How to build A CNC machine _ DIY CNC mill

This is full video on how to build CNC machine at home. This CNC mill is very rigid it has very high accuracy. It has zero backlash.
Here are some info on build.
Build time: About 500 hours.
Build cost: About $4500
Travels:
Z : 11" ( 27.9 cm )
X: 22" (55.88 cm)
Y: 12" (30.48cm)
Spindle:
5.5 KW ATC BT30 18000RPM from Ebay. ( very happy with it) seller is super nice guy.
www.ebay.ca/itm/Combo-ATC-too...
Electronics:
BOB: PMDX 424. www.pmdx.com/PMDX-424
Spindle speed control: PMDX 407. www.pmdx.com/PMDX-407
Stepper motors : Nema 34 1275oz-in
Drivers: DM860d from Ebay
Software:
Mach4.
www.machsupport.com/shop/mach...
Rails:
20 mm Raills for X,Y and Z
Ball screws:
Y ball screw is 20mm
X Z ball screws are 16mm
Couplings:
Bellows style Ruland coupling with zero backlash .
www.ruland.com/servo-coupling....
Frame:
Y Axis
24" x 14" X 4"( 64 X 35.5 X 10.1 cm )
Material 1.25" X 4" ( 3.1 X 10.1cm )steel
X Axis
35" X 11" ( 88 X 28 cm )
Material .500" (12.7mm) base plate
1.25" X 3" walls
Z column
35" x 8" X 4" ( 88.9 X20.3 X 10.1 cm) tube with .500" (12.7mm) wall thikness
filled with cement.
Enclosure:
Aluminum sheet and angle.

[@advanceair]

Unfortunately I don’t have usable Cad drawing for this machine. Maybe next one

[@StudioP3D]

What kind of steel you got for the frame?

[@advanceair]

@@StudioP3D cold rolled steel

[@jlo13800]

Where do you get the steel plates and frames? from i have 1600 nema stepper motors i got off ebay with controller drives for 4 axis. and a lincoln VR-350 welder i got for free. There are linear roller ways and ball screws gallore on automation overstock on sale. thats a big machine for only 4500$ thats. the cnc motors and drive are cheap on ebay. i saw a huge cincinatty hydrotel for 2780$ and its a monster. There's also explox granite DIY lathes and mills also. this would be great for my DIY 2 stroke engine project.

[@johannescordier7923]

@@KZbinStat I tried and failed hard ,waisting time ,money and materials. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@johannescordier7923]

Could you make it , for a reasonable amount ?

[@DennisJHarrisonJrHere]

Now THIS is a "home made" CNC Mill that is beyond impressive. I can't believe you fit all this in under $5K, bravo sir!

[@advanceair]

Thank you

[@ShitThatsMyn]

And all you need to build milling machine is a milling machine.

[@jmiddlefinger]

What an impressive build! I can’t believe how awesome it turned out!

[@MCircuits]

No other word can describe this build... GENIUS !!!!

[@nickristoski1536]

Great job on the CNC build and I love the structural methodology you used. When I 1st saw your video image, I had to take a double take, on how similar your build is to the one I built, right down to the doors and handles :). Upon watching the whole video, your is much more robust, very impressed. Thanks for sharing.

[@jlo13800]

Wow an excellent machine at such a low cost! where do you get the steel plates from?

[@hebanks4252]

OMG!!! I love the bandaid move!

[@floriannote565]

What a treat this was. Great work! The craftmanship the ingenuity the humor, simply fantastic!

[@wolfgangbalu1253]

Respect, respect and respect again. Incredible job. Thank you for showing us.

[@jlo13800]

Where do you get the steel plate from???

[@rukinaa]

ToT has trained you well in the art of metal cutting by hand. Awesome job sir!

[@keirfarnum6811]

Brian J And how to mix spices to make metal milling work correctly!

[@golyajanos8604]

Great job!! Incredible job !!!!! I envy you because you have enough time to build a high precision machine like this !!! My sincere respect!!!!

[@timbezner5179]

Wow Vince--that is amazing craftsmanship! Good for you! That must have taken a long time to build based on the care and precision you exhibit.

[@makjehadi3590]

Clean, Organized and skilled workmanship! Excellent DIY CNC mill video!!

[@imcanika2715]

Is the best CNC home made mill i ever seen !!! Congratulations AMIGO !! Felicidades por tu proyecto !!

