I did not watch this video when you released it because it was longer than I had time for... I now wish I had watched it back then! This is a fantastic and capable machine at a great cost! I know you say that you wish you had built this back at the start, but I think this is the result of all the experience you gained with your 3018. You must have got a real "Buzz" when you saw how well it worked. Just stunning... nothing can stop you now! I don't know if there is some way you can use it to make a few bucks to fund the next step in your adventure... some people on UA-cam have done this. Whatever you do though, don't let it spoil your enjoyment. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your projects.
Its good to see a man go beast mode on a mild mannered machine. I am a big fan of hardened steel rails and lead screws! I know people do good work off the belt drive machines but I just don't find that concept appealing. I think the 3018 size machine was a marketing ploy to sell upgrades which of course it does. I smile and laugh when I see a guy go his own way! Sometimes that is more fun than what ever it is you wanted to make that you bought the machine for! :)
Great video! Up until now I was considering to purchase a table top CNC machine. Not any more. After watching quite a few videos I began to notice that bit chatter was all too common and the only way to solve this was by removing as much play in the structure as possible. Rails and screws are the way to solve this. A lot of people complain about the screw speeds being slower but I think the fact that by reducing any play a bit will cut much smoother and faster and overall speed up the job as well as saving your bits. So now I'm set on building one from scratch. Thanks again
Sitting in the garden and see the next video, I am blown away, this is great and helpful. Making a better a new CNC mill whit the 3018. This video gives a lot of new energy to keep on going on with the CNC 3018 and learn more... Thank you, Thank you,Thank you. Greetings from The Netherlands.
I know this is an older video, but I'm working on a similar idea... All the videos I've seen from you are great - thank you for sharing all of this! I'm working on adapting this build to my 2020/2040 extrusions (lots of spare rails) using square linear rails (hiwin copies)... Thanks to your files I think it will not be too difficult. I hope to be able to share any changes I make... Thank you again!
Fantastic video - one of the best imho It’s always an important consideration whether to upgrade or start from scratch with a new project This video clearly shows why it in most situations will be better, faster and even cheaper to start a new project I’ve seen your 3018 upgrade vids and it stands clear that the amount of time you have spent on upgrading could have saved you lots of time I have had the same consideration and was ready to invest in upgrading my 3018 but instead went for a new CNC using the 3018 as a stepping stone
Good to know 3018 can be upgraded. Up to this size. More importantly is the bed range to allow bigger parts. Thanks for sharing. Im planning to get 3018 as first step.
You can make the same design even bigger by using longer aluminum extrusion bars and leadscrews. That will cost a bit more money but still very cheap and better comparing to buying a machine commercially available. Hope that you will have fun with your 3018 CNC and upgrade to this machine someday.
Great job. Truly an inspiration! I recently adapted a router similar to that one to my 3018 pro! A Makita 0700. Printed a custom holder.for the makita on my ender 3! When I set the cut depth to 2mm cutting wood I instantly heard the z axis complaining. Just this past Saturday I tested going through aluminium (0.2mm depth to start) and even though the 4mm tungsten bit and the router itself didn't have a problem, the z axis wobble again couldn't keep up, turning a simple line in an adventure. For this kind of work you just can't have any kind of wobble. Will have to redesign my z axis. Enlarging the work area is also a priority. So.....this design of yours is really spot on with my intents. Great job really. Excellent videos. Keep up.
If you had time to take a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/8pNyG71b0ZU/v-deo.html . You will see that the problem is actually come from the X axis rails, not the Z axis. You might need to do the same thign I did by upgrading the X axis to some type of supported rails.
Sbr20 will be more than enough in my opinion. If you still think about getting the bigger rails, sbr30 will be easier to install because the hole distance is 40mm, it will fit on standard aluminum extrusion. My 3 type of choice would be sbr16, sbr20 and sbr30. The first 2 will fit the 30s aluminum extrusion, the last one will fit 20s or 40s
I was originally looking to buy a 3018 CNC to mill aluminum, but it seems like it needs so many upgrades its not worth it. Your video gives me a lot of ideas, I think I will just buy aluminum extrusion and linear rails myself. I think I will skip the parts you made out of MDF and jump straight to steel which is much stronger. There are many services that will offer laser cut steel parts around a quarter inch thick with all the rights cuts and holes for ~$100-150, I think it would be much less time consuming and possibly even cheaper to just have them cut it for me on a precision laser, and then assemble it all myself. I will need to design it carefully it CAD first though to make sure there are no mistakes. Thanks for your videos I really like your design and plan on a similar design.
That's probably a good way to go if you can find a reasonable laser cutting service. And you're right again with checking carefully your CAD design. The best way I think is to have it in 3D CAD and make sure there's no mistake. It's not easy to fix mistakes with steel parts.
great build, think if I was going to do this much, and making it as beefy as you did I would have also increased the bed size. but everyone has their own needs, and perhaps this one fits your shop fine.
You're right about everyone has their own needs. Until now, I haven't made any thing too big that this machine can't do yet. In the future, if I were to make furnitures or real 3d relief panels, I will consider bigger size bed. That will also lead to longer rails, longer ballscrews and aluminum extrusions, which also means more money put into it. As the first version, I will settle for this one for now.
Looks like it's cold in your basement sometimes... This CNC 3018's offspring is a great one, a milestone in your quest for a sturdy and reliable machine. Great job indeed Minh. Hats off! This new CNC looks beautiful too IMO. You proved once again that from design to effective device, one may come across some adjustments. I love the final demo with that thick aluminium sheet. Thank you Minh! (FR) Salut mon ami! Tu as encore profité du confinement pour avancer dans tes projets de business de meubles! Un vrai "hard worker" à l'américaine. Le résultat est plus que séduisant à plus d'un titre: éléments plus solides bien que plus larges; la disparition des vibrations parasites et cerise sur le gâteau, une précision et un spindle puissant. Je ne pensais pas que tu allais arriver rapidement à ce résultat. Ceci étant, le prix de revient de tout ce matériel n'est pas donné malgré l'utilisation d'éléments en bois taillés avec le vieux pépère 3018 ;). Mais comme je n'ai pas eu le temps ou pas assez pour réaliser les améliorations intermédiaires du 3018, j'ai fait l'économie de quelques centaines d'euros. Finalement, cette dernière nouvelle version est bien celle dans laquelle on peut investir, vu sa qualité. La partie driver et sa carte mach3 à $11, me séduit beaucoup et tes précédentes videos que je re-regarde régulièrement pour assimiler les choses, me font nettement mieux comprendre cette partie electro-electronique du projet. Elle est terriblement bien faite et copiable à volonté. Merci beaucoup mon ami, c'est du partage de qualité et de nombreuses heures (tes habits le prouvent) de travail de ton côté. Content d'avoir découvert par hasard ta chaîne. Tes projets sont accessibles et ton pragmatisme est une bonne pédagogie. Prends soin de toi et de tes proches Minh. En fait, cette machine te rend plus autonome dans ta future production: au lieu de commander des pièces par dizaine chez un autre, tu peux les créer chez toi maintenant et dans la règle de l'art. Châpeau!
