Ben, you are my hero :) For all those who think that it's cheating to build a CNC router with another CNC router, all you are doing is skipping a step. You could build a CNC router by hand, getting slightly less precision in the final product. It would certainly be accurate enough to cut the parts for a second router. The objective here is just to show that it could be done.
You dont have to be a genius to cut this stuff yourself or take it to a shop to have them cut it for you. You guys are just making excuses for why youre not going to build one. lol
I Really wish Ben would have spent more time explaining the work procedure for going from illustrator to G-Code. It seems to me to be one of the most important processes for working with DIY CNC machines. I mean, the whole purpose in a CNC machine is to generate real world objects from computer designs. If you gloss over the design, and conversion of your parts to G-Code for use on the CNC , you're basically left with a really expensive doodad that moves.
I miss when the ben heck show was like this, it still maintains some of that amateur feel, but it has grown sort of industrialized recently, that being said, i still love it!
I love this show, but what has been happening with the blatant advertising in the middle of videos and every build being a basic overview saying "I 3d printed everything and cnc routed the CNC router" is just BS
Making a CNC router on a CNC router kind of defeats the point to me, but someone with a local makerspace or fablab or whatever you wan to call it would probably be good to go.
***** Doing it by hand would be pretty inaccurate unless you're really good of that kind of thing. I'm pretty decent with carpentry and mechanical engineering so I might take a try.
It is the switch monitor toggle for a program called Display Fusion. It allows you to run individual screens as separate workstations on the same computer.
I know a lot of your subscribers would like this and can be useful. What do you think of making a large format printer merged with a regular printer and getting the best of the 2 to get one awesome machine.
Oh, man...I want to build one of these. Thing is, I don't think I quite have the kind of mind it takes. It's been that way always; almost, but not quite. Anyway, you, and Chris are great, and I love what you're doing. Keep it up!
I would like to build my own panels for my cockpit simulator. Is there a way to integrate a CNC Router ( to cut out the form of the panel ) and a Laser Printer ( to label the panels ) ??? The Panels would be made from clear acrylic with gray acrylic painted on the front. Etched off paint would allow side lighting to come through showing the labeling. Let me know what you think and how you might put the two together. Glen
Why showing a DIY project to build a CNC with a CNC to cut all the part ?! Actually the main issue is to cut accurately all the part with standart tools not a CNC ! otherwise all project are possible !
Because he is lazy. "Some of the most riveting computer screen experience I have seen", yeah, sure. It is now 6:38 am here any I have been sitting for like 13 hours trying to make a Kyocera printer without Linux driver run on a Linux system...
you should build an XBox One laptop, but invest in the blower cooling system used by either a graphics card or a slim mini-desktop. Then all you have to do is adapt it to fit the backplate and mounting holes from the original cooler, and it's likely slimmer and more effective.
Ben, awesome vid. One question: every CNC designer touts the resolution ie. 1/16000 inch. But I rarely if ever see ACCURACY determined. The accuracy can be measured by making a long travel back to a known spot and measure any error. This is what truly matters as far as accuracy is concerned. Takes into account any and all deflections and tolerance stacking. Why do I ask? Well, inquiring minds want to know. Practical inquiring minds want to know how much to spend on rails, bearing assemblies, etc
***** I do have the Dremel, so that cost is already covered. Using an Ardiuno to interface with the stepper drivers is a cool idea, though I haven't experimented with Arduinos before so I would have to learn how to set that up. It looks like the biggest challenges I'd have would be learning the Arduino, sourcing three matching steppers and setting up the stepper drivers; all of which I'm sure I could work through if I could allocate the time for it.
I'm up to about $100-150 and got all the electronics and steppers working. Planning to buy steel to weld up for the machine for about $100. Add some welding stuff, skateboard bearings and some unexpected costs and I'll be at about $400. :)
at 3.28th sec of video you had designed the body of the CNC, can you please share me that design..i was off from work to learn cnc...I am new to CNC, learned whole day over internet, but this 4 year post helped me lot.. Thanks Ben, you Rocks all the time...
