I made a small 3 stage cylinder for my power draw bar

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  • After upgrading the spindle motor on my small CNC milling machine, my old power drawbar cylinder wouldn't fit anymore...
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  • @MHeard03
    @MHeard03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the spinning thing.
    Another fun video from Jeff about his Jeff.

  • @sto2779
    @sto2779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So thats how ATC works on a milling machine... always wondered how exactly it worked with pneumatics. Nice that you built it from scratch.

  • @brucewilliams6292
    @brucewilliams6292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You did a great job on this. Thanks for the lathe tip using the floating dead center.

  • @SystemsPlanet
    @SystemsPlanet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm in a wheelchair and can't reach the top of my new Precision Matthews mill.
    I guess I need to make one of these.

    • @darkwinter6028
      @darkwinter6028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also means you won’t smash your knuckles when the friction on the drawbar suddenly lets go... 😬

  • @AaronEngineering
    @AaronEngineering 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great design and a nice neat build Jeff. The new pneumatic cylinder works an absolute treat. Thanks for sharing mate. Regards, Aaron.

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Aaron! I’m very pleased with how it turned out!

  • @joecnc3341
    @joecnc3341 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Video, Jeff! Keep 'em coming.

  • @3dmakerzone75
    @3dmakerzone75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was so happy to see this video come up in my feed today. I've been hoping you would publish it every since I saw your spindle upgrade post on the gram back in November of last year. The video was very well done and I left with the feeling that maybe I could make the cylinder I need for my mill.

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to hear it! Sorry it's taken so long to publish, I'm a slow editor 😂 Good luck to you if you try your own!

    • @3dmakerzone75
      @3dmakerzone75 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PracticalRenaissance I was going to ask what downforce you designed for but I see you answered it below. I've already started designing mine in Fusion 360. How long is the stroke?

  • @bulldozer7656
    @bulldozer7656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video,showing the process. Your just flat out awesome. I'm still learning 2. It's a steep curve!!!!

  • @jqhartle
    @jqhartle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, your mill head looks mean with that servo spindle motor and that 3 stage air cylinder 😍

  • @jonathonwood4088
    @jonathonwood4088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wish you had gone into how you came up with the numbers though. I didn't realize it was this easy, so I'll be making my cylinder as well

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dang I thought I replied to this, must have gotten eaten. Anyway, the key numbers are in the output you need to compress your belleville springs, and that's a function of the PSI you can get from your air compressor vs the diameter of piston(s) you want. Force output per cylinder is the piston area (Pi*radius^2, I just use an online calculator 😂) times operating pressure. You can then multiply this by the number of sequential pistons (3 in this case) to get your overall output force and if that's enough to compress the holding force your springs are putting on your drawbar, then bob's your uncle. With my setup my piston is outputting a shade over 2k lbs of force, enough to compress the 7/16" ID Belleville spring stack I have; it's a shade lighter than what the Tormachs use on their machines I think but I personally use light tools and haven't had a problem with tool pullout with this setup (in fact I'd only ever had a problem with tool pullout when I was manually tightening the drawbar). It's all based on different variables which is why I didn't get too deep into it in the video, hope this helps further explain some of the "Why" and "How" for you, and thanks for watching!!

    • @jonathonwood4088
      @jonathonwood4088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PracticalRenaissance I'm a bit of a jerk to be honest... I run my PM-45M really hard. I also don't really have shop air since this is in the back room of my house and not in a real shop. All of the outlets are on 1 circuit. I need to see the current draw on my control box (220v) and see if I can get a small air compressor on it. Thanks for
      the explanation!!

  • @michaelbrocato7535
    @michaelbrocato7535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job on explaining everything and your right no need for drawings , plans just watch the video . This is a job to be proud of like you said !!

  • @GregsGarage
    @GregsGarage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video makes me want to get a lathe REALLY bad!!! Great work as always Jeff!!!

  • @nathankazier2267
    @nathankazier2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Job Jeff!! I know the first project I'm doing when I get my lathe!

  • @DaveNorthWest
    @DaveNorthWest 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm subscribing this is awesome! Thanks

  • @joels4208
    @joels4208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very impressive! I am getting started with metal working and hope I can make this kind of stuff one day!

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Just remember it's one foot in front of the other, I was just a guy with a dremel and some hand files not that long ago

    • @joels4208
      @joels4208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PracticalRenaissance You are doing great... Thanks

  • @minskmade
    @minskmade ปีที่แล้ว

    what an awesomely over the top build...cant believe youmade your three stage cylinder...very fun. ill take the weak route and buy one :P...loove the vid...

  • @TomZelickman
    @TomZelickman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool design! Looks like it worked out great for you, sir.

  • @TrPrecisionMachining
    @TrPrecisionMachining 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job..thanks for your time

  • @juanmanuelgarciaortega2591
    @juanmanuelgarciaortega2591 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    increíble proyecto!!! 👌👌👌 Porque los tornillos de fijación necesitan esos dos resortes??

  • @rengankrishnaiyer6912
    @rengankrishnaiyer6912 ปีที่แล้ว

    Btw superb work

  • @sandboundchris
    @sandboundchris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing work. Thanks for making feel like a lazy ass for buying mine. 👍

  • @LordOfTamarac
    @LordOfTamarac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it!!

  • @PerWiklund234
    @PerWiklund234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video series on the conversion. I just started to convert my Optimum. Do you use an oiler or any other type of automatic lubrication for the slideways?

