Eh, this IS low cost! I've been pricing linear stages for my lab and most of them are at least $2,500 and a lot of them go up to $10,000. It's supposed to be a professional piece of equipment, not some piece of crap put together in someone's garage. If it does what it says it will for this price I will be very happy!
For all of you that think it's expensive here's a tip for good bussines..... make one cheaper and sell it !!! You'll make millions from all the moaners... :)
To someone designing a multimillion dollar CNC machine, $800 is cheap as hell. To a hobbyist trying to build a desktop CNC machine, $800 may be more than they intend, or even have, to invest in the -entire- -project-. When they say "low cost" they're clearly -not- talking to the typical Youtube viewership, they're talking to any professional engineers that happen to see this video.
Unfortunately, what makes linear motion work well makes it expensive to manufacture.
@HugMyNutz bit more than 50, but yes, 800 is too much if you want to go through the trouble of putting one together.
Rods depending on diameter and length run 15-100$ per. Lets go 1/2" and 24" long. (24$/2) Bearings 48/2, ball screw 35, ball nut are expensive... ~60? The end bits can be expensive, but if you can machine those from material you have. And if you have steppers... We're talking in the 200 range.
If you buy end mounting blocks from mcmaster then you're hitting 800
Could you put the price in the description and message me? I'm no expert on this stuff. I just want to buy exactly what is needed to get this working.
Also instructables ddot com has a tons of homemade CNC machines (with instructions) ..one guy even made a great one out of Lego's thats accurate to within two millionths of a millimeter...legos! and other instructables show you how to make Laser CNC systems,for etching and lite engravings.
@schnooder if you want to build something that works, just spend some money. IGUS has a very cheap but precise system. look for IGUS drylin SHT, they have also stepper motors mount for NEMA Motors.
@schnooder you can use precision rails out of large printers, the stepping motor out of scanners,copiers some printers,basically if you can get a hold of a large industrial printer,copier,scanner,you will have alot of the parts you need,then all you need is a step motor controller, step motordriver and power supply.
@anyeos im actually in the process of building one,but not with scanner,copier or fax stepper motors,too week,but i am using the rods.only fault is they are unsupported rods,and supported rods you dont get as much flex,i got 4 but i need 6 so im hunting down the same printers i got the other 4 out of 16mm linear shaft @ 12"
gotta hit a few Salvation army thrift stores,only place where you can get a once upon a time 300 dollar printer for like 4 or 5 bucks,.when i get it done ill be sure to post
@KeithWasHere1 ok, because I have a lot of old printers tired around in the ground and I want to construct some like that. But I don't have a good idea if it is possible and how. But that are not industrial printers. So if I cannot do anything usable with that I will buy some like in this video.
@anyeos well often times you can get good precision linear rods out of them,,that are already tapped and threaded ,and sometimes pretty good linear bearings,(often times they use "felt" bearings to cut down on costs) so whatever you got just rip the bearings (they are usually located on the print cartridge head) out,then toss the rest,might want to keep the controller board (the thing the steppers plug into)if its out of a older board,reason being-
the older boards were simply stepper motor hobby boards with custom written EPROM for the print instructions,if you can get one of these boards the your in luck,cause they often come with ports for 2,4,6,8 stepper motors at all kinds of voltages/amperage not sure what mode though like bi-polar parallel,but you will have to remove the prom chip and rewrite it so that it interface with Mach3,otherwise mach 3 will be sending the G code to it and it will be like "No habla G-code" lol
It seems difficult but with stuff from the late 80's to early/mid 90's you can get alot of good parts,newer stuff is a pain in the ass cause it has custom written chips in that are ment to tell the computer what it is and how it operates,getting rid of these chips can be difficult cause with newer boards they are soldered into the PCB
and if you dont want to go through the hassle of building a CNC from scratch from repurposed parts-
there is a affordable kit called the Zen Toolworks Micro carver,just google it an take a look...Only 329.00 for a 3 axis system that is 7"x7"x4" and another that is 12"x12"x4....a pretty slick little system,the base packages comes with Nema 17 motors and its constructed of about 98% PVC plastic.you will need a driver and power supply (Gecko driver/controller G540 $275 Power supply -$80) its a great little kit for the first timer for creating,well whatever you want provided its not huge.
