DIY Metal 3D Printer Using A TIG Welder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ม.ค. 2022
- In which I stick a TIG welder on the carcass of an ender 3. Also, in which my microphone gets progressively worse throughout. (sorry)
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Your channel is everything that is right with TH-cam, with very little resources, a great attitude, and a heck of a sense of humor you share your hobby with us. Thank you for the great videos!
Big prod ... not "very little resources".. just saying..but yeah great content.
Agreed!
Agree 100%
@@unfzddstny6600 if that's very little resources op commentor should be having his own factory lmao
@@orange_tweleve I wish I had some of the tools this guy has lolololol instead I must jerry rig everything
You understate every thing you do. This was a great success to my eyes. The improvements made in the end product are hige considering how this is made with the Bones of an ender 3 and the prior knowledge of automated tig welding of perhaps 3%. You do interesting work in areas normally done only by multi million dollar companies. And excuse to us that it took days!! We love your Work and respect the efforts immensely.
Keep it up. Please 🙏
Exactly!
I con cur.
I would also agree that was better than you think relative to the components and such used. I really believe that with some brain storming, other comments contributing and time that you could get this working with really good results!
Great job, keep working on this project! Awesome!
Dude , take it further . This is super impressive on how far you got without even modifying the original ender 3 by much . I want to see more metal 3d prints like this . Crazy how much work and effort you put into it .
the fact you managed to get it to work at all is impressive, the fact that you did a smooth metal print on an Ender 3 is Insane. Please continue looking into this, you are at the doorstep of home Metal printing.
Please keep going with this, by no means do i imagine what you are doing is cheap but it seems far more in the reach of the average enthusiast compared to the other metal printing solutions available
I tig weld, this would be extremely difficult to do. However kinda possible to make it a little neater if pulse welding is possible to do here. Pulse welding lets it cool down a bit so it doesn't just melt away so easily and could potentially hold its shape more.
I think the layer shifting on the x axis is due to the timing belt heating up, expanding, and missing steps. If you replaced it for a lead screw I bet it would help. It might be worth while to rebuild the entire x axis. Replacing the extrusion with mild steel would significantly mitigate the potential for thermal expansion of the aluminum which also might be part of issue. Keep it going, this is getting interesting.
Ditto. This machine really seems like it's only missing basic infrastructure to improve rigidity and repeatability, like lead screws. All the hard work is mostly done, it just needs some tidying up and tuning.
Dude, being an IT Pro I can certainly see your genius. There's like 9 professions involved in this one video. Not to even mention your agility in handling catastrophic issues that come up. I don't know if anyone's told you, but this is the kind of stuff that screams genius-level IQ. I admire and respect your patience and attitude towards issues that crop up. Realistic with just a touch of optimism, and your wiring is phenomenal, worthy of IT Pro praise. I don't know if any IT Pro does cabling properly at their home. I definitely never have, and I've run multi-server labs out of a bedroom/office. Nothing like sleeping to the sound of an old Dell 2950 rebooting in the middle of the night to activate the old agent orange PTSD.
I was thinking the same about this cat.
TH-cam's hypnotic, amusing, entertaining polymath.
Let us list the skills ...
Think I met this dude in cyber punk
😂 this is my life. Already was skilled in most anything mechanical, fabrication and engineering, IT- then all of my 'little' side projects I wanted to make or something I wanted to fix led me into electronics, coding, chemistry, composition, metallurgy and forging, and heck even aviation😂 all kickstarted by having a 'simple' idea. There's always 7 side quests of new skills to learn and master to accomplish my one 'simple' idea😂
I think most folks have no clue what kind of hurdles you had to navigate that you DIDN'T share with the class. Keep up the great work. Love your style.
best content on youtube really, you my man should never stop your adventures
This is really impressive progress. The box full of argon is probably helping you avoid a lot of headaches aside from the obvious: UV is bad enough on its own but UV in oxygen-containing atmosphere makes ozone and nitrogen oxides, and those reactive gases are really efficient in turning all your organics (belts, and seals most importantly) to powder and crud. Check roughly how well your box is sealed; being sure that the atmosphere isn't slowly going bad is a good problem to not have. Well done on that.
If you don't already know about star grounding, it may be helpful in finding a less cantankerous solution to your EMI problems. Pick a point and all grounds should come from that point and not meet up later. Common mode chokes may be helpful. If your signals can be differential, that can help reject noise. Lower impedance signals are less vulnerable than high-impedance signals. A low-impedance differential signal on a shielded twisted pair is the best, which is why it's possible to use thermocouples at all in spite of the small voltage of their signals. I don't know this subject well enough to give more helpful recommendations without looking at the specifics of the setup, and my experience in this area mostly pertains to trying to read thermocouples cleanly in spite of noise sources like electric heaters.