  • @TevisC
    @TevisC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    could you have simplified the plumbing by instead leaving it square and drill in a single high pressure feed that went to the top of all 3 stages?

  • @eric802
    @eric802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Just for funsies, what if we did it on the lathe?" - immediately after I was thinking "Man, I miss his lathe stuff".

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL its funny I probably do more random mundane tasks on the lathe than I do the mill, but of course the fancy CNC machine gets all the screen time..... 😁

  • @ToBeeOrNotToBeHoney
    @ToBeeOrNotToBeHoney ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any pointers on the physics of the multi stage cylinders? I believe making them is pretty simple. One intake hole above each piston to push them down, and another in the bottom plate that will push the stack up. In the cylinders that are not pushed up there are holes below the piston that just let air flow freely to evacuate the air as the piston moves.

  • @HalfFact
    @HalfFact 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow really cool project. Are we gonna see an ATC tool rack ;). I am gonna build one of these machines for prototyping skateboard trucks. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks!!!

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome, good luck! I don't think I'll ever attempt an ATC on this machine, there's some real smart folks out there who have made some and they're super awesome and very overwhelming for me to think about, this sytem I have right now is nice and at my level 😁

  • @rengankrishnaiyer6912
    @rengankrishnaiyer6912 ปีที่แล้ว

    Advantage of multistage cylinder is multiplied force, since pressure is the same for each cylinder and same area. Travel is the same since they are in series ?

  • @jameslaird8399
    @jameslaird8399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, Very interesting video, on my list to make, Is that 8mm OD tubing?

  • @heeder777
    @heeder777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a super efficient way to do that. It looks like it also lowers the load the Z axis has to carry by reducing the weight. I’m still using a small pneumatic ratchet for a semi power draw bar. Did you crank out those parts on the Grizzly mini lathe?

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Yeah I’m always concerned with too much load on the head causing problems during rapids, although I don’t think I had any problems with the old cylinder. I used the pneumatic ratchet for a long time, it’s reliable!! I made this mostly on my old south bend 9a lathe, the grizzly mini I have disassembled for another project/idea, but it could totally have been made on that!

  • @tomahawkcnc5583
    @tomahawkcnc5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you be able to give information on what thickness and dia of bellview washers used please

  • @sickswan61
    @sickswan61 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    quick question i have mocked one of these up on fusion.. is there a certain volume the cylinders need to be or does it not matter as long as you have say 5mm of movement to press on the draw bar

  • @feeseize9569
    @feeseize9569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m sitting here at 2AM and it occurs to me that I haven’t seen any videos from you in a while. I go to check manually and discover that sometime in the past TH-cam unsubscribed me. Grrrrrrr. Got a lot of catching up to do.

  • @DarkArtGuitars
    @DarkArtGuitars 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video! Do you think it would work to interpolate the cylinder on the mill instead of using a lathe? I don't have a lathe myself and the only one I have access to is quite crappy, not sure if it even has a 4 jaw chuck. The o-ring grooves might be tough, but it could work with a T-slot cutter or a small slitting saw. I'm just worried about the accuracy of the interpolation compared to a true round bore from a lathe.

    • @EmyrDerfel
      @EmyrDerfel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Inverting the "lathe-as-a-mill" trick, you could clamp the tool in a vise on the table and mount the work onto a toolholder on the spindle.

    • @DarkArtGuitars
      @DarkArtGuitars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EmyrDerfel I've seen that done before, and would totally do it for small parts, but not so sure about a big cylinder. Worth a consideration though for sure

    • @EmyrDerfel
      @EmyrDerfel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DarkArtGuitars other option is to finish off the cylindrical surfaces with a boring head or a flycutter with a custom insert.

  • @772777777777777
    @772777777777777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The question i have is this ac servo capabile of cutting steel on your mill ..what size is the servo motor at what speed do you cut and what the max dept of cut

  • @stockholm-tech
    @stockholm-tech 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm imprest and have some Q
    Regular Nitril O-rings on the pistons or any other material?
    Have the cylinder assy held up until now Nov 2023?
    Kind regards/Stefan

  • @user-ni8lb2vr5t
    @user-ni8lb2vr5t ปีที่แล้ว

    what is the bore and stroke of the 3 stage cylinder you made?

  • @n2cval89
    @n2cval89 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Using the concepts in your video, my 3 stage cylinder is finally finished (except base plate). I have the Precision Matthews PM-30MY. Where did you get the longer drawbar?

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  ปีที่แล้ว

      I just used a piece of 7/16-20 B7 grade threaded rod from McMaster. I killed hexagonal flats into the top of mine after cutting it to length, but that feature isn’t mandatory

  • @wolfz9123
    @wolfz9123 ปีที่แล้ว

    wanted to ask wht size the square stock was?

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat-o!

  • @Jeremy-iv9bc
    @Jeremy-iv9bc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only problem is you're putting a ton of force on the spindle bearings. You may end up pressing the spindle right out of the head.

  • @hairyfro
    @hairyfro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:41 I see you too haven't paid for the Fusion 360 license either.

    • @PracticalRenaissance
      @PracticalRenaissance  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂 Guilty as charged, this was right after they nerfed rapids and I ended up paying the money right after this project lol

  • @alphadog6970
    @alphadog6970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got em' ha😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ryanfreeman125
    @ryanfreeman125 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This can only mean one thing...now you need an auto tool changer