[@Henry.Bendik]

Outstanding, she’s absolutely beautiful!!!

[@pdj26]

What a great video ended up watching the entire thing in one go great machine really good looking Project thank you for sharing

[@advanceair]

Glad you enjoyed it Peter

[@sageof6paths1]

I loved it!!! Great video!!! I incredibly enjoyed watching you build this.

[@headlo1]

Thanks for sharing your impeccable skills. Your video spoke volumes!!

[@lewtgoblin8437]

[Epic] build..... i want one, or two, yesterday

[@Keksstar]

Now the Enclosure needs an acrylic roof and some magnets so the Doors will snap together and in place when closing :) Awesome build!

[@Newera2047]

Not Acrylic..... it's polycarbonete sheet .....

[@wraith657]

Absolutely amazing! I've designed one myself, and it's nearly identical to yours. I'm not kidding... I have the 3d CAD file predated to prove it! No worries... No one but myself had ever seen my design. It's just crazy how much you and I think alike.

[@metalillness5951]

Well done Sir! Thank you for taking the time to share and inspire others as well. I'm finding it distressingly rare for people to have a long range plan like yours and follow through with the build. Very few of us left perhaps(?) I hope not. Thank you again.

[@advanceair]

Thank you!

[@embain269]

Amazing, great work! I hope to one day do a build like this! Inspiring!

[@bill4639]

Soon as I buy a mill, I can make a mill.

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

Very nice. Thought mine was heavy duty, but yours is another level. Although to be fair mine is a router, yours is a mill.

[@internettrihard2955]

Indeed

[@m.voelkel2981]

That´s the right way, to build a own CNC maschine ! Greeting from Germany

[@mountainsprings3303]

Wow, great build. Well done! Thanks for sharing

[@DesignBuildTDE]

This is next level - I have some competition!

[@mecha207]

This is a work of art!

[@dorwood73]

What a lot of work! Great job and thanks for the video.

[@niklnikl1]

Amazing build. I'm so envious! Great work!

[@LilBigDude28]

28:02 - That is some serious human-machine lovin right there :D

[@921211q]

Cool, very cool. Hi from Russia=)

[@diygaragetx]

I watched the whole thing, twice. lol. Good work, looks like it runs smooth. I saw that spindle and first thought was that it wasn't cheap - didn't disappoint. Keep up the good work, time to go watch the other videos now!

[@advanceair]

diy_garage_tx Thank you. Spindle been great, glad I spend some $ on it.

[@datikon7843]

It's just fantastic! I call this - capital construction in the machine tool industry for centuries! How nice it was to be inspired by your video - I was given the energy of measured and meaningful steps in the process. Plus a great sense of humor! Good luck! Konstantin, Ukraine

[@user-fj5bt5cy1y]

Достойная сборка!!!!

[@Shopbuilt]

That spindle looks sweet, have you tried it at lower speeds, like how does it do drilling a 3/8 in steel? Thanks!

[@advanceair]

I am doing some testing on more cutting and drilling. Will post video soon. Thx for comment

[@kocnn]

Scotty? Give us some more speed! G’dammit that’s all we’ve got captain! MORE SPEED SCOTTY!

[@robertraderjr6714]

The spindle is sweet, but 2 or 3 grand. Just to start. Considering how much mills cost...i guess you could make it exactly how you want it.

[@LT89NL]

@@robertraderjr6714 2 or 3 grand just for the spindle? Probably more like around €1000 and that's including the spindle head, spindle motor, and the entire Z-axis assembly. You can get multi-KW spindle motors from China pretty cheaply these days, and the same goes for all the parts needed to make and power each axis.

[@advanceair]

I have run it as low as 1200Rpm for 1/4 drill

[@pompeymonkey3271]

Just brilliant! Although you managed to build it on your own and save a ton of cash, it shows, to me anyway, the engineering goes into the TOP end machines!

[@MrAmrit53]

it's gorgeous !!! a work of art !

[@stanbrackhage]

This is infinitely impressive!

[@jeffthompson2464]

It's gorgeous !!! You could probably make a bit of side ca$h $elling plans for that machine... I know you already replied to someone on this thread that you didn't bother with extremely detailed prints/files, but if you went back and did that, you'd probably have half a dozen, to a dozen cu$tomer$ , judging solely from the interest shown in this video and it's thread alone...

[@fabry400]

Un progetto ECCEZIONALE!!!!! Bravissimo!

