Easy to build Desktop CNC Mill

[Thepockets88]

lol yea the hardware store idiots are as bad as the idiots at the auto part store, the never believe or understand anything.... XD

[futabadell]

How much $ in materials?

[Fluvance]

You kind of sound like you don't know shit….. "This is the uhh…uhh….bearing…that's going to hold the uhhh…..ummm….x-stage….." and on and on and on… :D SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE A VIDEO NOW, TO PROVE YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND THAT IT WORKS!

[wolfe1970]

great machine, would love to see a video of you hooking up the software and watching it work !!

[Riskteven]

How is this machine caliberated to understand the data in the CAM software?

[gibbo1112]

its.... so simple...

nice

also, you sound like the groundskeeper from caddyshack... :P

[reposoirfilms]

what kind of software did you run it with?

[MrFofu117]

great work men I'm form Mexico and that's awesome really nice work

[Airgunhunter75]

Great video I'm thinking about making one myself and was wondering what you used and where you got the long threaded rods for the stepper motors

[08jhunbell]

great project. may i know the specs of the parts you used? because i'm planning to build one for our school.thank you very much. here is my email nasinilaK_08@yahoo.com...

[powerzap69]

Very creative. When I was head of maint. at a window door factory I had to bypass plc's on several occasions. Onetime on the alter edge (glass cutter) a 4000 dollar plc went bad and I was able to bypass it with a light switch. On another machine a dado blade cutter for aluminum rails, there was a designe change in the material so using a two throw two blow switch I was able to trick the machine into trimming the new material. Like you, I think outside the box. exellent video

[EMCOcompact]

How strong are motors,do you have any measures/figures?Thanks for a real youtube-projekt.

[EvolutionXEngine]

CNC-GASM OMG nice system man.. i learned alot from this video.. the method to use for mine... Thanks

[OnEbayNow]

That's pretty cool!

I've got plans for a much larger 3 axis CNC though.

Built from MDF and uses a standard router.

PM me for plans.

[Migueldeservantes]

Well since I can't just afford a bridgeport! this since most excellent! Hell even have a hard time paying for the lowest and must humble machines in the market! this seem to me like a dream come true!

[InstructionStuff]

its ok but it doesnt beat the old bridgeport

[thedest1ny]

woooooow thats cooool

[sietevicio]

123

[shortyjk95]

This is genius!!!! Im Gonna try and make one

[guitarslf132]

would a dremel or a router be better for a big one used for guitars????

[tkelly27]

I'm getting ready to use this setup with an ebay 3axis tb6560 stepper controller. It was $50 or so. I have it running on an ATX power supply from a computer. Whole thing will be right around the $100 mark.

[s1debar2r0cks]

your onna have water everywhere

[cncsb13]

good idea! 3 axis, cheep pipes and a few cheep metacrilate and aluminium parts i would like to see it working

[GEK69NY]

Nice and very creative!

[1802seba]

Hello, I know what is the description of the engines. Thank you in advance.

[Nomoreidsleft]

Nice design. Just question: Since you are coupling the motor to the threaded rods with rubber hoses, do you get some slippage or does glue help?

[imadorkfish93]

can i use this for metal

[Mohamedhp]

amazing XD

[fitshuck]

WANT WANT WANT

[tehabc]

The amount of chatter and vibration on that must be intense...

[JDogg22267]

where did you get your stepper motor? 

[saxxi]

@JDogg22267 you can find them for free in any old printers (specially big old printers) or scanners

[zapwatt]

Is there a part2 ? because as clever as this is, what I see is 'powerfeed' only. None of this makes it "CNC" in any way.

[farmer864]

@zapwatt computer numerical controlled

[SesyoLaunaan858]

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[steveBB30]

As to accuracy.  I predict problems with simple pipe threads rotating on their own through knocks/bumps/machining forces.Locking the pipes together with a set screw through the outer parts of the couplings should help.

Continuing on that theme so long as the parts can be made rigid enough surely even misaligned axii can be factored out. Have the electronics map the inaccuracies and apply corrections. True that's not a "native" accuracy, but if the part is cut accurately where's the problem?

[gohan100100]

lol I like how he says hook up the electronics and make some stuff. To me, figure out where or how to make the software and controls is the most challenging part. Still, very good video. Thanks for posting it.

[CxC2007]

I dont know.... Im building a CNC mill, and I spent some time thinking about cost and time Vs. quality.

This machine is very unaccurate, wont be good for PCB, I see it nice, but if you are going to spend time and money, do it better. in Ebay, are kits of all mechannical parts needed, at low cost, with real ball screws.

I see this very interesting to see, but a lost of time, if you want a really functional milling machine.