The fundamentals of your setup look pretty good actually. The belts might stand up OK if you did as little as putting a bellows over it. Not sure what's causing the layer offsets and drift, but if you can solve the motion control issues this setup seems to have some potential. That potential is of course limited to what you can do with your 5 mm wide melt pool or whatever it is, but still really cool. A vase that holds water, especially as smooth as it was, is not a trivial milestone.
When you compare the progress you make in 2 days with a few hundred dollars of equipment and compare that to companies that have tried to do the same thing, spending tens of thousands and taking years, it is just amazing .
That test run, then the next test run was gold.
Incredibly impressive what you've done! I would definitely be happy to see more.
Every non-powder metal 3d printer I've seen before does a very rough shape first and mills it down to the desired shape afterwards. The fact you are getting this much detail without post processing (beyond a wire brushing or the like) is incredible.
Yay! First comment! Bro I think you are onto something big. Do you think a cooling fan might help it won't blow away argon since u filled d chamber of it? It seems like the print sags from being molten to long. Remember the first circle it was the best, maybe because the plate was cold?
Are you kidding me? This is friggin awesome.
You printed a metal vase with an ender bro.
Top tier content.
you are on the forefront of tech. Metal printing is the future.
Wow! Those results are actually quite stunning. Having the knowhow of all the different fields involved is damn impressive.
It seems like the fundamentals work surprisingly well here, so getting nicer looking results is probably mostly a long arduous process of refining the tools and tons of tweaking.
I'm definitely subbing for more of this :D
I love this channel!
Completely bonkers, totally manic and pure genius - put some flowers in that thing FFS, it is a vase after all - love it!
Super cool! People like you make the world a better place. True engineer.
You deserve way way more viewers. Crazy projects that actually show trial and error and creativity, good portion humor and the video quality is superb. Also the diy techy stuff is crazy with the arduinos and stuff, all selfmade. From an ender. Love every single video!
If money is ever an object and you don't already have a Patreon, your work is worthy of being funded by the community. This is great.
A couple things that came to mind...
1. A vacuum or at least a purged volume can maybe eliminate or at least reduce your need for argon in the chamber.
2. My hands look like yours and I just had half of a finger removed and nearly died from an infection.
I know you're a small channel right now, but these quality videos will boost you up so far, I love watchintg the sucess or failure of these mig-welding 3d printing videos, please keep going on with these and see where you end up. I feel like there's no one else doing these types of videos on youtube right now!
I seem to be getting really lucky with seeing your vids right as they go up! Awesome vid, and I love the concept of the metal printer, so I hope you keep it going! That kind of layer shifting is often caused on 3d printers when the head gets caught on something or is moving too much mass and the steppers skip steps. The Ender 3 afaik doesn't have closed-loop steppers so it can't tell when it misses steps and just keeps printing blindly. Idk if you've done anything to counter that, but having closed-loop steppers should solve the problem if that is the issue. Good luck man.
Right dude same with me every upload I see within a few days time!
Yes, is what I see, more attention to mechanical problems ...
I love this project. Keeping me and the boys entertained when the boss is off bidding jobs.
My mom always told me “ Shoot for the stars and if you hit the moon you’re headed in the right direction “. This to me is a success no matter how bad people would think it is. Gotta get the kinks out and that’s ok.
Doesn’t matter if it’s not perfect right now. You have room and definitely the knowledge to improve it over time. But damn man I just have to say this is one of the coolest things I’ve seen on TH-cam and the fact you were able to make it yourself is god tear man. Keep up the good work it was dope to see the process👍👍👍
I think you need to use smaller wire lower amps and more time and it will improve the quality of the print overall a cool project though
Success!!!! This is definitely a an alternative to building a foundry. Call it a rough casting instead of a finished product. Now we can do our own rough castings for small sterling engine prototypes!!!
Take it further please! A shop down the street from my shop does 3d printed rocket nozzles for obsolete space ships. I imagine this is where it all started. Rocket scientist in the making you are, thank you for pushing it this far!
Wow! This looks promising! The "big" problem seems to be to coarse tooling for too small things. And I guess it's hard to come around. The best would be to get a way smaller welding wire, with everything that follows. The other option sadly is too supersize the printer and do the vase five times larger, as that would give around the wall size expected. It's really fun someone spends energy on this, as I never seems to find time (but had the thougth for years). So please keep this going!
look up puk 5 micro welding. it is TINY. if he put that on his print he'd be there
This guy uploads the kind of videos where you push the like button before watching and you never get disappointed. Well done, keep em coming!
I'm impressed. I weld for a living. I've also got my own personal welders at home. I've got some cheap ebay plasma cutters too. I've been wanting to make a plasma table for a long time. Now you've got me thinking of a metal 3d printer. More ideas than time. I'll have to live that dream thru you vicariously for now.