It snowed today in western Maryland (May 9th) - I had to wear a coat in my garage working on this machine. (FR) Il faut depenser un peu des sous pour les composants de qualite donc c'est pas donne cette machine. Mais si on fait la comparaison avec les autres machine sur le marche, je pense que c'est le prix est vraiment bas et la qualite est surement superieur. Par example, une machine 3040 CNC coute 400 ou 500USD sur ebay est construite seulement avec les rails non supportes (une des moins chere dans la gamme). Les moteurs qu j'ai suggere sont assez puissant pour augmenter la vitesse de la machine. Avec cette machine, c'est vraiment facile pour construire une autre plus grand que je ferai dans le future. Mais avec cette machine, je pense que je pourrais deja faire quelques etageres sympas.
@@minhsmancave9448 Même à $500 je le prendrais tel quel! Je suis très surpris, agréablement surpris. Merci! à propos, tes astuces pour rendre les coupes de profilés très précises avec les plots de bois, sont précieuses. Tu les avais déjà montrées dans d'autres videos.
Great video thanks for sharing. I'm planning on getting the 3018 for playing and learning. Your videos have been very very helpful so far - Thank you very much for sharing your ideas. So it looks like you can build another CNC mill with the 3018 and then with your new CNC Mill you can build the next bigger one!! How cool!!! 😁
Thank you for the kind words. At first, I also just wanted to get the 3018 for learning. But the more I used the machine, the more power I wanted. And here I'm with a bigger and stronger machine. And I'm pretty sure that I will build a bigger one in the future.
So I got 3018 and boy oh boy have I got a lot of learning to do. Way more complex than 3D printing! I'm trying to figure out the coordinate system and how to use Fusion 360 with Candle(grbl). If you have a tutorial on how to set things up such as tool heights, coordinates systems, post processing that would be so helpful to the maker movement out here. Please write down before/if you make a video so you can show us the logical steps. Once I get a hang of this I'll probably make a few vids too to help others out. Really interesting stuff.
BTW a simple step by step on exactly what you do to design, generate gcode and how to run it in the machine without tools crashing would be helpful. I still can't figure out why my tool head crashes. I've disabled G45 in fusion but there's something weird going on. Maybe designing a simple pocket and how you set up tool heights etc would help.
If you saw this video already:ua-cam.com/video/5pQDhtpoXSs/v-deo.html I'm not sure what I was missing? I think I showed all the answer to your questions. Just make sure you followed all the step to setup the tool paths, G-code (post-processor, which lines to remove)...I also have a bunch of other videos about the 3018 that other viewers found helpful that you could watch. Once you get used to the process, you will find that it's not really complicated compare to 3D printing, it's also can produce a lot better parts in shorter time.
@@minhsmancave9448 Thanks Minh. So this is a big learning curve for me. I think I've figured out the G45 problem. Managed to surface a block of wood today using the output of Fusion360 CAM GRBL. Was very surprised how good the surface finish was! It took a long time with a 3mm bit so I've ordered larger cutters !! No one told me about the endmill addiction !! 😉
Great content Minh, I like your channal a lot. I am planning to buy a 3018 cnc as wel and make it inprove slong the way. Thanks and keep up the good work. Kind regards, Dennis from the Nederlands.
you have done a very good job considering that you made most of the construction of wood, 3018 is not a well designed machine, but yours looks really good and with aluminum replacement it will be a very solid machine well done
Thank you for watching. So far, I'm really pleased with the new machine. I can cut 10 times faster compare to the 3018 and all the cuts are clean, smooth. I cannot recommend enough everyone to build a new machine with all the supported rails. You won't even look back at the 3018 anymore.
Your video's have helped me a ton getting started with CNC, and this one is the cherry on top. I'll be trying this (albeit slighly modified) soon! Thank you Minh!
Hi Kevin. I'm very glad to help. Modifications is a must since I was designing the machine based on what I had and not what you have. Other viewers also made their machine based on this design and with their own customization. You can also skip this version and go to the next that was designed for the ballscrews instead of leadscrews.
@@minhsmancave9448 I suppose you are right. I'm in the planning stage, so may aswel go for ballscrews aswel. I'm looking to make cutting epoxy enclosures at a much higher speed than I'm currently capable of, it's not that I have high goals, but may aswel make it as good as is reasonably possible. Cheers mate
Great job at rebuilding a 3018 into a more usable machine, or using one to create a larger machine. I would suggest adding a plate to the back of the gantry to stiffen it, MDF will work but aluminum would be stronger. I plan on using some of these ideas in whatever I build to replace my 3018. I may use a different spindle however, something like the one from a Taig mill.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm currently working on stiffening the machine and new video about that will come out soon. I already change the spindle to a water cooled spindle. Compare to the router, it's like music to my ears.
@@minhsmancave9448, looking forward to see it. I returned my 3018 and got a $100 2418, just for making parts for the bigger machine. I started ordering parts for the big one based on your machine. I may have my platform move, like the 3018, instead of the gantry. I'd like the gantry to be as rigid as possible. That will mean a larger footprint though. I want a machine with good repeatability and accuracy.
@@theoldpcguy just finished the first part of the process: ua-cam.com/video/HeGdIwOl2LM/v-deo.html I'll probably will be done by next week and can try milling some steel
1. Can the y- axis hardwares be positioned on the outer side of the working area to have extra larger working space? Is it possible and will it make a difference? 2. With the right bit, can you engrave a granite or ceramic tiles with your machine?
great job! but, in my opinion, one big mistake is using a trapezoidal screw with soft brass nuts instead of a ball screw. when processing aluminum, these nuts will change very often
Totally agree, but I was focusing on reducing the cost and have a machine that works reasonably on plywood, that's why the leadscrews were the solution. If I have more money, yes, ballscrews are much better.
Cảm ơn chia sẻ máy của anh. Khi nào rảnh, anh làm thêm video ngắn về test độ cứng và độ chính xác của máy. Ví dụ Độ cứng: lấy tay đẩy hai vai trục X, trục Z. Về độ chính xác: Sau khi phay miếng nhôm anh đo thử kích thước xem dung sai máy thế nào. Thank anh
This is a great job ! Since you've done that much work, just some black paint on the edges of the MDF will make the whole thing beautiful. Thanks for being so generous with your time. Are you in the San Francisco area?
I didn't plan on keeping those bracket long, if you continue watching other videos, you'll see that I changed them to Aluminium and the machine is really awesome now. I'm in Maryland
Thanks for the video. Quite a simple design and like some of those pieces. Bought a 3040 but not happy with the Z travel but other than that it is OK, cuts Ali OK (1.5mm depth with a 6mm cutter was achieved the other day). The controller components are a bit suspect though, MACH 3 no longer controls the VFD spindle and within 30mins of initial use one of the stepper driver boards failed, lol. May upgrade or make new using MDF pieces and extrusion similar initially but these wood pieces can be replaced later with Aluminium once design is proven. Controller is the biggest decision either will be a Ethernet based like UCCNC or an offline controller such as a SMC5-N-N.
A big thank you for sharing your ideas!! I was inspired by you and several others who have been doing such a good job to educate would be learners such as my self and thousands others. I finally ordered a cnc 3018 machine and waiting to assemble it. Off course at some point in the near future I will be hoping to move to a bigger, better and more capable cnc machine to machine not just wood and plastics but also metals. I have a question for you, in your experience will I be able to use my stock 775 8000 rpm spindle for machining the parts for building your new wooden parts for the gantry you show in this particular video?
Thanks for making the video! I'm still learning how to get a model from fusion to G code...lol Some day I hope to be able to build a bigger machine, I have to learn how to use the little one first! Very inspiring...subbed and liked!
I'm sure you will get to building a better machine very soon. I had my first experience with CNC milling and fusion 360 only a year ago with 3018 CNC. I got addicted from then on.