[steveBB30]

@CxC2007 re ball screws. backlash the problem with normal screws? If so that's only a problem when lead screws change direction Solution if such a change will happen make sure you're not "milling" by lifting the tool, continue along the axis which will change, then reverse axis and move to over the start position, drop tool back down to depth, and continue milling.

ie for X-Y axii plot the direction of cut. If the direction will change quadrant, implement the backlash "take up" routine.

[plasmaguy5]

This is great stuff

[PGAgolfArtCom]

Are there details on a print driver to use from PC such as Corel Draw or Adobe InDesign and how to calibrate controller to line up and engrave? Would love to see part two vid with hooking up USB cable, installing driver, and engraving sample from PC.

[SanctumStudios]

good job !! hope you have fun with it.

[crocker5731]

how much is a ready to go model with software?

[diverdwn2006]

this thing will revolutionise the home hobbyist........

how much is a ready to go model with software?????? i want one i want one i want one..................:)

[axel1973w]

How precise it it ? ever tried to do a PCB on this thing?

[ploetzlich30]

i did throw did this thing against a high quality concrete wall, and guess what? it broke into million pieces!

[colorelectronic1]

Great audio.... :D LoL

[Hiraghm]

Could this be used to carve or engrave brass?



[masterfenixxx]

pretty badass 4 a DIY!

[magnonec]

CRAZYYYYYYYYYYY

[CamelFlouge]

How do you turn that screwdriver or nut-driver so darned FAST?

[zr1driftmods]

@CamelFlouge its fast forawrded

[chittychad18]

No biggie, but your axis are off, the drill is the y, the top lexan is the z and the bottom is the x... Just sayin'

[FJoeForty]

"You're going to have water everywhere!" Ha, Ha! I love it.

[EddieGoregor]

Dude! Serious offer. How much to sell it to me? Or...How much to Build me one? Or Get me the steppers, drivers and connectors. And I'll build it out. But the electronics is a problem for me. So I'd need all dynamic controllers in kit form. ie: Steppers, driver ,software etc. Can or will you do it?

[jewishcrimenetwork]

Very interesting. Thanks for the video.

What about the software to run this cnc mill?

[pengashwebb0121]

how much would it all cost??? (with speed controler) ????

[robsmith000]

wow i'm not one bit interested in this sort of stuff but this was sooo easy and looks like it accualy works perfectly! goood job! ;)

[ilovedreams1000]

It`s interesting and simple. Thank you for sharing

[EddieGoregor]

Totally Fuckin Awesome! You and me could reek havoc with a little bit of info! LOL No but seriously that is sheer American innovation at its best. And in this economy? I'd love to play with a CNC but how can I? At design prices? But this!! Haaaah! Double and triple Haaahs!!!! Dude if ever I find a hi tech way to wipe my ass, you are the first on my list to get one! Don't laugh I am dead serious. (LOL!) Great deed done dude. Bravo. I'm impressed and pissed that I didn't come up with it. Age.

[markb2323uc]

I cant see anyone topping this for simplicity and low cost. Great build. Great video.

[lazymandoplayer]

Nice build good use of easily available parts, I may have to do something similar just for the hell of it :o)

[3dw3dw]

How's this guy moving his fingers so fast? Whoa! amazing.

cool machine.

thanks

[trustknowbitch]

GREAT JOB MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[THEJEDEYEMASTER]

Well done!

[e4jbanda]

This was simple and excellent, gave me a idea to make a 3 axis router table,

capable of making many different types of pass cuts, w/o having to make so many jigs!!!

[IgnoredComment]

goblin's engineering

2 platforms running independent , how are you going to mount the object?

Design flaw!

[IgnoredComment]

goblin's engineering

[cardplayer2]

Wow -- Good build thanks for the info

[cardplayer2]

Wow -- Good build thanks for the info

[richardlpalmer]

Fantastic job! Curious about a couple things though. 1) What are the stepper motors (meaning, what would I look for and where)? 2) What about the electronics/software (how do you connect this to a computer and what software do you run it with)?

[krazikoffee]

what kind of stepper motor did you used here?... cause i know there are 2 types of stepper motors and these types differs cause one type has only 4 wires and the other has 5 wires

the electronic part will be the interfacing part using a computer right using the parallel port of a desktop PC if im not mistaken

[trevegas]

Beautiful

[filuwies]

how acurate?

[iftoledo]

Ole,Ole,Ole!!!! So wonderful

[sirreal2u1]

Defective audio and a mumbler

[bubushkinator]

@sirreal2u1 Maybe you have defective speakers?

[KingTesticus]

outstanding!

[MarioAxl]

yes yes very cool but where can i buy those motors

[supperstorm]

I have a CNC motor controller 3 axis Toshiba TB6560AHQ and 3 BS57HB56-03 Stepper Motors but when I power up the systems after while my motors “gets hot” without using them (in non operational mode) is that any normal?

