You Won't Believe This Homemade CNC Machine Works!

[@blueangelstudios]

Bloody brilliant, mate. Congratulations on a superb build. Best of all, it`s made from reclaimed materials and, of course, painted ORANGE. Nice !! 🙃

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you mate, most appreciated. Yeah I asked for viewers colour ideas on and that seems like the most fitting option. It goes well with my beard lol. I always try to use as much reclaimed materials as I can. Cheers for the comment.

[@chrishayes5755]

subbed cuz I appreciate your skills. too humble. that's one hell of a machine.

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you, that is most appreciated. I have put alot of work into the machine and just wanted to share and hopefully inspire someone.

[@ClintonCaraway-CNC]

A closed loop system is definitely the way to go. Skipping steps or losing position is really a thing of the past.

[@gingerninjaneering]

yeah, I agree, and for the price of servo on closed loop steppers, now it's an easy choice. for a machine seeing cutting loads there is no other option I think. cheers for the comment and support

[@chronokoks]

well, he's now maybe not skipping steps, but he's getting tons of follow error which results in inaccurate machining. Those servos can't be tune in any reasonable stretch for proper metal machinig. Wooden router for wood projects? Ok..

[@gingerninjaneering]

@chronokoks the servos are awesome. The tuning is done in mach 4 when you tune acceleration. They are fast and powerful and have alarms for safety that can stop the machine. They cut steel like butter plenty of power

[@chronokoks]

@@gingerninjaneering You're incompetent. Just completely incompetent.

[@gingerninjaneering]

​@chronokoks again thanks for the comment with still no video from you explaining your logic here, but when you do, be sure to send me a link, and maybe then I can become less incompetent with your great o mighty teachings.

[@OneMinuteWorkbench]

Nice job.

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thanks, mate. appreciated

[@TheBrick2]

Quality. Dedication to the project. Throw a estop on there. Useful when testing!

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated. I do have an e stop wired in, but the computer was faster to push it than I was lol.

[@TheBrick2]

Lol mate.Btw. What are you using for filming and mic? I have tried a videos of my escapades and they end up so shit its unreal.

[@gingerninjaneering]

@TheBrick2 I use a Samsung s20 ultra an s21 ultra and an s23 ultra for camera, and then I brought a cheep microphone off aliexpress the little wireless one that pluggable plugs into the usbc port of the phone. Lol, if you look back at my older videos, they were pretty bad, but if you improve one thing every time, you slowly get better. Just keep working on it. Do you want to do youtube

[@TheBrick2]

@@gingerninjaneering Thanks.. Yeah I fancy a few videos of stuff I do might be interesting. I tried filming me moving pretty big lathe by hand off a trailer for instance. Sketchy and slow!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Lol, well, everyone has to start somewhere. Keep filming and uploading even if you're not ready just do it and build the confidence as you go

[@bikefarmtaiwan1800]

Well that is an awesome build - you are a very talented guy. There's lots you need to understand to get where you have gone. Congratulations !!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you. I really appreciate that a lot of time and effort and learning dose go into it, but anyone could do it with the right attitude.

[@taranson3057]

Welcome to my cnc group, this machine of yours is rather impressive.

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated. it's been some work.

[@roguecnc788]

Great job of explaining how the system works, well done with building your machine

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thanks, mate, most appreciated.

[@nxsphere3260]

This is a great video, thanks for going so in depth with all the components. You answered most of my questions google couldn't haha. Great build!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you. I appreciate that a lot. I'm glad I could help. if you have any questions, just comment on a video, and I can make another video for you if that helps you with your projects

[@K_Shea]

What an awesome build and a excellent overview of the making, kudos to you.

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated

[@jakubtrzpis2595]

Amaizing, respect

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated

[@Jimbo-t2h]

Fantastic build. Well done!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you most appreciated

[@gregorymaider6939]

Excellent work mate!

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you I appreciate that a lot

[@ckm-mkc]

Pretty cool. That boiler plate is a key component, great find. I've built a couple of small CNCs, used composite stone to make them stiffer, dampened & densier. In the end, it was cheaper to buy a used large CNC with a broken control, but I lost it in a shop move when I could not move it before I lost the space. One of these days I'll buy another.

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thanks mate its been a bit of work, lol. yes, I was very lucky to find the boiler plate and for free to makes it very stiff. I have been thinking about re making the z axis from epoxy resin. what did you use to make yours. that's cool I would like to get a broken cnc to do, but in New zealand, there isn't really a market for broken ones. cheers for your comment most appreciated

[@PastThePoint]

Looks like a beast of a machine. So now you have a new subscriber! Keep up the awesome work!