Been to the webpage, seen the show, great builds. Where can I find the BOM for this CNC project, I see you have some projects available for downloading on ai files, but I cant' find this one! Would like to try and build my own, without CNC cut pieces, all hand tools and power tools, no benches or CNC available....
nice your showing of your skills, but how do i actually buid one ;-) i have build a reprap prusa i3 3d printer and im thinking about a cnc for my next project
Great tutorial with a lot of good stuff. Really disappointed with the ending. That machine, hardware wise, which is what people wanted to see, could do a lot more. Just expected more.
I love that comment "You gotta love base 10 mathematics, just slap a zero on the end" Hate to bust ya bubble but those advantages come with every base. In base 6 if you multiple by 6 just slap a zero on the end. Base 8, multiply 8,slap zero etc lol
hey ben I'm santhosh, i want to make a 3d printer, cnc, laser engraver in one single machine... And i dont know how to design in some software... may i know is there any video u have like "how to plan or design for a portable machine"?????
Its cool to see that he can make one but is there more detailed information so i can make this one? Im wanting to build a laser cutter for foam board and thin slices of wood with my kids. ive been wanting a project to learn about these arduinos and edison boards to take our hobby and their learning 1 step further.
Am I wrong or is there no linear bearing in this build. I see the screws, but I didn't see an skates, pulle or round linear bearing. I looked like the gantry was riding on the material itself.
Ben! Could you show a way to make this into a laser engraver? I know the basic steps and how to build one but I would be very cool to see a small laser engraver build
Hey Ben, can you show us more of the finished product in each episode? I've noticed that a lot of the time, you show the first successful moment of something working and that's it. But otherwise, I love your show. :D
do you have the kit of this?? or even the cad/gcode files to build one of these up?? which stepper motors are you using? pitch screw size? please advise on all. thank you!
hey ben , a noob from the netherlands here and new to the channel hope youre able to work this one out too i messed up my mig welder but it still has a good weldingtorch and wirefeed motor my initial plan is to buy a Giant TIG220P TIG ac dc welder and use that to power the weld power part basicly build a seperate box holding a 12 volt powersupply the wire wirefeedmotor and the speed and run the switch from the mig torch to a relay running both the wirefeed and power someone mentioned to me once that mig uses different current compared to mig , do you know if theres a way around this
Hi Ben Hows about making a vacuum press for manufacturing vinyl kitchen doors or small panels with electric infrared heating elements could be interesting haven't seen anyone else do this think it could be a good challenge for you something different think your fans would be very interested would be interesting in how you would tackle something of this nature Thanks regards Paul
hey ben hows life i was wondering how you became the knowledgeable person you are today you are a romodel to me, how did you get this knowledge? do you read alot do you have experience training in electronics? i want to follow in to your foot steps and thanks your videos are awesome!
Ben just picked up an early console and decided to do something to it, when he found obstacles or gaps in what he knew, just read up about it or asked people. Practice, practice, practice, with some math :)
+The Ben Heck Show can I download your plan and the code becouse I want to build this to but i dont know how to do this coding and can i also download a parts list
+okmok okmokoro His projects are notorious for lack of documentation (BOM, specs, plans, etc.). He does what he needs for him to get the segment (with a lot of "bend to fit, paint to match" technique), and everyone else (i.e., the viewer) is on their own to figure out the details. His element14 community is filled with information requests.
Igor, isn't half the fun to figure out how to do it yourself? And Ben you're self taught? What's your day job? Do you have any sort of engineering degree?
Wont a cnc be more efficient if on the clean out pieces they just cut it out instead of back and forth 1 line at a time? Not trying to sharp shoot you because I have never used a cnc or any computerized machine for that matter so I don't know squat. Just curious why I see them do do it that way? Are all of them that way?
I did it again. I would like to use my r/c tx using a pc joystick instead of the sticks on the transmitter. Could you please have a go at this project for me. I only have my left arm & I would love to get into r/c flying. Many thanks. Barry
Your projects are great, they're fun to watch, but there is one thing I don't like about this episode. Why did you blend two absolutely different projects? I guess it's your sponsors' idea.
This video is not "how to" build a cnc machine. Its a "How i built" a cnc machine to fit a specific niche. the challenge was to build a machine that was small and portable. He accomplished that. Besides if you are building your first machine, it stands to reason you might have to farm out a few operations or in the least do them manually. How the cuts are made really makes no difference, so long as you have the coordinates. Which of course, you dont.
So to make a cnc machine you need a cnc machine? was the first cnc machine made that way? Probably the only part in the xbox build i would be able to do.
