Cutting Steel easier than you think - Use Wiper Motor
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2023
- Motorized & Automatic Plasma Cutting Linear Guide
Using a 12V car wiper motor, I decided to make an automatic track for cutting steel sheets.
The elements used are:
12V wiper motor (I think Volkswagen)
Toothed belt 10 T5
2 gears 27-T5-10
4 Linear Shaft End Bracket SK16
2 Linear bearing in housing SMAG16UU
2 Stainless guide shaft fi16 h6 130 cm long
2 Self-aligning bearing KP08-8 mm
Interestingly.
The specification of my plasma cutter allows for a quality cut of 6 mm. In the video you can see how thanks to this tool I cut 10 mm sheet metal.
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Would you like to see a video showing how to connect the wiper motor (or other similar) to the voltage regulator, limit switches, left-right switch, etc.?🙂
Yep!
Jasne że tak!
Yes bro
Ja, natürlich!
Yes
On your final cut your kerf lines (the vertical lines on the edge of the plate) are running away from the direction of travel. Slow your speed slightly to reduce the slag and get a better cut. Kerf lines should be perpendicular to the plates surface when cutting.
That is EASILY the cleanest cut I've ever seen by a plasma cutter.
Yeah it was a bit misleading to say using a wind shield wiper, should have said plasma cutting is easier not cutting metal was easier. I was expecting to see some sort of hand saw being pulled back and forth by a wind shield wiper. Basically just replaced a stepper motor with something a little simpler but ultimately probably the same price considering how cheap a stepper motor is.
You’ve clearly never seen a any cnc plasma cutting before
@@bighitstepside Absolutely. I seen better.
Im not an engineer, but my Dad was a Tool maker, so I really appreciate the skill and knowledge that has gone into this product.
LOVE IT, someone made something without costly CNC machines, lathes, mills, etc. My kinda guy
Looks handy. Possibly you could make a reference guide with a pivot point. Or with a few set pins, so it’s removable for when you’re cutting.
Stuff like this is why I became a fabricator, you can make anything out of metal with enough imagination and ingenuity!
As an automation student, I found its motors robust, inexpensive in car scrapyards and brilliant. I had lots of ideas for diverted applications And then we actually ended up working with brushless, industrial controllers, Siemens or Schneider PLCs. Goodbye to youthful dreams. Too bad: no more time to have fun. Sniff. 🥰
The limiter switch & the electromagnet foot are the little details that I really appreciate! 👍👍
to really finish it off it needs covers over the rails so the sparks don't pit them and crap doesn't get in the bearings.
One useful add on would be a pointer attached to the torch holder at its center line so you could line up on lines drawn or marked on the steel plate
Sweet piece of kit! Usually folks would forego the setup of such a device for the ease of just laying a straight edge as a guide and holding the torch/plasma cutter.
This is almost exactly the design I was planning, just with a different motor. I was adapting the linear motor from a treadmill. Thank you for the excellent video!
Amazing! I loved this video. I have a couple small ideas that might add to the build.
1. A switch that faces down pressing against the work surface that when released (because there is no more material - aka reached the end of the cut) would cut power to the cutter/torch/naughty bit. If you orient the switch in a certain way, it may even be able to facilitate a “reset” function so the head can return to its start position without ripping the switch bit off.
2. Add another AXIS! Would be a big big addition to this thing but you would have a 4axis steel cutting money printer! Ok, this one is a bit more than the “small ideas” but you seem to make small work of big projects! e.x. cutting steel!
3. Drink holder. To hold your drink.
Amazing work, subbed! Mas!
My favorite part is where you used an inexpensive electromagnet from a magnetic door latch. Very creative solution!
Impressive. At first, I thought the wiper motor was going to drive a power hack saw, and thought it would be under-powered for that. But your cutter makes a cleaner cut than a hacksaw! Well done!
The world is full of some very smart people. You sir, are one of them. It is people like you and I who may help save this world from the human race someday. Keep up the fantastic work!
That’s very nice. I was expecting something that wasn’t truly worth having. I’m not a fabricator by any means but I’ve used steel clamped down over my marks to guide the tip because I’m not steady. I’ve even used wheel bearings to spin metal in a circle while the nozzle was mounted in a vise to cut circles
Jest wiele filmow na YT prezentujacych wykonanie tego typu przecinarki plazmowej ale Twoje wykonanie jest bezapelacyjnie najlepsze! Estetyka, pulpit sterujacy, elektromagnes... super! Pozdrawiam :-)
Excellent!! old quote: "simplicity is the key note to a good design"
That's an innovative way of using resources in the right manner. Superb, Derek!❤
I have watched your video many times now and can't stop watching it. I love it when a plan comes together and you now have a most useful addition to your tools. This thing can now save you tons of time!!!
