How To make a CNC machine for $500
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Here is the condensed version of my 2nd CNC build. If you want to see more the whole build can be seen in the links below. Thanks for watching!
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• Cheap CNC build: Part 4
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Could you help me make my own machine ?
Haha, as a guy who recently spent way too much time programming his antique little penguin computer... I think you made the right call. Awesome build.
Lol, that was a "below the belt" jab at a friend of mine actually, but I'm glad you agree. Thanks man, thanks for watching and commenting as well!
thank god your kid was there. the whole time i was yelling "but where is the door"
This comment cracked me up!
Paused at that moment to find a comment like this, his face was like you speak now? Since when 🤣
Sweet baby jesus I just found my clone on youtube, down to the janky garage car radio, kid talking nonsense, and thrown together budget cnc that gets the job done. Subscribed.
This is the door… and I was chasing her…
ADORABLE!!!
Also of course great cnc video 👍🏻
FYI, I found your CNC videos to be some of the most helpful on CZcams. 👍
Awesome, I'm really glad my videos could help others with their builds and imagination. Good luck man!
I am going to build a CNC following your videos, so thank you for them, they really do have a lot of information.
damn dude you are one resourceful guy. many should learn this skill
Nicely done!! I don't have your metal working chops but I've been trying to figure out a way to build my own CNC. Thanks for the great video!
Great video! I ran a German made CBC and I know no matter how small the cutter the biggest collet the better. Less broken bits and damaged material.
You are a gifted and generous man. Thank you.
Thats absolutely amazing. I think I can actually do this. I don't see why not. This is incredible
This might be the most honest cnc video well done
I love the fact that you used steel and made a solid machine. Nice work.
Have you found a way to download all of your knowledge into my head? You know matrix style... You sir have my respect and I wish I had half of your abilities. I still can barely even weld but with each attempt I learn a bit more. I appreciate your channel.
You would be disappointed. My brain is mostly full of funny animal videos and jokes that I can never use because they are too inappropriate.
I don't want to downplay the compliment, but I learned this stuff by screwing things up for years. That first CNC machine taught me SO much! I am who I am today because of that experience! In other words, I'm saying just go for it :)
You sir, are inspiring. I subbed in the first 3 minutes. Love the content.
Thanks brother, glad to have you on my channel.
You sir, are awesome! I watched half a video and subscribed on the spot. Keep up the good work.
I love your honesty.
My opinion as an engineer: You've done great! Really great! And I honestly meen it!
Well done, mate!
Well thank you! I put a lot of time into this machine and I'm glad it paid off! If you didn't already see it I JUST posted a video of a CNC plasma cutter that I built. You might find that entertaining as well!
Thanks for the comment, cheers!
As an engineering student, I completely understand, the design frustration Thanks for the inspiration
It's my downfall man. I've always built things by hand, and in an autocad world I have struggled with the transition. I still do it, I just complain and cuss the whole time.
Much respect to you sir for getting things done
Thanks man, it was worth all the hours now.
@@StrangeGarage right wcyjcynu
Man, this is so creative! Keep up the awesome stuff!!!
Super helpful video - thanks for posting! I plan to watch your other videos as well.
You've got a real talent, young man. Great video.
love your attitude man, keep the great work!!!
Great build... You have given me some great ideas to build what I want rather than buy a machine.
@Strange Garage to counteract the weight of the router, you may want to consider using constant force springs. The ones used in the high school competition robots often are supplied by Vulcan. You need to know the weight of your router carriage and use that to choose one or two springs to give you a roughly equivalent force. The springs are flat bands that are rolled up in their resting state. As your carriage goes down, they unroll and provide a constant counterbalancing force. They have to be mounted on some bearings to allow the middle to rotate as they unroll and roll back up
TIL. Thanks Phil!
I have my PhD in Physics and professionally I would suggest ..... quit putting yourself down. You have greater skills and resources than a great majority of people out here and you have the courage to fail, pick yourself back up and stick to it until you make it work. I can't tell you how many engineers I have fired for lacking that simple element of self confidence. You've done a great job here, keep'em coming and leave those nay sayers in the dust, you're a better man than you know .....
