TOT, in the VFD you can convert the frequency into rpm if you want to for readings on the VFD display. It is also possible to use an analog output (0-10VDC or 4-20 mA DC) for an extern segment display, it's not that hard to do.
Not FAIR! ToT lost his BALLS, man! TWICE! He got DOG HAIR on them! Have some COMPASSION! Martin only loses his Marbles. That being said, ToT you better get this thing right, no half-ass jobs. If you don't, Martin will come after you ... like a zombie ... carrying an angle grinder ... chanting "Pain is temporary -".
Please keep the Maho vids coming, even if it's "just" an installation of one axis. I love it when you go into the details of how you build that thing. Your videos about the Maho really motivates me in my own CNC-machine project. You've given me a few good ideas so far and I'm looking forward to more. And now if you'll excuse me, I've got a machine to design.
I built a router 10 years ago, modified and upgraded the crap out of it in the last few months, swapped Mach 3 for Linuxcnc and now I'm tackling a mini mill conversion with DMM servos. It's definitely a fun process 👌
TOT New Video Alert chimes. Stopped painting the ceilings, and go downstairs to my computer. Wife starts to ask what's up, then sees the monitor. Now giving me the look. Some things are just more important than finishing the painting so I can move the bed back in and we can sleep in there tonight love.
Saw some other people giving their stories of you changed their life, thought I'd share mine. Old and washed up now. Always wanted to be an engineer but trade school to fix cars was the closest I got. That allowed me to dabble, brake rotors mostly. Although I was an A.S.E. certified master engine machinist, I never stepped foot inside a machine shop. Now I'm just trying to survive and I can't express to you how much comfort your videos have given me over the years. Never thought I'd feel this good again and am now starting to think maybe, just maybe there might still be enough life left in me to have another run at it. I know I pissed a lot of people off, probably you, with my comments on the whole brake rotor causing a squishy pedal thing. I guess I just got exited because it is in fact something I know exactly how and why it happens and how to diagnose it. Then again everyone in the TH-cam comments is an expert at everything and needing to feel smart is a character flaw. So I'm sorry.
Where I grew up we didn't have engineering discussed as a career path, now with time and exposure I see it's what I want to do, videos like ToT's helped me see that. I reckon it's never to late to chase your dream, so I am too. I want to know how to make everything, machining, carpentry, sculpting, painting.
Old and washed up? Nah... That's not the attitude, I'm 80 yrs old and still enjoying messing around with machinery, computers and electronics. ToT is one of the reasons for enjoying life and giving something new a try. Go for it! 👍
Hey tony you sparked my interest in machining when I was 11 now twelve with two tool boxes full of machinist tools and a new work shop is on the way, Just trying to say how great you thank you -Braeden
I wish the teacher who taught me was still alive so i could refer you. He was a very tough Irishman with millions of years experience and also a boxer. We never opened a book, not once. It was all old school machines with no readouts. He said if you can run these you can run them all. He would do a few steps on a mill and turn to someone in the group and say now you do it. Put you on the spot in front of everyone lol. That was in 1984 high school and they were my best times. Good luck .
VIEWERS OF THE TONY! Who are you and why are you here? I'm an electrical engineer from Germany and do a little shop work here and there... a little wood-working, bit of repairing stuff and I've since got into metal-working. I enjoy Tony's humor while also learning the ropes of handling a mill, a lathe, demonic gear-eating children. All the good stuff!
Mechanical engineering student from Australia. I’m Australian by birth but mechanical engineering student because of TOT (and vintage AVE too). I saw the machines that he uses and talks about and I wanted to make them my life.
I am currently a mechanical engineering student (first year in college!). In the last two years of high school, I took a couple shop classes to lighten up my schedule, and I gained a deeper appreciation for the trade skills jobs. This channel was recommended to me by my engineering teacher. I wish I could weld more, TOT helped with my slight addiction, especially in quarantine!
I am a 12 year old from the USA who has a pile of machinist tools an no machines yet I have some wood tools once I get my new shop my grandpa is giving me his tools like big old 1800s jointer big 70s table saw and big 18in band saw and a massive wood lathe that he build it can hold a piece 5’ across and 10’ long and some other stuff like a 400amp mig welder I am so excited and lucky that I will be given tools but then I will pass them down when I am older.
Our Shepard and Saviour Tony guides us safely through the journey and reminds us that the destination is secondary to the friends and knowledge we gain along the way. To thy TH-cam we come, thy machining be done, GCode.
as far as I know, TH-cam's monetization policy references local zero by footage rather than the final video, which would result in negative revenue. As for someone foolish enough to try and fiddle with the timestamps on their footage... I don't know what they do to them, and to be fair, I don't want to know. I knew about two guys who tried this, and shortly after they just disappeared along with their channels. My memory of them gets fainter by every day that comes, and I can't even remember their names by now. Maybe there were more, but those ceased to exist completely.
I was in the middle of reading a news article when this popped up and I did the exact same thing. I said to myself, self I need to watch this video and proceeded to immediately go to TH-cam!