Not sure if I see it as a time saver. He has to stand there anyways while it cuts so he actually could've saved more time and money if he made a simple straight edge guide when you consider the time and money invested in this project
This is how CZcams must be!!! Sharing ideas to make a better world.
I don't even work with metal...
...but I found THIS build amazing to watch.
It's both interesting and educational. Well done! A+
MIP, been watching ur channel for years. Finally saw ur face. It's great to put a face to this creativity. Really appreciate u and what u share. SUCESS 2 u from Phoenix AZ
Designs are always a perfect mix of elegance and practicality. Engineering at its best.
Nicely done Derek. It's interesting to see how people have integrated angle grinders, and wiper motors into their designs and builds.
Thanks for the new video-I'm looking forward to seeing it in the future, or if there's any design changes after using it for awhile. God bless.
We had a Machitech plasma table we could put 3 4 x 8 sheets of steel and aluminum, the controler had pre-installed designs which was convenuent, just walk up to the table pick you design load the measurment in and hit start. What a time saver. Now they cut steel with water, amazing!
The hole saw falling apart was a great touch
Tip: Never use an impact gun to cut threads. Not crappy taps, crappy execution. I’m old school and always manually tap everything, but at most, use a slow-speed power drill on a medium torque setting, and remember to back it out from time to time to remove the cut material from your tap/hole. Slow and steady wins the race my friend. Otherwise, pretty cool setup you made there from junk laying around the shop. Great resourcefulness! 👍🏻
Don't bet on the tap. I just spent a bunch of time in Poland. I went to about a dozen tool stores. 98% of taps and dies that are for sale there are asian made garbage. Same with most of the hand tools.
Don't get me wrong, there are some great Polish made tools available. But nowhere as many as were available in the mid 90's when Poland was gaining industry. I myself had some beautiful taps and micrometers made in Poland. All that's left is one 1" micrometer.
I agree entirely. I've shown my kids how to use a tap and die set BY HAND if you must use a drill do it slowly too.
Agreed. Easy to shatter even an expensive tap by hammering on it while it's spinning eccentrically through steel. Though those combo drill/tap/countersink bits are laughably bad. You couldn't design a tap more likely to break, even without power tools. Combined with low speed/low torque, a regular tap held high up in the chuck past the squared end will slip nicely when it binds. Not that I haven't been lazy and sloppy a billion times. We all have a mountain of broken taps on our consciences, I'm sure. Not sure I'd keep it in the edit though.
I was thinking the same thing. I’ve seen a lot of guys on videos using a drill to run a tap. I remember what I paid for the damn things and would never even think about putting one in a drill or impact.
@@Tom-hz9oc Exactly. Using the company's tools often has a different protocol than when your using your own tools.
How many times have I seen a guy pound something into place using the company's battery drill.
So simple yet SO HELPFUL!!! I LOVE the stuff you come up with!!!
Wow! You are so talented, is there NOTHING you can make?
Thank you for creating these videos and giving us new ideas!
👍🏻😀
Very cool. If you attached the limit switches to the moving part you could then place a mobile block anywhere along the longer if the track to stop the feed.
I guess lost for words... you were aiming , for stop the trolley anywhere along its travel ??
Nice idea too !!
Great work. I had a thought when you were setting up the cut. Would a laser sight line be useful or helpful to see where the cut is lined up on your marks?
Nice build. You just need to write down on the machine the offset distance from the edge of the angle to the plasma cutter, inside and outside measurements, so that you don't forget them and then it will be easier to set up for each cut.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Yes I’d like to see the how you wired the bridge rectifiers and limit switches. Nice job.
Very clever. It definitely frees up your hands and saves your back. The electromagnet really makes it easy to position and lock without clamps. It's almost like a track saw for steel but even easier to use
A very handy addition for anyone who has a plasma cutter ! - Well done - Great job by Made In Poland as always. 👍👍👍👍👍
Well made tool ! I'd be surprised if there is one similar to this available commercially-for several hundred dollars. But I don't think it would work any better. It certainly makes a fine cut.
They have been around a long time for flame cutters. Also ones with circular motion
Seriously great design and idea. If you had an adjustable limit switch, you could make complex cuts by setting the lengths, cutting, then changing the angle, setting the new length, cutting, etc.
