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Thanks for the feedback. I highly rate it!. Definitely worth the money. 🙏

Thank you so much for the feedback. Honestly, I made this video because I needed this video myself when I got the arcdroid. I can’t tell you how long I spent with getting it wrong!… I absolutely love it now and it’s a pleasure to create things with

Arcdroid that is… I still get very frustrated with fusion 360 hahaha

You definitely should make yourself a set! 🙏😎

Thanks for the comment 🙏. Yeah definitely the plasma cutter and arcdroid combo is an amazing thing to use. Endless things to make!. Have you used the drill yet?. I’ve used it with the standard drill chuck. There’s side screws you loosen to slide the drill head up higher to create more clearance from the workpiece. Some people don’t realise this and put bad reviews about it hahaha

@@Fab-Life444The drill should be here in a few days, and thanks for the advice about clearance! I need to drill underneath the base of a 100+ KG "head" of a sculpture, and the bench drill press and engine crane ain't gonna be ANYWHERE near as easy to use as the Vevor! And watching your vid here, I'm not sure whether to just get a plasma cutter WITHOUT the arcdroid robot ... this is a retirement hobby. Anyway, now I gotta watch your vid on making welding table fixture clamps! (Fortunately, I made a very hefty metal workbench, weighing over 300 kg with 8 mm top and removable panels, so your clamps would be perfect for the thicker panels!)

Awesome! Feel free to watch all my videos if you like haha

@@Fab-Life444 I'll check them out! Only bit of advice from me is to do something about the welding fumes. I use giant fans for arc welding and for MIG welding, I use a helmet with PAPR (forced air purifying respirators). That's a very important investment in your health! My wife insisted on this when I told her. Now ... I just gotta do a great sales pitch to her on plasma cutting robotics! ;)

@ I use a welding mask with a gp2 filter when I weld… I also have a forced air mig welding 3m helmet and filter as well. Trust me, I can’t stand breathing the fumes in. 🙏😎

Thanks!🙏

Thanks for the comment man. Haha you’re testing my memory. On the machine… 75psi… 1mm tip at 45amps. I always use full amps. The metal was 2mm steel. Arcdroid settings were 3mm pierce height, 3mm cutting height, 1200mm/min speed. Kerf was close to zero. Kerf you will have to play with. Accuracy didn’t matter on the fire pit. What issues are you having man? I’d be happy to try and help you out 🙏

To be honest, I’ve only ever calibrated once… which was in this video haha. I believe it’s a set and forget thing unless you’re having issues. Have you just purchased it?

Yeah just purchased mate. I can’t seem to get the intitall calibration to within the spec suggested in the manual. I have a level bench and level unit and it still won’t calibrate to within .05mm of 313mm I spent 4 hours today trying to just calibrate it. Doing my head in 🙄

I feel for you brother! I’d love to help you out. DM on instagram. That way you can send me pictures etc. 👍

Thanks man for the feedback. I made this video because when I first started with the arcdroid… I literally wanted to give up. I have no confidence in the cut files I was creating…. But then when I learnt these couple key precesses… it’s now awesome to use and I can create a cut file in minutes with confidence!

Thanks brother!

Awesome feedback bro!. One of the best comments in a while for me. You’re going to be surprised…. I use an iPhone 15 pro… DJI mic 2 and a crappy tripod from Kmart hahaha. I also use a subscription to UppBeat premium for music… and Final Cut Pro. Honestly man, that’s truly all you need. Once you get started, I’d be happy to help you with any info you need!. I’ve learnt so much along the way. Thanks again for watching and subscribing! Spread the word and help blow my channel up 🙏😎

Thanks man!🙏

Thanks for the amazing feedback!. I’ve got quite a few videos out now since that one. What do you mean by scale?.. as in scaling something into a larger size or…. Just a larger project in general? 🙏

@@Fab-Life444 I am trying to make a design larger. When I finally get it the right size in fusion and when I put it on the USB to the plasma it's massive. I am a rookie here ! Then I have to scale it down by 0.035. When I measure on fusion it is the size I want. Not sure if that make sense.