Hello: I'm looking for a CNC and gantry configurations....so i see that the Z axis is inthe end of the kinematic chain... There are a reason for that?
You are more Concentrating on your show than actially teaching someone WHO doesnt know much and comes to this channel to get help Building a cnc machine!!! And I really dont have time to Waste on shows. I want to learn how to build a CNC machine, and you are not helping at all....!!!!
But you do have time to type up silly comments on UA-cam videos complaining that the video doesn't do what it never claimed to do in the first place? Please! We don't have time for you and your kind around here. Go away.
Hey Ben I know have some of the parts list post but what about posting the files that you used to cut out all the pieces that you then assembled (at the 3:28 mark). That would make it so easy to just cut out all the piece and put it
Hey Ben, do you think it's possible to build your own smart phone? It'd be really cool to do, not to mention you could make it as big or small as you want.
*shrug* didnt say it would be small, but it wouldnt be shoe box big either. It has been done though. Watched the tutorial yesterday. I, however, will stick with my Motorola.
Ben, you are my hero :)
For all those who think that it's cheating to build a CNC router with another CNC router, all you are doing is skipping a step. You could build a CNC router by hand, getting slightly less precision in the final product. It would certainly be accurate enough to cut the parts for a second router. The objective here is just to show that it could be done.
Robert Rapplean Thanks for watching!
daynel bauta lol
Step 1: have a CNC router for making your CNC router components.
I was just thinking that... Pretty much ruins the usefulness of it for nearly everyone wanting to do this who wants a CNC.
yep my sentiments exactly...not real useful Ben ...sorry
you could probably use a laser cutter, not that those are more common
Or just bring the plans to a shop with a cnc router and get them to cut it for you- step one complete.
You dont have to be a genius to cut this stuff yourself or take it to a shop to have them cut it for you. You guys are just making excuses for why youre not going to build one. lol
I really enjoyed the comic relief in this video xD He should do it more often, unless I'm missing something
I Really wish Ben would have spent more time explaining the work procedure for going from illustrator to G-Code.
It seems to me to be one of the most important processes for working with DIY CNC machines. I mean, the whole purpose in a CNC machine is to generate real world objects from computer designs. If you gloss over the design, and conversion of your parts to G-Code for use on the CNC , you're basically left with a really expensive doodad that moves.
Using a CNC router to build a CNC router is cheating.
That was some crazy geeky stuff. That takes geek DIY to a whole new level. Bravo.
proper Start at 1:10
I miss when the ben heck show was like this, it still maintains some of that amateur feel, but it has grown sort of industrialized recently, that being said, i still love it!
dude your a genius! so cool. Im in CNC machine maintenance watched your ps4 diss-assembly video to fix a coworkers ps4.
I love this show, but what has been happening with the blatant advertising in the middle of videos and every build being a basic overview saying "I 3d printed everything and cnc routed the CNC router" is just BS
Thanks for your input!
Making a CNC router on a CNC router kind of defeats the point to me, but someone with a local makerspace or fablab or whatever you wan to call it would probably be good to go.
***** Doing it by hand would be pretty inaccurate unless you're really good of that kind of thing. I'm pretty decent with carpentry and mechanical engineering so I might take a try.
LeiserGeist Just make the next iteration of your CNC using the previous one and so on and accuracy should improve by itself, no?
Duraltia
That's an interesting concept.. I'll get around to trying that eventually haha
Duraltia This is the kind of thing that results in self-aware CNC routers.
I think it’s actually the endgame. You build a machine that can be used to make copies of itself.
You Sir are THE MAN! God damn. When I grow up, I wanna be like you, and I am 33 years old. phuck!
It's fun, and cutting wood with a machine you built yourself must feel really good.
Hey Didn't machines built machines on Terminator? Oh no! We are going to have a CNC machine invasion!
Kudos for Ben.
1st time viewing these videos. It is now my fav channel. Thanks - subbed & liked
How nice. Building a CNC machine from parts routed with a CNC machine. Now how does everybody else do it?
scroll saw would be instrumental for fine detail work.
METRIC RULES PERIOD!!!!!!
Amen!
Those were the days
One of my favorite videos of you
It is the switch monitor toggle for a program called Display Fusion. It allows you to run individual screens as separate workstations on the same computer.
