Part 1 of building my router copy carver. More at: woodgears.ca/copy_carver/build... I also sell plans for this machine here: woodgears.ca/copy_carver/plans
I build a copy router MW-style especially for copying pinblocks of pianoforte which needed to be replaced. This was a big step forwards. Thank you Matthias from Germany !
Linear ball bearings are expensive, and require high precisions holes and had ground shafts. That could easily triple the cost of the project, and make it more difficult to build.
I took 3 years of mechanical engineering before I realized this... I'm now in my 3rd year of biomedical engineering... If your goal is to design, like some of the brilliant things shown in these videos, I'd recommend looking into a more specialized degree, or plan on going to grad school... Hats off for these videos, you are brilliant, I used to think I was handy in the workshop until I found your videos... I'm now learning Google sketchup... You sir, are an inspiration. Keep the videos coming
mattias, estoy muy agradecido por tus vídeos , son muy útiles y de mucho aprendizaje en cosas que no sabia ... un saludo cordial desde san luis - argentina - dano guardia
Your video is very instructive. I like how you make the device with the aid of a CAD program, and how you solve all details for a good fit. I also like all the tools you've designed and you use for an easer and better use of the machines. Thanks you very much for sharing.
If you're like me, you hate to throw things away that you might use later. That posture results in a lot of stuff that takes up space. Rather than tossing any of it, I began deconstructing it. Printers, for example, contain many interesting parts that I saved. In addition to any small moving parts, stepper motors, lasers, and select circuit board components are many stainless rods of various lengths, and diameters, a plethora of springs, screws, and gears abound. The gears have a dense, sticky grease that has an affinity for dust, lint, dog hair, & saw dust, and they become rather unsavory to play with pretty quickly. To solve that, I tossed them in one leg of a pair of panty hose that I cut off at the knee, then tied. This went in the washer with my next load of grungy jeans along with a liberal squirt of Dawn. They came out greasless, and considerably more conducive to tinkering.
The part where you shave down the tight parts of the hole where the router was rubbing reminded me of a technique greek stone masons use to fit giant pieces of granite together. They coat one piece in red dust, try to fit the two together, and then chip away the parts of the other stone that have red dots.
I admire your skills, young buck. Doubtless that it was the best kind of work, the kind that make you run to the shop even before brushing your teeth every morning, that keep you up way past your bedtime at night & that wake you up in a cold sweat, You've worked hard to have earned your skills. No such thing as "talent". I write congress regularly.to go metric, & begin teaching a 2nd.language no later than 2nd grade among many other things that I think they need to understand. :D
I find it amusing you measure things with calipers to thousandths of an inch, yet you're perfectly fine with roughing out a line with your fingers, and a pencil.
No, I haven't. And I guess that if what you do works, and it's cheap, then it's better then something expensive (Though I still can't believe that using Linear BBs would be more complex then what you did, but let's not argue. Again, you've got the experience, it was just an idea. You're probably right.). Keep up the amazing work!
You didn't show it this time but I have noticed in the past that you mount your patterns with glue that leave's a mess when you pull it off. Here's what I do. Cover the wood with masking tape then mount your patterns with spray glue. When everything is cut out all you have to do is peel off the masking tape and your wood will be free of glue. Give it a try!
Brother! You are a congenial person, I dreamed of such a machine, but my knowledge is too weak, could you give me detailed instructions and dimensions. Thanks in advance, regards to your talent Leo
Most mechanical engineers don't design anything, actually. There is so much more work in software thanthere is in mechanical design. So a mechanical engineer, by training, is more likely to be programming computers than designing machines.
A comment on my last comment. Linear ball bearings would probably be more expensive then what you have used, and it would also be less "fun" to make the jig using those as it would be easier.
Hi Matthias, you inspired me to make my own! I'm getting there and I made a video like yours to explain it. it would be great if you could watch it, I'm building carved top guitars!
Mathias, Your videos are fantastic. I will be ordering several very soon. Regarding the Router Copy Carver and the 3D Router Pantograph, would there be any issues with using your BigPrint software to effectively double the size of all of the parts on the plans to make the machine twice the size? I would like to have more capacity for doing replicating larger items without having to make mirror images of the items that I would like to replicate.
Dear Mr. Matthias is a pleasure to greet you write from Venezuela I like all your projects and I would love if there is the possibility of some but as would in that case as would have to do to see your designs or drawings including some in specific such as those concerning the router
Hey Matthias, im a mechanical engineer at Florida State University and I love your videos! My parents encourage my choice of major and are very supportive. However, they seem to think that mechanical engineer means 'electrical engineer with moving parts' and they keep trying to get me into computer and electrical stuff. I'm not opposed to it, but its not the kind of stuff i want to do. What kind of project could i do to show them what a mechanical engineer does? thank you and keep making videos!
