Clough42Today we're taking a look at the new QIDI Technology X-Plus3 3D Printer. It's got all the ingredients it needs to make it great, but it's a little undercooked.
QIDI X-Plus3 3D Printer Review: A Little UndercookedClough422023-04-23 | Today we're taking a look at the new QIDI Technology X-Plus3 3D Printer. It's got all the ingredients it needs to make it great, but it's a little undercooked.
Got a piece of vintage electronic gear that needs a 5.4v mercury battery? They've been banned, so you can't buy them anymore, but today we're going to make a special-purpose voltage regulator so you can use modern lithium batteries instead.
00:00 Intro 00:50 Lithium: a better battery choice 02:54 Choosing a voltage regulator 05:41 Designing a circuit board 07:40 We need a physical package 08:20 Designing a 3D printed battery box 13:00 3D print timelapse 13:14 Installing heat-set inserts 14:06 Assembling the new battery pack 15:37 Testing the voltage regulator boards 20:52 Final assembly 21:51 Testing the instrument 23:37 How to get yourseBay Find: A Cartridge Style Electronic Gage HeadClough422023-06-25 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/clough42
I found a cartridge-style Federal Electronic Gage Head on eBay to use with my Gage Amplifier. It's here today, so let's see if we can get it working. We'll need to make a brass clamp and thumbscrew to hold it and (un)make some modifications to the gage amp.
Here's the gage head I purchased. The seller has a few more:
00:00 Intro 00:44 Unboxing 02:58 Replacing the O-Rings 05:37 Reading the Manual 07:07 Designing a clamp 08:26 Lathe work: making the knob 11:13 Mill work: Making the clamp 16:06 Testing the clamp 17:18 Testing the gage head 19:22 An epiphany after a good night's sleep 21:23 Unmodifying the amp 23:14 Successful test 25:52 Conclusion4 Layers is Better than Two: Another ELS Control Panel PrototypeClough422023-06-18 | Today we're looking at yet another prototype Electronic Leadscrew control panel board. We'll play around with filter capacitors, check signals with an oscilloscope, and add ESD protection.
00:00 Intro 00:40 New 4-layer boards 01:33 Reducing EMI in the board layout 08:01 Oops, I forgot the filter caps 09:24 Laugh at my soldering 11:27 Looking at waveforms with the oscilloscope 14:02 Testing on the lathe 17:05 One more round of boards 17:28 Now with ESD protection 19:40 Conclusion3D Scanning my Lathe to Design a Carriage LockClough422023-06-11 | Today I'm trying out a new 3D scanner: the Einstar by Shining 3D. I'll scan my Grizzly G0602 lathe, import the scan data into Fusion 360 and design a carriage locking knob.
00:00 Intro 01:03 Introducing the 3D Scanner 03:04 Preparing to scan 04:39 Scanning the lathe 06:33 Post-processing the scan data 08:33 Aligning the coordinate system 11:26 Using the scan data in Fusion 360 17:48 Making the carriage lock 21:23 Making the spacer 21:45 Installing the carriage lock 24:16 ConclusionThe One to Beat: Bambu Lab X1-Carbon 3D Printer ReviewClough422023-06-04 | Today, I'm reviewing the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon Combo 3D printer.
00:00 Introduction 01:11 Facts Features and Stats 03:49 The Need for Speed 06:24 Print quality 11:39 Software: Bambu Studio and Bambu Handy 14:50 But not open source 17:27 Parts availability and pricing 18:35 Bed adhesion difficulties 20:05 The heat beds aren't quite flat 21:52 Poop chute and noise levels 23:06 Should you buy one?Gage Amplifier From eBay: Does it Work?Clough422023-05-28 | I bought a Federal 230 Gage Amplifier with a lever gage head on eBay. Let's see what kind of shape it's in and try to get it running. It came originally with a mercury battery, but those have been banned for many years, so we'll need to build a new battery pack to get it running.
Tools used in this video:
Shars Ultra Precision 1-2-3 Blocks (pair) (Amazon*): amzn.to/3Bd8MUg HHIP 2-4-6 Blocks (pair) (Amazon*): amzn.to/2Wi03eM NogaFlex Indicator Holder with Fine Adjust (Amazon*): amzn.to/33FwerY Wera Kraftform Screwdriver Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/2UzK6CL Fluke 375 FC True-RMS Clamp Meter (Amazon*): amzn.to/3C6aeoW Wiss Pro Shear Shop Scissors(Amazon*): amzn.to/3MQ3TWT Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Power Supply (Amazon*): amzn.to/2FHtSfz Hakko FX-951 Soldering Station (Amazon*): amzn.to/2XB9CD0
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00:00 Intro 01:00 Unboxing 04:08 Searching the Internet for a manual 06:59 Disassembly and inspection 09:30 Inspecting the "battery" 12:01 Slow bringup on the bench power supply 15:54 Building a new battery pack 19:14 Testing on the surface plate 22:38 ConclusionUpdating the Electronic Leadscrew Control PanelClough422023-05-21 | Today we're working on the Electronic Leadscrew project again. I've assembled and sold quite a few kits over the years, and as the market has changed, I've started having trouble getting good display boards, so today we're going to put together a design and have some manufactured. While we're at it, we'll take a look at all of the other parts of the kit and make some changes to make manufacturing them more efficient.