You need a CNC to cut pieces for the CNC you need... Very useful...
this guy would've been my childhood hero
I LOVE THE INTRO!!!!! So creative lol!
i'd like to see an updated version of this
I know a lot of your subscribers would like this and can be useful. What do you think of making a large format printer merged with a regular printer and getting the best of the 2 to get one awesome machine.
so we need a CNC to build a CNC ......fucking brilliant
It's nice you have to have a CNC machine to make the parts for the CNC machine you're making. A bit like the Chicken & the Egg.
Works out great for us who want to build one.
Hey ben awesome show, just a quick one how much was the cnc all up to manufacturer
Oh, man...I want to build one of these. Thing is, I don't think I quite have the kind of mind it takes. It's been that way always; almost, but not quite. Anyway, you, and Chris are great, and I love what you're doing. Keep it up!
So how did it go with that thing you should machine out.? Was the smoke-alarm an excuse to not show the failure of that project.?
Thats unbelievable great ! Its against our bussiness :-) but its really great ! Well done !!
I would like to build my own panels for my cockpit simulator. Is there a way to integrate a CNC Router ( to cut out the form of the panel ) and a Laser Printer ( to label the panels ) ???
The Panels would be made from clear acrylic with gray acrylic painted on the front. Etched off paint would allow side lighting to come through showing the labeling.
Let me know what you think and how you might put the two together.
Glen
Fabulous show but please keep the camera steady! Many folks myself included get motion sickness from hand held cameras.
Why showing a DIY project to build a CNC with a CNC to cut all the part ?! Actually the main issue is to cut accurately all the part with standart tools not a CNC ! otherwise all project are possible !
Because he is lazy. "Some of the most riveting computer screen experience I have seen", yeah, sure. It is now 6:38 am here any I have been sitting for like 13 hours trying to make a Kyocera printer without Linux driver run on a Linux system...
Exactly what I was thinking!!!!
You can build one by yourself using only hand tools and then build another one using the last CNC built. :D
you should build an XBox One laptop, but invest in the blower cooling system used by either a graphics card or a slim mini-desktop. Then all you have to do is adapt it to fit the backplate and mounting holes from the original cooler, and it's likely slimmer and more effective.
Thank You For Not Being Some Monotone Jack Wipe That Makes Me Want Fall Asleep While Watching !!!!!!!
Ben, awesome vid. One question: every CNC designer touts the resolution ie. 1/16000 inch. But I rarely if ever see ACCURACY determined. The accuracy can be measured by making a long travel back to a known spot and measure any error. This is what truly matters as far as accuracy is concerned. Takes into account any and all deflections and tolerance stacking. Why do I ask? Well, inquiring minds want to know. Practical inquiring minds want to know how much to spend on rails, bearing assemblies, etc
Been all over YT looking at DIY CNC projects. If I could build a CNC for less than $500 (which I'm doubting is possible), I'd be ecstatic
*****
I do have the Dremel, so that cost is already covered. Using an Ardiuno to interface with the stepper drivers is a cool idea, though I haven't experimented with Arduinos before so I would have to learn how to set that up. It looks like the biggest challenges I'd have would be learning the Arduino, sourcing three matching steppers and setting up the stepper drivers; all of which I'm sure I could work through if I could allocate the time for it.
I'm up to about $100-150 and got all the electronics and steppers working. Planning to buy steel to weld up for the machine for about $100. Add some welding stuff, skateboard bearings and some unexpected costs and I'll be at about $400. :)
Daniel Moeller Not a Dremel, A misengineering compensation tool
at 3.28th sec of video you had designed the body of the CNC, can you please share me that design..i was off from work to learn cnc...I am new to CNC, learned whole day over internet, but this 4 year post helped me lot.. Thanks Ben, you Rocks all the time...
This is no way a tutorial video, just a show
Been to the webpage, seen the show, great builds. Where can I find the BOM for this CNC project, I see you have some projects available for downloading on ai files, but I cant' find this one! Would like to try and build my own, without CNC cut pieces, all hand tools and power tools, no benches or CNC available....
nice your showing of your skills, but how do i actually buid one ;-)
i have build a reprap prusa i3 3d printer and im thinking about a cnc for my next project
Your intro said that a printer is a CNC by another name.