I am highly critical of myself. I am far from perfect, but imperfections are actually tools. When you can see the cracks then you know what you need to work on. I simply work on my cracks and the foundation keeps getting stronger. I think acting cocky will put people off and not ultimately help them or myself. If I can project the image of "I'm not special, and look what I can do," it will help build people up (I think).
I could be completely wrong, but that's the stage I'm at right now.
What type of engineering do you oversee?
@@StrangeGarage I am what is often referred to as a "self taught" engineer. I grew up in the trades, at one point holding 4 union cards (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, structural) and was goaded into taking classes by an old boss. So, I work on a wide variety of projects from construction & large scale retrofit's, to producing software, teaching, maintenance .... frankly, anything that is interesting. I do a lot of projects for the Dept. of Energy on active plants and environmental clean ups of highly contaminated facilities ..... like you, I rarely shrink from a challenge and frankly, the more difficult the more I like it.
I love the fact that you're working with your SON! He will really be good! Thanks for the video!
Awesome job man..very helpful!!thank you
Great stuff brother.. ran a 5x10 bed laguna-to a 30”x40” inventable...looking to make some custom moves --gotta thank ya for the great content, keep it comin
So cool, Iam looking to buy a small CNC router for my garage, just to tinker with. Wish I could build it like you did.
hello ... greetings from Canoinhas - Santa Catarina - Brazil. Congratulations on your project and your creativity.
Thank you, my friend! Thanks for the commenting!
Dude, I LOVE your CNC videos. Keep on making them. I am going to make one of your machines, so I will be in touch!! Keep the videos coming!!
Thanks man, I put serious time into those videos, I'm glad they are well recieved. I am posting a CNC lathe video soon and I am VERY excited about it (if it actually works). I'll keep at it:) thanks for commenting man!
This is a fine video. Good work! Thank You!
Nice build and your kid is cute. Keep it up!
Love your little helper......
Keep up the progress. You will get there.
Dude I was watching this and enjoying builds then BAAAAAAAMMMM!!!!!! CORONA hit. I could not finish mine. After stress and spending on storage food I am now able to start again.
Really cool. I like to do projects myself to save money. I have subscribed to your channel. Keep on keeping on brother.
omg that kid saying this is the door killed me! hahaha so cute man! great vid on the cnc too
To me you are pretty successful on CZcams. My channel has been on sine 2009 and in the last 3 years I have made 625 videos and just now hit 504 subscribers. So you can't really say you are not successful at this you are. That is actually a lot of amazing work to put that CNC machine together I would never have thought of it it's way beyond me. Thanks for sharing.
That's fair. I set high expectations for myself and my videos often don't perform like I want them to. It's my fault for setting expectations, but it drives me to work harder. I try to tell myself as long as I enjoy my projects then it is all worth it. I hope you are approaching youtube with the same mentality, because you will always be successful as long as it's all worth it.
@@StrangeGarage : It believe that CZcams is one of the most inspiring platforms of today. This is despite the fact that CZcams's administrators seem to be hell-bent on stamping out creative content, while encouraging irresponsible nonsense videos because of the number of immature viewers who will Click them. Advertisers rule... quality content is irrelevant!
hahaha, your cute kid is patiently looking for the invisible person you're talking to and failing that, he shows them the door. awesome!
Lol, I never thought about that. That's a cute way to look at it.
Little Man made the video, God Bless 😁 and thanks for sharing. I want to build one with a decent work area, but prices are through the roof.
Nice job man, now you gotta CNC a new CNC machine with that upgraded spindle 👍
I am thing about building a CNC. I have a wooden base from another project. I have the Nema 23 motors. I have a DYI control board I bought 5 years ago. They are still in a box. I do not weld. So I like your approach to building a machine.
Just stumbled across your channel and loving it so far. Would love to have a CNC of my own. I ...ahem... may have to work at this.
They are lots of work but well worth it, in my opinion. I'm glad you found my little corner of the internet!
Your antique Little penguin computers brought me joy
I just watched your video on my "antique little penguin computer." Which happens to be a Ryzon with 64GB of ram, and an Nvidia driving a 43" monitor haha :) Great work mate!
nice and grats on success
great video !