This is amazing, though the site with the information on doesn't seem to want to download... it keeps saying file archive is being created - check back soon... that was a day ago now :/
@@minhsmancave9448 same error man tried on laptop and android phone. Says being archived, for several days now. Ordered the parts, gonna follow your design, with slight modifications... Thanks
You can calculate how big your power supply should be based on stepper motors, current used by each and need some more for the controller board, etc. then add 20% to give a safe margin. That's what I did fro mine.
3018 is the best cnc kit u can buy, and then just make it larger... question is ... does it worth it? i mean my dude invested around 500$ in the extra parts in todays market... not sure 3 years ago... but atm an nema 23 is 70$ or more... linear bearings around 30-50$ a pop....
How come you decided to go for a moving gantry? I do agree with the choice, but from all I could gather it seems the moving bed construction can be made stable more easily.
Moving gantry will give you larger working area. I do agree with you that moving bed will make the machine more stable,which I will use when I build a machine dedicated for steel milling.
This is brilliant but it's hardly an upgrade. What is actually left of the original machine and would it be better to just buy equivalent parts and build a complete diy cnc machine?
Yes, maybe. The important things are the linear rails, they are fully supported and doesn't bend under heavy weight. Most of the cheap DIY kits on the market don't have that. If you can get one, surely it will be easier than make all the parts yourself.
Awesome upgrades. Having fun watching your channel. I have a 3040. I dig it. Really like seeing the work in Fusion. Excellent explanations. Thanks Minh. Have you seen the Onefinity cnc machines. Such an awesome looking machine.
Hi, great video very informative. Do yo have to change any GRBL settings $$$$$$ when you upgrade to a manual start Makita spindle, if so can you please let me know which ones. Many thanks.
Yes, this model is not ideal for metal milling. My intentions weren't to cut a lot of steel, just enough to cut Aluminum. I mainly will work with wood to make 3D relief models. For this, I prefer to have larger working area and that's why I settled on this type of moving gantry CNC design. In the future, If I change my mind, I can always convert it in to a moving platform type of design.
So this is weird... I bought a CNC 3018 and did some upgrades: increase Y axis, increased support for X chrome rods and the Z Axis mount. The weird thing is.. I found your channel and saw your Z Axis upgrade is virtually the same as mine (blew my mind). Thank goodness I found this video, as I also noticed it was the chrome rods on the X and Y that had the bending problem, causing the play on the spindle. I have ordered the supported linear rods rails and the extra aluminum extrusions. You saved me a lot of time and money... coz I would have upgraded all the parts instead of just rebuilding the structure. What do you think of the 500w Spindle (from Banggood)? It is the spindle I ordered and waiting for shipping. I want to cut aluminium with the Spindle... and what bit do you recommend? Thanks for a great video!
500W spindle will be fine, it's not as powerful as the router I got but it's a lot more quiet. I used the 400W spindle to mill Aluminum before and it wasn't too bad. The more important thing will be the supported rails to avoid play.
@Marc Uberstein I used Candle to control grbl based board. But for this machine, I'm using Mach3 that came with the controller board that I bought on AliExpress (not sure about the license in the compact disc tho, since Mach33 is not free). Mach3 is definitely superior compare to Grbl. A lot more function for probing, calibrating. YOu can jog the machine with the arrow keys on the keyboard,etc...
@@minhsmancave9448 Thank you! I saw your computer for a split second and I thought it looked like Mach3. Thanks for the information. I am almost done with my rebuild! It is a combination between your machine and the 6040 CNC :)
Newbie here and this is my naive question: Specifically for 3018 cnc, can i expand the working area in the x and y axis retaining the original z axis by changing the hardwares like the frames? If the answer is yes, can i make a 60cm x 60cm (at least)working area using the same control modules and software?
The answer is yes, but the frame will get significantly weaker and a lot more vibration when cutting, the cuts will be rougher too. It's possible but not recommended
One question.. Is there a reason, you went with joining 2 x 3030 profiles together, instead of using 3060 profile? 1 meter 3060 cost less than 2 meters 3030 ...
I am hoping I can get my 3018 to be a good as yours! I have already modified the bed from a moving bed to side rails to gain more cutting area. It works great (so far). I am hoping you can help me because I don’t know much about fixing the control panel, but now that it moves with side rails my x when I tell it to move forward actually moves backwards and vice versa. Can anyone help me out? To fix it for now I switched it so that the motor is at the front of the machine is tread of the back but that means I still can’t use the full bed as the cable isn’t long enough and I definitely don’t know how to fix that. I have already ordered three different sets from Amazon and none of the connectors are the correct size. Thanks in advance!
In console area, type "$$" and hit enter. Check $3. Tell me what number you have now and which axis you wanted to reverse. I'll tell you which number you should enter.
Thank you for replying so quickly! I made a typo in my post (it is my y axis that moves backwards because I switched to linear rails). I typed $$ in my console and $3=2. Does that make sense? I’m a real beginner at this :)
@@maryvanleeuwen1806 And maybe have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/fd07-OfCsAk/v-deo.html If you're a beginner, I think it might help (including how to reverse the axis)
You are amazing! Thank you, it works perfectly now! I will definitely watch the video... I need all the help I can get! I am not a heavy duty cnc machinist and the only two upgrades I wanted to complete was to switch the y-axis to linear rails and swap out the kit spindle with a makita trim router. Thank you for helping me check the first upgrade off my list! ❤️
The spindle is very high speed, 30000RPM, not really suitable for cutting steel. THe bit will get hot and dull very quickly. It's better to get a low speed spindle and proper cooling system to mill steel
Let me start by saying I love your craftsmanship! However particle board and wafer board swell with humidity and will throw off your tolerances. Especially if you use cutting oils to cut Aluminum. I would go back and make everything out of aluminum!
A little bit of click bait, but I did use the old machine to build this one and designed all the parts so people can use their 3018 cnc to make the same one. I have viewers already showed me their machine made from my design, so it's doable.
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Nice upgrade and build, how did you calibrate the machine before milling?
One more question, mate, on you grabcad's BOM, it says "SBR20 1.2m rails - 1 set". Guess it's a mistake? According to my calculations, it should be closer to 2.5 meters ..
Bonjour Minh, (c'est Viet comme nom ça non?) Bon boulot, bravo. Après des essais malheureux, je dispose de 3 x nema23 avec leur contrôleur ainsi qu'une broche brushless 400W avec pince ER11. J'aimerais bien utiliser ce matériel qui dort dans un coin pour me lancer dans la construction d'un chassis comme le tien. Je ne dispose pas de solidwork mais uniquement de Freecad (je suis sous Linux). Alors, je peux lire les fichiers et reconstituer les dimensions des pièces. Comme je ne dispose pas non plus d'une scie circulaire me permettant de faire des coupes d'équerre, j'aimerais bien commander les longueurs déjà à longueur. Pour ça, j'ai besoin des cotes exactes. (peut-être pourrais-tu me conseiller à ce niveau) J'ai pu voir que le bed fait 380mm x 280mm mais il me manque les longueurs des rails, des profilés et des vis à billes utilisés. Ce serait bien sympa si tu pouvais me renseigner. Merci d'avance et encore bravo pour ton travail et le mal que tu t'es donné pour le publier.