This jig makes very pretty cuts. It may not save time when cutting, but it absolutely saves time when smoothing the edge. Very nice idea. Now make a second rail, perpendicular to the first one, hook your pwm to the output of sinus wave generators and make yourself a circle cutter 😊
Twoje projekty wymiatają, gratuluję pomysłów i wykonania, czasem jak każdy bym coś zmienił lub zrobił trochę inaczej ale to szczegóły, przy tym projekcie jedynie zamontował bym inne wylaczniki krańcowe, takie z typowej automatyki na "sprężynkach" ale żeby nie było nie czepiam się to tylko moja sugestia:)
Dude, you are a genius. I'm slowly getting through your videos. Really a joy to watch. I'm loving the pallet truck work stand too👌
am definitely interested in a follow up video of the operating principles and wiring of this system
I've got a 6 foot 1/2" Acme thread shaft I've been saving for "Something ?". I've found the "Something" ! I've even got a 12v inverter and a wiper motor. I've also got some nice 1/2" stainless angle for slides. This was great, Thanks !!!
Bardzo pomysłowy projekt, znakomicie wykonany.
Well done and thank you for sharing 👏👏👍😀
Nice design!
Don't blame the taps! If you started by hand or much slower , you might not break as many 😉
Very nicely done! Certainly a great asset to any metal fabricator!! Beats a torch any day!
Beautiful job. One small suggestion: install bellows covers over your guide rods.
VERY COOL AND NEATLY DONE, AS ALWAYS! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NOT ONLY FOR PLASMA CUTTER CAN BE USED
Fantastic work, dude! Really well done! 😃
A tip about heat shrink: you can force it open a bit with pliers before putting it in place for heating it. This way it expands a bit. I use to do it a lot for XT60s in my rc aircrafts. 😊
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
WOW! Hard to believe that you were able to build all of that out of just a wiper motor!
Wow, sir, you are a true genius, really enjoy watching you work. Your skill is extranordinary!
Dodał bym wymienną listwe która będzie wyznaczała krawędź cięcia. Spoko sprzęt. Czekam na pełne CNC 😀
Awesome project seen others build similar but this was best so far, simple and easy to use and takes up very little room!
That cut on the 3/8” plate is straight as a whip 👌
I think you might need to make some cutting guides for circles, squares, ovals and triangles, etc, that you could clamp down on a piece, made of a larger than needed opening that has a wire form about 15-20 cm high with supports. Think of them as stencils, but for a plasma cutter, for repeatable cuts, and if you cut a slot, one could be used to terminate the cut, that is square, round oblique, etc. Make them as need raises, then put them on pegboard, or in a drawer, on nails on the wall. These could be quite handy and convenient.
To właśnie jest robota na wysokim poziomie 👏Elegancko 👍🏻
Very nice! My only change would be to have adjustable stops so you can pierce and run the line then stop after x distance based on where the endstop is clamped on. (Keep existing switches, just add additional endstop in series that can be plugged in as needed.
Good idea. A easy add would be to have an adjustable impact switch that a user could slide to the desired position. Or maybe a key pad input of a cut distance but that would take an encoder.
The easy way is a proximity switch fixed with the plasma head facing to working steel plate and he need to put a magnet where he want to stop he could use a red switch but it will not be good as proxy . I think is a nice project
It's a good idea that I had too, but it isn't really necessary! He could start the cut in the middle, for example, and put the end of the cutter close to the edge of the metal sheet!
@@mellis966A keypad could be easy to implement, because knowing the travel speed and the distance it would be only necessary to move the head a certain amount of time! No other hardware needed like encoders! Staying analog without using a microcontroller he could use a mechanical timer and a paper chart with thickness, length and duration calculations!
@@MyNotSoHumbleOpinion you are right.
Great job! I’m working on a similar project so YES, I would like to see another video on how you built the electrical controls.
NICE piece of engineering. Clear vision - good approach - excellent planning. Love the electromagnet for stabilization.
Very nice job! And make a video about the connectings would be very helpfull.
Jak zawsze świetny pomysł i wykonanie!
‘Preciate you flipping the scale over to the inch side for all us dudes in the US. 😊
As someone said NO impact drivers for taps, if you have many holes to tap I suggest you drill the holes 1 size bigger than recommended and use a drill to drive the tap . I also recommend using tapping compound for lubrication NOT oil.
If you have many holes you can buy a tapping attachment that fits in a bench drill and you use Spiral Gun taps in once thru you just reverse the handle direction and the tap comes back out.