Good very resourceful
Nice job bro ive wanted to get one of these for a while but i think im going to try to build a similr thing thanks
Came for the DIY CNC build, but I’ll be honest, your kid stole the show.
I just stumbled on your channel from CZcams recommendations, so maybe the algorithm is starting to work for you.
I loved the video though, and will be sure to check out your other ones. And you will earn a new subscriber if they are as good as this one.
Keep up the good work, and be sure to include your little helper.
Great, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Ryan is always in the garage with me so I'm sure he will be in more videos! I hope you enjoy the channel!
Thank you for sharing with us your time and knowledge. I followed your build to do my cnc. One question though, what are the feeds and speeds that your machine can handle . Cause mine the max it can goes is 30mm/min. I guess I've messed up in the sliding system.
I have nema 23 stepper motors.
This is a really awesome build. I am new to CNC and want to put together a cost effective design. I don't have as much space as you have. I'm thinking of building a 3' x 3' bed. Do you think that I could get away with 1 inch stock or do you recommend keeping with the 1 1/2" profiles?
Impressive my man impressive
Thanks brother, I really took my time on this bad boy. Thanks for watching!
Well brother, for what it's worth this vid got my sub.
I appreciate it! I hope you enjoy my content!
"This is the door!" 😂😂 Your reaction cracked me up.
Great video 👌 😁
The boy is so adorable, and so much like you.
Try Design Spark mechanical as your CAD program. Its free and for me it seem more intuitive than other CAD programs. I still had to watch videos to use it, but it was much easier to learn to do basic stuff, like make a cube and put a hole in it. Takes less than a minute to do and in just a few steps. I feel ya on software, Im going GRBL because that was the first one I use and understand that. Mach 3 I think is actually better and has more features, at least from what I learned from Minh's Mancave.
At this moment 67 people are HATERS! Come on people! The guy is humble and sincere and trying to share information about an interesting subject...and you come along and anonymously drop a turd on his video with your little “thumbs down” shame on you! Don’t hate...Congratulate TIME FOR CZcams TO GET RID OF THE THUMBS DOWN BUTTON
The internet sure is full of those people. I used to get worked up about down votes and negative comments, but after thousands and thousands of them I am officially desensitized. I do wish they would comment why the downvoted so I could at least improve my content. That would be very helpful. Thanks for being kind though! I really hope you enjoyed the video!
Well done sir i played hell adding a 45 watt laser to mine but hey its great now
Mine started out with huge nema 34 s 1600 oz steppers mine is chain drive with a ball screw on the z nearlly all birch ply and steel angle one day i may build a steel table for it ??
Hey man, cool build.
Thanks bro!
excelente proyecto
Very Good!!!
Great video I got a question I understand that you use steel on the non moving parts but. Wy not use aluminum on the moving parts ? Se all that wait on the motors Short the working hr on them plus lest wait help to move faster which help on job time
It wouldn't warp if you just tac weld it all the way around. Especially on that steel. And you dont need much . Good job either way nan. Right on.
well done, inspires me to build one,
These things are seriously a lot of fun!
@@StrangeGarage really enjoying you channel so far, just found this morning, best regards, Paul in Orlando
@@Laura-wc5xt I'm really glad to hear it! I always like getting new followers, thanks for watching!
As for details.... How much to have that built and delivered to my house lol. That's awesome.
Looking at making a CNC router machine, I started in 2020 learning with a Ender 3-v2 FDM printer, then I been building a custom 400x400x500mm FDM printer from an extender frame and purchased spare parts. Now I'm hoping to learn the other end of the fabrication process by applying the experience gathered. So far the bottle neck for me has been learning the FreeCAD software but if I can learn Blender 3D enough to make models and print them on a FDM machine then this to should only take time.
can you text me I need help to build cnc 1 axix
Ah dude u are a bloody LEGEND!!! I want to build my own CNC machine and the information u just gave me is so helpful..
I bought a load of 2020 Aluminum on Amazon and I also bought all the bits and pieces but I'm not sure about th software but I will find that stuff out as I go along. I was thinking about buying one of these 500 euro CNC machines and learning from that at 1st but wasting 500 Euros on that might be an error when I may need that money for other things on my bigger CNC.