I would like to see the soft/hardware of a printer used to control a router head please.
So I basically wasted 20mins of my life and still can't make a cnc machine.
it a little complex. have you done any progres? i am starting now.. if you want to start this together my skype is : ilias.mitros
@@mitropoulosilias how Did your cnc come out?
So all I need is a CNC machine... Got it. Oh - Wait...
Build a CNC using a CNC. Great advice Einstein!
Great tutorial with a lot of good stuff. Really disappointed with the ending. That machine, hardware wise, which is what people wanted to see, could do a lot more. Just expected more.
EPIC WORK ON YOUR VIDS!!!!!
I love that comment "You gotta love base 10 mathematics, just slap a zero on the end" Hate to bust ya bubble but those advantages come with every base. In base 6 if you multiple by 6 just slap a zero on the end. Base 8, multiply 8,slap zero etc lol
You could always use a commercial one such as many schools and some businesses have.
If I recall, American Indians used a Birch wrapped frame for their canoes. On the other hand Hawaiian's did do the dug out way.
In the Pacific NW they dug canoes out also.
When I see a crazy contraption now I say what the Ben Heck is that? lol
hey ben I'm santhosh, i want to make a 3d printer, cnc, laser engraver in one single machine... And i dont know how to design in some software... may i know is there any video u have like "how to plan or design for a portable machine"?????
Chicken or the egg, what unit did you use to create the parts for the CNC build?
Its cool to see that he can make one but is there more detailed information so i can make this one? Im wanting to build a laser cutter for foam board and thin slices of wood with my kids. ive been wanting a project to learn about these arduinos and edison boards to take our hobby and their learning 1 step further.
Am I wrong or is there no linear bearing in this build. I see the screws, but I didn't see an skates, pulle or round linear bearing. I looked like the gantry was riding on the material itself.
+Justin Nutt no, if you take a better look you will see brass bushings and not linear bearings
Where did you buy the wood for the project ? Is there a name for it specifically ?
Ben! Could you show a way to make this into a laser engraver? I know the basic steps and how to build one but I would be very cool to see a small laser engraver build
you can use a printer set to 1:1 scale and print it at your local library
Hey Ben, can you show us more of the finished product in each episode? I've noticed that a lot of the time, you show the first successful moment of something working and that's it. But otherwise, I love your show. :D
do you have the kit of this?? or even the cad/gcode files to build one of these up?? which stepper motors are you using? pitch screw size? please advise on all. thank you!
hey ben , a noob from the netherlands here and new to the channel hope youre able to work this one out too
i messed up my mig welder but it still has a good weldingtorch and wirefeed motor
my initial plan is to buy a Giant TIG220P TIG ac dc welder and use that to power the weld power part
basicly build a seperate box holding a 12 volt powersupply the wire wirefeedmotor and the speed and run the switch from the mig torch to a relay running both the wirefeed and power
someone mentioned to me once that mig uses different current compared to mig , do you know if theres a way around this
I would be really interested to know how exactly he made that re-flow oven.
Edit: NVM. Looks like you have a video on how to do that too!
Hi Ben
Hows about making a vacuum press for manufacturing vinyl kitchen doors or small panels with electric infrared heating elements could be interesting haven't seen anyone else do this think it could be a good challenge for you something different think your fans would be very interested would be interesting in how you would tackle something of this nature
Thanks regards
Paul
hey ben hows life i was wondering how you became the knowledgeable person you are today you are a romodel to me, how did you get this knowledge? do you read alot do you have experience training in electronics? i want to follow in to your foot steps and thanks your videos are awesome!
Ben just picked up an early console and decided to do something to it, when he found obstacles or gaps in what he knew, just read up about it or asked people.
Practice, practice, practice, with some math :)
+The Ben Heck Show Hell yeah!
+The Ben Heck Show can I download your plan and the code becouse I want to build this to but i dont know how to do this coding and can i also download a parts list
+okmok okmokoro His projects are notorious for lack of documentation (BOM, specs, plans, etc.). He does what he needs for him to get the segment (with a lot of "bend to fit, paint to match" technique), and everyone else (i.e., the viewer) is on their own to figure out the details. His element14 community is filled with information requests.
Igor, isn't half the fun to figure out how to do it yourself?
And Ben you're self taught? What's your day job? Do you have any sort of engineering degree?