Thanks for this. Videos with such challenges are important for those just starting. It can be easy to get discouraged with the polished "everything works out" vids, and watching someone with as much skill as you deal with the same struggles we all do is a huge motivator to keep trying :)
Grey Paladin: Whoa, whoa, whoa there! - enough is enough: we have to draw the line somewhere, we may tolerate you pronouncing it aluminum, but once and for all, it's spelt ALUMINIUM! Sheesh - give 'em an inch, and they take 25.4mm !!
New to TOT, and I'm completely unsurprised I'd spend hours watch videos of a guy machining parts and building machines in his garage, I've watched someone strip the finish off of furniture and I wasn't preparing to do it myself (it's a natural side affect to being an engineer I think). But I'm completely blown away by the quality, entertainment and A+ dad jokes of TOT's videos! Thanks for making your videos man!
UN-EFFING-BELIEVABLE! When you first showed us the Maho project I figured we'd see first chips circa 2022 and was prepared to wait and enjoy the ride but it's been so fast I almost feel cheated. You may be getting too smart for your own good but really this is just spectacular. If I hadn't seen it on the internet I wouldn't believe it. And thanks for everything.
Fuck it let's share my story. I'm a TH-cam addict and I spend all my time watching TH-cam videos. I used to work at a robotics team and I was a part manufacturer with little knowledge of cnc, but I did everything manually (I mean everything). Along comes this old Tony, and this thing "cnc" that scared me starts to become more of a reality. After I got out of high school I got myself a 3d printer and used that to learn the basics of gcode. In college I used my knowledge from 3d printers along with my previous design work to build a cnc foam cutter for a professor, and that was fun. Now I have a job at a 3d printer machine shop where we just print lots of parts for people and in my free time I'm designing a cnc router. Thank you ToT for bringing me into the world of cnc!
I got rid of stepper motors on my DIY CNC Mill as well - It’s a different world. You (among others..) motivated me to make a video about my machine build process and some machining action - you might like it :)
Hi Tony Been watching this project, Old Doer here. It's nice to see someone who enjoys his shop also. Been a CNC Machinist most of my adult life...Now that I'am semi retired. I may get to doing some fun projects, Not I gotta have it done yesterday projects. This Maho retro fit is very interesting. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching! Joe
Hi Tony, I use to tell my team making a mistake once was a mistake, making the same mistake more than once was a choice... but in this case it added to the entertainment of your video... Keep up the good work. Take care Paul,,
Thanks for the entertaining video Tony. I enjoy the successes and failures. One of the things I appreicate about many youtubers is how they show their bad days and failures as well as the successes. Keep them coming for as long as you can.
When you started the first "deep" cut in the first test part, I immediately said to myself, that bit ain't gonna last long without cutting fluid. Well, we all know the rest. :D
Janne Kokko, Me too! Now whilst I tinker on a Bridgeport I’m nowhere near TOT league but just want to say on here that, could it also have been the direction of travel (cut depth aside) I see almost all machining videos on TH-cam feeding in the wrong direction relative to the spinning cutter. (Just my opinion) Surely you travel against the rotation, not with it. If these people ever use a table saw do they stand on the side the blade is rising out of the table and try holding onto their piece before the blade takes too big a bite of it. Surely this happens too with steel machining. Plus instead of throwing your chips out the front, you have to first drag them past your cut edge to throw out the back.
@@grumpyone5963 You sound like you're too uninformed to be saying "almost all" machining videos are wrong. Usually, when "almost all" are doing something different to how you're doing it, your way is the wrong way. (Keyword: usually) Considering you didn't know the terms "climb" and "conventional," I'll assume you know nothing about machining. (Look them up.) So, the general rule is that you climb cut on CNC and conventional cut on manual machines. There are a million intricacies and exceptions to the rule, but that's pretty much the way it goes. It is not possible to climb mill on a manual machine (driven by acme/square/trapezoidal lead screws). CNC machines are able to do it because their methods of translating the axes are free of backlash. Also, the tool break the op was referencing didn't have hardly anything to do with "no cutting fluid" as it was WAY too much tool length for that cut. Cutting fluid would have made no difference. Notice he switched to a shorter EM and kept the same axial DOC (after he faced it, it went back to the longer axial DOC), and it shredded that heart shape perfectly fine, without cutting fluid.
@@grumpyone5963 , what you've described is called climb cutting to a machinist, and yes it can be problematic, but it remains useful and valid in the right circumstances.
Andrew Delashaw, It’s true I don’t know very much about machining. That’s why I said “I tinker”. My strengths lie in fabrication. You are the first one I’ve seen explain why it’s normal to travel that direction on CNC machines but you are mistaking who commented about the use of coolant (or lack of). It wasn’t me.
Tony! Before I made my Cnc router, I made a Cnc pen holder with dental floss and coat hangers to get used to the software and how it moves, I went through so much dental floss that the first thing I did when I made the router was install limit switches ! Good job!
GREAT VIDEO !!! I love how the belts help eliminate the stepper noise. Also might wanna change the tool path to a counter clockwise path for machining around outside of heart and then a clockwise tool path for machining inside the heart. Always make sure the clockwise spinning cutter is throwing swarf out of work instead of ramming chips into work. -helps eliminate chatter and tool breakage. The only time you don't have a choice is when cutting a slot and thats when you gotta take it slow. Also please put an accordion skirt over those virgin ball screws before its too late !!!