Bonjour, ca va bien? Je suis bien Vietnammien. les rails sont SRB20, pour les X et Y: 500mm, pour le Z: 200mm. Les Alum profiles sont de serie 3030 pour les X et Y:500mm. il faut aussi 2 bars de 400mm pour lier les 2 cotes de Y axis. Donc 8 bars de 500mm et 2 bars 400mm. La plupart des vis sont de M6. Il y a quelques M8 pour fixer les bout des bars profiles. Dans le GrabCad liens, tu peux utiliser FreeCAD pour ouvrir les fichier .step dans le dossier "Step_files". Tu peux aussi installer et utiliser fusion 360 version gratuit pour lire les fichiers .step
@@jeanmarchadier3807 Je n'utilise pas des BF/BK10. J'ai achete les roulements 8x16x6mm et 10x26x8mm et faire les supports moi-meme. Voici le liens pour le nouveau design: grabcad.com/library/easy-build-cnc-design-using-sfu1204-ballscrews-1
The size in X and Y is up to you, the machine can be as big as the length of your leadscrews and linear rails, just choose the aluminum extrusion corresponding to the length of the linear rails. . The Z axis range is 10cm. The one I made is 280x380 size in x and Y axis.
Can we really call it an upgrade at this point? You didn't kept anything from the original machine. It's more like a diy cnc you can make by borrowing a cnc. But other than that, very cool project, thanks for sharing! I might consider "upgrading" in the future.
Not really an upgrade as you said, I was just comparing to all the upgrade I made with the 3018. After all the upgrades, the 3018's performance is nowhere near the new machine. I wanted to give an alternative to all upgrades that you needed to do to make the 3018 work at an acceptable level.
So now it's a moving gantry router.......this is not an upgrade but a complete redesign and concept build........crap, I hate moving gantry routers.....I'm outta here. BTW, I love all your upgrades on the little 3018 CNC machine and the clever way you used the SBR fully supported linear rails for the X axis.....quite a bit of genius involved in the entire program for the upgrade(s). Compared to the original 3018 CNC with all it's upgrades, this is like the Wright Bros flyer evolving to the Boing 747. I think with this design, as it is an entirely new build, you could have also improved it by fitting 1204 ballscrews all round.....if possible. Eventually, this new machine will become so big you won't be able to move it at all.....LOL. I fully subscribe to the small is beautiful thinking but we still have a 3018 work envelope.
Ça fait 2 mois qu'on reste à la maison et on est toujours dans la crise de ce virus. Je sors une fois pas semaine pour aller au supermarché. Ça m'a pris plus 1 semaine pour finir cette machine car mes enfants sont à la maison et je ne pourrais travailler que 2 ou 3 heures par jours. Je n'ai pas pu sorti pour acheter les écrous manquant donc j'ai du cherché partout dans la maison et parfois les couper pour avoir la bonne longueur. Mais c'est fait, j'ai une nouvelle machine !!! Comment va chez toi ? j'espère que ta famille et toi allez bien et vous enfermer aussi? J'espère qu'on suivivra ce temps difficile. Bon week-end mon ami !
@@minhsmancave9448 Un exploit donc en temps de crise, s'il faut se débrouiller avec les écrous ;) Merci, ça va bien chez moi aussi Dieu merci. Je suis les recommandations officielles et comme toi je ne sors qu'une fois par semaine. Le plus embêtant c'est quand on a besoin de quincaillerie et que seule une commande en Chine permet de s'en procurer. Mais on n'en meurt pas ;) Continuons comme ça, dans la sérénité mon ami.
I did not watch this video when you released it because it was longer than I had time for... I now wish I had watched it back then! This is a fantastic and capable machine at a great cost!
I know you say that you wish you had built this back at the start, but I think this is the result of all the experience you gained with your 3018. You must have got a real "Buzz" when you saw how well it worked. Just stunning... nothing can stop you now!
I don't know if there is some way you can use it to make a few bucks to fund the next step in your adventure... some people on UA-cam have done this. Whatever you do though, don't let it spoil your enjoyment. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your projects.
Its good to see a man go beast mode on a mild mannered machine. I am a big fan of hardened steel rails and lead screws! I know people do good work off the belt drive machines but I just don't find that concept appealing. I think the 3018 size machine was a marketing ploy to sell upgrades which of course it does. I smile and laugh when I see a guy go his own way! Sometimes that is more fun than what ever it is you wanted to make that you bought the machine for! :)
The CNC of Theseus.
Great video!
Up until now I was considering to purchase a table top CNC machine. Not any more.
After watching quite a few videos I began to notice that bit chatter was all too common and the only way to solve this was by removing as much play in the structure as possible. Rails and screws are the way to solve this. A lot of people complain about the screw speeds being slower but I think the fact that by reducing any play a bit will cut much smoother and faster and overall speed up the job as well as saving your bits.
So now I'm set on building one from scratch.
Thanks again
Sitting in the garden and see the next video, I am blown away, this is great and helpful.
Making a better a new CNC mill whit the 3018.
This video gives a lot of new energy to keep on going on with the CNC 3018 and learn more...
Thank you, Thank you,Thank you.
Greetings from The Netherlands.
And thanks to you for your supports. Your comment also keeps me going doing things like this. Stay safe!
I know this is an older video, but I'm working on a similar idea... All the videos I've seen from you are great - thank you for sharing all of this! I'm working on adapting this build to my 2020/2040 extrusions (lots of spare rails) using square linear rails (hiwin copies)... Thanks to your files I think it will not be too difficult. I hope to be able to share any changes I make... Thank you again!
Сколько я смотрю про самодельные станки cnc у тебя самая простая и отличная конструкция и рассказал очень все доступно👍👍👍
BRILLIANT AND WELL EXPLAINED....WISH ALL VIDS WERE LIKE THIS
I heard the original idea behind the CNC machine was to make a machine that can make itself. This illustrates that very well, great video.
Thank you. Now I've built a better machine to build even better machines, lol!
Actually that was the idea behind the original 3D printers. And indeed many of the first DIY kits' parts were printed with a 3D printer.
bro your a genius we upgrade our printers the same way
Then we're genius, lol!
Fantastic video - one of the best imho
It’s always an important consideration whether to upgrade or start from scratch with a new project
This video clearly shows why it in most situations will be better, faster and even cheaper to start a new project
I’ve seen your 3018 upgrade vids and it stands clear that the amount of time you have spent on upgrading could have saved you lots of time
I have had the same consideration and was ready to invest in upgrading my 3018 but instead went for a new CNC using the 3018 as a stepping stone
Indian accents just inspire confidence. No way this guy doesn’t know what he’s doing. Great work.
Haha, upgrade? It's a new CNC machine built from scratch :) Good work though :)
Thought exactly the same xD
It's still got a soul of a 3018. 🤣
Good to know 3018 can be upgraded.
Up to this size. More importantly is the bed range to allow bigger parts. Thanks for sharing. Im planning to get 3018 as first step.
You can make the same design even bigger by using longer aluminum extrusion bars and leadscrews. That will cost a bit more money but still very cheap and better comparing to buying a machine commercially available. Hope that you will have fun with your 3018 CNC and upgrade to this machine someday.
Great job. Truly an inspiration! I recently adapted a router similar to that one to my 3018 pro! A Makita 0700. Printed a custom holder.for the makita on my ender 3!
When I set the cut depth to 2mm cutting wood I instantly heard the z axis complaining. Just this past Saturday I tested going through aluminium (0.2mm depth to start) and even though the 4mm tungsten bit and the router itself didn't have a problem, the z axis wobble again couldn't keep up, turning a simple line in an adventure. For this kind of work you just can't have any kind of wobble. Will have to redesign my z axis. Enlarging the work area is also a priority. So.....this design of yours is really spot on with my intents. Great job really. Excellent videos. Keep up.