00:00 Intro 00:58 Removing the elctronic leadscrew from the lathe 01:40 Disassembly 02:42 A closer look at the display boards 05:52 Designing a replacement 07:26 Testing the replacements--bad news 08:30 Double-checking the schematic 09:22 Testing again 10:14 Simplifying the lenses 12:27 Simplifying the spacers 13:57 Now the buttons don't fit 15:37 Making new buttons 16:43 Testing on the lathe--noise problems 19:02 Surface mount soldering 20:53 Testing again--Success? 23:11 ConclusionsA Better 3D-Printed Grinding Wheel BalancerClough422023-05-14 | Today we're designing and 3D-printing a couple of different grinding wheel balancers for the surface grinder. The Du-Bro prop balancer I used last week worked okay, but I think we can do better.
00:00 Intro 00:58 Designing the bearing balancer 06:56 Assembling the bearing balancer 10:04 Tormach balancing arbor 11:41 Making an arbor nut 12:36 Testing the bearing balancer 14:14 Designing a rail balancer 16:34 Making the rails on the lathe 17:33 Assembling the rail balancer 19:21 Balancing the grinding wheel 24:24 Grinding some test parts 27:33 Inspecting the finish 29:08 ConclusionsUsing the Wrong Tool to Balance a Grinding WheelClough422023-05-07 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're balancing a wheel for the surface grinder using an RC prop balancer. It's definitely the wrong tool for the job, but it might work anyway.
00:00 Intro 00:50 Balancing hardware 04:38 Shopping for balancers 07:52 Prop balancer as a design pattern 12:10 Or maybe the prop balancer will work? 15:47 Test grind! 20:27 Inspecting the result 21:48 WrapMist Coolant for the Surface Grinder (with Fusion 360 Tips)Clough422023-04-16 | Today we're installing a Noga Mini-Cool mist coolant system on the new surface grinder. We'll 3D print a bottle cap and hanging bracket to hold the soluble oil, install everything on the grinder, hook up the compressed air, and take it for a test grind.
00:00 Intro 00:53 Planning the install 02:40 The Noga Mini-Cool 05:25 Testing the bracket fit 06:36 Modifying the bracket 14:43 Out of the printer 15:20 Installing the bracket 18:15 Mixing soluble oil coolant 20:45 Installing the system 22:58 Test grinding with coolant 25:21 ConclusionsMaking a Set of Riser Feet for the Surface GrinderClough422023-04-09 | Today we're making a set of aluminum riser feet for the surface gringer, because I'm too tall to use it, apparently. The wood blocks it has been sitting on are slowly crushing under the weight, and the machine will not stay level, so we're going to fix it once and for all today. We'll cut some hunks of aluminum round and turn up some pretty feet for the big girl.
00:43 A new phase monitor that works better 03:49 The blocks are letting me down 05:20 Checking the machine level 06:36 Struggling to cut 5" aluminum 10:55 Turning the new riser blocks 14:13 Turning the risers OP2 18:03 Installing the risers with a toe jack 20:39 Leveling the machine 23:23 Drip pans for drips 24:56 ConclusionWe Just Hit 100,000 Subscribers and the Coffee is AMAZING!Clough422023-04-02 | Thank you everyone! Here's to another 100,000.
*These are affiliate links. When you click one of these links and make a purchase, it helps to support projects like this one.Trying Again: Making an Optical Comparator Screen for LanceClough422023-03-26 | Today we're laser-etching another optical comparator screen for friend of the channel Lance Baltzley. I previously made a screen for my friend Andre, and made some mistakes along the way. Today we're going to correct those and try again. We'll open up Fusion 360 and fix the errors in the artwork, and then try laser-marking the etched side of the glass with CerMark to see if it works any better than what we tried last time.
00:00 Intro 00:45 A package from Lance! 06:32 Spraying the Cer-Mark 08:37 Fixing my mistakes in Fusion 360 16:49 Freakin' laser (burning stuff) 20:02 Washing off the CerMark 20:34 Inspecting the results 21:39 Conclusion
Fusion 360 CerMark Cer-Mark Laser Engraver Laser EngravingWhat the Scanning Electron Microscope Reveals About This Failed DrillClough422023-03-19 | Today we're going to analyze the drill that broke last week while drilling in aluminum. We'll take a look at it under the microscope, and then take advantage of a friend with a Scanning Electron Microscope to look at the morphology of the break, and do some elemental analysis. Because science. Also, because Clough42.