Thanks for the update Tony - Time is on your side with this project, creativity is at the front, knowledge & experience is behind you leaving nowhere for hindsight - except maybe with your neighbor and his lawn mower.
〽️agnificent. I am so exited about this relationship between This Old Tony and Maho. Once I notice a new video, I rush to Hog it with the all the senses. Even before I go sit somewhere... I called the phenomenon, "TonyMahoHogging"❗ Then I decided, this gives New meaning to "Ⓜ️ahogany". 😁
We use inchs per minute too. But i don't mind mm per minute if i had to learn it. I just know how fast it moves at 20ipm. It's what you grow up with i guess.
RPM is a very imperial unit. I dunno why the metric countries use it. The metric units are revolutions per second (Hz) and radians per second. Likewise, i consider all units that contain minutes and hours, imperial. (I'm looking at you, kph!) Minutes and hours are imperial in their nature. Oh, and degrees (as in angles) are very imperial too.
@@victortitov1740 All machines, engines and motors I encountered here in Europe have their rpm in exactly that - rpm. Or , here in Germany, in U/min. Seconds you´ll find in electromagnetic or acoustic frequencies. All just like in the imperial world.
You learn fast but first or before, you will realize who the original head can't reach the speed you need so you will mount a good electronic spindle, I converted a smaller mill and has been a nightmare, you will have bit fun time Lol.
If I had money to spend on getting this kind of milling machine with all the doodads, I'd still try to spend it to become TOTs apprentice... The knowledge of his humor alone is worth the price
Damm TOT you forgot the spindle screws??? Ahahah that machine is very capable and even without them instaled xD allways happy to ear you talk and wave your hands
I'm gonna assume you made a heart to tell us you love us. Now, first off I gotta say, that's kinda soft. Secondly, love ya too Tony, keep up the good videos.
What an emotional roller coaster. I was so excited to see the video then heartbroken that there wasn't going to be a video Then suddenly an awesome video.......... I need to go watch this again.
Sorry for the frustration with the project, but we all know that project items are always a headache. Glad to see the slow progress and I hope that the maho is going to bring you some more joy to counter the stress and spending. Much love and stay safe. 🤜🤛
Don't let the excitement of cnc get you. Meaning master the manual machines first. You will be lightyears ahead of the button pushers when it comes to set ups and being able to run many machines then you can add programming later. Besides you will know how to properly set up the job and program it. Good luck.
^ yes, what Matthew said. People that start on CNC machines without going through manual first, never understand machining very well. They don't understand the forces, don't understand the directions of the forces, and just don't get the fundamentals of what's going on at the actual cut. It's like when a company hires a new manager from outside the company, rather than promoting from within. They never understand the landscape of that business's dynamic. They don't know the employees, don't know how they do things, don't know their culture and conventions, and usually end up being disliked because they "just don't get it." It'd be like going directly to driving an F1 car without having ever been behind the wheel of any other car whatsoever. F1 drivers start driving go karts at a very young age (usually around 5 years old), then they start racing go karts, then drive/race progressively faster go karts as they get older, then they get their drivers license at 16, then drive in beginner car races, and work up to F1. Even a few months starting on manual machines will put you leaps and bounds above people that started directly on CNC. After your first year, you'll be a far better machinist than them, even though you have a few months less machining experience. I know you don't have any say on the curriculum at the college, but if you do have a choice, go that route.
Blue ball bearings often cause defacto leaking of primary seals, so no need to worry or fret. Just enjoy the momentary, sometimes instant gratification of the ecstasy of pouring your heart out to those you love at 24 inches per minute (Wow). Congrats Mr. T you are almost there and with out the normal whine of wannabeness but the satisfaction of ripping up the tarmac with precision and aplomb!! Just the Best that T can Be! Happy Saturday to We!
You’re right about one thing...”NOBODY likes blue ball bearings!” Looks like a ton of work to me but I’m sure you’ll knock it out of the park time permitting. Great video as always. 👍
Love your videos. You've inspired me to apply for a fabricator job with literally no experience other than some welding. Funny thing is they actually hired me. Your videos have been helping me learn a bit about lathes and mills. It would be nice to see you do an educational video on both every one I've seen so far is dry and boring.
Thanks This Old Tony! Your work has inspired me to go out and work on something,, repeatedly,, over and over,,, until everything is done that I forgot the first time.
That momentary resonance near the bottom-left on the second attempt had me holding my breath :) Congrats on first chips! Gonna purr once you have it all setup and tuned :)
Soon as the camera went back to normal speed, I started wincing. Amazing progress though, I’m stoked to see the machine working even if not at full capacity.
As soon as I saw that long bit making the deep cut I was like WTF? but then it borked. I must say your one hell of a tool designer/maker. Well done, don't forget to take the kids out and go riding on your motorcycles.....
Since the last time we met (watching your video) I have a new job, and fixing a rough idle and loss of power on a 94 ASTRO van. I know what your thinking "ASTRO van" 😁. It was given to my son, so he wants to repair it sell it and get an older classic Truck. The vacuum is gauge will be here today, along with the spark plugs and all the rest tomorrow. Did I mention how much I don't like working in tight spaces. VAN'S smh.. Have a good one.