I want to set up my own business one day in the near future with my CNC so I really want to build on the is big enough to take 8x4 sheets of MDF/Plywood or Aluminum, etc.
I love how u built yours bro. It looks really good but is angle steel the best way to go?
I know 202 Aluminum isn't big or strong enough to build one the size I want later on but I want to begin somewhere anyways and I may use the 2020 aluminum to build a 1200mm X 800mm one of sorts.. I'm still in 2 minds about this atm but I'm defo going for it so thanks for the videos and the inspiration my bro..
Salute to u Sirt from DUBLIN, Ireland.. I know some dudes in my job who understand this stuff a whole lot better than I do so I will be trying to pick their brains as I go through this whole experience. Thanks for the info again my friend.. Take care ph and I just found ur channel this morning at 05:00 Saturday 01/10/2022 and I'm all sub'd up too now and looking forward to more of these types of videos if they come..
Great ideas👍can we build same as with wood and alumonium
I’m currently about 80% of parts collected to build my CNC machine. Thanks for the info. Your son is very funny. A friend of mines son’s would say boobie’s at the funniest times.
I have really enjoyed all of your videos (that I have watched so far)... I like nutting out the "pro's and con's of CNC router designs. I'd love to build one, ONE DAY... the procrastinator's battle-cry! :o)
Unlike you, I really enjoy Fusion 360; this is probably because I don't waste my time ACTUALLY BUILDING ANYTHING! ;o(
Thank's again for your time and effort.
Fusion 360 is really good software 99.9% of the time. But when you have a design complete, a nice custom plank ready to engrave, but instead of the machine cutting the design it just plunges to the bottom, destroying the piece of wood... it doesn't make me happy. I can't complain for free, but it can be really frustrating.
Thanks for the kind words. I just hope my videos bring people either entertainment or inspiration.
nice project mr,share your schematic
Nice base to try a cnc welder on
Holy sh!t. I didnt understand a single word after you unboxed the CNC controller :D But I'll get there.
You'll get it. I have a few other CNC videos on my channel, they might help you out ;)
Thanks for such useful info, but would mention the wrong thing. 4:44 not all stepper motors know where they are but only thing WE can know is by counting steps we command them to make. İn your case, the step motors does not know if they missed a step or where they are. Thanx again
Are you able to use this for aluminum or brass
I wish i had the knowledge. Have to buy stuff ready.
Hi friend, can you tell me few thinhs?
1. With which speed you can cut wood?
2. What size is your cnc router?
3. What size are your motors, and are they good enough?
Thanks!!
Can you please post the sizes
Hey there, I am starting up a channel but i am the kind of person who needs to research everything and i have found this!!!!!!
Research about the CZcams algorithm about how it started and how it works today, and it will change everything and fast!
Specialized continuous videos on the same brand or topic to appear as a specialist on a particular subject or brand or product. Thats what youtube wants! 80% id say
No random videos or different subjects. if you want to make Radom videos make another hobby channel.
CZcams want to see and promote specialty channels.
hope this helps and appreciated.
Do you have a parts list for this build? Would love to have this please. Thanks
Great video dude. I’m far to stupid to build one myself. Hahaha
Thanks man, dont sell yourself short. If I can do it you probably can too.
I just cant figure out what motor controller to buy and what the hell is a smoothstepper or usb breakout board. I am so confused
Very cool project. Can you make a CNC plasma next? Here's a project: make a minibike frame out of one piece of 0.060 steel. Origami style. Use the plasma to make semi-perforated folding lines. Oh, and please keep up the great work!
Thanks man. It's on my list to make one, but I think it's going to be a long time before I do, sadly. I still have some CNC upgrades going on, and a few other projects in the pipeline. It will happen though!
In a bizzare turn of events I was given a plasma cutter. I am currently building the CNC plasma table. I did not see this coming but I am really excited.
This is a really cool project! Did you run into any problems using belts? I could imagine that the axis overshoots while making fast directional changes...
It's actually really good, but I lose accuracy using the belts. It's about .015" off when cutting hard materials. That's the only real drawback. Well worth the savings for the average person.
