Mini Machining Center - final design 4th axis - scratch built servo powered

[heron123able]

Very impressive! I use manual machines but Iam definetly going to build one of these, (conversion).

[dtiydr]

Yes, that woman was really easy to impress, i wish everyone was like her.

[introsis]

I want a girlfriend that is that excited about my projects too :-)

[kingmike40]

The cnc stuff has been done before so that isn't the impressive part. The impressive part is that an individual hobbyist took a cheap china made machine and made it into something that is precise, fast, and quiet. Made in China. Vastly improved in America.

What did you have to do to the x2 to get it ready for the cnc conversion. I always past off these machines as junky little toys but now I might get be one and convert it to cnc.

[Simpsons36]

@kingmike40

This X2 and early prototype 4th axis are long gone now, replaced my a new scratch built mill and new design 4th axis. The X2 is useable for small work if you add ball screws, a belt drive and a column brace.

In this video the X2 was still using stepper motors and the 4th axis still had the older style (noisy) trapezoid belt.

[kingmike40]

@Simpsons36 So the mill is a junky little toy without a few hundred dollars spent to upgrade the parts you mentioned. Do you have any videos of your new mill and 4th axis?

[TheKittySimpson]

May I just say that I was there during the making of this video and I never tire of watching it. Your work is frickin AMAZING!!!

[Axbent]

@isaacHunt2 I was thinking it must be cool having a woman that is turned on by machining! This must be like foreplay for them!

[BDDFOUR]

Great design and thanks for the video. Wonderful support from the wife in the background. Kudos to her for standing with you. Mine does too and she inspires me to design.

[farndurk]

Outstanding. I'm a n00b to this stuff. Will this system fit-up to a ZX45 clone? Like a Bolton zx45 or a Smithy, Enco, etc ..? I have not bought my mill yet and I've been looking at the zx45 clones.

[OfisProPlus]

I want to know what kind of motor did you use in 4th axis. amt model or part number please ? I desperately seeking this kind of motor. Because of this wonderfull video now I know what I want.

Bravo.

[Simpsons36]

@OfisProPlus The servo motor shown is an 850 oz-in 72V NEMA34 DC servo motor available from homeshopcnc

Some updates: the hardware swapaxis board is completed and tested now. Make sure to watch the latest videos that show the final Super Duty version of the 4th axis.

Current project is a trunnion table for the 4th axis.

[565Customz]

youuuu arreee sooo beautifull....tooo meeee hahahha

[Landcruiser45]

P.S. what software are you using?

[Simpsons36]

This video is using Mach3 with custom macros that I wrote that call the Mach3 'swapaxis' function.

We are developing now a hardware 'swapaxis' device which *should* allow any CNC to do the same thing.

[Landcruiser45]

Thats some nice enginering mate

[Asmordo]

Great work. I also have to agree with biessebod. I wish I had such a wife, even if it's just to be kind. (not that I'm saying that's the case. =)

I have a working 4th axis made from a rotary table, but seeing this makes me think... haha! ^_^

[circusactone]

If humanity ever needs to rebuilt itself after an apocalypse or something along those lines... This guy needs to survive.

[jdsanchez473]

that is wicked!

[vlmarshall]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this.

[biessebod]

fantastic work! love the tool holder add ons. gives me some more inspiration.

shame i dont have a wife to shout frikkin amazing!

[W4llyB4nger]

That is ridiculously cool.

[barker806]

That rocks...! VERY cool!

[russtuff]

excellent work. i see you are on cncz but couldn't find a writeup. have you made one?

[Simpsons36]

Yes. Check the Mach support forum. Thread titled 'Success, mini machining center'

[YoungJim409]

Well done!

[devincox]

excellent design. I will be copying this on my IH. Thank you for posting the vids.

[ShnitzlHaus]

lol, commentary is great.

[NovaStar77]

Dude, I must say, Very impressive!