Yea this video is a breath of fresh air. Gotta love how unpretentious this guy is. Also turning an ender3 into a metal printer is a wild man's idea. 10/10
Honestly it is a pretty impressive result you got out of an ender3, I will keep watching if you keep working on it that for sure
I’m always impressed with what you achieve with fairly basic equipment. That first circle was a total WOW moment. It TIG welds way better than me 😀 incredible work and only a few dead boards 😔
You not only make the peak of the content enjoyable, but the build up as well. I don't feel I needed to fast forward at all
Those hands aren't afraid of anything
This is really cool!!
Tig was a good choice. It's a lot cleaner since you're not dealing with the weld spatter. I think your next step should be to upgrade your axis movement systems to something like a linear motion gear.
This dudes like me... "That aint gonna move" proceeds to shake it and shows its not secured at all...."Perfect".
I've had this idea for a few years now, but boy am I glad someone did it before me. This seems like a maintenance nightmare.
It is raining, summer rains in Africa! Im having a beer, and having a blast on you channel. Well worth the time!
I was in tears by the end of this laughing so much, but holy hell you made some great progress and used some very creative ingenuity to get it done! I'd love to see this explored further. You earned a subscription from me for sure!
you are revolutionizing 3D printing. in a few years this could be a marketable product! keep going! You will be at 100k subs in no time. this video really should have more like 50k views. high quality!
This type of thing already exists as commercial products.
@@sexyfacenation metal printing does exist, but not with a TIG welder I don't tjink
GO FURTHER. I greatly appreciate your public display of learning curve.
Can't say I have ever seen a 3d printer with a cooled bed. Very cool!
I love the attitude of "I think it's shitty, but I'm going to try to make it less shitty", especially when there's steady incremental improvements. It's a refreshing approach, done properly, without the filler crap huge channels tend to do.
A few tips:
1 - You're pushing the resolution way too far, and that's why you might not like what you see. Something like this can't print super tiny details, so if it looks wonky, it may be in part because it simply can't not look wonky, even if it was done by hand by a professional TIG "dime stacker". Try scaling the prints up to get a better perspective.
2 - Wire shielding must happen on one end only(i.e. printer -> cable -> box -> outlet), and there should only be one common earth point, not multiple outlets.
Regarding 1) - the commercially available metal spray printers (i.e, DMG LASERTEC) all add more material than needed and then mill it to dimensions afterwards. So expecting anything more from just a DIY project is an illusion. Only metal powder with selective melting can produce somewhat good results out of the box without any milling.
And btw. they're mainly used to repair injection molding tools. If you have a defect, the metal spray can add material where it is missing, and then you can mill and laser it back to spec. For actual "printing", cast metal and milling is the way to go, which can be replicated with a 3D printer as shown by many DIY channels.
you couldn’t afford it
Good improvement!
Suggestions: change the motion system to ball screws. Should not be affected (as much) as the belts.
Have you coded in some retractions of the wire?
Have you tried random z seams? 👌
Keep it up! 👍👍👍👍
He mentioned coding in a delay for the wire to stop feeding right before the arc extinguished. But it might not be a good idea to retract the wire since it will likely end up with a ball/bead on the end of the wire that would immediately get stuck or ruin the teflon lining in the wire feed cable.
@@TopDedCenter i guess it will greatly depending on the wire stick out, and how much retraction per pull. It definitely would require testing :)
"SOMEONE" has probably suggested this before but IF you use a TIG torch you will only have one thing to control and that is the wire feed.
Taking the tungsten electrode out of the equation would mean one less moving part and we all know that moving parts tend to have a mind of their own and move where you DO NOT WANT THEM TO GO...
BUT whatever you decide to do, PLEASE KEEP DOING IT !!!
please never stop with developing this project. you make want to learn how to program and develop machines
keep doing this. These videos are the reason I subscribed. Having a metal printer available is the next step in 3d printing and you could be the one leading it.
Could you try using pulse mode ? There are also some special tiny tiny TIG for jewelry or mould repairs that would make weld spots down to 1/32" or 0.5 to 0.8mm and it would maybe kinda match the standard FDM resolution ?
@@mossyboy6 well i don't know about you but just having the wire feeder option for common/longer welds would be nice as i like tig welding 👨🏭but 4ft rod's can sometimes be a pain to wrangle with and having to stop/starts for 8in cut up rod pieces can suck ect. side note can powdered metallic be used? as i saw gas flame spray welding ( for cast iron parts ) but i didn't want to buy a gas torch/it's expensive for me to use and not my favourite type but wire/cutting gas i can do it as i have in the past
But then wouldn’t it take even far longer for a print, maybe a week or more rather then a couple of days
@@RockieOnly i was thinking of thing's that might work in both processes and i don't really care for $$ gas but powered metallic is useful and a simi manuel metal feeder would be nice on some projects with manual tig welding
@@RockieOnly powdered guns come in different sizes
Meanwhile that other kid is 3d printing a space rocket with the same concept. This is a valid idea.