Haha, $50 will get you $50 of accuracy.. $600 will be more more.. if you want a DIY product that wobbles back and forth then sure make what you want, this product looks fantastic for what it is, just try machining Aluminium or plastic with a few printer parts and a light stepper motor... I have put together a basic 3 axis CNC out of photocopier parts and some half decent stepper motors and the accuracy is useless, great for pen drawings though... Now I'm building it properly with steel framing..
I love how some people think they can make the same thing for $60-100 with some off the shelf junk and some tooling. This isn't some crap threaded rod / nut with skate bearings. I like to see the time someone would invest for similar performance. I guess if you work for free or make $8/hour then go right ahead.
@adisharr you know its not all about the performance of what you made.... its about looking at what you made and seeing that it acctualy works ... and that seeing that YOU acctualy made it .. its not all about that you idiot... although it really wouldnt be hard to acctualy make one of these thats even better if you have the shit to do it with
@bloodygun101 What exactly is your point? People aren't going to buy this for a hobby cnc project. It's going to be for something of a more industrial nature. That means it needs to meet specifications to listed tolerances. It's fine to take pride in making something and you could certainly make something just as effective. BTW, if you're going to make something better, it's generally going to cost you more unless you're working for free.
is it realy 600+ us $ ? im going to ask for price, this is ridiculously too much, a broken printer, access to a normal lathe, a galiper and patience will do the same thing for max 40$ of aluminium...
OMG people think they can have ultra precision for $20. LOL
351matt 22 hours ago
People. This is a printer linear. XD don't throw away your old printer!
AlbertColominas 2 weeks ago
@AlbertColominas I seriously didn't think of that. Good catch! I will have to look into printers for the parts. Thanks much.
synapse131 1 week ago
REAL SHAME THAT NO so called LOW PRICES ARE DISPLAYED
Films4You 3 weeks ago
how can you control it?
Frefind 3 weeks ago
Never thought I'd say this: That's low cost? LMFAO!!!
yo6ial 4 weeks ago
Affordable ????? lol .......
AztecBodyart 1 month ago
Eh, this IS low cost! I've been pricing linear stages for my lab and most of them are at least $2,500 and a lot of them go up to $10,000. It's supposed to be a professional piece of equipment, not some piece of crap put together in someone's garage. If it does what it says it will for this price I will be very happy!
eonblue 1 month ago 2
For those talking about saving every penny, thats what chinese ebay is for.
If you want something that performs well, you do have to pay a little more for it.
2camjohn 2 months ago
I could make this for probably 50 dollars.
bnewton81 2 months ago
well, everyone talks about low cost, but least consider the built quality and reliability
JuraganLED 2 months ago
Oh well, sucked in again, I am so gullible...
VirtualMP3Studio 3 months ago
whats the max weight it can carry
avishilo 4 months ago
aahahahahahahahahahahahah low cost ? : ) : ) : ) you are funny you are : )
mattax222 4 months ago in playlist Arduino Actuator et servos
That's for printer use. Where is the print head?
chaywh 4 months ago
u call this low-cost??!!
snake9510 5 months ago
Maby he means "low cost Linear Slide" on the one side, and "Newmark Systems" ... Just trying to figure it out
h7iws 6 months ago
~650 bucks does not mean low cost, men
ctqpro 6 months ago
Remember, you only get what you pay for, who want some off shore cheep crap, not me!
arnoldcustom 6 months ago
expensive to me
carlinhosff 6 months ago
For all of you that think it's expensive here's a tip for good bussines..... make one cheaper and sell it !!! You'll make millions from all the moaners... :)
bartdworzanski 6 months ago
To someone designing a multimillion dollar CNC machine, $800 is cheap as hell. To a hobbyist trying to build a desktop CNC machine, $800 may be more than they intend, or even have, to invest in the -entire- -project-. When they say "low cost" they're clearly -not- talking to the typical Youtube viewership, they're talking to any professional engineers that happen to see this video.
Unfortunately, what makes linear motion work well makes it expensive to manufacture.
OddlyIncredible 6 months ago 2
is it called low cost? LOL.
archanaraj 8 months ago in playlist FilmProject
Hi People, can some tell me how much this would cost without putting it to gather, and where i find order the parts thanks
penjwini 8 months ago
The cost ranges from $630 to $770 depending on travel range.
newmarksystems 8 months ago 4
@newmarksystems WTF? i prefer to build cnc myself from printer lol!
mapukmapuk 6 months ago
@newmarksystems .. and you said low cost?
metal4ever241 6 months ago
@newmarksystems HOW MUCH????
U R out of your mind.