Do you know if Mach3 v R1.83 can work with USB to Parallel port converting pluck? Because I have a laptop with no Parallel port so I bought a USB to Parallel port converting plucks any suggestions welcome.

[urbaninventor]

Stepper motors are always consuming power when idle (and switched on) otherwise they would slip and lose steps.

I've read that its difficult to run a machine off a laptop.

[karinnicefigure]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElliottsFather]

You put all that together yourself and your wife didn't come and interrupt you once. Amazing!

[47mustang]

what would i take for you to build the controllers and send them to me

[marleykid1971]

hello , could u pleas send info on the price of u contructing one for someone, and contact info, my name is chandler, thanks

[marleykid1971]

hello, is iy possable to get you take make one, please send cost and contact info, i would appreciate it. chandler is my name.

[47mustang]

i am wanting to build one what program and controllers did you use let me know where i can find all these having hard time



[HeadshotArtist666]

fucking amazing man. fucking amazing. im makin one!!

[AdditiveTechnologies]

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[hyperzoanoid]

can I mill copper cpu waterblocks with this?

[kordunasNo1]

you are a star :)

[shodanxx]

"it kinda need to be squared [...]" hehhehe

[lexugax]

Awesome. Congrats! Btw, what software do you use to control that?

[boostercorp]

you have an extremely boring voice ...

you remind me of my physics teacher .

snooooooooooor

[TytusG]

epic awesomeness

[67tr876]

Thats fucking great !

[Shazee083]

hey man do you have the pdf file how to make home made cnc machine

[smoneill100]

Thanks for such an awsome video, that is so clever but when you see in stages like you have done it, it is also reasonably simple. Thanks again.

[pogi09282805724]

i dont know if it will work but im subscribing to ya!! nice job!!

[magicpurple101]

are there any videos on this thing working/cutting?

[RunsH2O]

Brilliant! Excellent craftsmanship and good commentary to boot. Good video!

[rkrishnan7]

Superb! It's gratifying to note that the age of invention is not dead!

[diyengineer]

LETS SEE IT RUNN!!!!!

[lacewoodstrat]

This is how Tony Stark got started before he became Ironman. Great design, concept, and build. I love your design for the Dremmel's mount.

[sp4d3n]

Damn now i have one more project to do !!! ^^

[jaaem08]

That is incredible I am a sprinkler fitter so its right up my alley

[mon2for]

awesome video thanks

[newzimbo]

wow that was awesome, thanks for the video it is most informative.

[GWJax]

Very Cool and simple to make. I work on copiers so getting the stepper motors and worm gears would be a snap and free. I'll have to build one and put one of my MCU's to work. Thanks for the video.

Jax

[djliubo123]

化平凡為神奇才是真正的高手。

[creaturebotman]

Nice man.

I'd like to see that baby running.

I bet its good for making small PCB's

[petrovish7]

did this machine works and wich program?

nice clip

[SeverEnergia]

How long does it take to put one of these together? I'm really really tempted to give it a try but I have no experience with assembling electronics. :/

[MactasticChiTown]

What are you using to hold the dremel in place/ What is the material for the x and Y platform?

[drtarik33]

hello, yes we know how to set up all the parts together BUT, where is the circuit and the software, ok Maybe the software we can get it some like autocad but the hardware, the circuit????

[MAcDaTHo]

you are a real genius!

[krazykayaker82]

would anyone mind telling me what EXACT parts i would need for a cnc printer/router of this scale? thankssssss

[JetRanger0007]

But, But where does the WATER go ??

[wordreet]

@JetRanger0007

Hahahahahahahahah!

[KidsDestroyChiptune]

@JetRanger0007

i heard somewhere depending on what material you use you may or may not need water. Then he said "aluminum is very light and soft" so whatever that means lol

[AbbeeNges3]

aahso are there actually some nice guys who wanna chat with mi

[jinxym]

building it is the easy part for me , but the software is where i would fail :) nice little cnc mill you got their regards jinx

[drescher3]

Thanks for sharing...it looks good.

[PixelRS]

Very cool !

[krazykayaker82]

Use autocad 2010 and change to 3D modeling. I'm a sophomore in highschool and i'm in engineering design (took pre-engineering for a whole year last year). This week we also had an actual 3D printer that we got to use and print scale models made out of abs plastic. The machine was around $15,000 i believe

[96bikerider96]

that's pretty expensive, a rep rap can be built for less than 500$

[wordreet]

@krazykayaker82 You mean, use the free 30 day trial Autocad 2010 to design a better home CNC mill that will run with drawings coded from something a little cheaper. Like Google SketchUp 7. ;-)

3D printers are very cool!