Hi Matthias I purchased the plan for the router copier Which I though was very clever how ever i have a question, what is the size of the bearings you use? Thanks Basil
They are 8 mm ID and 22 mm OD. If you google 608 bearings or rollerball bearings, those are the ones to buy. They are available all over the net, Amazon, etc. BTW, if you bought the plans, this is listed on the materials list in the "Other Hardware" section. If you click on the link for "hardware list/cut list" on the index.html page you will find it.
Matthias Emergency Help Please. I have a job to carve decorative staff bead for sash windows. They are in 2.5 meter lengths. I couldn’t do them in my cnc as the carving wraps around the front nosing. I built a copy router as yours but you can only carve within the confines of the shaft. Any attempt to reposition or stagger the follower pin will not work. I did not foresee this. Have you any other ideas. I’ve got a pantorouter from your plans 90% complete but not sure if this will work Thx Mick
Hey dud e I m watching all your projects and they r so good but I wanna say something that the third bearring is standing against the motion I guess... Am I wrong????
I see. As I mentioned, Linear BBs would be more expensive, but I am surprised that you claim that they would require higher precision (I don't claim that I'm right as I am a process engineer, not a mechanical engineer and woodworker. So I trust you more then myself in this case since you have a lot more practical experience then me) as your configuration requires 6 high precision holes and linear BBs would only require 2 high precision holes with regards to the large shaft - side way movement.
Right, which is what I want to do! My parents keep trying to get me into Arduino and actual programming languages and stuff like that. I need a project that requires working with a modelling program or even just requires more than a computer and soldiering iron. something i can put together in my basement!
Masking tape (actually, tape in general) has a nasty habit of gumming up cutting edges, and it does so rather quickly; this is because tape adhesive doesn't dry or cure. The glue Matthias uses dries/cures hard; in fact, wood glue supposedly dries/cures with density and hardness comparable to some woods, so the machines should have little trouble with it, and it is actually less trouble to quickly mill off the glue than it is to clean tape adhesive off tools.
Wouldn't it be easier to use a linear ball bearing for the larger shaft rather then 3 normal ball bearings rotated 90°? Linear ball bearings are designed for this purpose! There are several configurations of linear ball bearings, as they may accommodate not only for round shafts, but also for something like a drawer in a wardrobe. However, round ones exists, and come in many lengths and diameters. It would reduce the complexity, and increase the accuracy and reproducibility of your jig.
I build a copy router MW-style especially for copying pinblocks of pianoforte which needed to be replaced. This was a big step forwards. Thank you Matthias from Germany !
Everyone watching Matthias: "Amazing!"
Me watching Matthias: "How many pairs of roller blades do you own?!"
Linear ball bearings are expensive, and require high precisions holes and had ground shafts. That could easily triple the cost of the project, and make it more difficult to build.
It's not the end product but the process. Love your videos.
Always look forward to your posts, thanks for all the great projects and shop tools you bring to UA-cam.
You are a real seigneur as a do it yourselfmen so great to build things like you thanks mate.
Thanks Matthias, my Grandfather was a woodworker he would have loved your videos.
I'm really enjoying your videos. From haphazardly mowing weeds to precision woodworking. What a range of interests. My kind of interests also.
I took 3 years of mechanical engineering before I realized this... I'm now in my 3rd year of biomedical engineering... If your goal is to design, like some of the brilliant things shown in these videos, I'd recommend looking into a more specialized degree, or plan on going to grad school...
Hats off for these videos, you are brilliant, I used to think I was handy in the workshop until I found your videos... I'm now learning Google sketchup... You sir, are an inspiration. Keep the videos coming
mattias, estoy muy agradecido por tus vídeos , son muy útiles y de mucho aprendizaje en cosas que no sabia ... un saludo cordial desde san luis - argentina - dano guardia
These are great project to work with, keep up your good work
Another excellent project Matthias. Always look forward to your detailed projects.
Hager
The plans are sent to you as soon as you buy them. Click the link in the description for more info.
I been watching your videos, and you are always amazing with woodwork and designing ideas. I hope you would make more videos. thanks
Sensacional, vou resolver vários problemas, parabéns!
fantástico eres el mejor me gusta todo lo que haces, felicidades.
Your video is very instructive. I like how you make the device with the aid of a CAD program, and how you solve all details for a good fit. I also like all the tools you've designed and you use for an easer and better use of the machines. Thanks you very much for sharing.
You are incredible. In my wildest dreams, I could not begin to replicate anything you have done. You are an artist.
I am selling plans for this. Just click in the link in the description.
Video was very helpful. Thank you!.
Incredible, Just incredible. Your video's allways amaze me. Keep up the good work
If you're like me, you hate to throw things away that you might use later. That posture results in a lot of stuff that takes up space. Rather than tossing any of it, I began deconstructing it.