Andonstar AD407 Digital Microscope (Amazon*): amzn.to/2Wh6rFY Sony a7 III Mirrorless Camera (Amazon*): amzn.to/364DkpQ Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro Lens (Amazon*): amzn.to/2LBs9eQ Neumann TLM 102 Condenser Microphone (Amazon*): amzn.to/3mPdiDE Universal Audio Apollo Twin DUO Audio Interface (Amazon*): amzn.to/42heNLg DJI 2-Channel Wireless Mic System (Amazon*): amzn.to/3ZNJOER
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00:00 Introduction 01:04 A broken drill - I make them myself 03:18 Under an optical microscope 05:01 Into the Scanning Electron Microscope 09:30 Morphology - Structural analysis 12:50 Elemental analysis 16:31 Conclusions
elemental analyzer, ductile fracture, defect analysisInstalling a Custom Racing Wheel on My Milling MachineClough422023-03-12 | Today we're replacing the speed handle on the PM935 milling machine with a steering wheel. This makes the quill feed much easier to use and it's never in the wrong position. We'll 3D print a prototype hub adapter, test it, and then make a new one on the lathe. We'll also slot a keyway on the mill. Fun times!
00:00 Intro 00:38 The problem with speed handles 03:41 Designing the hub in Fusion 360 06:37 3D Printed prototype 07:29 Testing the prototype 09:00 Making an aluminum hub 17:43 Drilling and tapping 21:32 Shaping the keyway on the mill 25:09 Final installation and testing 27:21 ConclusionsWhat Killed this $99 Servo? A PostmortemClough422023-03-05 | The $99 Chinese StepperOnline 180W servo I showed in a previous video for use on my Lathe Electronic Leadscrew died recently. Today we're going to figure out what caused the failure and get the ELS back up and running. So I can use my lathe again.
00:00 Intro 00:46 Testing 01:52 Testing the power supply voltage 02:49 Pulling the suspect servo 03:31 Bench testing the suspect servo 04:28 Disassembly 06:51 Visual Inspection 10:35 Electrical testing 14:02 FLIR thermal camera inspection 15:23 A suitable replacement 16:58 Programming the new servo 17:51 Installation 18:43 Testing 20:04 ConclusionCreate the Perfect Storage Solution with 3D Printing!Clough422023-02-26 | Today we're making 3D-printed hardware organizers. My hardware storage has been a real mess, and it's finally time to deal with it. I picked up a set of Durham small parts storage boxes, and today we'll design and 3D print a set of variable-sized tight-packing plastic boxes to organize hardware into them.
00:00 Intro 00:48 Durham Boxes 02:43 The problem with the stock dividers 07:50 Measuring for custom boxes 12:02 Modeling the boxes in Fusion 360 19:48 3D printing 20:13 Test fitting the custom boxes 21:34 Demonstrating the flexibility 25:09 Tour of all of my storage boxes 33:30 ConclusionInstalling a Z Axis Power Feed on a PM-935 Knee MillClough422023-02-19 | Today, we're installing an Align AL-500P Z power feed on the knee of the PM-935TV milling machine. I've seen several people install a Z power feed, and most either forget or neglect to install the pin to secure the shaft. We won't make that mistake.
00:37 Unboxing the new power feed 02:46 Disassembly of the knee crank and dial 07:22 Mounting the motor 08:46 Shimming the feed gear 12:48 Installing the limit switch stops 16:08 Pinning the shaft 17:10 3D Printed drill guide 17:39 Drilling the shaft and setting the pin 20:56 ConclusionBelt Grinder FINISHED! Wiring the Motor and VFD - Part 3Clough422023-02-12 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/join/clough42 A big thank-you to SendCutSend for sponsoring this project: bit.ly/3Vu5cw4 Belt Grinder Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlWKv7KIIr-TBckRoTABh_D5e-7buimY
Today we're going to finish the belt grinder. This 2x72" belt grinder is my own design that I've been working on for about a year in my spare time. All we have left is to wire up the 3-phase motor and VFD, get it configured, and take it for a test run. Oh, and install the overpriced optional power switch, and figure out why the belt is wobbling.
01:00 Installing the motor 02:55 Installing the drive wheel 06:04 Mounting the VFD 08:11 Wiring the VFD and the motor 15:15 First test run 18:30 First test grind! 21:34 Installing the power switch 23:53 Fixing the belt wobble 26:02 ConclusionUltimate DIY Belt Grinder: TRACKING and TENSION Mechanisms - Part 2Clough422023-02-05 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/join/clough42 A big thank-you to SendCutSend for sponsoring this project: bit.ly/3Vu5cw4 Belt Grinder Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlWKv7KIIr-TBckRoTABh_D5e-7buimY
Today we're working on the belt grinder. This 2x72" belt grinder is my own design that I've been working on for about a year in my spare time. Today we're going to machine the tension arm pivot and the belt tracking assembly and put it together.