If you had time to take a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/8pNyG71b0ZU/v-deo.html . You will see that the problem is actually come from the X axis rails, not the Z axis. You might need to do the same thign I did by upgrading the X axis to some type of supported rails.
wow that is cool as man... i have saved you video so i can build it later. my 3018 just arrived in the mail.
Happy milling!!!
@@minhsmancave9448 i was thinking of going for SBR20 1000mmm for Y and 500mm for the X or should i go a SBR25 or 30?
Sbr20 will be more than enough in my opinion. If you still think about getting the bigger rails, sbr30 will be easier to install because the hole distance is 40mm, it will fit on standard aluminum extrusion. My 3 type of choice would be sbr16, sbr20 and sbr30. The first 2 will fit the 30s aluminum extrusion, the last one will fit 20s or 40s
I was originally looking to buy a 3018 CNC to mill aluminum, but it seems like it needs so many upgrades its not worth it. Your video gives me a lot of ideas, I think I will just buy aluminum extrusion and linear rails myself. I think I will skip the parts you made out of MDF and jump straight to steel which is much stronger. There are many services that will offer laser cut steel parts around a quarter inch thick with all the rights cuts and holes for ~$100-150, I think it would be much less time consuming and possibly even cheaper to just have them cut it for me on a precision laser, and then assemble it all myself. I will need to design it carefully it CAD first though to make sure there are no mistakes. Thanks for your videos I really like your design and plan on a similar design.
That's probably a good way to go if you can find a reasonable laser cutting service. And you're right again with checking carefully your CAD design. The best way I think is to have it in 3D CAD and make sure there's no mistake. It's not easy to fix mistakes with steel parts.
great build, think if I was going to do this much, and making it as beefy as you did I would have also increased the bed size. but everyone has their own needs, and perhaps this one fits your shop fine.
You're right about everyone has their own needs. Until now, I haven't made any thing too big that this machine can't do yet. In the future, if I were to make furnitures or real 3d relief panels, I will consider bigger size bed. That will also lead to longer rails, longer ballscrews and aluminum extrusions, which also means more money put into it. As the first version, I will settle for this one for now.
Looks like it's cold in your basement sometimes... This CNC 3018's offspring is a great one, a milestone in your quest for a sturdy and reliable machine. Great job indeed Minh. Hats off! This new CNC looks beautiful too IMO. You proved once again that from design to effective device, one may come across some adjustments. I love the final demo with that thick aluminium sheet. Thank you Minh!
(FR) Salut mon ami! Tu as encore profité du confinement pour avancer dans tes projets de business de meubles! Un vrai "hard worker" à l'américaine. Le résultat est plus que séduisant à plus d'un titre: éléments plus solides bien que plus larges; la disparition des vibrations parasites et cerise sur le gâteau, une précision et un spindle puissant. Je ne pensais pas que tu allais arriver rapidement à ce résultat. Ceci étant, le prix de revient de tout ce matériel n'est pas donné malgré l'utilisation d'éléments en bois taillés avec le vieux pépère 3018 ;). Mais comme je n'ai pas eu le temps ou pas assez pour réaliser les améliorations intermédiaires du 3018, j'ai fait l'économie de quelques centaines d'euros. Finalement, cette dernière nouvelle version est bien celle dans laquelle on peut investir, vu sa qualité. La partie driver et sa carte mach3 à $11, me séduit beaucoup et tes précédentes videos que je re-regarde régulièrement pour assimiler les choses, me font nettement mieux comprendre cette partie electro-electronique du projet. Elle est terriblement bien faite et copiable à volonté. Merci beaucoup mon ami, c'est du partage de qualité et de nombreuses heures (tes habits le prouvent) de travail de ton côté. Content d'avoir découvert par hasard ta chaîne. Tes projets sont accessibles et ton pragmatisme est une bonne pédagogie. Prends soin de toi et de tes proches Minh. En fait, cette machine te rend plus autonome dans ta future production: au lieu de commander des pièces par dizaine chez un autre, tu peux les créer chez toi maintenant et dans la règle de l'art. Châpeau!
It snowed today in western Maryland (May 9th) - I had to wear a coat in my garage working on this machine.
(FR) Il faut depenser un peu des sous pour les composants de qualite donc c'est pas donne cette machine. Mais si on fait la comparaison avec les autres machine sur le marche, je pense que c'est le prix est vraiment bas et la qualite est surement superieur. Par example, une machine 3040 CNC coute 400 ou 500USD sur ebay est construite seulement avec les rails non supportes (une des moins chere dans la gamme). Les moteurs qu j'ai suggere sont assez puissant pour augmenter la vitesse de la machine. Avec cette machine, c'est vraiment facile pour construire une autre plus grand que je ferai dans le future. Mais avec cette machine, je pense que je pourrais deja faire quelques etageres sympas.
@@minhsmancave9448 (FR) et tu situes à combien le total?
@@joetke J'ai achete les composant avant le COVID-19 donc ca a ete moins chers. Le prix a augmente un peu, donc, autour de 375USD
@@minhsmancave9448 Même à $500 je le prendrais tel quel! Je suis très surpris, agréablement surpris. Merci! à propos, tes astuces pour rendre les coupes de profilés très précises avec les plots de bois, sont précieuses. Tu les avais déjà montrées dans d'autres videos.
@@minhsmancave9448 spindle compris?
Great video thanks for sharing. I'm planning on getting the 3018 for playing and learning. Your videos have been very very helpful so far - Thank you very much for sharing your ideas. So it looks like you can build another CNC mill with the 3018 and then with your new CNC Mill you can build the next bigger one!! How cool!!! 😁
Thank you for the kind words. At first, I also just wanted to get the 3018 for learning. But the more I used the machine, the more power I wanted. And here I'm with a bigger and stronger machine. And I'm pretty sure that I will build a bigger one in the future.
So I got 3018 and boy oh boy have I got a lot of learning to do. Way more complex than 3D printing! I'm trying to figure out the coordinate system and how to use Fusion 360 with Candle(grbl). If you have a tutorial on how to set things up such as tool heights, coordinates systems, post processing that would be so helpful to the maker movement out here. Please write down before/if you make a video so you can show us the logical steps. Once I get a hang of this I'll probably make a few vids too to help others out. Really interesting stuff.
BTW a simple step by step on exactly what you do to design, generate gcode and how to run it in the machine without tools crashing would be helpful. I still can't figure out why my tool head crashes. I've disabled G45 in fusion but there's something weird going on. Maybe designing a simple pocket and how you set up tool heights etc would help.
If you saw this video already:ua-cam.com/video/5pQDhtpoXSs/v-deo.html
I'm not sure what I was missing? I think I showed all the answer to your questions. Just make sure you followed all the step to setup the tool paths, G-code (post-processor, which lines to remove)...I also have a bunch of other videos about the 3018 that other viewers found helpful that you could watch.
Once you get used to the process, you will find that it's not really complicated compare to 3D printing, it's also can produce a lot better parts in shorter time.
@@minhsmancave9448 Thanks Minh. So this is a big learning curve for me. I think I've figured out the G45 problem. Managed to surface a block of wood today using the output of Fusion360 CAM GRBL. Was very surprised how good the surface finish was! It took a long time with a 3mm bit so I've ordered larger cutters !! No one told me about the endmill addiction !! 😉
I was gifted some SBR12 rail, so I may give this a go using that instead of the SBR20 used in the video. Hopefully it will be robust enough.