[@gingerninjaneering]

awesome thank you. I really appreciate the support.

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Super Awesome!!!

[@gingerninjaneering]

thanks mate appreciated

[@KingZeusCLE]

Not sure how I ended up here, but take my sub. Surprised to see you have so few subs with work like this. Building a CNC machine from scratch is no small feat... ... Building one with all scrap, well, respect my friend. I'm in the process right now of a couple 3990 mini mill conversions. One will be a straight conversion with ball screws on the stock dovetails, but the other will be running 20 & 25mm Hiwin Linear Rails. Lots of bracing, lots of epoxy resin. Well done!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you for the sub most appreciated. yeah, it has been a rather large build but very enjoyable. that sounds like some cool projects you have going on there mate. the epoxy makes a massive difference to resonance. are you filming your conversion. thanks for the comment most appreciated.

[@mr.ranyhomemade2466]

Very nicely your cnc😊

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated

[@BeeVeeTee]

Nice man!

[@gingerninjaneering]

cheers been a job and a half, lol.

[@pg9112471]

Excellent build and build quality. I built a manual one using a sherline headstock spindle with a 120v DC motor and a variable speed controller and cheap compound chineese side table 7"x 18". Making the cnc part is next.

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you, it's firmed out pretty well. o awesome, that is a really cool project. how did you control the dc motor. you will love cnc.

[@thigtsquare950]

So cool mate! Don’t forget to add the coolant system to clear the chips while pocket milling. With no chips you get better finish. (I didn’t state the obvious of cooling)

[@gingerninjaneering]

lol, most definitely I will be, but after I build the enclosure, it makes enough mess dry, lol. but will most definitely be on the cards. cheers for the comment.

[@Gin-toki]

Kool project! If there's any voidspace/unused space in the collumn or elswhere, you can fill it with sand or leadshots or similar to provide more damping/weight to the machine. you can even epoxy it in place to make it contribute to the rigidity aswel.

[@gingerninjaneering]

yeah, I have been thinking about filling with Sand and epoxy. I do seem like a good idea. I would like to dampen the z and the head stock.

[@DonQuichotteLiberia]

Well, subscribed. A beautiful machine and excellent narration, this makes me want to make me finish my (much lighter duty) build!

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you most appreciated. that was what I was was hoping for on this video to inspire someone to build a machine. it's a fun and satisfying thing.

[@hithere2561]

I dont know what to write I love this monster machine 🥰

[@gingerninjaneering]

thank you for the comment. I really appreciate it.

[@eeabelvetret]

The Beast.

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you mate it is pretty good machine

[@mikeyh6104]

Hey, nice build. I just bought a similar spindle after not being happy with the high speed one. That air cylinder is very compact you have, would you mind sharing info on it? Thanks, looking forward to see where you go with this.

[@gingerninjaneering]

Hey there, cheers for the comment. It's a 100mm cylinder with a 5mm stroke it works well to compress the spindle at about 90psi and above.

[@ferriswhitehouse1476]

👏 bravo! Im a builder as well, planning on making a mill for my shop using scrap steel and concrete 😁. Does that dry pack material you mentioned shrink as it cures? I was thinking concrete shrinkage might give me problems. Your xy carriage underneath the table (orange painted part), is that thing packed full with the same dry pack product you mentioned for the column? Thanks, awesome job

[@gingerninjaneering]

Awsome mate sounds like a good project. I wouldn't advise concrete it dose shrink to much. Epoxy resin, sand, and stones to make epoxy granite. The leveling compound doesn't shrink but you wouldn't be able to make whole machine out of it it's only really good about 30mm thick from memory

[@angelotrezza9256]

Hi, for resonances and vibrations did you use something to fill the tower? (Z axis) Congratulations, a different project from the others

[@gingerninjaneering]

Hi there, I haven't yet. I'm still weighing up my options for the filling. Thank you. Most appreciated. I'm just building with what I have and can get.

[@angelotrezza9256]

@@gingerninjaneering I was inspired by your project, I've been looking for information on everything for weeks and I came across your videos, actually different from everyone else! Much more DIY than other projects I was thinking of filling my z with a mix of metal grit for sandblasting, fine sand and an adhesive resin for floors

[@gingerninjaneering]

@angelotrezza9256 That's awesome, mate. I appreciate that. I was thinking the same thing about filling. I have been researching epoxy granite as well as an option for filling. The machine does ring a bit when pushing it. Scrap steel is my favorite; I like the price of free.