@ that makes total sense. I’m confused as to why it’s doing this. Have you had This issue with anything else being incorrect with its size?. It’s either going to be something happening in the post process part or with the arcdroid and loading the dxf file. I’d be totally happy to help you figure this out for sure 👍

@@Fab-Life444 sorry it has taken so long to get back to you but life has been hectic!Any design I create on Fusion, I have to scale down on my plasma by 0.035! My son does designs using Fastcam 9 and no problems. All setting are in mm. It has got me baffled.

@@idratherbesewing917 inbox me on instagram bud. Maybe you could share the file and I could check on my machine

I haven’t cut alloy yet but I’d only assume that it’s all to do with your plasma cutter. The arcdroid really is only a robotic arm that moves your plasma torch head at a speed and height that you set with the arcdroid. Hope that makes sense 🙏

Yeah I’ve found that I’ve I do multiple cuts of the same part… it always does weird things after the 2nd or so part.. so I just do one part… move the metal and so on… annoying but the amount of times I’ve had it fail and then have wasted metal

@Fab-Life444 Yeah, I moved on to a full table now.sit was a good starter machine, but not for what I'm trying to do.

@@frankconsidine5989 I 100% agree. I’ve learnt so much and now I’m finding I’d prefer a 1200x 1200 or so… Langmuir crossfire pro. The boys at boosted bois on TH-cam have one. Looks sick

@@Fab-Life444 I went with stv cnc. Customer service is really.

@@frankconsidine5989 I’ll have to look into them 😎

I don’t mind sharing but… I did have a few issues with this build…. I wouldn’t feel confident in giving you the files but I can’t guarantee you wouldn’t have the same issues lol. The legs cut fine but the connecting circle sections came up a tad short… not sure why… I had to adapt them a little.

Hell yeah! I’ve seen all the proper tables with those. I’m guessing it lets the molten steel blow off into the water?. Thanks heaps for the suggestion

Yeah I could definitely do that for you man.

I’m not a student but I do use the free edition. I read the terms and conditions and as long as it’s basically for hobby use and not commercial, it’s fine. Yeah it’s sick how easily you can draw things up, cut them out and then you have a cool, unique thing to use in your shed.

Thanks for the feedback! So the settings I found that worked best for me were.. 3mm torch height ( I always use this)… 75 psi as always… 1000mm/min travel speed. 45amps. 1.5 sec delay. 3mm Pierce height. 1mm tip. Hope this helps

Thanks for the feedback!. I thought id go a more fancy metallic paint this time from Supercheap auto. The white undercoat made it a little more pink haha

Thanks for the feedback!. I’ll definitely go check your videos out. Yeah I absolutely love the drill. The pressing power of this thing is awesome.

@@Fab-Life444 fantastic…Paul

Hahaha bloody hell that’s a lot! I don’t know how l lived without a fixture table. The ability to slap a clamp in wherever you want is so amazing. Making the stool was the first project I properly got to use it.

@@Fab-Life444 I will have to view your stool build…cheers, are you in Queensland area. I am in the other Sunshine State, Cape Canaveral, Florida…Paul

Nah I’m in NSW. Not quite as hot or humid as QLD.

@@Fab-Life444 I spent a month in Queensland out in Alpha on a 100,000 acre cattle station herding cattle for the spring muster…it was hot, dry and dusty…..that was 1994

Wow!. That’d be a cool experience. I love coastal and I haven’t adventured much inland.