I can make one for less than a 75 bucks.
JC4crs 5 months ago 3
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maximilianyuen 3 months ago
@newmarksystems There's one born every minute...
Axbent 3 months ago
@newmarksystems than sorry, but it's not low cost.
kazabazabazazazaba 2 days ago
@penjwini make your self one... it's easy :) if i can suggest linear slide are more performant.
zzasnd 3 months ago
OMG!! looks to expensive!
howitzerm777 8 months ago
Low cost? Went through the trouble to get a quote and the unit above goes for $770. This is a total ripoff
bd594 9 months ago 75
@bd594 this company is a joke, they sell a $50 product for almost $800
HugMyNutz 9 months ago 3
@HugMyNutz bit more than 50, but yes, 800 is too much if you want to go through the trouble of putting one together.
Rods depending on diameter and length run 15-100$ per. Lets go 1/2" and 24" long. (24$/2) Bearings 48/2, ball screw 35, ball nut are expensive... ~60? The end bits can be expensive, but if you can machine those from material you have. And if you have steppers... We're talking in the 200 range.
If you buy end mounting blocks from mcmaster then you're hitting 800
pbgd3 8 months ago
@bd594 Thats really lowcost! :D I Wonder when some company comes to sense and actually sells something affordable to the hobbier?!
qettyz 8 months ago 18
@qettyz Opteka.com FTW
sigurdskate 5 months ago
Low cost???
I prefer use track sliding door.
zeppolone1978 3 months ago
Could you put the price in the description and message me? I'm no expert on this stuff. I just want to buy exactly what is needed to get this working.
rleslievideo 10 months ago
id buy it so i can say i have it...
mrroboto8269 10 months ago
robotic hand job
enjoiyourenjoideck 10 months ago
Also instructables ddot com has a tons of homemade CNC machines (with instructions) ..one guy even made a great one out of Lego's thats accurate to within two millionths of a millimeter...legos! and other instructables show you how to make Laser CNC systems,for etching and lite engravings.
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
how much is it????
azlongboarding1 11 months ago
It uses a rolled lead screw with an anti-backlash drive nut.
newmarksystems 1 year ago
Thats a Ball Screw drive..
ajamit007 1 year ago
@995sunglasses ok i'll order 4 of these and i will pay you 300 USD, ok?
gipsyflyer 1 year ago
Can anybody here tell me how a novice could buy (or find the parts to) something like this? Thank you.
schnooder 1 year ago
@schnooder if you want to build something that works, just spend some money. IGUS has a very cheap but precise system. look for IGUS drylin SHT, they have also stepper motors mount for NEMA Motors.
gipsyflyer 1 year ago
@schnooder you can use precision rails out of large printers, the stepping motor out of scanners,copiers some printers,basically if you can get a hold of a large industrial printer,copier,scanner,you will have alot of the parts you need,then all you need is a step motor controller, step motordriver and power supply.
KeithWasHere1 1 year ago
@KeithWasHere1 Do it and you us :)
anyeos 10 months ago
@anyeos say what? im sorry but i dont understand you.
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
@KeithWasHere1 Just do it (with printers) and next show us. Sorry, I mean "show", not "you".
anyeos 10 months ago
@anyeos im actually in the process of building one,but not with scanner,copier or fax stepper motors,too week,but i am using the rods.only fault is they are unsupported rods,and supported rods you dont get as much flex,i got 4 but i need 6 so im hunting down the same printers i got the other 4 out of 16mm linear shaft @ 12"
gotta hit a few Salvation army thrift stores,only place where you can get a once upon a time 300 dollar printer for like 4 or 5 bucks,.when i get it done ill be sure to post
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
@KeithWasHere1 ok, because I have a lot of old printers tired around in the ground and I want to construct some like that. But I don't have a good idea if it is possible and how. But that are not industrial printers. So if I cannot do anything usable with that I will buy some like in this video.
