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Well I bet you will be doing many more upgrades soon. Nothing wrong with that. We are all learning. One if the first things I've learned was that I shouldn't have both Chinese CNC in the first place. I should have built my own design CNC directly and learn from that process. Any how first upgrade lesson was that no supported linear devices have nothing to do in the CNC machine. Hence one if the first upgrades fir you should be replacing X gantry linear rods with supported linear rails. Than changing Z gantry to. Then make sure your Z axis Nema 23 does not allow lead screw or ball screw to retract. There are two kinds of Nema stepper motors. One integrates a security ring that fixes the axle and other kind does not. If you have latter you can install small load bearing between the coupling abd housing of the motor. So when lead screw or ball screw starts lowering the Z axis coupling will not move up. Results on more accuracy. Next upgrade will be simple and efficient. Just change the bed for solid steel or aluminum one. Get machined one with high grade flatness and screw it down. Make some fixing holes in the grid on it and tap it to accept hold down clamps. After that you can think of stronger spindle motor while your CNC will not flex any more. Last thing to upgrade will be Y gantry linear supported rods. Once they develop the play change them with linear rails to. Something like HGR 25 will do.

Can it run with higher feed rate?? Looks like the machine can run a little bit higher with that spec and frame. Yours is slow.

Nice video. How you set axis limit control. No mechanical trip/limit switch. Please advise

what 6040 is that? i have not seen one before?

Change your z axes switches to optical interrupt switches will prevent the vibration from causing the shutdown.

I need Driver the m3 usb jb4 card

the feed is way too slow creating a harden skin on the material

get great control with all the bells and use all of what you now have and get fast control I started the same way and now have a ACORN system which makes every thing you have work better Centroid control systems (ACORN)

What is precision of such 6040 CNC Routers from China? 0.05 mm would be great. The frames are from Alu or steel?

Sprayy sum wd40 while its cutting every now and again

Oh my god that sounds disgusting... You can literally see the huge vibrations. You are milling aluminium extrusions with an endmill > RPM down and Feed way more up. For those you can use Feedrates up to 1000 mm/min and RPM ~10000. That should eliminate that vibrations

where can I get it?, is very urgent, please address and phone

Amazing video and I hope you can answer this question. Did you get it done with exact dimension? I mean, this machine reached or not the precision you were waiting for?

I think im gonna fill all the extrusions with cement , kill all the resonance.

are you running via usb or parallel ?? maybe I missed it..

Need lubrification..

Slow down your rpm circle it and move down at the same time don't plunge a endmill this is painful to here. I do this for a living at least kick up the feeds. The endmill will come with recommended feeds and speeds just look on the packing it came in

We’re can I buy the machine

do you prefer this over the x-carve?....

Hi, I'm new to this. Is your settings above in inches, or mm's? Also the time base, is it per/min, or per/sec? And finally the bit size and number of flutes?......cheers

Vexpro? Einstein? What FRC team are you on??? EDIT: THATS A CIM!

the way of "touching off" your workpiece is the worst you can do, except its the cheapest, but if it works for you and you are happy with the result and speed why not

Hi i just bought the cnc 6040 machine and first of already starting to regret buying this thing c/d i got was giving me an error setting up the mach3 eventually i got it online and was able to install the software but for some reason when connected to the computer or not it says release emergency break and no matter what i do that doesn't go away and the control board says E CH on it and does nothing what should i dooo HELP PLEASE

Ouch, that vertical feed really pained me, spiral your way down mate!

Hia everybody my name is Patrick and i have a 6040 cnc cutter and im struggling with the set up its all connected to my dell computer and i have mac 3 loaded i am very new to this even though i have looked at video after video i cant move my axis with the key board with the arrows you could say i need help thanks

How much did switching to 48 volts increase the reliable speed of your machine?With my stock 24v 6040, anything much over 58 ipm is inviting lost steps.

something is wrong with your camera.

can you share link where you bought this machine ?

WTF :D

mach 3 on Windows 7 ???? HOW

how much this machine ?

wonderful.

Hi, i have the same machine (same frame). Did you have meared the deflection (bending) of the X axis (40cm part of the frame). I have 2.2kw spindle and its hanging over like you described in the first video, but only in the center.

Where did you get your 6040? I'm in the same boat you were, but I have been unable to find anyone that sells used machines. I am not a woodworker, I'm just a disabled guy who wants a hobby!

Does the Gecko 540 come with its own cord or does it use the usb? Just bought a 6040 to do some engraving in my work shop. With the help of my brother in law who works with cncs for a living, we are trying to get mine running but there is no such luck. The software that came with it (was not mach3) is junk and doesn't seem to recognize that the cnc is even connected. Any advice would be awesome.

Just found the video...Great Job! I'm a (disabled) newbie just looking for my First CNC. I tried to find this exact machine but could not. Do you happen to have the URL of the manufacturer or the place you got it from? Would you recommend this machine to a newbie like me? I would like to see a video about how you've addressed dust collection in the future...

Cody, could you disclose the vendor name if possible?

what exhaust is it?

Do you have a link to the air cooling part you mentioned for 10 bucks?

square tubing stock, Not bar stock nice machine, wish i had one and the space for it

what are these cnc like for making perfect circles say 70mm in dia

Gday mate. I have the same machine but with a 1.5kw spindle. Do you mind sharing your current speed/feeds and tool for cutting aluminium? Cheers.

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I feel as if my ears were just raped. You should be able to get some feeds and speeds from the tool manufacturer. Also there is tons of info to figure out the math and or you can get a calculator for determining them. Also use the shortest tool possible. The right feed and speed will help your wallet out too and not just your ears as it cuts down on tool wear.

Thats a terrible edge finish, try single flute cutter, 24000rpm, 1500mm/min feed rate

Is that endmill a center-cutting one? I'm no expert but the plunges are chattering bad, try helical paths. The spindle speed is far too high, cut at 8-12k RPM or take the chance and feed faster. Any rotation of the tool that doesnt *bite* into the metal hardens it so it gets harder to cut the next pass. Eventually it does bite but your making aluminum powder not chips. I just got my Chinese spindle 2.2Kw so I will see how I get along. lol. Great videos overall, both parts 1 & 2. Cheers!

FYI In LinuxCNC, when you touch off the tool to the part, you don't need to move the tool 1/2 diameter then zero...you can hit TOUCH OFF button and enter the 0.125 (ex) and the axis becomes that value. A G0X0 would then physically move to your zero point. Just a step saved. I am sure Mach has the same function. Also, for Z touch-off I use a piece of plain paper which is 5mil's thick and very consistent. It's easy to feel the bit on the paper when moving the paper around. This is also good for testing a part's surface is coincident with the Z plane and you're vice or hold down hasnt squeezed it out. You can also use a tool blank as a better probe for XY zeroing. Also, for simpler tool changes setup a tool height probe and call as an external sub-routine after the TxMx code. Just put the tool in the collet at any length and the sub-routine measures and compensates. Very handy! :)

So can the 1.5kw version of the motor cut steel?

whats the actual cut area in inches

Wonderful video for us prospective 6040 owners to see what the capabilities of the machine are. After the design in Fusion 360 what is the procedure to get the design to the 6040... I assume there are some intermediate file conversion steps? You have a really nice looking shop... very well set up! Thanks for the great video...