Arduino Automatic Wire Cutter and Stripper
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Say goodbye to cramped wrists and handheld gadgets for cutting wire and say hello to your new workhorse on the workbench: the A.W.C.S. The “Ox” is an automatic wire cutting and stripping machine meant to take some of the busywork out of building electronic gadgets. Connect with DJ on the element14 community: bit.ly/2qPFuGm
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Will it succeed? Will it actually save time? Will my wrists be spared from carpal tunnel and tendonitis? Let’s find out!
that is probably most useful Arduino project I saw lately, I need to try to build this
A nice machine. If you were looking to build a V2, you could think about having a slightly more complex interface where you could stack up the 'requests' - so you could set it away making multiple different lengths of wire.
Awesome practical project. Would like to see a follow up with the refined version. My additional feature suggestion - a simple one - a bin to catch the wires as they fall off the machine.
"You can't just supply power to the coils of a stepper motor and make it go."
That sounds like a challenge my friend! 😉
I've wanted exactly this for 6-7 years. You exacution is even close to my sketches over the years
Can't wait to try implamentation
You could add some lines to the code to retract the wire to pull off the insulation
I think that would only work for the front end, otherwise how would it cut and then take off insulation?
It is possible that he'd prefer to keep the insulation on - to prevent damage to the conductor... that was my first thought.
another roller AFTER the cutter could handle that task easily
From all the videos in the channel since Ben is out, this was the one I preferred. Congratulations!
Great project. I've been wanting this exact thing for about 18 months now.
Neat, but it seems like the stepper motor to cut the wires are a bit overkill since it basically drives a screw and thus would not require a lot of torque.
Stepper could be reused to remove insulation
Absolutely! I'd much rather have torque to spare than a stalled motor. Now I can push it to cut thicker gauges of wire.
You'd have plenty of torque with a little nema17.
Yes the motor is way overkill, the blade holder assembly is already flexing from that small wire being cut . The threaded rod greatly multiplies torque/ force.
If you are adding the rfid or nfc reader, you could set the information on cable thickness automatically, too. Not only keep track over your wires.
One of the best diy wire cutters.
I'd like to see it pull off the insulation and tin the wires.
If you could add a second stage, you could rotate the wire axially in those 90 degree blades to fully slice off the insulation
Can't find those V blade, any clue where to find them?
I have a professional cutter that cuts and strips on Both ends. Chinese made cost me about $2800 but you can get them from China for half the price.
And another machine from Phoenix contact that strips and crimps ferrules. About $3000.
I'm designing a very simple machine for small hobby jumper wiring that uses a heated blade to strip so that I don't need to much force to hold and pull. The manual operation works well I need to complete the Automation and the simple wire bending mechanism.
It'd be very cool if it could do 8 colors.
You tell it quantities, lengths, and colors, and it cuts them all for you in one batch ;)
I do like the NFC idea, then it can keep track of the spools for you. It would also be nice to have pre-programmable, named batches - then you can just select one and it knows how many to cut, and in what lengths!
Still, for a simple, quick project, this is really nice work :)
It would be ideal to add indexable dies to cut specific gauges so you "always" score the right amount of insulation before overlapping to cut. A gauge specific pilot die just before the cutters would help insure centering and help counteract the variations caused by the natural length-wise radius of the wire as it leaves the spool.
This was a really good idea. I like this project a lot. More like this please!
amazing job dude. this is highly successful. as soon as you introduced the idea my brain came up with a few completely different design solutions, but this works and is very cool! gorgeous components i must add. the nfc idea is also great, not just for the remaining spool quantity but for different gauges too. would be very cool to see you continue to develop it as others have said. its very useful and nicely executed. thanks for sharing.
if you go to a shop where they sell rope for saling then most of them have a wheel where it count how many meter you take out, i have a small machine like that, you can use it for rope, and also cable's.
Suggestion: after the "closing of the blades" in the stripping cycle, the stepper motor for the feed roller should roll the wire back, while the blades are still closed, so that way, the insulation would break and the wire will realy be "pre-stripped".
I guess that would help a lot in cases when the wire piece is small and hard to get a grip after it's cut.
(I hope you can understand my broken english)
I really like the blades, I would need them for another project. Has anyone an idea where to buy them?