Gratz in getting the major part of work done. Now is just the tidying, minutia, and calibration. I'm happy for you. P.s: I empathize with that feeling of having a new toy that isn't quite ready to play with. Its absolutely awful. Glad you could get rid of it, even if it did cost you a cutter bit. ;)
Tony your videos are always interesting, informative, funny and innovative all the time. I think you could make a video about moldy cheese and have the video come out to be a work of art. I absolutely love your channel!
I know it would be a pocket acid move to buy one, but considering the table is removable, you should get a vice that allows you to clamp things vertically in the machine. That feature is probably the coolest thing since edible packing peanuts.
I don't think many people like a roller coaster with a time machine. It is definitely scary if your train lands in a time when the rails are not yet in place - and you are in a loop-the-loop (strange word, but it seems to be the translation).
Pro tip: If your spindle speed is too low, play the video back at 1.25% speed.
TOT, in the VFD you can convert the frequency into rpm if you want to for readings on the VFD display.
It is also possible to use an analog output (0-10VDC or 4-20 mA DC) for an extern segment display, it's not that hard to do.
It's also good for commuting.
I think you meant times not %
Heheh
The comments on here are awesome ! Just the absolute best
Ya just hit pause on the life button subscribe for more dad jokes
Tot: ...balls everywhere... TWICE !
Wintergatan: I know buddy, I know.
Not FAIR! ToT lost his BALLS, man! TWICE! He got DOG HAIR on them! Have some COMPASSION! Martin only loses his Marbles.
That being said, ToT you better get this thing right, no half-ass jobs.
If you don't, Martin will come after you ... like a zombie ... carrying an angle grinder ... chanting "Pain is temporary -".
@@jamesdenney9653 underrated comment
Glory is forever!
@@HouseGurke Pain is temporary.
Chicks dig scars
Please keep the Maho vids coming, even if it's "just" an installation of one axis. I love it when you go into the details of how you build that thing.
Your videos about the Maho really motivates me in my own CNC-machine project. You've given me a few good ideas so far and I'm looking forward to more.
And now if you'll excuse me, I've got a machine to design.
I built a router 10 years ago, modified and upgraded the crap out of it in the last few months, swapped Mach 3 for Linuxcnc and now I'm tackling a mini mill conversion with DMM servos. It's definitely a fun process 👌
Honestly this series got me to finally buy a 3d printer to see the the 3 axis movement in person ( I wanted it for lots of other reasons too)
"I've got a machine to design"
Is it's intended use to machine a design?
@@deathlis eventually it will be 'ive got a design to machine'
You know something's gonna go wrong when the machining footage slows back down to real time.
I said to my screen, "I knew that was going to happen" just before TOT said it.
He might as well have put a red shirt on it and teleported it down to an unexplored planet.
lol
@@ThisOldTony www.youtube com/watch?v=jeLrCbSQWrg bal valve..
I clicked on that so fast can't wait for the next one.
Everytime the notification comes up for Tony's videos
Yeah, I feel like my wife when a new Orange is the New Black comes out.
I dismissed my pregnant wife from the kitchen so that I could be alone with This Old Tony.
Same
Me too!
I don't feel like I was ready to see your whole arm yet. I thought we were taking it slow.
you wait until you see THE video. life changing
@@rowanwatson5254 agreed. Took me by surprise. It didnt even register at first.
TOT New Video Alert chimes. Stopped painting the ceilings, and go downstairs to my computer. Wife starts to ask what's up, then sees the monitor. Now giving me the look. Some things are just more important than finishing the painting so I can move the bed back in and we can sleep in there tonight love.
Mozi Gerund Great night for backyard camping!
ToT's closing comment relevant to you too ;0)
That last we turn 180° and now is a she
blame the paint fumes! it might work
Saw some other people giving their stories of you changed their life, thought I'd share mine. Old and washed up now. Always wanted to be an engineer but trade school to fix cars was the closest I got. That allowed me to dabble, brake rotors mostly. Although I was an A.S.E. certified master engine machinist, I never stepped foot inside a machine shop. Now I'm just trying to survive and I can't express to you how much comfort your videos have given me over the years. Never thought I'd feel this good again and am now starting to think maybe, just maybe there might still be enough life left in me to have another run at it.
I know I pissed a lot of people off, probably you, with my comments on the whole brake rotor causing a squishy pedal thing. I guess I just got exited because it is in fact something I know exactly how and why it happens and how to diagnose it. Then again everyone in the TH-cam comments is an expert at everything and needing to feel smart is a character flaw. So I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry, it's the nature of the beast to speak your mind and voice your concerns in the comment section.
Where I grew up we didn't have engineering discussed as a career path, now with time and exposure I see it's what I want to do, videos like ToT's helped me see that. I reckon it's never to late to chase your dream, so I am too. I want to know how to make everything, machining, carpentry, sculpting, painting.
If you don’t piss a bunch of people off with a TH-cam comment, your not doing it right.
And f u haha
Old and washed up? Nah... That's not the attitude, I'm 80 yrs old and still enjoying messing around with machinery, computers and electronics. ToT is one of the reasons for enjoying life and giving something new a try. Go for it! 👍
@@Pythnn i get notifications from utub,telling me to stfup.
