So excited to have found a new machining channel! This is really well done

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! I’m glad you’re enjoying it 😊

Stumbled upon your channel searching for DIY cnc conversions when my interest for a entry level cnc mill was sparked. I actually found myself anxiously awaiting a new video from you just the other day. Well here we are. 👏👏

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Haha - that's really nice to hear. Thanks for the positivity! Have you got that mill yet??

I like about your videos the attention to details - we can clearly see you know what you're doing. Always great to hear good advices. Btw my girlfriend would really appreciate such fine knife (well - she doesn't tell me anything bad about my youtube hobby till now but ... 🤣)

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you for the nice feedback!

Awesome work! Thank you for showing the details of the process.

This gives me the necessary kick to finally fix up my own CNC conversion build. I have some backlash issues but I think I know where the issue is and just have to bother taking everything apart again to fix them.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have to do this, myself 😂

@jrsydvl7218

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. I'm dismantling my cnc conversion to chase out some backlash. I've had it apart, tweaked and back together only to find an elusive .0015" pop up.

@DarkArtGuitars

Жыл бұрын

@@jrsydvl7218 .0015" is not too bad, you can easily compensate that in software (not to say that it wouldn't be better to fix in hardware, but beggers can't be choosers)

@jrsydvl7218

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkArtGuitars No doubt, I've been shooting for

Your production quality is outstanding and your content deserves more views.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Appreciate the kind words :)

Great video! ...(subbed, alerts and comment)... I look forward to more videos. We are following a cnc conversion guide now and you videos are encouraging. Tyvm.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! I’m glad you’re finding it useful. Good luck on the build and feel free to pipe back in with any questions. I’m happy to help if I can 😁

Thanks for all the effort you put into these videos Adam! They've been a great help to me with my conversion project

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear it! How’s your project going?

You make outstanding videos, I really enjoy the way you present the content, not to fast, not to slow, just Perfect time to see, understand, process and follow. I'm new to metal CNC and your video process is the best of any 1000s of videos I have watched. Just Perfect, just like what comes off you machine. Thank you

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Thank you for the feedback, bambu!

Excellent as always, dude.

Really glad I stumbled across this! Quality video. Quality content. Those knives look great! I watch a lot of black smithing videos, and it is near to see a knife that is entirely milled like this. Great stuff!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the kind words and support, MadMath!

Fantastic stuff! Thank you for being one of the few out there that show the Solidworks CAM workflow. Tried using fusion but I couldn't get over years of solidworks habits. Also been using your videos to lay out my own PM mill conversion project for next year. Looking forward to what you show next.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely in the same boat when it comes to Solidworks. I used fusion in the beginning, and switched back to SW as soon as I found out about HSMWorks. Cheers!

Thanks for these videos! I always look forward to a new video from you! I'm really close to buying a pm-30 and converting it to cnc. Thanks for the inspiration!

You showed me how to do the initial stock measurement with a probe the easy way and I'm subscribed ever since. Great educational content, keep up the good work!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the kind words!

Quality video, superb narration 👌🏼

Everything is great here, Adam: the knife design, the computer and machine workflows, the images and editing and your narration . . . so precise and concise.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Very nice to hear - glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the positive feedback!

Looks like an amazing allround camp knife. Good job!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This just popped up on my feed and I’ve binged most of your videos after seeing this one. I appreciate the thorough descriptions and reasoning behind your choices. Now time to buy a mill!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Good luck on your build - enjoy it!

Once again, great work!

I really enjoy your videos! I feel like I always come away learning something new. Thank you!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

Hey Adam, really nice video and nice looking knife!! Thanks for sharing!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very good high end finish

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Takes quite a bit of elbow grease but I’m happy with the way it came out!

👏🏼 Wow, just wow they are awesome and all that much better as they’re created on a home built CNC! Proof if ever it was needed that you DON’T need machines costing hundreds of thousands to make beautiful art such as these excellent knives. Well done bro, very well done. 👍🏻

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Takes a little more time, but it's amazing what these little machines can do. I'm consistently impressed! Thanks for the very kind words, Anon :)

Love your content, And the knives look great!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

As an avid 3D printer since the early days (built my first printer from aluminum c-channel that I scavenged from an old server rack and some 608 skateboard bearings), a CNC setup like this is something I've always wanted to build. But I have to finish a few other projects first, if I want to stay married. :)

This is amazing. Currently building a workshop on the side of my house and I can’t wait to create magic like you. You inspire me!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Feels really good to hear that - thanks for telling me!

