, for something that _IS_ less. And you then equate that to meaning Chinese products are crap? Stop being a cheapskate then and buy a better product. If everyone in the world only bought expensive, hand-maid products, then I guarantee Chinese producers would tool up quick and start producing things we can't afford, but are left in awe at. Stop equating your cheap choices; to being indicative of all that China can produce. THAT being said, the video is fantastic and your design is incredible. Thank you! :|
@thanhnhanhuynhnguyen36523 жыл бұрын
Great as always! Im also building a 1,6x1,8m, a bit different from your since i make the whole frame from Aluminum except the legs. May I ask which vendor did you get the extrusion from? I plan to order it from China but afraid it would not be so rigid. Great drawings by the way
@grfnprjx4 жыл бұрын
Have you looked at OpenBuilds and some of their kit machines? how do you think it compares to what you've designed?
@idankk4 жыл бұрын
This machine deserves a better spindle than the DeWalt. Maybe design the Z axis so it'd be easy to put a water/air cooled spindle down the line?
@ErtsenPlayGames4 жыл бұрын
If u want to make it stiffer and resistant to vibration just pour concrete with fibers and reinforcement steel rod inside the prophiles . It is common in professional cnc that cost few hundret $ but now mostly they use epoxy granite (epoxy resin with rocks sand etc the same mix like in concrete but epoxy repleace cement) becouse it harden super fast in comparsion to concrete
@sqwert6544 жыл бұрын
I was looking into using carbon tubes instead of aluminium profiles
@ErtsenPlayGames4 жыл бұрын
@@sqwert654 to expensive and dont work best. The best way to make super accuracy cnc is to use granite yes granite or epoxy granite. The best in the world cnc are made using epoxy granite for the base or if small using real granite. The best in the world lathe are made using granite and air bearings :) U can use granite on x and y ...it is so stiff that u dont need to wory about weight , only one place where it can bend is screews or mounting etc so it is possible to achieve 0.01mm accuracy (or better) with mirror like finish becouse of no vibration :)
@Bobby114 жыл бұрын
Already quite long? i enjoy your videos so the longer the better :)
@wobblysauce4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@tristanpatterson38434 жыл бұрын
Verry nice, subbed. Are you going to make the plans available?
@dsaworxcarpentrysolutions91553 жыл бұрын
Dude! Nice work 💯
@heycarlo14 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your internship, i dare say your cv was just a link to your YT channel!
@DeepRafterGaming3 жыл бұрын
Did you also cover the costs of screws, bearings etc somewhere. Because those things can get somewhat expensive as well..
@djmjr774 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool, it looks like you designed the x axis so the spindle can access more of the work area by riding over the y rails slightly, or am I imaginging that?
@Numenor74 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I will stay tuned for the other videos. Are you willing to provide your assembly? I can look you up on Fusion 360. I'm considering doing something similar in the near future. Instead of box sections I think I would use 80/20 extruded aluminum sections which would hopefully be accurate enough (and lighter than steel) as I would be building from scratch. Input appreciated however.
@taow4 жыл бұрын
Cheers! Once I've finished the build I might share the final machine assembly for everyone to download, as it is at the moment there are far too many errors. You can definitely build a solid machine using aluminium extrusions but I think a steel frame is cheaper and easier for me, and will hopefully be more rigid (but obviously heavier).
@Numenor74 жыл бұрын
@@taow True that. Well if you have the place for it the base weight doesn't really matter if it doesn't matter do you :) I was just thinking about a way to avoid the machining operation.
@jeffdeluca1153 Жыл бұрын
where did you purchase the aluminum extrusions. 8020 and Misumi are super expensive piece by piece
@kimpoindexter14813 жыл бұрын
I am building my machine now. Is it possible to use a single 25mm ball screw on one side for the y axis? Thanks
@evanovski4 жыл бұрын
Will you be making these plans available?
@brianhodgson9547 Жыл бұрын
Nice video, but for what I want to do right now, even £1000 is out of my budget … so, would you know of any companies that will CNC my project
@GoatZilla4 жыл бұрын
So did you actually follow linear rail design rules or did you just throw them in there?
@mpkleinbreteler4 жыл бұрын
What are those rules? :)
@GoatZilla4 жыл бұрын
The two that always come to mind are binding ratio (avoiding stiction) and preload.
@medifreeman299825 күн бұрын
Please can you let me know how did you get the internship 🙏
@PiefacePete464 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks. Curious... when the time comes to move up from the NEMA 23's, will you go to NEMA 34's or are you thinking of exploring one of the closed-loop alternatives? Liked and subscribed.
@Steve-dr7rr Жыл бұрын
How are you ment to be able to build on when video in fast forward
@genericaccount92223 жыл бұрын
Those drawings are so good they look lie cad printouts
@andreascosta57813 жыл бұрын
Damm, I went through a similar design process but I didn’t end up making it :(
@themechanic17883 жыл бұрын
great job 👍👍👍
@CaseyHavenor4 жыл бұрын
Are you going to post the CAD drawings so others an build a machine as well? I'm in the middle of designing a CNC machine as well. :)
@highpointfurniture2 жыл бұрын
great work
@SimonLeeds3 жыл бұрын
Weren’t you off to uni? Did that happen? Can’t have done?
@stewart91344 жыл бұрын
Very nice drawings👍
@Z-add4 жыл бұрын
as a former engineering student we had a class where they taught us handwriting for engineering drawings. hours spend on learning to write ABCs and 123s. we had to draw and write everything by hand. no computers allowed.
@magmadz88604 жыл бұрын
keep going bro great job
@paulohenriquekloster Жыл бұрын
Where can i buy the motors and make the parts ?
@Staroy4 жыл бұрын
6:50 - when did you make a machinist cube? :o
@etch31304 жыл бұрын
probably the afformentioned work with 5-axis machines
@taow4 жыл бұрын
It was at the same company as the 5 axis milling but on a manual lathe, good spot haha
@Cyalaterr4 жыл бұрын
Nooo never go with 1605 ballscrews. Your machine will have terrible rapids. 1610s will double your top speed and the step size will still be smaller than the backlash and play in your linear components. It’s 6micron instead of 3micron at 1/8 microstepping.
@detroxx567844 жыл бұрын
I'm designing a similar machine for myself. It's going to have a ~50x50cm bed and maybe ~10cm z travel. I think I'm going to make it mostly out of Aluminum extrusion (presumably 40x40) and I'm going to use linear rails and screw spindles. The ones found in 3D printers since ball screws are too expensive (I forgot their exact name in English). I'm also going to use a Makita mill. My goal is to mill Aluminum with the best precision possible (yeah I know the srew spindles...). I really hope I can get the structure rigid enough but since it's only 50x50cm it should be fine I think. I'm going to get some laser cut steel plates made for parts of the gantry. Does anybody have recommendations as to what to look out for and what things I should avoid? I've never built nor used a CNC before so this will be my first try :)
@sqwert6544 жыл бұрын
Iám going with 40x80 C sections, 8mm lead screws and wheels for now. Maybe rails later
@Z-add4 жыл бұрын
doesn't look like the X carve will be updated in quite some time.
@MarkButQuestion3 жыл бұрын
Idk about ball screw for Z axis
@madebyciro3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. Would you consider making the CAD files available?