Making A Full Size CNC Plasma Cutter for a Small Shop
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- In which I make exactly 0.5 cnc plasma cutters.
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I’d love to see a tutorial for the control side of things! I’m in the middle of designing a small table for my garage and could use any help I can get.
I wonder if that's a common challenge for diy CNC. I have a machine that's already built, but the controller is ancient and obscure and I just kind of lost motivation to get it running properly. Hardware is easy for me, but fusing that with electronics and software is when my brain clocks out to look for other shiny objects to play with.
@@nefariousyawn check out a gecko540 with a smooth stepper..i run 3 cncs with this setup...controller was like a grand total...that inc;uded 48volt psus and 12 and 5 volt psu...wiring etc..
It is crazy to me that you only have so many subscriptions. Your projects are amazing and complex, and your videos are so fun to watch. Hopefully more people will get to know you soon. Greetings from Poland.
Right? And also he is CUTEEEE 💗
One mention of him by AvE and he'll have a million subscribers.
said it before but i just want to drive it home.... I watch a ton of different DIY channels on YT, this right here "Cranktown City" is by far the most fun and engaging to watch. I love your humor and the "we´ll see" attitude you bring. I understand the ammount of problemsolving and grind that goes into the build that just dont get on film, i am amazed at the speed of wich you blast through these projects. Be safe and keep the spirit up brother
I'm building a small desktop CNC machine right now. That's how I found this video. I had to subscribe just because your channel on fabrication made me laugh more than any other. I think you are the master of fabrication zen. At least on video you are. Got to love when somebody takes so many problems in stride and just forges ahead. Thanks for the entertainment. Good stuff.
I can design my own CNC but a lynx video would be great.
You explain things weirdly well
A CNC tutorial would be nice, but these Build Log style videos are also an absolute treat.
Yep and yep.
Looks to be an interesting build, and definitely along the lines I've been thinking for a dual role (steel and dead tree carcass) small footprint machine for myself. I just hadn't got past the dream it up fully stage quite yet. Seeing your design gives me hope, and the answer is as above for both questions.
Just wanted to say that I'd love to see a little more detail about the programming and electronics side of your projects.. I wouldn't say go full nerd cause there is plenty of that out there.. I like the fact that you let your mistakes show and I'm glad you made the choice to "lower the bar" I let perfection stand in the way of starting a lot of my own projects and watching you jump first encourages me to loosen up and do a thing regardless of it being right the first time! Keep at it!
omg I lost it when you were saying goodbye to the old machine
Maybe you need a new portable laser cutter?
What a great ending! Bring on the rest 👍👍👍👍👍👍
The big part is all the drive parts on these tables make peoples head spine .just keep going your great I really liked your video it showed what home shops can really do. 👍👍👍👍
A bit late but. Put some caster on a pallet. Iv moved all sort of stuff on the one i had. Also made a 2x4 frame tall enough to almost be level with my pickup. Made it east for me to drag an engine from the truck onto it and roll it onto my shed.
I just don't understand how you haven't reached 100k subscribers yet. Awesome content. Thanks for making great stuff.
My bet it's just that youtube likes great volume of videos.
Great video. Nice to see that the best laid plans may still have a small flaw. It teaches people that even if you think it's perfect, some minor thing can make a mess of the plans. Oh wait... you said you weren't a role model... I think you're a perfectly good role model! I suspect your solution to the problem will be ingenious!
Heck yeah id love to get a hold of plans for this! This could also work with wood for a wood cutter! A series on how to set up the electronics would be very helpful indeed!
Either way, love your videos! Im drooling over this new cutter your putting together!
Pretty sure she'll cut wood. Just have the extinguisher handy ;)
Duuuuuuuuuuude Yes to both. You really hide your genius really well but you don't fool me hahahaha. Great work sir and funny as all get out.
Well you got part way. Never seen a leany one before. Interesting for sure!
yes on the Linux CNC. how do you plan on dealing with the smoke? I saw some people make a down draft table using one of those 6inch in line duct fans but their table was like a third of the size of this. love the idea of the plasma table being on its side. really cuts down on the space it takes and probably make placing a heavy sheet on it easier. might be problamatic with parts falling behind the sheet as its cutting. might need to design the parts to leave tabs so they need to be tapped out once the job is finished.
The desktop laser cutter I know uses a water table to deal with the metal debris dropped during the cutting process.
I’m glad you upload videos more! I look forward to all of them!!!
What you are doing is amazing, everyone should strive to be this resourceful and smart.
Yes please. Do some tutorials. Electronics and the plasma cutter head assembly. Just go a bit deeper in the explanation. Keep up the good work.
FluidNC is worth checking out for the controller, it runs on ESP32 so you get a wireless interface. Its quite nice & easy to setup.