anyeos 10 months ago
@anyeos well often times you can get good precision linear rods out of them,,that are already tapped and threaded ,and sometimes pretty good linear bearings,(often times they use "felt" bearings to cut down on costs) so whatever you got just rip the bearings (they are usually located on the print cartridge head) out,then toss the rest,might want to keep the controller board (the thing the steppers plug into)if its out of a older board,reason being-
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
the older boards were simply stepper motor hobby boards with custom written EPROM for the print instructions,if you can get one of these boards the your in luck,cause they often come with ports for 2,4,6,8 stepper motors at all kinds of voltages/amperage not sure what mode though like bi-polar parallel,but you will have to remove the prom chip and rewrite it so that it interface with Mach3,otherwise mach 3 will be sending the G code to it and it will be like "No habla G-code" lol
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
It seems difficult but with stuff from the late 80's to early/mid 90's you can get alot of good parts,newer stuff is a pain in the ass cause it has custom written chips in that are ment to tell the computer what it is and how it operates,getting rid of these chips can be difficult cause with newer boards they are soldered into the PCB
and if you dont want to go through the hassle of building a CNC from scratch from repurposed parts-
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
there is a affordable kit called the Zen Toolworks Micro carver,just google it an take a look...Only 329.00 for a 3 axis system that is 7"x7"x4" and another that is 12"x12"x4....a pretty slick little system,the base packages comes with Nema 17 motors and its constructed of about 98% PVC plastic.you will need a driver and power supply (Gecko driver/controller G540 $275 Power supply -$80) its a great little kit for the first timer for creating,well whatever you want provided its not huge.
KeithWasHere1 10 months ago
Haha, $50 will get you $50 of accuracy.. $600 will be more more.. if you want a DIY product that wobbles back and forth then sure make what you want, this product looks fantastic for what it is, just try machining Aluminium or plastic with a few printer parts and a light stepper motor... I have put together a basic 3 axis CNC out of photocopier parts and some half decent stepper motors and the accuracy is useless, great for pen drawings though... Now I'm building it properly with steel framing..
timatlightbox 1 year ago
@995sunglasses Yes, lets all go out in your fictional plant and gather some end blocks, hardened rod in the correct lengths, motor mount,etc..
Oh wait, we could order one of these and save time and money! Crazy I know.
adisharr 1 year ago
I love how some people think they can make the same thing for $60-100 with some off the shelf junk and some tooling. This isn't some crap threaded rod / nut with skate bearings. I like to see the time someone would invest for similar performance. I guess if you work for free or make $8/hour then go right ahead.
adisharr 1 year ago
@adisharr 8/hour is very good here.
amando96 1 year ago
@adisharr just used a block of ice in the old days
seanachaide 1 year ago 2
@seanachaide I like that ideia!
AncientStoryteller 1 year ago 2
@AncientStoryteller nobody cares so shut up u gay bitch
TheIang90 1 year ago
@TheIang90 You are so bad!
Like most of the americans.
Grow up kid.
:)
AncientStoryteller 1 year ago
@adisharr you know its not all about the performance of what you made.... its about looking at what you made and seeing that it acctualy works ... and that seeing that YOU acctualy made it .. its not all about that you idiot... although it really wouldnt be hard to acctualy make one of these thats even better if you have the shit to do it with
bloodygun101 1 year ago
@bloodygun101 What exactly is your point? People aren't going to buy this for a hobby cnc project. It's going to be for something of a more industrial nature. That means it needs to meet specifications to listed tolerances. It's fine to take pride in making something and you could certainly make something just as effective. BTW, if you're going to make something better, it's generally going to cost you more unless you're working for free.
adisharr 1 year ago
@adisharr good point.. lol buut.. still..your right.. but someone still had to come up with somthing like this outa stuff... you know?
bloodygun101 1 year ago
you mean 60$ ? maybe ...
Metalloys 1 year ago
$600+ for that? Heheheheehheee... Someone forgot to take their meds.
kasmackba 1 year ago
pong
KriegerKrieg 1 year ago
is it realy 600+ us $ ? im going to ask for price, this is ridiculously too much, a broken printer, access to a normal lathe, a galiper and patience will do the same thing for max 40$ of aluminium...
shoyur 1 year ago
you can take one from an old printer
Babis995 1 year ago
what kind of weight can it handle?
tigerbody1 2 years ago
feck, i thought the title said low cost, i made mine for like 4 euros...
free stepper, free stepper driver, threaded steel rod...
amando96 2 years ago
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adisharr 1 year ago
@amando96 How exactly does that compare to this?
adisharr 1 year ago
I really could use a few of these but thats a bit steep for a home project...
wtimber 2 years ago
Not a bad cost but the completely open design along with rod deflection kills it for most applications other than the cleanest and lightest.
adisharr 2 years ago
how much does it cost?
ramyksa 3 years ago
a low cost
rodstartube 2 years ago
ehheheehhehe :P
cyklop1977 2 years ago