So I need a cnc machine to make a cnc machine?
yuppers!!
Seems legit...
lol
Anything you can do with a CNC you can do with manual tools and enough time.
Most definitely
Wow...looks like building is not the only thing Ben does in the barn.
Wall at 04:52. XD
"Ya I make some wooden parts and then go to my electronics friend because I don't know any actual electronics"
You don't need a CNC to build a CNC, it just makes it easier. I've built two CNCs from just regular tools.
@superant10000 true but the stuff can be cut with a bandsaw table saw and router assuming you have them all
Wont a cnc be more efficient if on the clean out pieces they just cut it out instead of back and forth 1 line at a time? Not trying to sharp shoot you because I have never used a cnc or any computerized machine for that matter so I don't know squat. Just curious why I see them do do it that way? Are all of them that way?
Its a matter of the capability of the parts in a given model. More precision and controlling is possible with more cash and more time invested.
Hi Ben
Can you please give me the plans to build it it looks cool.
Regards
I did it again. I would like to use my r/c tx using a pc joystick instead of the sticks on the transmitter. Could you please have a go at this project for me. I only have my left arm & I would love to get into r/c flying. Many thanks. Barry
Your projects are great, they're fun to watch, but there is one thing I don't like about this episode. Why did you blend two absolutely different projects? I guess it's your sponsors' idea.
This video was heavensent.
A lot easier to build a CNC machine when you already have one to build all the parts. Even if you do have to re-engineer a bit.
What kind of material did you make the assembly table and motor brackets from?
What type of material is that?
This video is not "how to" build a cnc machine. Its a "How i built" a cnc machine to fit a specific niche. the challenge was to build a machine that was small and portable. He accomplished that. Besides if you are building your first machine, it stands to reason you might have to farm out a few operations or in the least do them manually. How the cuts are made really makes no difference, so long as you have the coordinates. Which of course, you dont.
How much money did this all cost?
IT'S OVER 9000!
hi ben!!! where can i found plastic sheet for milling!? there's some site where i can buy it!? thanks
So to make a cnc machine you need a cnc machine? was the first cnc machine made that way?
Probably the only part in the xbox build i would be able to do.
Hello:
I'm looking for a CNC and gantry configurations....so i see that the Z axis is inthe end of the kinematic chain... There are a reason for that?
Hey Ben was that wood you were using? where did you get it?
Where can I get the parts? I don't have a cnc machine thats why I'm making one. Did you cnc them?
You are more Concentrating on your show than actially teaching someone WHO doesnt know much and comes to this channel to get help Building a cnc machine!!! And I really dont have time to Waste on shows. I want to learn how to build a CNC machine, and you are not helping at all....!!!!
But you do have time to type up silly comments on UA-cam videos complaining that the video doesn't do what it never claimed to do in the first place? Please! We don't have time for you and your kind around here. Go away.
where i can get plans for this cnc and make it myself
This guy is freaking awesome
Is it possible to buy different pieces as a kit or even mounted?
Thats all fine, but what if you dont have a cnc router already to build the other one?
that's awesome he used a cnc machine to build a cnc machine
G-Code is line by line text. You should make a programm that analys the G-Code and send it to the Steppermotor driver.
Oh my god this is amazing
The end result must have been amazing..you couldn't have wrapped that ending quicker. "Ok folks..that's it, nothing more to see here bye!"
Think I missed something. Someone suggested you print out patterns and cut from wood. Where are the patterns?
Preloaded into every #2 pencil sold.
1Howdy1 What is a #2 pencil device you speak of?
like the Binary clock in the window!
Hey Ben I know have some of the parts list post but what about posting the files that you used to cut out all the pieces that you then assembled (at the 3:28 mark). That would make it so easy to just cut out all the piece and put it
Did you just mill a CNC router on a CNC router?
Yo Dawg, I heard you liked CNC routers...
Hey Ben, do you think it's possible to build your own smart phone? It'd be really cool to do, not to mention you could make it as big or small as you want.
*****
Can you build a robot to build the PCB and circuitry? Ben can do it!
I know this is months old, but, you can build one using a RPi.
*shrug* didnt say it would be small, but it wouldnt be shoe box big either. It has been done though. Watched the tutorial yesterday. I, however, will stick with my Motorola.