You might need to modify the positions of the holes a little bit since the bearing blocs on sbr12 are different from the ones on sbr16 or sbr20
Great content Minh, I like your channal a lot. I am planning to buy a 3018 cnc as wel and make it inprove slong the way. Thanks and keep up the good work. Kind regards, Dennis from the Nederlands.
Thank you very much for sharing! Love it!👍
Very impressive! Can't wait to get my 3018 :)
Surely you will have fun playing with it
GREAT !!!! nice build... keep going!!!
The design is great, can wait to watch it in full. :)
My main man Minh, thank you!
you have done a very good job considering that you made most of the construction of wood, 3018 is not a well designed machine, but yours looks really good and with aluminum replacement it will be a very solid machine well done
Thank you and I already replaced the wooden parts with Aluminum: ua-cam.com/video/21zEnGqctUc/v-deo.html
Absolutely excellent work, thank you for sharing! Only one problem: now I’m going to try and make one too...
You surely can try. Few viewers already showed me their version from my design.
You did a great job, and explained it so clear that I got amazed
Thank you, very glad that you liked it
thank you for all this you have produced. I plan to build and try what you have. The Best
Thank you for watching. So far, I'm really pleased with the new machine. I can cut 10 times faster compare to the 3018 and all the cuts are clean, smooth. I cannot recommend enough everyone to build a new machine with all the supported rails. You won't even look back at the 3018 anymore.
Your video's have helped me a ton getting started with CNC, and this one is the cherry on top. I'll be trying this (albeit slighly modified) soon!
Thank you Minh!
Hi Kevin. I'm very glad to help. Modifications is a must since I was designing the machine based on what I had and not what you have. Other viewers also made their machine based on this design and with their own customization. You can also skip this version and go to the next that was designed for the ballscrews instead of leadscrews.
@@minhsmancave9448 I suppose you are right. I'm in the planning stage, so may aswel go for ballscrews aswel. I'm looking to make cutting epoxy enclosures at a much higher speed than I'm currently capable of, it's not that I have high goals, but may aswel make it as good as is reasonably possible. Cheers mate
Fruck! I though you were joking until I skip to the 1:00:00 damn that is smooth! Good job!
It would be real funny if people watch for one hour to find out that I made a sh*tty machine, lol
I salute you a real master craftsman 👍
Great job at rebuilding a 3018 into a more usable machine, or using one to create a larger machine. I would suggest adding a plate to the back of the gantry to stiffen it, MDF will work but aluminum would be stronger.
I plan on using some of these ideas in whatever I build to replace my 3018.
I may use a different spindle however, something like the one from a Taig mill.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm currently working on stiffening the machine and new video about that will come out soon. I already change the spindle to a water cooled spindle. Compare to the router, it's like music to my ears.
@@minhsmancave9448, looking forward to see it. I returned my 3018 and got a $100 2418, just for making parts for the bigger machine. I started ordering parts for the big one based on your machine. I may have my platform move, like the 3018, instead of the gantry. I'd like the gantry to be as rigid as possible. That will mean a larger footprint though.
I want a machine with good repeatability and accuracy.
@@theoldpcguy just finished the first part of the process: ua-cam.com/video/HeGdIwOl2LM/v-deo.html
I'll probably will be done by next week and can try milling some steel
@@minhsmancave9448 Already watched it, good progress.
Huge thanks, lots of good information 👍
I have a CNC3018 that I'm playing with, and I like what you've done with yours.
Great Video
You inspiering me every time to go on with my 3018 and dream to build a bigger and netter one
Thank you so much
I think you can make it come true quite easily. It just takes a bit time to gather all the components.
1. Can the y- axis hardwares be positioned on the outer side of the working area to have extra larger working space? Is it possible and will it make a difference?
2. With the right bit, can you engrave a granite or ceramic tiles with your machine?
Wow... You blew my mind. Congratulations!
Thank you for your support my friend
great job! but, in my opinion, one big mistake is using a trapezoidal screw with soft brass nuts instead of a ball screw. when processing aluminum, these nuts will change very often
Totally agree, but I was focusing on reducing the cost and have a machine that works reasonably on plywood, that's why the leadscrews were the solution. If I have more money, yes, ballscrews are much better.
Awesome build! I love that you are cutting aluminum with that!
Two motors on the Y axis is the best solution.
Really impressive, keep up the good work Minh!
Thank you, will to make more things with this machine
you are the best!!!
Thank you so much.. I think ill follow your instruction how to build and really save money.
Cảm ơn chia sẻ máy của anh. Khi nào rảnh, anh làm thêm video ngắn về test độ cứng và độ chính xác của máy. Ví dụ Độ cứng: lấy tay đẩy hai vai trục X, trục Z. Về độ chính xác: Sau khi phay miếng nhôm anh đo thử kích thước xem dung sai máy thế nào. Thank anh
Mình đang thiết kế lại Trục X và Z. Sẽ tiện thể thử luôn các cách thử bạn nói
This is a great job ! Since you've done that much work, just some black paint on the edges of the MDF will make the whole thing beautiful. Thanks for being so generous with your time. Are you in the San Francisco area?
I didn't plan on keeping those bracket long, if you continue watching other videos, you'll see that I changed them to Aluminium and the machine is really awesome now. I'm in Maryland
Thanks for the video. Quite a simple design and like some of those pieces. Bought a 3040 but not happy with the Z travel but other than that it is OK, cuts Ali OK (1.5mm depth with a 6mm cutter was achieved the other day). The controller components are a bit suspect though, MACH 3 no longer controls the VFD spindle and within 30mins of initial use one of the stepper driver boards failed, lol. May upgrade or make new using MDF pieces and extrusion similar initially but these wood pieces can be replaced later with Aluminium once design is proven. Controller is the biggest decision either will be a Ethernet based like UCCNC or an offline controller such as a SMC5-N-N.
I love it!!! Great work!!
Good Job! I liked a Lot this machine! I am from Brazil. Thank you!
Awesome job. Great ideas and we'll built. I just stared in cnc this was very helpful
Thank you. You might want to have a look at the next version with ballscrews instead of leadscrews.
A big thank you for sharing your ideas!! I was inspired by you and several others who have been doing such a good job to educate would be learners such as my self and thousands others. I finally ordered a cnc 3018 machine and waiting to assemble it. Off course at some point in the near future I will be hoping to move to a bigger, better and more capable cnc machine to machine not just wood and plastics but also metals. I have a question for you, in your experience will I be able to use my stock 775 8000 rpm spindle for machining the parts for building your new wooden parts for the gantry you show in this particular video?
Yes, definitely. The parameters that I used in the video are very slow and you and use the sames for the original 3018cnc and spindle
Genius 😊👍
Thanks for making the video! I'm still learning how to get a model from fusion to G code...lol Some day I hope to be able to build a bigger machine, I have to learn how to use the little one first! Very inspiring...subbed and liked!
I'm sure you will get to building a better machine very soon. I had my first experience with CNC milling and fusion 360 only a year ago with 3018 CNC. I got addicted from then on.
Your videos are great. I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you.
Glad it helped!!!
This is amazing, though the site with the information on doesn't seem to want to download... it keeps saying file archive is being created - check back soon... that was a day ago now :/
Thank you for noticing, I'll take a look and update if needed
The website should be back soon since I can still access it using my phone but not my computer.