Wow i would love to learn more from you sir
What about using a low power CO2 LASER to cut the wire and vaporize the covering from the ends of the wire, that won't work you need a groove from the end of the threaded rod to the other end in a reverse helical direction in relation to the screw threads so that the carriage will be returned to the beginning when the carriage hits the end of the threaded rod.
Make a “belt track” for more accurate measurements. Composed of 4 wheels, 2 per belt, a track (similar to a military tank tread) could better grip the wire to be fed through the system.
What about a rotary blade system that completely cuts the entire circumference???
Just some ideas!!
I've been thinking of something like this for quite a while for both wire and shrink tube. I'd probably shorten the distance between the feed and cutter and add a guide in there to support the cutting material. (I. E. to help ensure proper alignment for floppy or wire that doesn't want to give up its bending from the spool. I'd also add an encoder to the idle wheel to measure the true feed distance. This would also allow the machine to automatically pause and alert if the feed wheel starts slipping.
These are all great suggestions. I'll have to add that in for V2!
Your way to talk and present reminds me of Veritasium.
You may measure the resistance of the wire and the cutter in order to get the distance of the blades just right.
Maybe you could add something to rotate the wire while the blades are in the "closed to strip" position to cut all the way through the insulation.
Interesting project, like it. As an add on, after the feed rollers move the wire out, the wire curls a small bit, maybe a guide from there to the blades to keep it in place?
It definitely need more control in that area yeah.
"Alexa, cut me two 4" strands of wire!"
Okay Logan, cutting 24 feet of wire.
Logan Henry nice 👍
congratulations! this is a good job!!
you can think about a dupont press machine for your next project!! its really terrible to press with hand pliers!!
nice project!
Great project. Nice work! I would like to have seen the Arduino code too.
What hall effect sensor did you use?
Good Video, pefectly explained. :)
Do you have the link to buy these V slides. Tks
This doesn't strip the wires, it just notches the insulation and cuts the wire. You just need another line of code to make the wire-moving roller go in reverse.
So: The roller moves the wire into position, the cutters (which are ROUND not square) move into position, and the roller pulls backwards on the wire TWICE the length to be stripped.
Stepper motors can move in both directions, yes?
The insulation comes off. The roller then advances the wire to the other end of wire to be stripped and the cutter/stripper closes down on the wire again and the roller pulls the wire, which pushes the insulation forward the length to be stripped. Now both ends of the wire are stripped, advance and cut. Only new part is the sharp bit and you can scrounge those from the stripper in your hand at the beginning of the video. They even have mounting holes and different sizes. Add a wing nut to change sizes, sliding them over in the mount. You would need to offset them a hair so they cut.
I’d add automatic numbering and bootlace crimps. This could save me loads of time
The Input voltage (limit) range from 6V to 20V and the input voltage (recommended) range from 7V to 12V for this Arduino Mega.
Why did you use a 5V step down regulator instead of 7..12V?
Leslie Tailor Then the power would run through two regulators. If I'm gonna step down the voltage with an external part, I figured I may as well jump straight to 5v with the more effecient switching regulator.
@@MrVolt Where did you connect the out + - leads of the external regulator on the Mega?
Never mind, found the VIN pin.
Mr. Volt Just found that the VIN pin is connected to the Arduino's internal LDO which needs at least 6V to create stable 5V so still i do not get your solution.
@@szabolti I'm bypassing the Arduino's LDO altogether by connecting the 5Vout from the switching regulator straight to the 5V rail on the board (VIN pin is unused). The only catch is that I have to unplug the 24v connection if I want to connect the usb to the Arduino since I'm bypassing the power circuitry on board.
Amazing project. Great job!!!!
Cool! where did you find the blades?
Have you thought of making it detect the blade touching the wire in order to get a precision strip?
NiHaoMike professional cutters used manual regulation of the blade closing, there is no need for anything more complicated. I've cut over 100000 wires and this is not an issue.
If they touch then you've probably cut too deep and risk damaging the cores, for ultra critical stuff hot wire strippers are used to avoid such damage.
And what if the wire used is the one that comes in the network cables? I mean it is to thin, and its cover is so elastic to cut?
Nice, but the only component you didn't list in the description is the only component I wasn't able to google. Does anyone know where I can find "90 degree V blade"? Or maybe another name for it?