02:00 Turning the bushing rings 07:11 Drilling and countersinking the bushing rings 10:16 Drilling and tapping the tension arm 15:18 Milling the tracking yoke and plate 23:57 Assembling and installing the tension and tracking arm 29:49 ConclusionCreating my Ultimate DIY Belt Grinder: From CAD to REALITY - Part 1Clough422023-01-29 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/join/clough42 A big thank-you to SendCutSend for sponsoring this project: bit.ly/3Vu5cw4
Today we're building a belt grinder! This 2x72" belt grinder is my own design that I've been working on for about a year in my spare time. Today we're going to look at the design, order some powder-coated parts from SendCutSend, machine a few miscellaneous bits, and start putting it together.
00:00 Introduction 00:49 The Design 10:43 Unbboxing the parts 12:24 Making the spacers 15:53 Making the tooling arms 17:43 Machining the idler support plate 21:22 Countersinking holes in the plates 21:58 Tapping holes in the laser-cut parts 23:02 Assembling the frame 32:19 ConclusionFinishing the Hemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool - Part 6Clough422023-01-22 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're finishing up the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and now I'm finally building it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me. Today, we're finally putting it all together and using it for the first time.
00:00 Intro 00:27 Turning the lever boss 04:17 Drilling and reaming the lever boss 06:43 Assembly 11:54 Turning the lever knob 14:34 Knurling the lever knob 18:32 Making the screw cap 22:39 Fitting the tommy bar 25:41 Thoughts on the final tool 28:07 WrapTurning an Eccentric Cam on the Lathe: Hemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool Build - Part 5Clough422023-01-15 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're continuing work on the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and now I'm finally building it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me. Today, we're making the eccentric cam, slotting the arms, and making all of the fiddly little parts needed to complete the tool.
00:00 Intro 00:25 Turning the eccentric cam -- side 1 04:08 Drilling and threading the cam 05:54 Turning the second side of the cam 07:26 Turning the lower pivot pin 08:50 Turning the brass bushings 09:33 Making the lever arm 10:31 Making the Tommy Bar 11:18 Grinding a slotting tool 12:55 Slotting the knurl pins 14:39 Locating and drilling the knurl lock screw holes 16:45 Milling the knurl slots in the arms 19:38 ConclusionMaking a Nut, Trunnion, and Screw: Hemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool - Part 4Clough422023-01-08 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're continuing work on the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and now I'm finally building it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me. Today, we're working on the nut, trunnion, and pressure screw. There'll be plenty of lathe work, mill work, and screw-ups to fix.
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00:00 Intro 00:30 Turning the nut 03:06 Milling the nut 06:08 Turning the trunnion 06:47 Drilling the trunnion 08:43 Milling the trunnion 14:00 Fitting the screw end chamfer 16:22 Turning the screw grooves 18:51 Threading the screw (poorly) 21:15 ConclusionMilling Curves With a Rotary Table - Hemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool Build - Part 3Clough422023-01-01 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're continuing work on the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and now I'm finally building it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me. Today is all about the rotary table. We'll be setting up and cutting all of the curved edges on all of the flat bar parts for the knurling tool.
00:00 Intro 00:37 Filing the pin retainers 04:03 Setting up the rotary table 05:47 Rounding the side plates 08:33 Rounding the tails of the arms 10:24 Hollowing out the inside radius of the arms 12:56 Cutting the outside radius of the arms 14:48 Rounding the tips of the arms 16:33 Rounding the corners of the side plates 18:27 Trying to destroy the distance piece 21:07 ConclusionAll I Want for Christmas is a Surface Grinder - New Machine Day!Clough422022-12-25 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today is an auspicious day! We're taking delivery of a new surface grinder for the shop! This has been a long time coming, with two previous grinders destroyed during shipping. Will this one make it into the shop intact? Spoiler alert: yes it will.
00:00 Intro 03:24 Delivery and Placement 07:33 Features Overview 08:14 Electrical Diagram 10:57 Electrical Box 12:24 Phase monitor circuit 15:31 Phase monitor installation 21:56 First test grinds! 25:16 WrapHemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool Build - Part 2Clough422022-12-18 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're continuing work on the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and now I'm finally building it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me.