@@minhsmancave9448 same error man tried on laptop and android phone. Says being archived, for several days now. Ordered the parts, gonna follow your design, with slight modifications... Thanks
Awesome build ,new subscriber.you a real master.
im going to build this and was wondering if a power supply that big was needed.
You can calculate how big your power supply should be based on stepper motors, current used by each and need some more for the controller board, etc. then add 20% to give a safe margin. That's what I did fro mine.
Great video!I am looking for a powerful spindle that can mill the metal and make metal mold. which one can you recommend?
3018 is the best cnc kit u can buy, and then just make it larger... question is ... does it worth it? i mean my dude invested around 500$ in the extra parts in todays market... not sure 3 years ago... but atm an nema 23 is 70$ or more... linear bearings around 30-50$ a pop....
How come you decided to go for a moving gantry? I do agree with the choice, but from all I could gather it seems the moving bed construction can be made stable more easily.
Moving gantry will give you larger working area. I do agree with you that moving bed will make the machine more stable,which I will use when I build a machine dedicated for steel milling.
what are your feeds and speeds for alum milling?
Help. Can you send for me file's grabcad. .. your links die
brilliant video mate! you quickly became my favorite CNC channel. thanks for sharing. just turn down the usage of the word "just" a little bit :D
Will try. Bad talking habits sneaked in without noticing :D
@@minhsmancave9448 happens to the best ;)
14:34 Where did you get that aluminum extrusion? I cant find it. It is a version of 4040 but that exact type I have yet to find.
www.zyltech.com/store/p243/ZYLtech_3030_Aluminum_Extrusion_-_Pre-cut_length_1000mm_or_1200mm.html
@Minh's, what's the size for the 5 pieces of aluminum extrusion? I will begun buying the stuff I need the start mine. Thank you for your work! 👌
This is brilliant but it's hardly an upgrade. What is actually left of the original machine and would it be better to just buy equivalent parts and build a complete diy cnc machine?
Yes, maybe. The important things are the linear rails, they are fully supported and doesn't bend under heavy weight. Most of the cheap DIY kits on the market don't have that. If you can get one, surely it will be easier than make all the parts yourself.
How big travels on axis/work area
great video brother! , btw whats total weight of this machine?
Awesome upgrades. Having fun watching your channel. I have a 3040. I dig it. Really like seeing the work in Fusion. Excellent explanations. Thanks Minh. Have you seen the Onefinity cnc machines. Such an awesome looking machine.
Hi, great video very informative. Do yo have to change any GRBL settings $$$$$$ when you upgrade to a manual start Makita spindle, if so can you please let me know which ones.
Many thanks.
If it's manual, you don't need to change anything
Is this louder or normal?
Minh as always really coool Video greetings from germany
Thank you! I'm very glad to get a lot of positive feedback. Will try to have more fun things to show.
@@minhsmancave9448 i will Upload a Video Series about the 3018 in german too i will Tell them your channel name
Awesome, thank you my friend!!!
Will you give me the paid consultancy for my cnc 3018 machine with FUSION360 software, with anydesk software.
Hello . What is the accuracy?
THANK YOU FOR VIDEO. but why do you decide to construct a CNC model with fix work plane and X axe mobile if this model is not stable to work metals ?
Yes, this model is not ideal for metal milling. My intentions weren't to cut a lot of steel, just enough to cut Aluminum. I mainly will work with wood to make 3D relief models. For this, I prefer to have larger working area and that's why I settled on this type of moving gantry CNC design. In the future, If I change my mind, I can always convert it in to a moving platform type of design.
@@minhsmancave9448 thanks for your answer. good work and please continue to post new videos really help us so much
So this is weird... I bought a CNC 3018 and did some upgrades: increase Y axis, increased support for X chrome rods and the Z Axis mount. The weird thing is.. I found your channel and saw your Z Axis upgrade is virtually the same as mine (blew my mind). Thank goodness I found this video, as I also noticed it was the chrome rods on the X and Y that had the bending problem, causing the play on the spindle.
I have ordered the supported linear rods rails and the extra aluminum extrusions. You saved me a lot of time and money... coz I would have upgraded all the parts instead of just rebuilding the structure.
What do you think of the 500w Spindle (from Banggood)? It is the spindle I ordered and waiting for shipping. I want to cut aluminium with the Spindle... and what bit do you recommend?
Thanks for a great video!
500W spindle will be fine, it's not as powerful as the router I got but it's a lot more quiet. I used the 400W spindle to mill Aluminum before and it wasn't too bad. The more important thing will be the supported rails to avoid play.
@@minhsmancave9448 Thank you and keep up the good work!
@@minhsmancave9448 What software are you using? I am still using "grblControl". What software do you use and what do you recommend?
@Marc Uberstein I used Candle to control grbl based board. But for this machine, I'm using Mach3 that came with the controller board that I bought on AliExpress (not sure about the license in the compact disc tho, since Mach33 is not free). Mach3 is definitely superior compare to Grbl. A lot more function for probing, calibrating. YOu can jog the machine with the arrow keys on the keyboard,etc...
@@minhsmancave9448 Thank you! I saw your computer for a split second and I thought it looked like Mach3. Thanks for the information.
I am almost done with my rebuild! It is a combination between your machine and the 6040 CNC :)
Newbie here and this is my naive question: Specifically for 3018 cnc, can i expand the working area in the x and y axis retaining the original z axis by changing the hardwares like the frames? If the answer is yes, can i make a 60cm x 60cm (at least)working area using the same control modules and software?
The answer is yes, but the frame will get significantly weaker and a lot more vibration when cutting, the cuts will be rougher too. It's possible but not recommended
@@minhsmancave9448 Wow! Thank you for replying Sir! Subs here!👍👍
One question.. Is there a reason, you went with joining 2 x 3030 profiles together, instead of using 3060 profile? 1 meter 3060 cost less than 2 meters 3030 ...
No, there wasn't. I used what I have in stock since I bought 3030 1m in a pack of 10. If I have 3060, I'll use it. Where do you buy your 3060?
@@minhsmancave9448 I'm in Indonesia, local suppliers have it at surprisingly low cost.. Thanks anyways ..
cool ! Where did you buy spindle ? How much ?
EBay, $30
VL quá ông ơi. Có file step đã chỉnh sửa final k ông
I am hoping I can get my 3018 to be a good as yours! I have already modified the bed from a moving bed to side rails to gain more cutting area. It works great (so far). I am hoping you can help me because I don’t know much about fixing the control panel, but now that it moves with side rails my x when I tell it to move forward actually moves backwards and vice versa. Can anyone help me out? To fix it for now I switched it so that the motor is at the front of the machine is tread of the back but that means I still can’t use the full bed as the cable isn’t long enough and I definitely don’t know how to fix that. I have already ordered three different sets from Amazon and none of the connectors are the correct size. Thanks in advance!
In console area, type "$$" and hit enter. Check $3. Tell me what number you have now and which axis you wanted to reverse. I'll tell you which number you should enter.
Thank you for replying so quickly! I made a typo in my post (it is my y axis that moves backwards because I switched to linear rails). I typed $$ in my console and $3=2. Does that make sense? I’m a real beginner at this :)
Yes, it makes sense, now, type $3=0 and hit enter, y axis should reverse after that
@@maryvanleeuwen1806 And maybe have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/fd07-OfCsAk/v-deo.html
If you're a beginner, I think it might help (including how to reverse the axis)
You are amazing! Thank you, it works perfectly now! I will definitely watch the video... I need all the help I can get! I am not a heavy duty cnc machinist and the only two upgrades I wanted to complete was to switch the y-axis to linear rails and swap out the kit spindle with a makita trim router. Thank you for helping me check the first upgrade off my list! ❤️
Tutorial.Thanks
Is it capable of engraving on stainless steel 0.03 inch deep?