Printers, for example, contain many interesting parts that I saved. In addition to any small moving parts, stepper motors, lasers, and select circuit board components are many stainless rods of various lengths, and diameters, a plethora of springs, screws, and gears abound.
The gears have a dense, sticky grease that has an affinity for dust, lint, dog hair, & saw dust, and they become rather unsavory to play with pretty quickly. To solve that, I tossed them in one leg of a pair of panty hose that I cut off at the knee, then tied. This went in the washer with my next load of grungy jeans along with a liberal squirt of Dawn. They came out greasless, and considerably more conducive to tinkering.
great videos, you are a real engineer,
every design gave me a lot ideas for my own projects, thanks a million
lam cai gi vay anh
Just three hours. Wow, Thank You.
I love your videos, very much appreciated.
Матиас отличная идея копировального станка в твоих видео всегда что то новое класс!!!
A brad point bit work a little better, but the hole didn't need to have edges that clean, so I didn't bother.
The part where you shave down the tight parts of the hole where the router was rubbing reminded me of a technique greek stone masons use to fit giant pieces of granite together. They coat one piece in red dust, try to fit the two together, and then chip away the parts of the other stone that have red dots.
Thanks Matt!
brilliant! i was hoping you would build one of these....need one for duplicating wind turbine blades DIY
I admire your skills, young buck. Doubtless that it was the best kind of work, the kind that make you run to the shop even before brushing your teeth every morning, that keep you up way past your bedtime at night & that wake you up in a cold sweat, You've worked hard to have earned your skills. No such thing as "talent". I write congress regularly.to go metric, & begin teaching a 2nd.language no later than 2nd grade among many other things that I think they need to understand. :D
It is in metric, but our drills and screws are in inches.
nice work, guitar maker M.Rems, Slovenia
I find it amusing you measure things with calipers to thousandths of an inch, yet you're perfectly fine with roughing out a line with your fingers, and a pencil.
He obviously knows when it is important to measure acccurately, and when it is not as crucial.
oops, I always add a link to the article, but forgot on this one. Added now.
AMAZING video!
Matthew
when you need two identical parts why not screw two pieces together and cut them out at the same time?
It's plywood, it won't crack. and if it was solid wood, a hole wouldn't help much.
Baltic birch. That and more info at the link in the description.
that was a good tip jjacsty, thanks.
Depends on how good your bandsaw is. Some vibrate a lot. Mine doesn't :)
I click like on your videos even before watching them.
No, I haven't. And I guess that if what you do works, and it's cheap, then it's better then something expensive (Though I still can't believe that using Linear BBs would be more complex then what you did, but let's not argue. Again, you've got the experience, it was just an idea. You're probably right.). Keep up the amazing work!
με εντυπωσιασε πολυ το σχολιο σου :))
You didn't show it this time but I have noticed in the past that you mount your patterns with glue that leave's a mess when you pull it off. Here's what I do. Cover the wood with masking tape then mount your patterns with spray glue. When everything is cut out all you have to do is peel off the masking tape and your wood will be free of glue. Give it a try!
matthias eres el davinci de nuestra epoca¡¡¡
I have one, but I don't have the patience for it. Bandsaws are much faster.
Brother! You are a congenial person, I dreamed of such a machine, but my knowledge is too weak, could you give me detailed instructions and dimensions. Thanks in advance, regards to your talent Leo
Buen trabajo
Been doing it for 30+ years, never had a problem with the adhesive...
Yes
Thank super !!!
Most mechanical engineers don't design anything, actually. There is so much more work in software thanthere is in mechanical design. So a mechanical engineer, by training, is more likely to be programming computers than designing machines.
Matthias,очень нравится все,что Вы делаете!!!Жаль английский у меня плохой... Очень хочется самому сделать такой же Router copy carver! Поможете??? :)
hola mattias poder comprar el big print desde mexico saludos
Matthias I love your videos! Question what type of printer do you use for your 1-1 scale print outs? Could you make a video?
chris schwartz Just a cheap inkjet printer. Nothing special about it.
Use a few dabs of glue to stick it on.
Good video, thanks
You are a god among men
Do you have a video on lathe copying?
Thank you Dave
Are you going to be making a copy carver XL? I would be very interested in buying a set of plans from you.
Francis, Worcestershire UK.
I guess you never used any linear bearings in a project, have you?
Editing the video took much longer!
hello Matt, what program do you use to make your drawings?
Being from Germany and living in Canada, do you prefer metric over "inches"? In woodworking what have you found to be more often used internationally?
as he is known to the program design drawings
A comment on my last comment. Linear ball bearings would probably be more expensive then what you have used, and it would also be less "fun" to make the jig using those as it would be easier.
Hi Matthias, you inspired me to make my own! I'm getting there and I made a video like yours to explain it. it would be great if you could watch it, I'm building carved top guitars!