Hey tony you sparked my interest in machining when I was 11 now twelve with two tool boxes full of machinist tools and a new work shop is on the way,
Just trying to say how great you thank you
-Braeden
Awesome 🍻
I wish the teacher who taught me was still alive so i could refer you. He was a very tough Irishman with millions of years experience and also a boxer. We never opened a book, not once. It was all old school machines with no readouts. He said if you can run these you can run them all. He would do a few steps on a mill and turn to someone in the group and say now you do it. Put you on the spot in front of everyone lol. That was in 1984 high school and they were my best times. Good luck .
New workshop on the way and you're 12? I had sticks when I was 12 😔
@@AlexKall Sticks? You were lucky! I had to make things from dirt!
VIEWERS OF THE TONY!
Who are you and why are you here?
I'm an electrical engineer from Germany and do a little shop work here and there... a little wood-working, bit of repairing stuff and I've since got into metal-working. I enjoy Tony's humor while also learning the ropes of handling a mill, a lathe, demonic gear-eating children. All the good stuff!
Mechanical engineering student from Australia. I’m Australian by birth but mechanical engineering student because of TOT (and vintage AVE too). I saw the machines that he uses and talks about and I wanted to make them my life.
IT student with nothing related to machining just here on my quest to know more than the average on every subject ( + the humor is why I stuck)
I am currently a mechanical engineering student (first year in college!). In the last two years of high school, I took a couple shop classes to lighten up my schedule, and I gained a deeper appreciation for the trade skills jobs. This channel was recommended to me by my engineering teacher.
I wish I could weld more, TOT helped with my slight addiction, especially in quarantine!
Mechanical Engineering student from Finland, have a home shop as well inspired by ToT and all the other machinist guys in YT
I am a 12 year old from the USA who has a pile of machinist tools an no machines yet I have some wood tools once I get my new shop my grandpa is giving me his tools like big old 1800s jointer big 70s table saw and big 18in band saw and a massive wood lathe that he build it can hold a piece 5’ across and 10’ long and some other stuff like a 400amp mig welder I am so excited and lucky that I will be given tools but then I will pass them down when I am older.
If you have a bloody time lathe, why didn‘t you just go into the future where the Maho is done and make your video there?
He already did. You have to be from the future to watch it though, sorry.
Our Shepard and Saviour Tony guides us safely through the journey and reminds us that the destination is secondary to the friends and knowledge we gain along the way.
To thy TH-cam we come, thy machining be done, GCode.
as far as I know, TH-cam's monetization policy references local zero by footage rather than the final video, which would result in negative revenue. As for someone foolish enough to try and fiddle with the timestamps on their footage... I don't know what they do to them, and to be fair, I don't want to know. I knew about two guys who tried this, and shortly after they just disappeared along with their channels. My memory of them gets fainter by every day that comes, and I can't even remember their names by now. Maybe there were more, but those ceased to exist completely.
I think the technical term is _Time Turner_
I think that particular event is time locked
In this video: This Old Tony teaches himself a lesson like 5 times and listens exactly 0 times
"A think of beauty is a joy forever" where you are the "thing" Tony and your TH-cam channel is the "joy forever." Loved it as always, thank you.
I was watching something else when this video notification hit. ToT always takes priority.
Was the previous video one of mine? Come back home, son😀
I was in the middle of reading a news article when this popped up and I did the exact same thing. I said to myself, self I need to watch this video and proceeded to immediately go to TH-cam!
same here, watching project binky yet again, paused that opened another tab watched this now back onto binky lol
As it Should Be nope. And nope.
Yup, me 3!
Thanks for this. Videos with such challenges are important for those just starting. It can be easy to get discouraged with the polished "everything works out" vids, and watching someone with as much skill as you deal with the same struggles we all do is a huge motivator to keep trying :)
I call foul. We all know TOT has a heart of gold, not aluminum.
This will be the one that grows three sizes.
Grey Paladin: Whoa, whoa, whoa there! - enough is enough: we have to draw the line somewhere, we may tolerate you pronouncing it aluminum, but once and for all, it's spelt ALUMINIUM!
Sheesh - give 'em an inch, and they take 25.4mm !!
@no candy Check this out: www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/science/foot-surveying-metrology-dennis.html?smid=em-share
@LowJack187 he can time travel though, obviously he's composed of a mimetic polyalloy.
New to TOT, and I'm completely unsurprised I'd spend hours watch videos of a guy machining parts and building machines in his garage, I've watched someone strip the finish off of furniture and I wasn't preparing to do it myself (it's a natural side affect to being an engineer I think). But I'm completely blown away by the quality, entertainment and A+ dad jokes of TOT's videos! Thanks for making your videos man!
1:48 blue ball bearing LOL. Welcome back and you have been sorely missed and I have the bandaids to prove it. ;)
Also ctrl+f'd to see if anyone had mentioned it. Nice.
UN-EFFING-BELIEVABLE! When you first showed us the Maho project I figured we'd see first chips circa 2022 and was prepared to wait and enjoy the ride but it's been so fast I almost feel cheated. You may be getting too smart for your own good but really this is just spectacular. If I hadn't seen it on the internet I wouldn't believe it. And thanks for everything.
First thing I ever CNC'd was also a heart. Had my wife"s and my initials in it, but they were mirrored because I had the x-axis setup inverted.
Hey, even better, you made a stamp!