Yeah I started off with spray but it was so Smokey! Then I remembered I had coolant from my band saw. I definitely noticed the drill cut faster with the white coolant … and almost no smoke

@@Fab-Life444 yes., only time coolant does not work well, is when you are drilling upside down…then wax cutting lube is good…less mess than oils…Paul

Yeah that makes sense. The white coolant is basically like water viscosity. It’d go everywhere when upside down haha

@@Fab-Life444 I used a sports drink the first time I used mine, I was on a roof drilling into steel beams…I drilled a pilot hole, not realizing the pilot pin was for centering and pushing out the slug….i have a Jancy Slugger…now made by Fein,,,it will drill a 25mm hole in 25 mm steel plate in less than 60 seconds…400 rpm…the cheapest they make…trying to figure out what to do with the 178 26 mm aluminum slugs I have…

After re watching the video and reading other comments, I thought I made the wrong music choice in this video… some parts of the songs went a little weird hahah…

@@Fab-Life444 nah…looks and sounds great to this old guy…Paul

Awesome feedback. I guess you can’t please everyone when it comes to the music. Some people weren’t happy with the music in this video

Thanks. Yeah some people weren’t happy with the music choice. You can’t please everyone I guess 😂

Oh that would have been annoying for sure! What was the reason for aluminium? Lighter?

That’s a cool idea!. I’ll try that for sure 👍

Thanks I appreciate the feedback 🙏

@@Fab-Life444 well done video…Paul

Thanks man! Thank you for all the comments as well!. The algorithm will be frothing over it haha

@@Fab-Life444 that is why I liketo comment

I think anyone who owns a plasma cutter has experienced some headaches along the way. Haha.

Thanks buddy!. Crazy how much work went into it.

Not a problem!. Glad I could help

Thanks for the feedback.

Haha yeah I knew you’d be glad 😉. I felt like I had unfinished business with the table knowing that I hadn’t fixed my error. 😄

Haha yeah the hole was bugging me!. Now it’s time to actually make something 😄.

New sub here❤❤❤

Great choice of gloves…I wear the same here in USA

Hokey Smokes…lots of drilling…Bravo

Yeah, I might have considered leaving it too, but the thing is, you'd already drilled 187 holes and NOT fixing it would've just been a permanent pain in the arse, psychologically speaking. Nothing like pandering to our inner OCD. Or ... CDO for those who like to have those letters in alphabetic order. ;)

Yeah it was wild. So thick!. Such a cool tool 😎

Thanks man. Yeah I used to click over and over trying to get the centre… then it occurred to me that if you know the size… just draw it wherever and drag it over haha

Oh its only a 1 year free trial.

I’ll research the link for you

www.autodesk.com/au/products/fusion-360/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription#personal This is the version I use and have been for years. It’s limited in some ways but does everything I need. Click on “get auto desk fusion for person use”

Thanks for the comment buddy!. Glad you liked it. Since making the video, it’s worked amazing. Very little rust…. which is only the metal dust that dries in the pan.. It can be vacuumed out easily. In depth thoughts… well straight off the bat.. I love the arcdroid!…. But man you have to spend allot of time learning your way through it. I’ve put out a few videos on things I’ve learnt. It’s such a great tool for accuracy with shapes etc. I draw everything up on fusion 360… export as a gcode file.. then take the usb to the arcdroid. Only downside to it I’ve found so far is the limitations with cut area. You can get the x2 slide for it but still… that only allows wider cuts. I’ve only ever needed a bigger cutting area once… so it’s not a deal breaker for me. I find myself so keen to use it but need to think of things to make haha. Next project will be a cool shop seat with caster wheels. Everyone out there that has cnc experience will always have run into dramas… plasma consumables failing… wrong cut paths… with time, you’ll have it dialed in and it will be very enjoyable to use man. Remember, if you’re purchasing one, use my link to help out my channel if you like. No pressure of coarse. Thanks again for the comment and keep an eye out for future videos! 🙏😎

One of the main reasons I liked the idea is my shop is so small it is the only CNC option really however once the cart and everything is made it takes up heaps of room again. I thought maybe storing it under the bench then bringing it out when needed but that seems impossible given you need the water table and cart etc etc. I also don't have 15A in my shop and most TIG and plasma cutters need that (currently have a small 10A MIG). I would love to see your setup if you live near Brisbane by any chance. Definitely use your code if I decide to buy one. I have tinkering skills (3D printing and gadgets) so that's not too erroneous for me.