[@sagorjag2690]

I am a Swedish CNC technician. So fun to see how you build. It's noticeable that you know exactly what you're doing!

[@advanceair]

Thank you.

[@ego73]

[17:40] Somebody took kung fu lessons from This Old Tony. Love it. Great video.

[@JosipRadnik1]

agree - that's some outlandish martial art skills that would make Mr. Spock look bleak

[@pdxfunk]

The home machinists paradox: you need to have a CNC to make a CNC... :D

[@andreaolarte5803]

Not gonna lie, this video gave me hope that I could build my own cnc machine as well. Thank you for the post. I really like how you did it! Very impressed!

[@advanceair]

Go for it!

[@nickp4793]

Awesome! Best DYI cnc I've ever seen on the internet.

[@advanceair]

Thank you !

[@isidoromaich7226]

it seems to me that you know what you're doing

[@jarisipilainen3875]

37:14 looks more like part pull up.not crash it was workholding problem xD

[@hansalards9758]

The first video i see from an REAL vibrations free Home made CNC... NIce !!

[@conceptsken1]

IMPRESSIVE DOING THIS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE! THANK YOU! YOU HAVE GREAT SKILLS!

[@arthurdent8091]

I know it's a sin, but damn I'm envious!!

[@jeffthompson2464]

I must confess, I was also lusting after another man's CNC milling machine !!! I'm soooo ashamed !!! Maybe if we pray hard enough, Jesus will give us such beautiful milling machines too !!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@darrylwindle5331]

great skill set, awesome to watch, thanks!

[@jaybee3165]

NICE! love watching that build. awesome.

[@emptyasdf]

Video about: "how to make a cnc milling machine if you have a cnc milling machine factory in your garage"

[@mickloiu2664]

Exactly

[@patchedupdemon7104]

So you needed a mill to make a mill, lol

[@budipriyatno5853]

absolutely..lol

[@jeffcoate1885]

Beautiful work! Fine job! Congrats buddy

[@LarrysMachineShop]

This is pretty amazing. I think the counterweight is genius for the Z travel. Bravo Vince

[@advanceair]

Thank you

[@hebanks4252]

Ok. I swear I'm gonna let you build one for me. LOL! Truly fantastic work.

[@ramennaidoo162]

Excellent skills man, Go on show off it's your time now....well done...gona give mine a go soon Thanks for Vid

[@enriqueperez2117]

Un artista , GRANDE , Gracias por compartir , tus conocimientos , de mecanizado , admiro tu sencillez , viendo todo lo que sabes de condiciones de corte , y puesta a punto de maquinas , mucho control , sabes lo que quieres , lo complicado , lo haces sencillo, ese don solo lo poseen unos pocos, muy GRANDE

[@akptara]

great build wonderful work, many thx for sharing your knowledge with us

[@hosseinghaffari378]

thank you so much for your masterpiece. well done

[@projetistadegambiarras.6631]

essa fresadora ficou ótima muito bom mesmo, meus parabéns.

[@MrJohnandMargie]

Outstanding skill. Loved it.

[@sklepa]

Lovely machine, I wish one day i'll have some place and money to build similar one :)

[@shamsherali7311]

Great brother your work is really praiseworthy,,

[@stonecraft745]

Very cool build! You can put 2 dowel pins into the table so you can tram in the grinding vise faster.

[@advanceair]

I will do that.

[@Ernzmoneybeats]

Great Project. awesome cnc mill. thanks for sharing.

[@sergiohebling6238]

And a great Sense of humor. Hugs from Brazil

[@yououtuber4176]

No hugs during this pandemic.. cara

[@Franciscoguarulhos]

Parabéns pelo trabalho! Seu vídeo me inspira, gostaria de no futuro fazer um projeto parecido.

[@joetke]

Admirable work from design to finishing! Accuracy/Precision are professionally ensured. High quality materials. Probably aviation industry high standards compliant. It's the best built CNC machine around! It deserves its price certainly. A true jewel. Thank you for the entertainment. As instructive as entertaining btw.

[@advanceair]

Thank you.