Was she asking you who AW was for the next 2 weeks?
@@djdjukic we hung it on the bathroom wall where you could look at it in the mirror.
First thing I ever 3D-printed was a heart too.
Fuck it let's share my story.
I'm a TH-cam addict and I spend all my time watching TH-cam videos. I used to work at a robotics team and I was a part manufacturer with little knowledge of cnc, but I did everything manually (I mean everything). Along comes this old Tony, and this thing "cnc" that scared me starts to become more of a reality. After I got out of high school I got myself a 3d printer and used that to learn the basics of gcode. In college I used my knowledge from 3d printers along with my previous design work to build a cnc foam cutter for a professor, and that was fun.
Now I have a job at a 3d printer machine shop where we just print lots of parts for people and in my free time I'm designing a cnc router.
Thank you ToT for bringing me into the world of cnc!
I got rid of stepper motors on my DIY CNC Mill as well - It’s a different world. You (among others..) motivated me to make a video about my machine build process and some machining action - you might like it :)
Every video Tony's hands are played by a different celebrity...
Matt Inkel Today’s celebrity was apparently either Robin Williams or Koko the gorilla
Hi Tony
Been watching this project, Old Doer here.
It's nice to see someone who enjoys his shop also.
Been a CNC Machinist most of my adult life...Now that I'am semi retired.
I may get to doing some fun projects, Not I gotta have it done yesterday projects.
This Maho retro fit is very interesting.
Keep up the good work.
I'll be watching!
Joe
Hi Tony,
I use to tell my team making a mistake once was a mistake, making the same mistake more than once was a choice... but in this case it added to the entertainment of your video... Keep up the good work.
Take care
Paul,,
Possibly the world's 1st Maho 400 multi axis interpretation? 👏👏👏💪 well done sir!
You know, my grandfather always said, when the surface finish is hogwash, insert the spindle nose bolts...
Thanks for the entertaining video Tony.
I enjoy the successes and failures.
One of the things I appreicate about many youtubers is how they show their bad days and failures as well as the successes.
Keep them coming for as long as you can.
ToT machining his first part on the MAHO: "Look ma, no screws!"
Look mum, no screws?
Could be the brother of: Look Mum, no Computer.
When you started the first "deep" cut in the first test part, I immediately said to myself, that bit ain't gonna last long without cutting fluid. Well, we all know the rest. :D
Janne Kokko, Me too! Now whilst I tinker on a Bridgeport I’m nowhere near TOT league but just want to say on here that, could it also have been the direction of travel (cut depth aside) I see almost all machining videos on TH-cam feeding in the wrong direction relative to the spinning cutter. (Just my opinion) Surely you travel against the rotation, not with it. If these people ever use a table saw do they stand on the side the blade is rising out of the table and try holding onto their piece before the blade takes too big a bite of it. Surely this happens too with steel machining. Plus instead of throwing your chips out the front, you have to first drag them past your cut edge to throw out the back.
@@grumpyone5963 You sound like you're too uninformed to be saying "almost all" machining videos are wrong. Usually, when "almost all" are doing something different to how you're doing it, your way is the wrong way. (Keyword: usually) Considering you didn't know the terms "climb" and "conventional," I'll assume you know nothing about machining. (Look them up.) So, the general rule is that you climb cut on CNC and conventional cut on manual machines. There are a million intricacies and exceptions to the rule, but that's pretty much the way it goes. It is not possible to climb mill on a manual machine (driven by acme/square/trapezoidal lead screws). CNC machines are able to do it because their methods of translating the axes are free of backlash. Also, the tool break the op was referencing didn't have hardly anything to do with "no cutting fluid" as it was WAY too much tool length for that cut. Cutting fluid would have made no difference. Notice he switched to a shorter EM and kept the same axial DOC (after he faced it, it went back to the longer axial DOC), and it shredded that heart shape perfectly fine, without cutting fluid.
@@grumpyone5963 , what you've described is called climb cutting to a machinist, and yes it can be problematic, but it remains useful and valid in the right circumstances.
Andrew Delashaw, It’s true I don’t know very much about machining. That’s why I said “I tinker”. My strengths lie in fabrication. You are the first one I’ve seen explain why it’s normal to travel that direction on CNC machines but you are mistaking who commented about the use of coolant (or lack of). It wasn’t me.
I saw smoke and anticipated SOMETHING was gonna happen. I’m no expert but the tool breaking didn’t make me flinch.
Tony! Before I made my Cnc router, I made a Cnc pen holder with dental floss and coat hangers to get used to the software and how it moves, I went through so much dental floss that the first thing I did when I made the router was install limit switches ! Good job!
My Limit Switches Are Upstairs .
" Have You Finished Yet ? "
" Are You Coming To Dinner ? , It's Getting Cold "
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GREAT VIDEO !!! I love how the belts help eliminate the stepper noise. Also might wanna change the tool path to a counter clockwise path for machining around outside of heart and then a clockwise tool path for machining inside the heart. Always make sure the clockwise spinning cutter is throwing swarf out of work instead of ramming chips into work. -helps eliminate chatter and tool breakage. The only time you don't have a choice is when cutting a slot and thats when you gotta take it slow. Also please put an accordion skirt over those virgin ball screws before its too late !!!