I wouldn’t recommend it for blind holes unless you have had a lot of practice with he attachment.
For maximum holding ability use the recommended hole size and use a manual tap , i was taught to go one turn and then reverse the tap and go again this breaks the cutting and generally gives a very good thread and prevents the tap from binding, again use tapping compound.
Great work with off-the-shelf parts and great engineering. Thanks and keep posting
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I bet you could a full 2 hour video about how you removed the broken tap!😂😂😂
100% right! 😂
Pretty slick. My only suggestion is to cover hardened shaft with a damp cloth to protect from weld spatter.
😊You're a wizard who makes metal life. Good👍
Fantástico, como sempre.
Acredito que você seja um dos mais criativos e inovadores em sua área.
Gosto muito de seus vídeos.
My hat is off to you, sir. That is one incredible build!
man I’ve watched you for years your brilliant thank you.
Very awesome! Would it be better to have the mechanism/smooth rods behind the large square tubing to prevent spattering and metal from sticking to it
Молодец, руки ростут из нужного места 😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Vraiment belle et astucieuse réalisation, bravo 👏👏
I mounted an angle grinder to a linear rail setup. This would be an ideal way of motorizing it. It can make some very straight cuts as is but one has to be very careful with hand pressure when moving the grinder. Generally apply the pressure to the linear bearing. Cool MIP
What an excellent build! A very useful bit of kit....
That is such a great idea and it works really well thanks for sharing!
Only one axis away from a CNC plasma table... :)
And that's actually not a bad idea!
This comment is way underrated. 😅
nice job !
you have to make the cutter adjustable for 45 degree cutting, so its instant ready for welding together.
cheers ben.
Very cool idea! Well done! I wouldve added indexing markers at either end so that you dont have to measure and fiddle aeound with placement for accurate cuts. Just a little pointer that would index the inner/outer cut edge. Then that thing would be 💯. Still well done. I love builds like these
Excellent project. Very useful tool.
Please make the video showing how the control/electronics were assembled. Thanks.
Brilliant! I love putting old things to new uses whenever possible.
I would love to see a video of the controls box and related info. Love the videos! Thank you from western Oregon, USA
the simple is great - I also like the simplicity of non CNC round tube cutting / welding "machines" - being able to set up simply is priceless, of course if CNC is needed a stepper with control module can be integrated *as could a second axis, rinse and repeat. (or make a 2 axis R+P robot - by adding a rotary axis (like a radial arm drill) at the origin - but still able to just drop the whole machine on the workpiece).
Wspaniałe wykonanie👍. W domu żartujemy "samochód czerwony to szybki samochód, niebieski to niezawodny". Żeby nie skorodowało w jakim kolorze będzie?😉 Pozdrawiam i życzę nastepnych tak udanych konstrukcji🤗
Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Very neat execution of a handy cutting tool.
Excellent job, you are super skilled! Most definitely make a video showing how you do your connections, would like to learn how to do this, please?!
never heard of a single axis plasma cutter before, but seems to be quite effective
If you have to make trillion cuts,its worth it....If not,cutting by hand with a guide its just fine...I love innovation...
Cool machine.
One tiny detail when joining timing belts is you can use a short upside down strip of belt to overlap and cog into the two ends.
Brilliant design...simple is best and you did a great job of both design and fabrication. Thanks for sharing!
That's a nice little tool. It would be great to get links to the parts list. And a bit more details about the controller.
Exactly how i would build it, too (metalworker/machine builder since 24years). approved 👍👍👍
Oh wow, this was such an interesting video and what a very neat and accurate cut, I love the addition of the electro-magnet. Really great tool
So many ideas are bursting in my head. Thank you.
You have got to be the MOST Ingenieuse Fabricator I have ever seen. I'm a jack of all trades but not a total master of any. You make me want to move to Poland right next door to you. Where do you get all these small parts? Not like I can make what you just made. I don't even have a Plasma cutter. I have everything else though.
brilliant idea, as are many of yours. Thank you for the inspiration !.. And yes please, details of the electrics would be great.. particularly the wiring of the microswitches..
Looks like a track from an Action Track Chair! I happen to be blessed one.
za każdym razem jestem pod mega wrażeniem. Jakoś projektujecie i rozrysowujecie wcześniej swoje cuda, czy prosty schemat na kartce i jakoś to będzie? Od jakich narzędzi zaczynaliście w warsztacie i co jest zdecydowanym must have na start?
That's awesome, dude. Great build and craftsmanship.
Greetings from the U.S 🇺🇲