[krazykayaker82]

@wordreet

no. well our school buys the whole program so we have machine cad, inventor, civil 3d, and then a few other variations of autocad

[krazykayaker82]

@wordreet

well now autocad for students and stuff like that has a 3 year trial instead of 3 month! it's sweet. I'm gonna start working with revit and inventor so that in architectural design in my junior class at hs I can render the home I'm building. and revit is perfect for that

[wordreet]

@krazykayaker82 Woooo! 3 year trial? I might try to learn that at home! See, I'm just a lowly machine setter, and even then our boss only has a couple of people that write the programs. But He's been into running Edgecam, which produces nightmarishly convoluted code for a poor setter to prove out on the machines!

[styles7887]

cool man,ty

[AndrewKH85]

So whats the easiest programs to use to nest out designs?

[dkhawk316]

Awesome! Time to head to the hardware store! Thanks.

[kseveri20]

hieno  homma

[playfsx]

very simple :-) but how to programing this ?

[NickBlackDIN]

the programming part is done via computer using G-code. (lots of different software for that) it's more the controller hardware that can get complicated (unless you spend lots of money on pre-made stuff)

[NXTPuny]

@playfsx I would assume that you program it in G & M code "cnc language"

[Rubdos]

@playfsx Buy a PIC, some soldering tools and download MPLAB :-)

[Foaman]

@Rubdos Possible to program on linux with EMC2?

[Rubdos]

@Foaman It should be possible to program a PIC on Linux, AFAIK. I wasn't able to test it out, because I haven't a serial port on my Linux Desktop, but I'll test it out ASAP :)

[175myles]

I love the "Ain't it pretty" at the end.

[liightheaded]

how does the motors work with the computer to cut out the stuff btw :D and how that all connect

great build =D

[keithlegg]

Very clever . Awesome.

[artvandelay13]

so.... what is it???

[arunsak]

Very inventive. Very American. How many Chinese have copied this video already?

[MrStankoman]

real live Mcgyver ! :D

Congrats...

[txgiorgi]

Your one sick bastard!  Love it.

[abolishreligion]

if you could send me some prints on this build it would be much appreciated

[GoToTabCollection]

Thank You! For this 5 Star Video...

[leszken]

To gain better precision you should use axis from copy machines instead of this rails.

You can get them next to nothing at local scrap yard. I have bought plenty of axis and four steppers (two sanyo-denki) motors for less than 5 $ :-)

[Hidanclub]

Where did you get the parts!!!!!!!!!!!

[BADFISHHHHHH]

"we'll make some stuff"

I say the same thing everyday. I am a cnc student btw

Nice build

[dbunic]

It looks easy, but can we see how this CNC machine works? Thanks!

[SequoiaMac]

Brilliant!!!

[prophetsboy]

Awesome!

[SCAREMONGERe]

are you using the stand? or did you get rid of it since 2007. i want it

[theGHETTOMAN1]

hehe Cool man! ; D I had to build up some stuff like that before (just no actuators though) I needed to machine steel/aluminium with a dremel, and a 2 axis machine vice. I made the dremel stationary though.(just moved the stock on x-y) I used a depth lockable dremel drill press for depth.

[hettygreene]

Fantastic!

[drjhardwood]

where can i get the software from?

u make it look so easy. awesome

[johnnytheprick]

DRHARDWOOD,

dont be lazy, write it yourself. if you dont know how to program, learn to. if you cant be fucked learning, how much are you willing to pay?

[pixuma]

wow your username is fitting

[johnnytheprick]

PIXUMA,

r u female?

[pixuma]

nope

[johnnytheprick]

PIXUMA,

obvsiouly gay then and very much obsessed by me like so many others before you.

i appreciate the effort u make in seducing my mind, but its my body u need 2 work on. frrrrrrrrr..........prrrrrrrrr­rrr

[bronzeladdy53]

please post more of the operational video asap, thanks for this!

[verymaddog]

amazing!

[johnnytheprick]

WE WANT MORE!.........WE WANT MORE!........WE WANT MORE!

TOMTECHART,

have you got an operational version?

[daveyt88]

dude.. calm down

[johnnytheprick]

DAVETY88,

r u calling me an arsehole?

[aplavins]

lol @ "you're gonna have water everywhere!"

[redT1Ncan]

yeah, novel idea, but it is only that, a novelty. not to be too critical, but that is not quite "putting the power of computer controlled machining" into anyones hands. It is a dremel... but definately a fun project to learn how the cnc machine works

[98navihater]

fucking incredible.... speechless.

[marcibb]

Nice weekend project

[deaftodd]

How do I set a driver for those stepper motor and what program do they use to run that?

[cairun]

very cool!

[warossmann]

Oh, very good idea absolutely perfect

Walter! 5 *****

[Kr4ftw3rk]

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[darkcover09]

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