Why am I so invested in this machine? I'm not even a machinist
MAHO is my life
We like problem solving videos. And that is what this is all about at the end of the day.
Thanks for the update Tony - Time is on your side with this project, creativity is at the front, knowledge & experience is behind you leaving nowhere for hindsight - except maybe with your neighbor and his lawn mower.
"...sorting them from the dog hair"
Holy shit, that hit home hard. I love my pup, but god damn...
"...twice" Couldn't help but laugh audibly, completely felt that.
〽️agnificent.
I am so exited about this relationship between
This Old Tony and Maho.
Once I notice a new video, I rush to Hog it with the all the senses.
Even before I go sit somewhere...
I called the phenomenon, "TonyMahoHogging"❗
Then I decided, this gives New meaning to "Ⓜ️ahogany".
😁
The TWB is still working well. Great video. Me thinks you know far more than you would leave us to believe.
TOT, your videos continue to delight and enlighten.
Thank you and best wishes for the end result you hope to achieve.
4:13 AM and I’m blessed with a TOT video
I love watching smart motivated people do do cool stuff in their garages. It tricks me into believing that I will get up and do stuff in my garage.
Americans actually use rpm? Isn't rounds per minute to logical? Wouldn't something like 3/8 rounds per 1/4 footsecond be more your style? 🙈
We use inchs per minute too. But i don't mind mm per minute if i had to learn it. I just know how fast it moves at 20ipm. It's what you grow up with i guess.
to be fair, we only use "rounds per minute" when we are talking about rate of fire.... haha
"Rip´ems" works for both, targets and mill cutters
RPM is a very imperial unit. I dunno why the metric countries use it. The metric units are revolutions per second (Hz) and radians per second.
Likewise, i consider all units that contain minutes and hours, imperial. (I'm looking at you, kph!) Minutes and hours are imperial in their nature. Oh, and degrees (as in angles) are very imperial too.
@@victortitov1740 All machines, engines and motors I encountered here in Europe have their rpm in exactly that - rpm. Or , here in Germany, in U/min. Seconds you´ll find in electromagnetic or acoustic frequencies. All just like in the imperial world.
The Maho and ToT first season.......I am sure this sitcom will keep us from going out for years
You learn fast but first or before, you will realize who the original head can't reach the speed you need so you will mount a good electronic spindle, I converted a smaller mill and has been a nightmare, you will have bit fun time Lol.
Well jeez, just watched the other updates about this subject, and here it is, the latest! I do feel this was uploaded specially for me now. Thanks!
If I had money to spend on getting this kind of milling machine with all the doodads, I'd still try to spend it to become TOTs apprentice... The knowledge of his humor alone is worth the price
Great update Tony. Lots of progress has been made. Thank you.
Damm TOT you forgot the spindle screws??? Ahahah that machine is very capable and even without them instaled xD allways happy to ear you talk and wave your hands
I cannot bear this truth on my own any more.
I LOVE YOU TOT.
Thanks for being a champ! ♥️
ToT: You should have milled out "Subscribe" instead of a heart.
If you look close, the chatter marks from the end mill spell it out in Morse code. I may or may not have made that up. One way to find out!
Ayyyy!! We made it on Trending! Congrats Tony!
when can we have big brother style cameras everywhere 24/7 in your house tony...
you know we wont be happy till then...
:)
great video...
Thank god. I thought I was the only one these types of things happen to. She’s a beaut Clark. Can’t wait to see her all finished
I'm gonna assume you made a heart to tell us you love us. Now, first off I gotta say, that's kinda soft. Secondly, love ya too Tony, keep up the good videos.
A heart? I thought it was a directional arrow.
Half way into the video and i already have a huge smile on my face. Your videos are amazingly awesome man, hahaha.
Please keep using mixed units. Your non U.S viewers appreciate it!
Some would prefer only metric ... but I know - it's complicated.
John A. Doe Myself Included!
What an emotional roller coaster. I was so excited to see the video then heartbroken that there wasn't going to be a video Then suddenly an awesome video.......... I need to go watch this again.
Come on!!! It's 6 am on a Sunday, but well, I have nothing better to do than see how it's the Maho doing, right?
Old Tony, It's nice to see an up-date I'm totally impressed with your ability's.
I've never clicked a notification faster
So glad I'm not the only one waiting for this old stuff, maho maho men
Sorry for the frustration with the project, but we all know that project items are always a headache.
Glad to see the slow progress and I hope that the maho is going to bring you some more joy to counter the stress and spending.
Much love and stay safe.
🤜🤛
This year i enrolled in machinery uni, and i dream of being a guy like tot
Don't let the excitement of cnc get you. Meaning master the manual machines first. You will be lightyears ahead of the button pushers when it comes to set ups and being able to run many machines then you can add programming later. Besides you will know how to properly set up the job and program it. Good luck.