[@Narwaro]

I know how hard it is to build milling machines from scratch as Ive done it myself more than once. To give some perspective, on an industrial machine just the frame (without any of the axis, ball screws, table, spindle) weighs about 2,5 ton with that travel. 2-3cm massive cast iron

[@gingerninjaneering]

o awesome, another fellow builder. yeah, the cast iron is a good weight. the 50mm boiler plate on the bace is 300kg from memory. the whole machine is almost a ton, I would think now. cheers for the comment most appreciated

[@Unl0gic]

Very nice build! Do you have a link to where you bought the spindle?

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thank you. I got it off aliexpress you can either buy the spindle by itself or In a kit with the mounting and a spindle servo. TwoWin CNCTOOL Store a.aliexpress.com/_ms6ciAW. This is who I got the spindle through

[@Unl0gic]

@@gingerninjaneering Big thanks for information!

[@gingerninjaneering]

@Unl0gic no worries, I'm happy to help.

[@Joe_Bandit]

Awesome job! Which seller was your spindle from?

[@gingerninjaneering]

TwoWin CNCTOOL Store is where it came from. Make sure you lock tight in that grub screw at the top for sure

[@gingerninjaneering]

On aliexpress

[@jaceymiller3767]

subbed!

[@gingerninjaneering]

Thanks, mate, most appreciated

[@r.g.lakshansadaruwan3193]

X, y, z length (size mm)..?

[@gingerninjaneering]

Hey mate, dimensions of usable Z-497mm X560mm Y410mm. 900mm long rail on x and 750mm on y and z.

[@r.g.lakshansadaruwan3193]

@@gingerninjaneering thanks Buddy... 🤛

[@chronokoks]

Basically, you can't tune those chinese (AASD by YMPC) Servos for a CNC if you don't have a software that shows you graphs of move command and actual encoder position.

[@gingerninjaneering]

you shouldn't need to if you set the acceleration and set the motors up in mach 4 correctly. you can also bypass the drivers and put the encoader signal right into the controller board if your controller can use that. cheers for the comment

[@chronokoks]

@@gingerninjaneering dude, you're very far back on this topic. I suggest you delve into it a bit deeper. Tuning is far from settting the "right accel decel settings". Lol

[@gingerninjaneering]

@chronokoks what more do you need? The motor speeds up and slows down with the weight of the machine perfectly they don't need any tuning that I have noticed they throw my table around at speed and don't loose any position. If they did the machine would stop. What is the tuning doing dose it test resonance or something

[@chronokoks]

@@gingerninjaneering Dude why the fuck are you even arguing with me? Stop arguing with me and LOOK AT KZbin VIDEOS ON THE TOPIC OF TUNING SERVOS. To properly tune a servo that does not have a sophisticated auto-tuning procedure is a pain and takes long time to learn. For proper tuning of a servo you first have to know the weight of the moving components (of the axis) to set the proper intertia ratio. That's just the first parameter to consider. There are like 20-40 others. Forget what you think you know, you know nothing. AGAIN LOOK AT THE KZbin VIDEOS, DON'T ARGUE WITH ME, ARGUE WITH THE GARBAGE YOU THINK YOU KNOW.

[@gingerninjaneering]

Proportional Gain (P): This determines how aggressively the servo responds to an error (the difference between the desired position and the actual position). Too high a P gain can cause overshooting and instability, while too low can lead to slow response. Integral Gain (I): This addresses steady-state errors (when the servo isn't quite reaching the desired position). Adjusting I gain helps eliminate these errors over time. Derivative Gain (D): This anticipates future errors by considering the rate of change in the error. It's used to dampen the system and prevent overshooting. this is the same as tuning acceleration and things in mach 4 you are just making sure that it speeds up and slows down at the right point and that the motors will not over or under shoot. just because they don't have software dosent mean they can't be tuned. this is a budget build. I didn't have the money to spend on over priced servos that came with a tuning software. that I can set up myself. and I got 3 motors and drives for the price of one

[@RoboArc]

I mean its not that hard to build a cnc. Whats hard is tolerances and chasing down a decimal lol. That said, i like this build very much 🙃🙃

[@gingerninjaneering]

yes, you are correct with the right skills it's easy to build. the alignment and getting surfaces parallel and perpendicular when the machine you are building is too big to fit on another machine well for a price that isn't more than the cost of the entire machine, lol. thank you most appreciated.

[@Narwaro]

Free is the best price

[@gingerninjaneering]

for sure, it's my favorite price lol

[@Brooky1294]

Preaty sure I've said it before, you are wasted as a builder. Nice work

[@gingerninjaneering]

when youtube pays the bills, then maybe but far from that point yet, lol.