Building and setting up the LongMill MK2 CNC machine
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- I run through the assembly of this LongMill MK2 48x30 CNC machine including tips and tricks to ensure it runs as smooth as possible. Show you how to get this initially setup on your PC or laptop as well as fixing it down to your workbench and testing everything is square and parallel.
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LongMill MK2 assembly guide:
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00:00 Unboxing and initial tips
01:58 Backlash nuts
02:58 Z assembly and wheels
15:12 Y axis carriages
19:05 Attaching the feet to the frame
22:06 Setting up the Y axis
27:40 Preparing and installing the X axis
32:45 Installing the stepper motors
35:29 Preparing the drag chain
37:43 Installing the router
38:40 Z limit sensor
39:42 Install the wiring
41:27 X axis cable management
43:10 X axis limit sensor
43:38 Continue with installing the wiring
45:38 Y axis Limit sensor
48:04 Connecting the control box (Long Board)
50:36 Initial check before powering up
52:00 Connecting to your computer and using Gsender
54:27 Tightening up the wheels and backlash nuts
58:40 Fixing to your workbench and checking the machine is square
01:01:25 Turning on your limit sensors and adjusting them
01:03:59 Final comments and maintenance
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Ive been researching CNC machines and settled on a longmill partially based on your review. I have a few pre-sales questions and emailed them twice and called but go no answer. Today they put out a video about delays that they are having so now Im reconsidering my options. Oh, well.
They are a small company who have recently launched a very popular machine. The fact that have addressed delays is actually a positive move, its good communication. I've had a good experience with them but you need to do what you're comfortable with
My longmill just got to detroit and should be delivered next week so I really enjoyed your MK2 video. Will there be more MK2 videos in the future? Thanks again for all the information you share with us, it makes life easier when learning is just a click away.
This video is FANTASTIC. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love mine had it for over a year now
Looking forward to the review for the Longmill MK2.
Great video sir!
Thank you for your time. 🍀
Thank you 👍
1st class 👍
Thank you 😊
Stepcraft missed an opportunity to work with you. I like Longmill, it is nice & had it been available (mk2) when I was in the market, it is the one I would have gotten at that bracket. Edit: Oh I did not realize they were still using nylon. Cheap to replace but I wish to see them go to steel on steel motion in the future if they are dead-set on using wheels. Not a bad thing, it is still a big value & better (I think) than the old Stepcraft 2 brass on aluminum motion system.
Those wheels are the one thing I don't care for about this otherwise very impressive machine. I wonder if one could get bearings in that size? Seems like a better choice to me.
Glad to see that you are reviewing Longmill, in addition to Sainsmart and FoxAlien machines.
Will you be reviewing the 1313 XY-Axis Extension Kit, for the Sainsmart PROVerXL 4030 V2 anytime in the near future? Keep up the good work!
Thank you. Not sure at the moment. If I do it will likely be the second half of the year
Btw, i did not know Longmill was worldwide now, which is good on them & good to know. I think for a time there they were Canada & US only.
They ship world wide now but I wouldn't say they accommodate for the rest of the world yet. It would be great if they supplied a 220v version of the power supply for example
Really good and thorough explanation. Will you be reviewing the Nymolabs 6040 CNC sometime in the future?
I was planning to do it around now but at the time they couldn't send me one suitable for the UK so I had to plan other content but may go back to it later on.
What's the cheapest router you'd recommend for cutting and filleting 12mm 7075 aluminium alloy plates?
Thanks.
Hi James an excellent video very comprehensive, I live in a 240v area will my 240v router work on the Longmiil CNC
Yes, the router plugs in separately so that should be fine 👍
Thank you
Thnx for the vid , just ordered mine today …. Would a bit of loctite on some of those bolts be a good idea or no ?