@@StrangeGarage So that thing is totally fine for wood, I thought it might be worse. Really good option when building large bed sizes
can you use the same electronic components to build a 5 by 9 foot table?
Sure can.
There are so many parts to know about on a CNC machine that its unlikely a single person would know them all before building their first machine. Personally I am good at the computer bits but not very good at the basics of hardware -like even cutting a piece of sheet metal. As a result its likely that building your own is going to involve some expenditure on bits that you are least familiar with. So be it.
Btw. I have watched videos that suggest the fans on air cooled motors are a big source of vibration on those spindles, might be a good idea to go water cooled on the next one, would also keep the noise down a bit. I also read that Tinkercad models can be imported into Fusion360 (its the same company), Tinkercad is super easy to use.
@5:50
is completely ironic for me because i'm an IT guy that wants to get into milling and building... The Linux part would be the easiest portion for me. hahaha. Thanks for the information!
Everybody has their talents. I had an awful time trying to get my CNC controller to comminucate with my PC. Any idea what my problem was? The parallel port I added wasn't compatible with my OS. I just had to switch OS and everything worked immediately. Let's just say my job isn't computer based, lol.
@@StrangeGarage yeah, so Parallel ports are pretty much obsolete now. Modern motherboards don't even have them. So a newer OS may not even have the capability of identifying that kind of interface as usable, much less having the appropriate drivers to make it function.
I think there are some 3rd party solutions... I'll get back with you.
@@TC_Personal Yeah they updated Mach3 to Mach4, which is USB based. The controllers are more expensive, but more useful as most computers can use run the software.
I know these things now, but it has been a long, slow road, lol.
I always recommend f360 to people who have never done 3D so that they don't have the experience of trying co converts functions from one software to the complicated tortuous F360
Good advice. It's been good to me, but if I were a machinist by profession I would not be impressed.
Okay, you got a thumb up, if for no other reason than your son's unplanned cameo. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess he adlibbed his lines.
Totally unscripted, he is a wildcard for sure. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for a great video friend!! If you said I missed it. How much was the finished product if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks!!..... :))
I got a ridiculous deal on the VFD and spindle, so version 2.0 all in cost was about $700. I am updating it (again), which will push me over $1,000. It will be MUCH better though.
3 hp air cooled spindle with accessories for $200?! I'm subscribing just to follow the life of THAT. I preordered the Onefinity and have been thinking of getting a 2.2 kw spindle but water cooled because I plan on 1+ hour jobs. You think because of you are primarily doing signs that it'll last? I'd at least have a fan blowing on it. Awesome channel
It has an internal fan, I've used it for 3+ hour jobs, no issues so far. I do want a water cooled one, but the deal I got I couldn't pass up!
@@StrangeGarage Where did you get the spindle? Got a link?
Nice functional low cost build. Well done!
@@kslats916 amazon actually. Those deals pop up very rarely.
@@StrangeGarage Wow. Fastest response to a comment ever. I wasn't even finished watching the video yet.
@@kslats916 slow day, what can I say, lol.
where did you source your allthread for the z axis? poking around the interwebs some people suggest using acme thread instead of what you get at a hardware store, for increase life and accuracy. doesn't seem like you had any problems.
I bought some acme thread for my CNC plasma cutter, it had .005" clearance when it was brand new. Total garbage. I used all thread (1/4"-20). If you want better you'll need to spring for ball screws. More money but better quality.
I’ll bet that that will outlast most factory built model’s due to the fact that it’s a one off hand made machine built to your own specifications and therefore any problems that might arise ( unlikely) will be easily diagnosed as you know every millimetre of it so no stupid manual to p*ss about with - excellent video and machine, from Liverpool UK 🇬🇧
how orderd
o you have a link to the kit you bought? I'm also curious where you got those pulleys? I have another project that I would love to use them on.
It's all random ebay stuff. The pulleys are specific to the shaft size. So whatever motors you buy just get matching pulleys. I have a stock of 4, 6 and 8mm pulleys in my garage cuz I have lots of random motors. It makes my projects way easier to keep that stuff on hand.
Thank you for replying. I really enjoy your videos:). I’m hoping to design a horse race game using an arduino and some pulleys and this looked perfect.