00:00 Intro 00:27 The 3D model 00:44 Notching the arms 04:09 Making the side plates 10:28 The distance piece and the tool holder 12:36 The knurl locking plates 18:00 ConclusionHemingway Sensitive Knurling Tool Build - Part 1Clough422022-12-11 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're starting a new project: the Hemingway Sensitive Knurler kit. I've had my eye on this knurling tool ever since I first got my lathe, and today we're going to build it. This is one of the classic British toolmaking kits, and building from someone else's design will be a new experience for me.
00:45 The design 07:05 The stock that comes in the kit 08:36 Drilling and reaming the guide plates 10:54 Slotting the side plates 12:52 Drilling and reaming the arms 16:21 Boring the trunion hole in the upper arm 22:33 ConclusionDoes a Rotary Phase Converter Actually Make REAL 3-Phase Power? (120 Degrees)Clough422022-12-04 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Does a rotary phase converter produce real 3-phase power? Real 3-phase power has its three phases offset by 120 degrees, but a rotary phase converter passes through the two 180-degree input phases, so how can it possibly make real 3-phase power? In this video, we'll throw a scope on the output of my American Rotary AD-5 and confirm that yes, it does, and we'll talk about how.
00:00 Intro 01:31 Voltage references 02:31 What is 'phase'? 06:25 Split-phase power 08:06 Three-phase wye with neutral 10:23 3-Phase delta (no neutral) 11:28 High-leg (wild-leg) delta 17:03 Measuring it for real 19:58 American Rotary FAQ 21:42 Conclusions
american rotary, high leg delta, bastard-leg delta, rotary phase converterHow to Wire a Rotary Phase Converter the Old-School Way!Clough422022-11-27 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/join/clough42
Today we're going to assemble and wire up a new American Rotary 5 horsepower phase converter for a maybe-soon-to-be-delivered surface grinder. That's a story for another day.
For the electrical connections, we're going to bolt together ring terminals and insulate with varnished cambric tape, rubber sealing tape, and Scotch Super 33+. We'll also mount a twist-lock receptacle in the panel to make it easy to attach the machine.
00:00 Intro 00:41 What is a Rotary Phase Converter? 02:11 Routing the wires 04:42 Connecting the idler 08:55 Labeling the wires for the next person (me) 09:52 Mounting the twist-lock receptacle 10:41 Connecting the input and output 12:34 Testing voltages 14:31 ConclusionMaking Magnetic Ceiling Camera MountsClough422022-11-20 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/join/clough42
Today, we're making magnetic camera mounting locations for the shop. We'll cut out 1/4" A36 steel plates, weld up mounting brackets, and hang them from the ceiling using Unistrut and structural connector screws. This will give us a place to mount the Noga Big Boy articulating arm that we converted to a camera support in a previous video. This video has a little bit of everything: plasma cutting, grinding, welding, fabrication, and machining.
00:00 Intro 00:51 The Design 05:46 Plasma cutting the steel plate 07:23 Removing dross and burrs with a flap disk 08:38 Welding the pieces together 11:11 Flycutting the plates flat again 13:48 Cold sawing the strut to length 15:05 Drilling the screw holes 16:49 Assembling the ceiling mounts 18:11 Installing the magnetic targets 19:54 Testing with the big boy and a camera 21:26 ConclusionMill Quill DRO: Installing the Magnetic Scale and Configuring it to SumClough422022-11-13 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/join/clough42
Today I'm finishing the install of the quill DRO on my PM935-TV milling machine. This adds a fourth axis to the 3-axis DRO already on the mill, and we'll set it up so the quill and knee DRO scale readings as summed together. This should allow us to move the knee and the quill at the same time and still retain our Z position.
00:41 The Plan 02:18 3D Modeling in Fusion 360 08:36 3D Printed Parts and Threaded Inserts 10:00 Laser Cut Aluminum from SendCutSend 11:29 Power tapping gone awry 12:27 Modifying the Scale Cover 15:30 Installation is the Reverse of Removal 18:18 Programming the DRO to Sum 20:23 Testing With a Dial Indicator 22:07 Spacing Out the Power Downfeed Crank 23:10 ConclusionInstalling a Quill DRO On My Knee Mill - Making the STOPClough422022-11-06 | Today we're going to get started installing the quill DRO on my Precision Matthews PM935TV knee mill. We're going to machine a new quill stop with threaded holes to allow us to mount a magnetic scale read head.
00:00 Intro 04:59 Squaring the stock 07:14 Setting up in the 4-jaw chuck 09:29 Interrupted turning of the boss 11:37 Drilling and boring the clearance hole 14:06 Counterboring 16:14 Rotobroaching and boring the screw hole 19:34 Drilling and tapping for the read head 21:59 Milling the flats 24:41 Deburring with a pencil grinder 25:47 Bluing the part-so satsfying 28:49 Assembly on the mill 31:43 WrapAvid CNC: Making a Safer M12 Breakout BoardClough422022-10-30 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/clough42
Today we're working on a new version of the M12 CNC controller breakout board for my Avid CNC router with Centroid Acorn and Clearpath Servos. This version of the board has the combining logic so I can use normally-closed inductive proximity sensors with the machine and retain the auto-squaring logic of the Acorn system. I'll show the schematics and the PCB design. We'll do some testing, find some problems, make it worse, and eventually fix it.