Interesting. Do you use it? How does it compare to arduino grbl?
@@TheRainHarvester A bit late, but yes i do use it. Its basically grbl made for ESP32, and its in continious developement. Its great.
Nice one!
My Grandpa used to build a lot of things without making any drawings. He also had gnarly hands. Anyhow planning everything out ahead of time works theoretically, and then when you do it... well these things happen. It happened plenty of times out on the construction site. I am sure you will find a solution, you are a smart guy.
Very big YES for ghetto tutorial on electronics and setup on linux cnc
Keen to learn a bit of foundational knowledge about LinuxCNC. Cant think of anyone more entertaining to learn it from.
awesome video, standing the table upright is a win
Great job man. Fellow Arizonian here… keep up the good work. I’d watch you do a tutorial. I’d probably buy the plans/fusion files if they were parametric so I could size the plasma cutter to a size that fits my needs!
If you are in need, I will be happy to provide you with a laser cutting machine that suits your needs
Stop everything! Cranktown City uploaded a video! We gotta watch it now!
I see how much work it is to make a CNC Plasma Cutter, and for sure, if I ever need one, I'll just buy one. I don't like suffering
I'm a garage fabrication guy too, due to my "no room" problem my driveway becomes part of my shop....I subscribed
YES TO BOTH! Please! That'd be awesome. :D
Please don’t stop what you’re doing, you’ll get the recognition you deserve some day.
Dude! That's such a clever way of going about this. Will definitely keep this in mind.
I see you got some fireball tools equipment there!
That dude is a marketing genius
Your TIG welding skill is definitely getting better.😊
Looking forward to your next video on this plasma table and seeing how it turns out. I am building a cnc 4x4 plasma table. Was going to make it over size and make a support so I can put a full 4x8 sheet on it so it hangs off the end and is supported but actual cutting will be 4x4. Going to be rollers on the edge to I can move the sheet in as needed. That is the plan anyway lol.
Got everything ordered, Everlast PowerPlasma 82i, got here yesterday and I made a few test cuts. Using 1700mm/66 inch linear rails, arriving today. Figure that should give me a true cutting area of 4x4 plus, but we will see.
I will have to see how long the included ball screws and rail trucks/bearings actually are and see what my true cutting zone will be. I was going to use 1500mm but up sized at the last minute. if it is way to big I can always cut down the rails and ball screws.
At long last someone has built a vertical plasma cutter that will take up a back wall and not half the shed ,cant wait to see how it works . I ve looked at nearly ever cnc build on UA-cam and yes how much for the plans .
Hey mate I think a quick video for you would be to make a system like with your Drills to remind you to turn your gas off
the easiest finish for aluminum is throwing it on a gravel ground and stepping on it a bunch and throwing it around, and putting it in a sack with rocks and tossing it down the stairs for an hour.
You had me worried in the beginning, it was all going too smoothly
A tutorial and plans WITH the mistakes! Awesome video.
Old school diy style rules; great stuff
You are criminally undersubscribed, this video is amazing.
This reminds me why I now add all the nuts, bolts and screws to a 3D model on parts that move.
You are doing a grate job as you always do.
I love the way you have put it on its side, but I think you may need a Screw instead of the 10mm Timing Belt, when the power to the stepper motor is turned off, the trolley may drop to the floor.
Perhaps split the aluminium part in two so you can spread those pieces apart, leaving a gap for the rollers on third rail.
Yes please to the plasma Linux CNC tutorial and the electronics. Also would be interested in the plans.
Cranktown City is hands down the best DIY channel on youtube, prove me wrong (you can't)
lol the blanket scene was perfect.
I wish your channel had millions of subs, your videos are the only ones I dont find boring on that platform. Youre my top1 😂
awww happy middle indeed cant wait for the next vid! YES I WANT THE PLANS! And I'd gladly send some dingers your way for them too brother
You can even use plywood for some parts! It's much easier to work with
"Don't worry about the mess, it helps me concentrate"... Same here
Yes on the linux cnc, thinking of doing an upgrade myself...
Yes to plans. Love the floor space saving design. Thanks for sharing
As always, very fun to watch. The goodbye scene was priceless!
Love it, looking forward to seeing the second part!
Cool design! I'd totally be interested in plans... if I hadn't already bought an old industrial 5x10 table. I'm converting it to centroid acorn controls, will see how it goes...
centorid is pretty plug and play...it just works out of the box from what ive seen...i use mach 3 because I'm insane.
Bailing wire is an underrated building material.
Yes to both those things. Love the vids brotha, and a tutorial vid would be awesome ! Keep up the awesome content 💪
Brilliant!
Aluminium though… not elumnum!
You deserve waaaaay more subscribers!
Nice work!! Yes, I would love to get your plans and Yes, I would like to see a tutorial on the wiring & setup!