I love whenver Mathias posts a video all these nobodies come in and try to tell him what he did wrong. Don't question the KING. Hi Haters, Bye Haters.
Mathias, Your videos are fantastic. I will be ordering several very soon. Regarding the Router Copy Carver and the 3D Router Pantograph, would there be any issues with using your BigPrint software to effectively double the size of all of the parts on the plans to make the machine twice the size? I would like to have more capacity for doing replicating larger items without having to make mirror images of the items that I would like to replicate.
+TheMoonDoctor BigPrint (even the free version) will do this for you. But I wouldn't recommend scaling the machine as much as 2x.
Dear Mr. Matthias is a pleasure to greet you write from Venezuela I like all your projects and I would love if there is the possibility of some but as would in that case as would have to do to see your designs or drawings including some in specific such as those concerning the router
Hey Matthias, im a mechanical engineer at Florida State University and I love your videos! My parents encourage my choice of major and are very supportive. However, they seem to think that mechanical engineer means 'electrical engineer with moving parts' and they keep trying to get me into computer and electrical stuff. I'm not opposed to it, but its not the kind of stuff i want to do. What kind of project could i do to show them what a mechanical engineer does? thank you and keep making videos!
buen dia... quisiera los planos ... donde los podria comprar ?
Great! (as usual)
Hi Matthias
I purchased the plan for the router copier Which I though was very clever how ever i have a question, what is the size of the bearings you use?
Thanks
Basil
They are 8 mm ID and 22 mm OD. If you google 608 bearings or rollerball bearings, those are the ones to buy. They are available all over the net, Amazon, etc. BTW, if you bought the plans, this is listed on the materials list in the "Other Hardware" section. If you click on the link for "hardware list/cut list" on the index.html page you will find it.
Como faço para imprimir os moldes? Muito interessante.
Again and again I like to gut.Schaue to your clips.
Matthias
Emergency Help Please.
I have a job to carve decorative staff bead for sash windows. They are in 2.5 meter lengths. I couldn’t do them in my cnc as the carving wraps around the front nosing.
I built a copy router as yours but you can only carve within the confines of the shaft. Any attempt to reposition or stagger the follower pin will not work. I did not foresee this. Have you any other ideas. I’ve got a pantorouter from your plans 90% complete but not sure if this will work
Thx
Mick
matt dude love your ideas man u one smart hombre
Hey dud e I m watching all your projects and they r so good but I wanna say something that the third bearring is standing against the motion I guess... Am I wrong????
I see. As I mentioned, Linear BBs would be more expensive, but I am surprised that you claim that they would require higher precision (I don't claim that I'm right as I am a process engineer, not a mechanical engineer and woodworker. So I trust you more then myself in this case since you have a lot more practical experience then me) as your configuration requires 6 high precision holes and linear BBs would only require 2 high precision holes with regards to the large shaft - side way movement.
hola matthias que posibilidad de obtener los planos ,un abrazo enorme de argentina
+daniel llavil Ve a esta pagina: woodgears.ca/copy_carver/plans/
+Byron Rene Vargas Mejia pay for plans 1:1 ?
How high can a sculpture be so that it can still be milled?
Right, which is what I want to do! My parents keep trying to get me into Arduino and actual programming languages and stuff like that. I need a project that requires working with a modelling program or even just requires more than a computer and soldiering iron. something i can put together in my basement!
what about all the cool stuff you design on this channel? all the shop tools and saws and routers and such?
popsicle sticks make the best glue spreaders. :D
That's not what most mechanical engineers do.
Monday...
A plain bushing or linear bearing would do a much better/more accurate job than 3 radial bearings, wouldn't be as cheap though.
what do you use for tracing patterns sent for?
I like your innovative videos. can you please share the Blue Print Drawing Templates with Link or Mail
Hola Matias le escribo de Bogota colmbia cómo hago para comprar los planos del copiador ruter
Thanks
Masking tape (actually, tape in general) has a nasty habit of gumming up cutting edges, and it does so rather quickly; this is because tape adhesive doesn't dry or cure. The glue Matthias uses dries/cures hard; in fact, wood glue supposedly dries/cures with density and hardness comparable to some woods, so the machines should have little trouble with it, and it is actually less trouble to quickly mill off the glue than it is to clean tape adhesive off tools.
Wouldn't it be easier to use a linear ball bearing for the larger shaft rather then 3 normal ball bearings rotated 90°? Linear ball bearings are designed for this purpose! There are several configurations of linear ball bearings, as they may accommodate not only for round shafts, but also for something like a drawer in a wardrobe. However, round ones exists, and come in many lengths and diameters. It would reduce the complexity, and increase the accuracy and reproducibility of your jig.
Good
Anytime!
What kind of plywood are you using? It has like 13 layers!
Any particular reason you're using drywall screws?
Is it hard to follow the line on bandsaw? How precisely is that?