Tools used in this video:
Micronta Range Doubler Multimeter (eBay*): ebay.us/IcMrPC Hakko FX-951 Soldering Station (Amazon*): amzn.to/2XB9CD0 Hakko 611-2 Dual Solder Reel Stand (Amazon*): amzn.to/2H0Yhaf Banana to Alligator Test Leads (Amazon*): amzn.to/304uki5 Starrett Precision Screwdriver Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/35taFJc Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Power Supply (Amazon*): amzn.to/2FHtSfz
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02:08 Normally-Open vs Normally-Closed 07:09 The Circuit Design 12:55 PCB Assembly 17:01 Testing 19:39 Fixing the Glitch 21:10 SMT Sample Books 21:43 The Modified Board 22:16 Re-Testing 23:07 A Better Solution 25:07 More Board Surgery 26:13 Re-Re-Testing 27:24 Conclusions
inductive proximity sensors avid pro cnc avid cnc setup cnc projectsWait, What? PLA is Stronger Than Carbon-Fiber Nylon?Clough422022-10-23 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/clough42
Today we're going to test a bunch of different 3D printing filaments to see which is the strongest. Are carbon-fiber nylon filaments really as strong as the marketing would have you believe? Or is PLA stronger? Does the addition or carbon fiber make the filament weaker, as many have claimed? We're going to find out today. We'll put PLA, PETG, ABS, PA12-CF, and NylonX to the test. We'll measure deflection under load and ultimate breaking (tensile) strength and see what we can learn.
Today we're designing a real part and printing it in carbon-fiber nylon filament. (PA12-CF) We're making a bracket to mount a soundbar underneath the Samsung television I have mounted on the wall of my shop. 3D printing seems like an excellent process for this part, and PA12-CF filament seems like an excellent material. Let's test to see how strong it is and if there's something to all the hype. We'll design the part in Fusion 360 and print it on the QIDI.
The filament: QIDI Tech PA12-CF Carbon Fiber Nylon (Amazon*): amzn.to/3LylGyL
00:00 Intro 01:10 The Application 02:25 Measuring the Foot Geometry 02:49 Modeling the Part in Fusion 360 12:54 Slicing for 3D Printing and Maximizing Strength 15:28 Printing Timelapse 15:51 Removing Support 16:26 Test Fit on the TV 16:50 Modeling the Stretcher Bar 19:05 Milling the Stretcher Bar 20:24 Final Installation and Testing 21:31 Conclusions
qidi autodesk fusion 360 tutorialIs the QIDI Tech X-CF Pro the PERFECT Carbon Fiber 3D Printer?Clough422022-10-09 | Support Clough42 on Patreon! patreon.com/clough42
R QIDI Technology X-CF Pro 3D Printer (Amazon*): amzn.to/3e1UBbM R QIDI Technology PA12-CF Carbon Fiber Nylon filament (Amazon*): amzn.to/3SsNzfb
Today, we're testing the QIDI Tech X-CF Pro 3D printer. This is a single-extruder printer designed specifically for printing carbon-fiber, nylon, and other high-temperature filaments, like QIDI's excellent PA12-CF. I'm not carbon-fiber nylon is "black aluminum" as others have claimed, but it's a pretty good material to have around a machine shop. We'll put the printer through its paces and I'll let you know if I recommend it.
00:00 Intro 00:41 Overview and Features 03:01 Comparison to QIDI Tech i-Fast 04:08 Touchscreen Control Panel 05:33 Inside the Extruder 06:04 Bed Leveling - Manual or Automatic? 07:34 Filament Dry Box 09:01 QIDI Print Slicing Software 13:30 Print Testing 22:18 Conclusion and Recommendation
qidi best 3d printer 2022 qidi tech 3d printerFINALLY - My Solid Multifix Toolpost is FINISHED!Clough422022-10-02 | Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/clough42
Today we're finishing up the Multifix toolpost project on the Grizzly G0602 lathe. We have the machined cast iron toolpost riser that we made last week, so now all we need to do is turn a stud on the lathe to actually mount the toolpost. We'll get that turned, drill and ream a hole for the index pin, and get it mounted and tested.
Special thanks to Shars for their support of Clough42.