I'd say if you did build and mock it up in cad already. Then there's not much additional time to put plans for sale. Personally I don't plan on building a plasmas table like this I love the panel saw style layout. But one thing you are gonna need to deal with is dross building up at the bottom between the back sheet and frame.
I'm working on a mpcnc plasma. It's about the size of your first one. I'm using it as a learning experience until I can fit a lager one.
I would love the Linuxcnc tutorial. With that said, I am sure there are a bunch of people who would buy the plans. The nice thing about plans is that someone else did the thinking and mucking about.
Hell yeah! make the tutorials! I wish I had more videos available on how the electronics and software work
You are both knowledgeable and funny! I've liked and subscribed and I'm starting your next video on this build. I'm a licensed Machinist with an abundance of CNC experience. Notice how I haven't been condecending? LOL Any ways, you are very entertainging. I hope you make more build videos!
I am very interested in plans for a table like this. I don't have a shed or garage, but i might get one in the new house. I love watching your videos. You, Sir, are my spirit animal.
Ofc we want more of you. Tutorial or rant
Fully interessted by tutorial by you about electronics for this kind of project
Would love to see your CNC tutorials!
I think the tutorial/documentation for the control side of stuff would be obscenely valuable. I don't plan on building one anytime soon, but how you mentioned there wasn't a whole lot of pertinent information out there is all the reason to add it. We've all been in that situation where we're scrounging through the googler looking for an answer to a specific question and finding nothing. Or rather seeing that one forum post with 7 replies and our hopes get dashed once we realize it's 1 post from OP and 6 others from other people wondering if they ever found and answer to the question.
Wont loose cut parts fall and cause problems? At work we have the odd problem with parts falling partially between the slots of our regular horizontally oriented plasma and catching on the tool head.
Extras i'd recommend is replacing the floating head with a electrical contact sensor between the torch and workpiece. That's what i built for work, works much better on thinner stuff that would otherwise deflect under the floating head before it triggers and make your torch fire while dragging.
Yes definitely want a tutorial on the electronics, would buy that over the plans at quiet the premium!
Plans! Tutorials! Yes!
Found your channel last week. My wife largely ignores mechanical repair UA-cam videos but she laughs at yours. (It’s a good thing, trust me). So I subscribed and have been watching your older videos. The toast one was amazing. Keep up the good work and don’t make your girlfriend too mad!
I would love to see plans. Also, a torch height controller. Please
Just stumbled onto your channel. Yes, I would buy reasonably priced plans, and yes I would love to see a tutorial on the electronics side as well.
I mean let's see how it works and holds up before we talk about plans but if it does I'd consider a set
Hilarious montage combo! +1 power level unlocked
Love it bro! Looking forward to the next installment!
Hilarious commentary 😂 fantastic video. Looking forward to the complete build. And yes, one day I'd like to make my own CNC plasma. Would love to buy your plans..
Yes, plans interest.
This is such a good idea for space constrained shops. I've seen slant bed wood routers and wonder more than once why I've never seen a slant bed plasma table. I thought there must be a problem with cut parts sliding.
I would definitely like the plans even though I won’t be building one for years.
That’s a great video, ! Hope to see more and finish this ! I agree don’t understand why not many more subscribers.
I'd like to see a Linux CNC tutorial and maybe the plans too. As always, love your videos.
Never seen a cutter like that looks great 😀
this guy is messy... but he knows what he's doing
Having bought two sets of CNC plasma cutter plans (and built 0 CNC plasma cutters), I'd probably buy a set of plans. Also yes, please, to the control side tutorial!
Umm... HELL YES I'd be interested in the plans! Also, def interested in the setup of the electronics and firmware/software.
Fantastic and entertaining.
Yes, I would love to see your Linux CNC tutorial! Thanks again for making these entertaining videos Viking. Appreciate it! (I said Viking 'cause you sorta look like a Viking.)
Yes and Yes. Great work!
this needs a ton of thumbs up
Yes and yes! Subscribed! Let’s see those plans!
I’ve been waiting for this series!
For my mini cnc mill I used a RAMPS board, just like the one in a 3d printer. Given your experience with the tig-printer that might be easier than LinuxCNC.
I use bCNC running on a PC to control the mill, connected to the ramps board via USB.
We need another multi channel collaborative build off. Mostly because I want to participate. Potato cannons perhaps?
Also, the Linux CNC tutorial would be cool. DIY CNC is what kept me from doing anything like that before I purchased my commercial, plug and play plasma cutter. I have other machines I want to convert but I have no idea where to start with them.
Don't forget you have a 3D printer. Many of those parts can be 3D printed from ASA plastic. The results will be better. You could make some metal heat shields to prevent them from melting or something.
This is the kind of content I love!! ❤