Wire diameter gauge with the correct setting for particular sizes.
Not a bad prototype and should work nicely for small wire like the 22 AWG in the example.
Looking through the code you have "#define PIN_ENABLE_FEED 21" which is an output and cycles LOW, HIGH, LOW. What is this connected to? Your feed motor is controlled by stepFeed.
Have you got a link for the project files please?
where did you buy the V blades?
I'd add more area for spools for different colors like ground and a signal. Personally, that would be a must.
You could do a simple color change routine like with many 3D printers. But you could also do it auto-magically if it had three sets of idlers and a mechanism to clamp them down or not for the desired color. Then feed the three wires into a single tube one at a time by a 4-way chamber (3 in / 1 out). Make a color change routine to retract or insert the wire and use sensors or switches to know where each wire end is. Just a brain fart.
Boss this is what i need in production thanks
How much can I buy it?
I'm looking for something like that to cut 5/32" thick wire brass to about 2 inch length. Millions of pieces any idea what can i use?
why don't you show links to the components you use like the cutters?
amazing project
That is an awesome toy! I want one!
Cool project. And very useful. Thanks for sharing! : )
Hey do u have a kit to buy? Dj
Miss you Ben Heck.
where did you baught that 90° V blade? can't find it...
Any thoughts on how to do this with multi channel/conductor wire? Like 2ch speaker wire? I make and sell arduino wire cutter but havent figured out how to strip the wire. Mine uses servo motor to work handheld wire nippers, stepper w planetary gearbox to feed wire
LOL! We all noticed that you didn’t edit out your struggle to pull the insulation off a wire or two.
Amazing vid but wheres the one of you making the Brigitte's Rocket Flail.
Thanks! You can see that more on my personal CZcams channel.
FFS, I was trying to look for how to use automatic wire strippers with small wires but they are all reviewed and explained by electricians that strip big wire and not small wires like for Arduino/ESP32 projects. I changed the search to include "Arduino" because I knew I would see small wires, but *OBVIOUSLY*, what I find is people making ROBOT auto wire stripper... >_
did you encounter any problem when doing this project?
Heat up the cutters so it can melt the leftover bits that can directly cut?
Wayne Johnson I've tested it, no need to melt it, you simply need to keep the cut warm and it strips easily.
where can i buy thease v blades ?
You can buy them as spare parts for commercial machines off eBay. I just received two sets today.
Where is the code?
Cannot find it on the webpage link
Could you please share the code?
where is code?
AoE II: The Conquerors... CLASSIC ;)
I tryed long time ago to make an automatic machine to crimp the dupont connector. Not enough precision on my build, I failed.
Can you do it?
Having crimped them by hand, I know your pain. That sounds like a hard challenge, ie a fun one.
@@MrVolt lets see if at Element14 they take the challenge?
On my "experience" I used a crimping tool and actuated it with a small air cylinder, work great. The only problem I had is the preciselly put the wire always at the same place.
Can you sell this machine to mee?
Cool!
Where did you buy a 90 degree v blade? tell me plz~~~~
You can buy them as spare parts for commercial machines off eBay. I just received two sets today.
Awesome!! 😎
Not bad, not BAD. Now you!..
Messager me here I can tell you some helpful hints on getting your wire to be stright for better stripping and also if you want it to fed your wire better. I use to run and repair wire cutting stripping and pinning machine for a living.
Ben could have done this. Of course it would have taken 5 episodes....
I thought it was for stripping wire insulation.
As good as this project is, it's kinda telling to see Ben Heck's latest video "Shot from his mother's basement" where he begins to build a neo geo has destroyed this video in regards to views per subscriber. I like the "new" content from E14 but it's lost a lot in losing Ben.
Make it pre tin the wire too, haha
Tony stark...
I saw Arudino and thought it was connected to gamecube controllers
I love strippers
Is it bad to say, I've all but stopped watching since Ben left :,(
You need to be more concise
Sure, totally build-able with a BOM that adds to over 500€ and custom machined parts. Is this a joke?
Pre stripped? Except that it's not. The Machine isn't stripping anything, it's just nicking and cutting. You are in fact doing the stripping manually. Laaaaaame
boring ..... where is Ben ?