^ yes, what Matthew said. People that start on CNC machines without going through manual first, never understand machining very well. They don't understand the forces, don't understand the directions of the forces, and just don't get the fundamentals of what's going on at the actual cut. It's like when a company hires a new manager from outside the company, rather than promoting from within. They never understand the landscape of that business's dynamic. They don't know the employees, don't know how they do things, don't know their culture and conventions, and usually end up being disliked because they "just don't get it." It'd be like going directly to driving an F1 car without having ever been behind the wheel of any other car whatsoever. F1 drivers start driving go karts at a very young age (usually around 5 years old), then they start racing go karts, then drive/race progressively faster go karts as they get older, then they get their drivers license at 16, then drive in beginner car races, and work up to F1. Even a few months starting on manual machines will put you leaps and bounds above people that started directly on CNC. After your first year, you'll be a far better machinist than them, even though you have a few months less machining experience. I know you don't have any say on the curriculum at the college, but if you do have a choice, go that route.
Matthew Poole thanks for the advice ill keep that in mind
I came across another Maho for sale while browsing used machinery if you need another...
Thanks for the short video, I always enjoy them
Anyone else subscribed, and have "ALL" notifications turned on...but never ever get notified of this channels videos lately??
Just letting you all know that I am currently not wearing pants and I'm just starting to poop . ( on a toilet) . Just letting you all know
John Woodworth you see everyone over there that is who asked, no one
me too!! (except for being on a toilet) almost time for a BIG clean up :(
Betty Cam shhh .... trying to poop
John Woodworth that’s a long time just pinch it off
Tweedle maybe tot videos and Mexican is not a good combo
Blue ball bearings often cause defacto leaking of primary seals, so no need to worry or fret. Just enjoy the momentary, sometimes instant gratification of the ecstasy of pouring your heart out to those you love at 24 inches per minute (Wow). Congrats Mr. T you are almost there and with out the normal whine of wannabeness but the satisfaction of ripping up the tarmac with precision and aplomb!! Just the Best that T can Be! Happy Saturday to We!
You’re right about one thing...”NOBODY likes blue ball bearings!” Looks like a ton of work to me but I’m sure you’ll knock it out of the park time permitting. Great video as always. 👍
shop would'nt be complete without disco music!!!!
But always have an emergency supply of differently flavored music with you in case someone spontaneously shoots you to Mars.
I'm glad things turned out better than we expected
New viewer here. It's like Hitchcock reincarnated as a machinist. The film work... Gorgeous.
Awesome. Great to have a time machine to recheck things!
Love your videos. You've inspired me to apply for a fabricator job with literally no experience other than some welding. Funny thing is they actually hired me. Your videos have been helping me learn a bit about lathes and mills. It would be nice to see you do an educational video on both every one I've seen so far is dry and boring.
Thanks This Old Tony! Your work has inspired me to go out and work on something,, repeatedly,, over and over,,, until everything is done that I forgot the first time.
That momentary resonance near the bottom-left on the second attempt had me holding my breath :) Congrats on first chips! Gonna purr once you have it all setup and tuned :)
It lives😨.
Looking forward to more information on the axis controllers 😀.
Thanks for sharing.
Maho just keeps getting better and better!
This video inspired me to buy a tshirt. I always appreciate your willingness to spend time to make video slop for us hungry viewers
Really enjoy these MAHO videos, please keep making them!
Soon as the camera went back to normal speed, I started wincing. Amazing progress though, I’m stoked to see the machine working even if not at full capacity.
Thanks for the update and glad your still with us..:)
As soon as I saw that long bit making the deep cut I was like WTF? but then it borked. I must say your one hell of a tool designer/maker. Well done, don't forget to take the kids out and go riding on your motorcycles.....
Since the last time we met (watching your video) I have a new job, and fixing a rough idle and loss of power on a 94 ASTRO van. I know what your thinking "ASTRO van" 😁. It was given to my son, so he wants to repair it sell it and get an older classic Truck. The vacuum is gauge will be here today, along with the spark plugs and all the rest tomorrow. Did I mention how much I don't like working in tight spaces. VAN'S smh.. Have a good one.
Capability of this machine is amazing! In perspective of investment and time, the results are astonishing.
Gratz in getting the major part of work done. Now is just the tidying, minutia, and calibration. I'm happy for you.
P.s: I empathize with that feeling of having a new toy that isn't quite ready to play with. Its absolutely awful. Glad you could get rid of it, even if it did cost you a cutter bit. ;)
A lot of plot twists in this one Tony, great video as always!
It is becoming such a beauty, a Mill I Like to Find.
Brilliant video as always OldTony. Thanks.
I saw the snap and was....😲🤣😂 looks great Tony! So far
Tony your videos are always interesting, informative, funny and innovative all the time. I think you could make a video about moldy cheese and have the video come out to be a work of art. I absolutely love your channel!
I know it would be a pocket acid move to buy one, but considering the table is removable, you should get a vice that allows you to clamp things vertically in the machine. That feature is probably the coolest thing since edible packing peanuts.
I laughed out loud when you had the servo fax machine noise 😄
TOT is must watch madness!!God Bless You Tony...
ToT, thanks a lot for the heart. Now all I see is rainbows and unicorns! Stay safe and keep on chooching!
What a rollercoaster ride! Emotions were flying like the chips!
what an roller-coaster of emotions
The day we all have been waiting for.
Tony should get into the roller-coaster industry... man, what a video...
I don't think many people like a roller coaster with a time machine. It is definitely scary if your train lands in a time when the rails are not yet in place - and you are in a loop-the-loop (strange word, but it seems to be the translation).
Your videos always make my day,cheers
We love you too, This Old Tony!