The spindle is very high speed, 30000RPM, not really suitable for cutting steel. THe bit will get hot and dull very quickly. It's better to get a low speed spindle and proper cooling system to mill steel
Let me start by saying I love your craftsmanship! However particle board and wafer board swell with humidity and will throw off your tolerances. Especially if you use cutting oils to cut Aluminum. I would go back and make everything out of aluminum!
Watch my later videos about upgrading this machine. Everything was aluminum in the end.
Upgrade? this is a different machine. I am hard pressed to see any OEM parts. Nice work.
It's kinda click bait, lol!!! It's a different machine but you can use your 3018 cnc to build it. Upgrade to a better machine 😉
It's a bit like Grandpa telling his grandchildren "I've had this knife for sixty years... it has only had three new handles, and five new blades!"
You just reused some parts from your last machine.. this is not an upgrade you just built a new one. (but like wow that's really impressive :) )
A little bit of click bait, but I did use the old machine to build this one and designed all the parts so people can use their 3018 cnc to make the same one. I have viewers already showed me their machine made from my design, so it's doable.
Nice upgrade and build, how did you calibrate the machine before milling?
I did this: ua-cam.com/video/GZzTefFZHVs/v-deo.html
One more question, mate, on you grabcad's BOM, it says "SBR20 1.2m rails - 1 set". Guess it's a mistake? According to my calculations, it should be closer to 2.5 meters ..
Set of 2, so 2.4m
Bonjour Minh, (c'est Viet comme nom ça non?)
Bon boulot, bravo.
Après des essais malheureux, je dispose de 3 x nema23 avec leur contrôleur ainsi qu'une broche brushless 400W avec pince ER11.
J'aimerais bien utiliser ce matériel qui dort dans un coin pour me lancer dans la construction d'un chassis comme le tien.
Je ne dispose pas de solidwork mais uniquement de Freecad (je suis sous Linux). Alors, je peux lire les fichiers et reconstituer les dimensions des pièces. Comme je ne dispose pas non plus d'une scie circulaire me permettant de faire des coupes d'équerre, j'aimerais bien commander les longueurs déjà à longueur. Pour ça, j'ai besoin des cotes exactes. (peut-être pourrais-tu me conseiller à ce niveau)
J'ai pu voir que le bed fait 380mm x 280mm mais il me manque les longueurs des rails, des profilés et des vis à billes utilisés.
Ce serait bien sympa si tu pouvais me renseigner.
Merci d'avance et encore bravo pour ton travail et le mal que tu t'es donné pour le publier.
Bonjour, ca va bien? Je suis bien Vietnammien. les rails sont SRB20, pour les X et Y: 500mm, pour le Z: 200mm. Les Alum profiles sont de serie 3030 pour les X et Y:500mm. il faut aussi 2 bars de 400mm pour lier les 2 cotes de Y axis. Donc 8 bars de 500mm et 2 bars 400mm. La plupart des vis sont de M6. Il y a quelques M8 pour fixer les bout des bars profiles. Dans le GrabCad liens, tu peux utiliser FreeCAD pour ouvrir les fichier .step dans le dossier "Step_files". Tu peux aussi installer et utiliser fusion 360 version gratuit pour lire les fichiers .step
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Bonjour. Merci de ta réponse rapide. As-tu fait évoluer cette machine avec des vis à billes SFU-204?
Oui,ce sont des sfu1204, 3 de 550mm avec les 2 bouts machines pour les axes de X et Y. 250mm pour le Z.
@@minhsmancave9448 Du coup, comment montes-tu les BK10 et BF10 ? Tu aurais une image?
@@jeanmarchadier3807 Je n'utilise pas des BF/BK10. J'ai achete les roulements 8x16x6mm et 10x26x8mm et faire les supports moi-meme. Voici le liens pour le nouveau design: grabcad.com/library/easy-build-cnc-design-using-sfu1204-ballscrews-1
Thanks for bing honest
This is awesome! How big is the CNC after all of the upgrades?
The size in X and Y is up to you, the machine can be as big as the length of your leadscrews and linear rails, just choose the aluminum extrusion corresponding to the length of the linear rails. . The Z axis range is 10cm. The one I made is 280x380 size in x and Y axis.
@@minhsmancave9448 Super cool! Thank you! My CNC is arriving in about a week and this video gave me a lot of confidence
Thank you, other viewers showed me their machine made with this design. It should work once you get use to your 3018 cnc.
Can we really call it an upgrade at this point? You didn't kept anything from the original machine. It's more like a diy cnc you can make by borrowing a cnc. But other than that, very cool project, thanks for sharing! I might consider "upgrading" in the future.
Not really an upgrade as you said, I was just comparing to all the upgrade I made with the 3018. After all the upgrades, the 3018's performance is nowhere near the new machine. I wanted to give an alternative to all upgrades that you needed to do to make the 3018 work at an acceptable level.
So now it's a moving gantry router.......this is not an upgrade but a complete redesign and concept build........crap, I hate moving gantry routers.....I'm outta here.
BTW, I love all your upgrades on the little 3018 CNC machine and the clever way you used the SBR fully supported linear rails for the X axis.....quite a bit of genius involved in the entire program for the upgrade(s).
Compared to the original 3018 CNC with all it's upgrades, this is like the Wright Bros flyer evolving to the Boing 747.
I think with this design, as it is an entirely new build, you could have also improved it by fitting 1204 ballscrews all round.....if possible.
Eventually, this new machine will become so big you won't be able to move it at all.....LOL.
I fully subscribe to the small is beautiful thinking but we still have a 3018 work envelope.
Id like to contact you offline regarding the upgrades. Do you have an email
Thx
You must have some bloody hard butter, then.
Frozen butter!!!
Only upgrade? The only upgrade is having a whole new CNC according to this video.
Au fait, j'espère que tu as traversé cette crise en gardant tes proches à l'abri. Salut Minh.
Ça fait 2 mois qu'on reste à la maison et on est toujours dans la crise de ce virus. Je sors une fois pas semaine pour aller au supermarché. Ça m'a pris plus 1 semaine pour finir cette machine car mes enfants sont à la maison et je ne pourrais travailler que 2 ou 3 heures par jours. Je n'ai pas pu sorti pour acheter les écrous manquant donc j'ai du cherché partout dans la maison et parfois les couper pour avoir la bonne longueur. Mais c'est fait, j'ai une nouvelle machine !!! Comment va chez toi ? j'espère que ta famille et toi allez bien et vous enfermer aussi? J'espère qu'on suivivra ce temps difficile. Bon week-end mon ami !
@@minhsmancave9448 Un exploit donc en temps de crise, s'il faut se débrouiller avec les écrous ;) Merci, ça va bien chez moi aussi Dieu merci. Je suis les recommandations officielles et comme toi je ne sors qu'une fois par semaine. Le plus embêtant c'est quand on a besoin de quincaillerie et que seule une commande en Chine permet de s'en procurer. Mais on n'en meurt pas ;) Continuons comme ça, dans la sérénité mon ami.
Make it easy for us and tell us which CNC we should by right away ...
Easier, give me your credit card number and I buy you one.
bro .. take a breathe .. you gonna faint
Haha, got that comment again. I'm trying to slow myself down.