I just found this video and I think that it's the pinnacle of redneck engineering meets 3D printing and I love it
This has a huge potential and you’ve got the 80% done. Now, the hard part.
This looks really promising.
How difficult would it be to get the layers smaller? I figure lower amperage, and as small gauge wire as you can manage.
Do your tungstens stay good? I've always wondered how long they would last in good condition if the guy holding the torch, me, could stop trying to practice morse code during welding.
Agreed
Great work! Did you check out the Turkey tail mushroom yet? I will keep on you about this.
Alright you've swayed me, I just ordered a bottle of em haha
@@cranktowncity It has helped me so much!
10:30 👏
Solidly impressed
Layer shift is probably the head hitting the print and the belt skips a tooth. Great job. Lots of work.
“I don’t think aluminum was thing to make this part from” !!!! Had me seriously laughing.
The most beautiful vase in the galaxy ! Art at it’s finest!
Causal argon rich atmosphere. That's big talent my guy.
It's spectacular how everything looks crappy even though you're clearly a smart dude with cool ideas. I loved it
bro youre an absolute madlad its people like you that moves us forward in technology
Please for the love of all of humanity, please keep working on this. The potential is absurd to me.
This guy just doesn’t give a FUNK! Great personality, it really shines in this video and makes you laugh 😂
This is how innovation gets done. This is also exactly what created the hobbyists 3d printing market. You never know, you cld be the next-gen printer inventor. Put a patent on it!
"It thinks it a mill, Idiot" had me rolling. Cant wait to see more!
Probably one of the best channel on youtube right now... definitely.
You've come this far - you're all in now. Nobody else is doing this on TH-cam, so it's up to you to lead the way
"It has potential" You are correct! Thumb Up, well earned.
That's just really crazy dude. I'm an engineer and I would have never tried that.
To actually use an Ender 3 and bolt a tig gun to it! BIG kuddos dude.
Those results are actually really impressive
Bro you deserve your own TV show !!!
This guy is a mad scientist, and I'm all for it. Love to see it!
Really great to see you trying and not giving up... example of a great guy.
That is super impressive progress! Detail in the sidewalls! That's a real vase and it's more watertight than one from a stock printer like the Ender! Much respect!
"The man's whose charcter I am seeking to mold is a wise man, in the Roman sense, not in the discussion of the study, but that actual practice and experience of life".
Keep on making, earned yourself a sub.
I love the prehistoric rocket scientist style 😂 , must say this Is some heeeeavy work, kind of job that requires many skills and even more patience… and this very recklessness that only upper minds can reasonably afford. A lot of admiration for your work 👍🏿👍🏻
You a a Mad Genius!! Victor Frankenstein would be Proud!!👍😁
Also: yes, keep going. This is what we want to see - all of us who have already been watching and everyone else who just hasn't figured out they want to watch yet because the Al Gore Rhythm is being an asshat at this juncture. It's just a matter of times, a matter of times.
Yes keeping moving forward digging your ingenuity
I just found this video and now I'll be binging some others. Keep up the awesome work! I remember when the reprap project began and your metal prints look better than a lot of the first reprap / repstrap plastic prints. Love it man!
These are excellent excursions to the what-might-be. Mr. Crank deserves more appreciation.
PLEASE KEEP GOING. I believe this project has so much more potential
Please keep doing what you're doing man. You're one of the only content creators I've seen who has actually continued to experiment with this subject :)
You should absolutely revisit this! Look how close that last vase was.
Also, a robot welder? The perfect punishment for a bad little ender 3 😆🤣😆🤣😆
Dude, I honestly think you're on to something with this. Love your ingenuity, keep up the great work!!
Dude... we need more of you in this world, lo.
My jaw is still on the floor, and my only complaint is that we can't hit the like button more than once. Dude. Subscribed.
At the moment i saw the screewdriver acting as ground i knew this channel was serious 4real! Love It
I didn't know " This Old Tony" had a son. Nice!
Great effort overcoming problems with quick solutions. I'm watching.
Please keep going with this. It is one of the most enjoyable things I see on TH-cam. I love your approach and the progress you are making. Keep going!
TH-cam just suggested your channel for the first time. Perfect garage tomfoolery and fun to watch. Congrats on sticking with it. New sub here
Yes please keep going with this and keep developing it!
Man... that's pretty sick. Reminds me of the first days of regular 3D printing, those things took waaaay longer to print anything but look at where we are now. I think you got something here man.
I think it's pretty insane get this result with this budget, I never imagined that a ender 3 with mods can do this.