Yes, if you have some. Never hurts 😁
Hey James, I was thinking about getting the 3030-PROVer MAX from your other review with the Makita router to cut small aluminum parts on occasion, but I also want to get a larger machine mainly for wood such as this Longmill or the Ultimate Bee in my new workshop. Do you think that I can completely skip the 3030-PROVer MAX and use these larger machines to cut aluminum? Would this Longmill or the Ulmate Bee be able to cut aluminum similarly to the 3030-PROVer MAX?
The LongMill is good for large scale vs budget, but is not good for machining soft metals. The UltimateBee is better but geberally speaking the larger the machine, poorer they will perform machining metal
Some distribuitor in Europe?
Really nice 👍
Why they use lead screw and not ball screw? 🤔
Would bump the price up quite a bit. Their goal was to keep this machine as affordable as possible
This machine's biggest problem it misses Y axes beams - wooden tables change their shapes and forms due to air humidity, making the machine misaligned with time.
Very good point !
Look at a torsion box. Made one for my MK2 and if you spend the time to make it flat and seal it shellac or something on all 4 sides when done it hasn't changed over time when I have resurfaced it. I set my torsion box on a 2x6 frame with some Bora wheels on the bottom and it worked out nicely.
Is your Patron not working? I have tried to upgrade membership and it goes to blank page in my phone.
Seems to be working for me although it does look like youtube has changed the way they display which is odd but youtube is trying to run its own membership program now
@@JamesDeanDesigns yeah this is through the Patron app on IOS, Ill try a computer
@@JamesDeanDesigns yep worked on a pc,
Seems like a cool machine, though it is strange that they don't ship it with limit switches by default.
Its feeling like it is so far. Not everyone will need the sensors, I never used them on my 3018 for example so it helps keep the cost down which is one of their main goals really.
@@JamesDeanDesigns I had to fit a microswitch on mine as I kept pulling the nut assembly out by going too far to the left when homing !
Can you talk about why you chose it over Shapeoko etc?
Generally speaking, it's the most common suggested alternative to the Sainsmart and FoxAlien machines. But I'll be going into more detail as part of my full review
@@JamesDeanDesigns thanks James. I’m running into limits of my 3030 faster than I expected. Am thinking Shapeoko 5 with vfd next but that’s 5k and a lot bigger floor space. Will see
Take a look at the UltimateBee if your budget goes that far...better than the shapeoko 👍
@@JamesDeanDesigns never heard of it!
@SamPosten have Google. Actually Sience are getting ready to release a new machine called the AltMill. Not sure if they have set a price yet but may be worth waiting for
Didn't go for onefinity?
My hope is to test multiple over time. The LongMill is the most common suggested alternative. The Onefinity are popular but also quite a bit more expensive so starting at the cheaper end
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Merci pour toutes vos vidéos: j’adore !!!! Que pensez-vous finalement après usage de votre Longmill (je compte en acheter une) ? LONGUE?VIE À VOTRE CHAÎNE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm really behind in my work on this machine so sadly u can't really give much feedback but size versus cost this is a good option
@@JamesDeanDesigns Merci en tout cas pour votre réponse. Je suivrai avec attention votre retour d’expérience de cette machine car j’hésite vraiment entre une Vasto XXL, Une Shapeoko XXL et une LongMill…Je ne sais pas si vous étiez dans le même cas que moi ?
correction. concentric nuts, not eccentric nuts. concentric, meaning not centered in it's orientation. sorry, it triggered me every time you said it. idk why lol. cool review. love my longmill!
Concentric means that the holes would be in-line with each other. In this case the threaded hole is offset from the bore of the nut, making them eccentric 👍
Glad you love your CNC!
Its ok, we all have our triggers 😆 I've only ever known them as eccentric nuts and I'm not saying the internet is always right but if you Google concentric nut it literally says did you mean eccentric nut...either way, hopefully people know the type of nuts it uses
@@JamesDeanDesigns wow ok you are right. Concentric means centered. It's just one of those words that does not sound like what it means. English is hard.
@LargeFry1 English is the only language I know and I 100% agree...its hard
@@LargeFry1 I was wondering the exact same thing. lol. eccentric sounded off.