@@alcoxy to be honest, you really don’t need a dedicated table. Just clamp it to your work piece and then let the sparks go everywhere…. Then sweep up. It’s more mess but if you’re strapped for room… that’s the beauty of the arcdroid. Checkout my other videos… you’ll be able to see my entire setup. Arcdroid is meant to be portable. As long as it’s level with the piece of metal your cutting, you won’t have an issue.

What is lens?. Is that a separate program?. Thanks for the feedback 🙏

Thanks for the feedback. Do you measure the part and then place the ruler next to the part for the picture?.

Cool thanks for the feedback. I’ll take that into consideration next time. So you’re saying I should have measured the outer edge as it was a larger dimension?. 👍

@@Fab-Life444 yeah, or just leave the ruler in the pic and calibrate from that, that's what I do.

@@Chimp_Assassin awesome thank you for that. I’ll definitely do that next time. ☺️🙏

Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks mate!. I thought it’d definitely help someone out there who needs to fill in a section of a part that’s missing. 🙏

Thanks buddy.

Hey thanks for the comment. I always appreciate any feedback!. The coolant is called excision xdp 1000. Comes in a bladder and you add it to water. Yeah it’s a massive table. I’m making some F clamps for it…. Then I’ll have to think of a cool project. I really want to make a cool shop stool on caster wheels. Use the arcdroid to make fancy legs and tig it all together 😎 www.ausee.com.au/products/excision-metalium-xdp1000-soluble-metal-cutting-fluid?variant=45169836621988&currency=AUD&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADrEGJKLJzZUOPLqsRle6tQlPmAeX&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpP63BhDYARIsAOQkATZ1ZDb1TK8nKlgXm8z7viwqiY9N25vkp2qIjPw3O0EnVj7JnGHYPtYaAmZ9EALw_wcB

Yeah I actually did think about using the arcdroid but I was keen to buy that drill. I love new tools. Have you seen my other videos on the arcdroid?. I’ve built a cnc plasma table with a water bed that the arcdroid lives on. Works really well. Yeah my shed is pretty big… not really chasing any extra space which is a luxury 🙏😎. Cheers for the comment buddy 🍻

⁠@@Fab-Life444yep seen a handfull of your arcdroid videos. They’re great! Like the background tunes too. Nice and chilled and at the right volume. I’m doing my research and gathering ideas for when I bite the bullet and get one. I’ll definitely be making a water table. Most likely tig it up out of stainless sheet. Did you buy your arcdroid from them direct and pay for shipping to aus? I’ve seen Hare and Forbes are pretty much the only other suppliers local to me.

Nah I didn’t buy direct. I purchased from Hare & Forbes Machinery house online. Turned up within a few days. Stainless would be cool. Thanks for the feedback about the music. Picking music is a tough one… especially when the videos are long.. very hard not to be repetitive. I have a link if you’d like to buy direct from them but it’s the import cost that’s an unknown… could easily blow the price out 😎

I did see a few videos of people doing that. I thought that no matter how perfect I try to be… I’ll always be off slightly so… I didn’t bother. At the end of the day… I’ll probably just be clamping material down rather than relying on the squareness of my holes haha

Are you impressed with annular drill bit?. Pretty incredible that it can last all those holes without failing haha

@@Fab-Life444 incredible bit

It truly is. I’ll be using them allot more!

Cheers for the feedback

Thanks man. Yeah I did contemplate doing it that way but I saw other people marking the table… wish I didn’t because now I want to sand the marks out haha… oh well you learn from your mistakes. I truly think the tape is the best way because it allows you to sink the centre punch into it a little before you hit it.. much more stable. When I rested it on the raw metal, it easily slipped and would result in a slightly inaccurate placement of the hole. Doesn’t bother me because I’ll probably end up using clamps on it mostly and will always triple check for square

@@Fab-Life444 The tape does sound pretty helpful. Maybe ill do a grid with tape then snap my lines on top. This way i wont have to deal with the punch slipping. Thanks

@@chasingpips yeah draw the lines with a pen. Easy to see. Good luck 😎🙏