[@pieterveenders9793]

Not to discredit this guy's awesome work, but so say it's ultra high standard and the best one around is exaggerated. It lacks the mass needed for damping which a professional (CNC) mill has, this mill probably weighs several hundred kilo while you want something of at least 800-100 kg, preferably even more. Also, it would have been much better to make it out of epoxy granite or UHPC instead of a welded steel frame, not just because using either epoxy granite or UHPC is a great way to add a lot of weight to it for damping but especially because they're very suitable materials due to their dampening characteristics. But most of the reason you don't want to make it from a heavy welded steel frame is because unless you stress relieve said frame it's going to have substantial stresses from the welding which will negatively affect its accuracy and is bound to warp once pressure is applied to it (which is precisely what happens during use). All in all it's a great build and very impressive, don't get me wrong! And it will definitely be able to go through aluminium and even steel with plenty of ease, at decent accuracy too. Just wanted to point out important facts and details.

[@yeahbut100]

nice, very nice. In the late 70's I worked at a place that built automated welding machinery for the automotive industry, All relay technology before computers. We machined parts the old fashion way like this with over engineering to last for ever. tolerances .005 now .tenth of a thousand. Good to see someone still has those skills

[@advanceair]

Thank you

[@alessandroantonio5877]

Great Project, congratulations!

[@slasher102]

This is what you get when you have a true machinist at work, Awesome wish i had half the skills

[@advanceair]

Thank you Keith!

[@adoe219]

Super clean build here! If only I had your resources!

[@dominikdo8160]

Ein echtes Meisterwerk! Das ist wirklich eine wunderbare Maschine 👍

[@jigsawdesigners8328]

pense em um trabalho sensacional meus parabéns ficou. ótimo.

[@arnaldofdz1686]

wow thats fricken amazing !! i use to run Mazaks lathes and millers my hats off to you all i can say

[@chiscosalazarlopez4107]

Awesome!!!! man this is incredible!

[@talbejerano8721]

Awesome handmade work!

[@BadAl27722]

Wow! that is proper! Awesome job

[@zaz4667]

Amazing! You would think getting a good sturdy mill then fixing and retrofitting it would be the way to go . But building the base, saddle, and Z column and the rest is awesome! 500 hours and 4500 dollars? Not sure what way I would go! Labor of love is always nice when you have the time though.

[@fredp9708]

Im so admirative seeing this wonderfull job!

[@jdxtube68]

Outstanding Sir! Thank you!

[@SUTURE93]

absolutley awesome, mad skills , hope to see more chips flying in the future

[@advanceair]

Thank you.

[@liammiller9296]

Vince You are awesome. Very creative.

[@jamesmyers2087]

At 1930 when you’re showing the raw z axis gantry... lol wow. Rise of the machines. Loved this video.

[@fazlanahmed5657]

Well done. Respect you! You proved that It's possible. :)

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

Great video and that is one husky mill. The frame is the heaviest I've seen on a DIY mill. It sure looks like it can take the thrust loads it will encounter. The one thing I saw that looked a bit less robust was the sliders on the tracks. I'm not sure I saw correctly but some of the axes only had four of them with a lot of span between them. I wonder if you shouldn't put some more in the gaps. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing it. I find it inspiring. Now I'm *SUBSCRIBED*

[@advanceair]

Thx Robert. I was worry about having only 4 slider on each axis too thar is why I used very thick plated to attached them to rails as these slider have very high load capacity so far I haven’t see any problem. Glad you like the video.

[@danielstewart3507]

Insane! That is so cool. Well done.

[@markallen4123]

Nice video and great craftsmanship!

[@Alexet23]

Хороший станок получился!

[@JaySingh-ex6xc]

Excellent build very durable !

[@alexluberetskiy2527]

Cool work! 😀👍

[@patbarrett9263]

that is the nicest damn build I've seen so far on YT. I wish I had a Bridgeport mill to make the parts. I'd start tomorrow if I had the equipment. NICE BUILD, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!

[@morfyys]

great work, beautiful machine

[@wraith657]

That thing cuts like butter! If my design is as close to yours as I think, mine will do as good. Man... You really know how to dial in that sweet spot on feeds, and speeds. You're not afraid to take a good sized bite on your cuts too. Your machine runs just as good as a Haas, or a Fadal. Nice solid build on all of your axii.

[@advanceair]

Thx. Go for your build it works great.

[@juliandiaz1481]

excelente trabajo, pense que por la estructura vibraria pero quedo muy bien te felicito.

[@andreaboggia]

Fantastic work!

[@samialhasan7257]

Thanks I am from Syria🇸🇾 big thanks🌷

[@plasticotec412]

Wonderful job, congratulations!