00:00 Intro 00:31 Plan of attack 01:43 Turning side 1 04:44 Threading side 1 07:51 Things start going wrong 11:02 More threading! 12:19 The boring part 14:05 Milling wrench flats 15:47 Drilling and reaming for the index pin 20:22 Installation and testing 22:58 Wrap
setting up a multifix toolpost pewe tools tool post tool post review multifix tool post indexing tool post 40 position tool postMachining the Casting for the Multifix Lathe Solid Toolpost RiserClough422022-09-25 | Support Clough42 on Patreon: patreon.com/clough42
The Multifix toolpost solid riser block is back from the foundry, so today we're going to machine it and get it installed on the lathe. Big thanks to Clarke at Windy Hill Foundry for doing the casting. It looks great, so now I just have to finish it without screwing it up.
00:00 Introduction 00:29 The raw castings 01:32 Fettling 02:09 Establishing the first flat surface 04:07 Machining to width 06:15 Machining the top surface 07:20 Locating and drilling the toolpost hole 09:41 Drilling and counterboring the mounting holes 11:32 Machining to length 11:53 Test fitting on the lathe 13:45 Conclusion / Selling the castings?
tool post riser solid toolpost riser 40 position tool post grizzly g0602Atomstack M4 Fiber Laser: Is it worth buying?Clough422022-09-18 | Today we're reviewing the ATOMSTACK M4 Fiber Laser Engraver. This is one of a new crop of hobby-grade fiber laser engravers appearing on the market. Is it any good? Will it engrave steel and aluminum? We're going to try it.
00:00 Intro 00:56 Price and Features 03:01 Problems and Tech Support Problems 04:00 Fixing it Myself 05:43 Adjusting the Focus 06:14 Included Software 11:13 Testing on Different Materials 15:34 Using it Handheld 16:57 Similarities to Other Products? 17:39 Conclusions and Recommendation
fiber laser marking machine laser engraving ideas laser engraving business fiber laser engravingInstalling a Power Drawbar to Avoid Breaking More End MillsClough422022-09-11 | Today we're installing a power drawbar on the Precision Matthews PM935-TV knee mill. This vertical milling machine uses standard R8 collets and has a manual drawbar from the factory. I purchased an air-powerd automatic power drawbar kit, and today we'll see how hard it is to install. Spoilers: it's actually pretty easy.
00:00 Intro 01:05 What comes in the kit 03:33 Installing the drawbar 05:06 Installing the Motor 05:47 Installing the switches (valves) 06:49 Installing the filter and lubricator 08:40 Hooking up the air lines 11:29 Testing the power drawbar 13:36 Wrap
power draw bar installation power draw bar for milling machine pneumatic drawbar power drawbar bridgeport power drawbar installTramming Multiple Milling Machine Vises: The Easy WayClough422022-09-04 | Today we're setting up a pair of matched vises on the milling machine and using One Weird Trick to align and tram them in. The trick is to use a piece of linear shafting to get them close, and minimize the work required to tap them the rest of the way in.
00:00 Intro 01:06 Prepping the Mill Table 02:56 Captive Sockets 04:10 One Weird Trick (Linear Shafting) 07:06 Tramming 11:40 Conclusion
machine shop bridgeport milling machine machinist17 Warning Signs Your Mitutoyo Calipers Are FakeClough422022-08-28 | Ever wondered if those too-good-to-be-true deals on Mitutoyo calipers you find on eBay and other marketplaces are legitimate? Wonder no more. I bought a couple of fake calipers on eBay so you don't have to. Today we will look at them carefully and I'll show you how to tell the difference.
Here are some of the tools I used in the video. I'm not providing links to the calipers. I don't recommend purchasing them, for obvious reasons.
00:00 Intro 00:49 Packaging 06:40 Plastic boxes 08:04 Internal packaging 11:16 Documentation 14:55 Battery installation tags 16:07 Batteries 18:34 Plastic molding and labels 20:17 PCBs 21:17 Machining and grinding 22:55 First power-up behavior 25:06 Printed graphics 25:54 Origin button height 26:31 Screw alignment 27:09 Label on the back 28:11 Current draw and battery life 30:47 Low battery behavior 33:09 Satisfying screen protector peeling 33:24 But are they worth the money? 34:23 Wrap/how the counterfeit markets thrive
mitutoyo digimatic metrology mitutoyo caliper battery caliper batteryNew 6-Jaw Chuck! | How to (re) Machine a Cast Iron Backing PlateClough422022-08-21 | Today we're installing a new Shars 6-jaw adjustable chuck on the Grizzly G0602 lathe. Shars sent over their six inch six-jaw to support the channel, and we're going to re-machine the backing plate so we can use it on the Grizzly lathe.
