Upgraded Desktop CNC 3018 cuts Aluminum FAST!

1. are you stupid? After all, all the surfaces that the milling cutters are subvibrave.
   And you work with a milling cutter for 3 hours, deepening by 0.05 mm, then that place becomes dull.
   Attaching the cnc to the table or where you keep it and then it will jump less will be another updrage

2. Did the stock control board need to be upgraded? I see you added limit switches. Did you need to change the board to support that?

3. all, an important note is that the default Z-axis stepper is not strong enough to pick up the Makita spindle. Eric probably didn't notice it as he used the Z-axis stepper received with the Z-axis he used in the middle of the video. please note.

   Eric, excellent work thanks for the help

4. What programs are you using to run it?

5. I just discovered this channel by also turning to google for inspiration and guidance. I too have been "developing" an upgraded mini CNC to cut aluminum. I set mine up inside a Harbor Freight blast cabinet that I picked up cheap from Craigslist and modified for this project.

   Subscribed Boiii!

6. Thank you for a fantastic video and for giving away your hard earned experience.
   I have thought about getting one of these for aluminum for years, but it is always a steep learning curve, and too much confusion, what to buy, when I want to start out cheap.
   I have followed your description and ordered a 3018 Pro and all the other stuff now, allthough I live in Europe, and it was more practicel for me to find the parts closer.
   I don´t know if the upgrade z-axis will work, it would be far to expensive to get it from Canada, so I have found one that looks kind of ok – we will see.
   Again thank you, now I can´t wait for the parts to come in ?

7. What is the largest piece of aluminum you can cut as far as aluminum stock goes? Thickness of the aluminum?

8. Hello, What kind of flautes do you use ? regards

9. ¿Sirve para cortar fibra de carbono?

10. When I 3D Print the parts, what fill would be best for V3? Great video! I will be moving forward with this.

11. about the only other thing you could do is replace the bakelite sides with aluminum, and maybe use it to cut a replacement for your 3d printed adapter in aluminum.

12. GJ! I was also planning to upgrade mine. I wish I had seen your video sooner.

13. So what’s the total price with all the upgrades?

14. I seen you were saying the link for the z-axis you put in the description isn’t the exact one your using. In the link you put they have 6” travel and 8” travel which one you recommend to get to make your setup?

15. What software would I need to run it and where would I get the 3D printed parts to hold the router ?

16. What is the overall cost to have this setup to machine aluminum?

17. very nice uprgades, What Cam software did you use?

18. Man, I wish I had your skills lol but I guess I need to work on getting a 3d printer before I take on a project like this. Great video.

19. That's really impressive that you can machine aluminium so successfully in such a cheap machine and are still using 3d printed parts and those tiny 2020 rails.

20. Can 0.42Nm stepper motor move thing's to cut mdf

21. Nice router, but didn't you pay for a lot of functionality lost in this application?

22. Lead screw how many millimeters?

23. Cool, can it do steel?

24. hi 😀 great job. I have a question, did you just plug the z axis nema 17 stepper motor to the orginal original control board? or did you do something else ?

25. I think if you stabilize the base more and get rid of the 3D printed plastic parts and replace them with metal ones, chances of chatter and vibrations are going to be very very slim.

26. What nema motor do you use on the z axis? 1,5 A…… 1,7A…… 2,0 A? In any case….Does the serial controller board support that intensity?

27. Is it for sale ?

28. the nema motors that come as standard, can they move all that assembly well in the z axis?

    In the event of a problem, can a higher torque nema motor be installed without changing the electronics? In that case, for how long?

29. I just totally blown away from result! Such a solid journey and amazing result! Thank you for sharing your valuable investigation! And yeah my 3018 is need that chrome >:D

30. Check out this prover kit; https://youtu.be/hL2F8_u1tCY

31. loved your approach man. great mind, congratz, it's a good video

32. The problem with the lack of quality in machining is not so much in your machine, but in the cutters you are using. Use German Datron milling cutters.

33. Thank you, this is indeed helpful

34. So what I got out of your video is to buy the most expensive tool you can afford… do your research and make sure that $$ is spent for what you are going to do with that tool. Use a hammer for nails, a screwdriver for screws, a drill press for holes, a saw for cutting, a mill for milling and a lathe for turning, etc…. to me, the fun part is thinking about the projects and designing them out on the drawing board. Also enjoy making my own tools, but you can just buy what others have designed for you, as you can always trade-off time for money. It's not the destination, it's the journey. Thanks for the video!

35. Hey Eric, would you be able to make a step by step guide on how you would go about making this desktop CNC? Especially for someone that is just getting into it.

36. I'm very impressed

37. for a cnc mill , rigidity is more important than all other factors.. The last one I made which is still use is box steel filled with concrete in a concrete base. 320 lbs , and the weak point is actually the spindle power which is 1.5 kw.anyway , excellent work finding all the weak spots in the design.

38. Amazing bro!

39. So pretty close to the cost of a 3040 then?

40. You trashed the rod rails on x axis but went ahead and bought a z-axis rail with rods. I watched one video of yours – my last.

41. thanks!

42. hey, would you upload a guide on how to step by step? What about one to cut steel? (even if it is slow)

43. When you upgrade what did you change apart from the spindle motor?

44. Why don’t you buy a Taig cnc mill instead? It can cut anything

45. Awesome video. I'm planning on going down this same path. The question I have is which stepper motor are you using for the Z axis? Did you upgrade the X and Y stepper motors also? And are you running off the same stock control board ot did you have to switch that out?

46. Have you tried using a larger collet and tool with the 500 W spindle? it doesn't seem like the 500w motor is struggling that much, and most of the impact appears when upgrading your tool usage. Maybe I am wrong, but the increase in cutting looks like a mix between cutting tool size and your motor upgrades.

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