00:00 Intro 00:43 The chuck 03:30 The spindle nose 03:48 Turning a plug gage 05:14 Threading the plug gage 08:20 Mounting the backing plate for machining 10:04 Boring out the backing plate 12:02 Threading the backing plate 15:10 Counterboring the backing plate 18:38 Machining the other side 20:22 Mounting the chuck 21:41 Testing Set-Tru concentricity adjustment 25:02 Conclusion
Shars 202-5467 6" 6 JAW .0005" ADJUSTABLE UNIVERSAL CHUCK 2 PIECE JAWS Set-Tru Adjust-Tru3D Printing with Fire and Iron | Making a Solid Multifix Toolpost RiserClough422022-08-14 | Today, we're designing and 3D-printing a casting pattern to make a solid toolpost riser for a Multifix quick-change toolpost on the Grizzly G0602 lathe. The plan is to delete the compound and replace it with a solid block of cast iron to improve the rigidity of the lathe and add a little style and flair at the same time. We'll design the casting pattern in Fusion 360, print it on the Elegoo Mars 2 Pro 3D printer, and send it off to the foundry to have it rammed up and cast in gray iron.
00:00 Intro 00:45 Multifix Toolpost 05:00 Removing the Compound 08:21 Designing a Solid Toolpost Riser Block 18:03 Designing the Casting Pattern 23:49 Testing the 3D Printed Prototype 25:51 Resin Printing a Large Hollow Part 31:12 Washing a Hollow Resin Print 32:29 Final Casting Pattern Prep
Fusion 360 tutorial sand mold cast iron foundry casting pattern multifix solid toolpost multifix tool post cad cam 40 position tool postShop Accident Caught on Camera - Lathe DRO Install, Part 2Clough422022-08-07 | This is part two of installing a DRO Pros EL400 magnetic DRO kit on the Grizzly G0602 benchtop lathe. Installing a DRO on a small lathe can be very challenging, but I have an elegant solution that I think is going to work. It will require machining the saddle and apron and modifying the scales, but it should be well worth it in the end.
And believe it or not, today is the day I finally had an accident and got injured in the shop and caught it on camera.
00:00 Intro 00:38 Machining the Z Read Head Bracket 04:50 Cutting Magnetic Scales 07:03 Shop Injury 07:26 Cross-drilling the Y Scale 09:51 Counterboring the Y Scale 10:39 3D Printed Scale End Caps 12:40 Beveling the Gib Adjustment Rods 13:57 Assembling the X Read Head 15:05 Assembling the Z Read Head 22:14 Mounting and Adjusting the Z Scale 25:23 Testing
machine dro how to fit a dro digital readout dro machine digital readout$50 Tool, Destroyed! - Installing a DRO on a Small LatheClough422022-07-31 | Today we're installing a DRO Pros EL400 magnetic DRO kit on the Grizzly G0602 benchtop lathe. Installing a DRO on a small lathe can be very challenging, but I have an elegant solution that I think is going to work. It will require machining the saddle and apron and modifying the scales, but it should be well worth it in the end.
And it had better be, because in the process, I had an accident and destroyed a $50 end mill. By being dumb.
00:53 The Plan 04:00 Disassembling the Lathe 06:29 Fixturing the Saddle in the Mill 07:23 Machining the Saddle 10:13 Machining the Apron 12:41 Drilling and Tapping the Cross Slide 14:18 Mystery Operations 15:46 Squaring the X Bracket Stock 17:11 Machining the X Bracket 20:41 Deep Slotting 21:59 Hogging out the Final Shape 24:35 Hypnotic Deburring Footage 25:30 Wrap
dro install how to fit a dro digital readout digital read outThread Milling on a Small Lathe | Making a Magnetic Camera MountClough422022-07-24 | Today we're making camera mount out of a Noga Big Boy magnetic indicator holder, or Magic Arm. We'll make a camera mount adapter out of 1144 steel and try our hand at threadmilling on the lathe for the first time using the toolpost grinder as a live tooling spindle. We'll also spend a little quality time at the mill with drills, counterbores, and taps.
00:00 Intro 01:39 Introducing the Big Boy 03:10 Designing the adapter 05:26 Lathe OP 1 06:36 Lathe OP 2 10:18 Threadmilling on the lathe 14:46 Drilling and counterboring in the mill 17:52 Drilling and tapping for lock screws 20:05 Assembly 21:46 Testing
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Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Nickel Electroplating in the Home Shop - A Shocking Way to Prevent Rust!Clough422022-07-16 | Today, we're trying out nickel electroplating for the first time in the home shop. We're going to nickel plate the mild steel rack storage pins we made in a previous video so they won't rust, tarnish, or corrode in the coming years. Nickel Electroplating turns out to be a very simple process, involving vinegar, salt, nickel, and electricity. For a total amateur, it turned out great.
00:00 Intro 01:18 What is electroplating? 02:18 Making the nickel acetate solution 06:29 Test plating a wire 07:58 Preparing parts for plating 08:54 Electroplating steel parts 10:11 Initial results 11:26 Buffing the plated parts 12:11 Examining the results 12:57 Conclusions
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