Really well done project. I have a Haas UMC 750 where i work and we use Fursion 360 to design and program the machine. Both tools are fantastic to work with. Your set up and execution of this project is very inspiring and i'm glad that i ran across this channel. The knives are beautiful!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

That’s a dream machine for a guy like me! Thanks for all the positivity and feedback!!

Very cool video and sweet knives🤩 thank you

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I love non-folding knives. Full tang is the way to go, great choice.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

always great content !!!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Always great content! It’s great to see the results you get with a hobby mill. I decided to go with a Haas TM-2P

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and very cool! How do you like the TM-2P? What kind of travels do you get in X & Y, and what is the max RPM? Are you running on single phase?

@maloyaircraft1174

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 The machine arrives in at the end of September. -208 @ 30 amps or 240v @ 40 amps -10 place tool changer -Programmable coolant nozzle -Chip auger -Touch probe -7.5Hp spindle -6k RPM -Travels 40” X 16” Y 16” Z Think I’m also going to go with shrink fit and a TRT-200 at some point. Expanding the prototyping capability of the company. Y-axis lathe and Fiber laser table/tube cutter after. Heading to IMTS Sept 12-14th, maybe catch up with you there?

@wildhorsemfg

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Haas machines also run really easy on a phase converter . I have no problems with mine .. but have had problems with some fanuc machines

Thank you for this Video! 🔥🔥🔥

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! 🍻 thanks for watching!

Great job !!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

cool idea to use a stock fixture, that makes alot of sense for sequence milling!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

I think so too! Especially because I don't like breaking the vise setup, and this mill's Z doesn't travel all the way down to the table - so holding fixtures a little higher up is necessary.

looking good!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Hey Adam I love your content and your your videos are a great resource as I go through a CNC build of my own. I have the acorn board and some DMM servos. Keep up the great work!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! What kind of mill are you converting?

@dannyjay6667

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037building from scratch Adam. I have a bridgeport clone, 14x40 lathe and surface grinder to make it happen so I am designing it up in Solidworks. I also am a daily user and most comfortable with that software.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@dannyjay6667 that’s very cool. Good luck!

Awesome video! Very informative. I was wondering if you'd be willing to share some general feeds and speeds info when machining AEB-L?

Im currently bulding the PrintNC to hopefully do something similar as I like to knifemake as well.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I’m curious how it’ll turn out.

Thanks for yet another educational video. Would you be able to quickly go over the CAD process for those handle scales? Drawing a nice 3D contoured scale is really kicking my ass.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

I’d agree it’s the trickiest part of the design. Lots of design and redesign. I’ll do a video on it in the future, but I sure don’t have a formula for it!

Awesome🤩

Liked & subscribed!!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the support!

Great video! As Aaron Gough is releasing a video every six years and he has some way bigger machines, its super fun to enjoy a more starter oriented content, loved the naration and the jokes, great shots also! I guess cleaning up the aluminium chips is a real pain haha.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha - you have no idea…. There’s a reason this machine sits in the corner. I blow all the chips into a pile and shovel them into a scrap bag…. And have multiple sets of tweezers in the garage to pull out all the fun slivers. Lol. You can probably tell I learned a lot from Aaron! Love his work.

@BalticBlades

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Cant wait for more videos! The blades did not warp during the Heat treat?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@BalticBlades cheers! I treated 8 knives in this batch. 2 of the 8 moved a little, but I find AEBL is pretty easy to straighten with some cold work - especially on thinner parts.

Getting Ready to try this! Please list favorite places to source material and hardware!

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

That will all depend on where you are in the world!

Looks like a rabbit hole that I might fall into

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

If you're looking for a rabbit hole, a cnc hobby is one of the deepest! Cheers!

Was the design "inspired" by Aaron Gough's RESOLUTE® MkIII by any chance?! Gough Custom on KZread if you want to see his CNC process.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! He makes great stuff, and put out such great information. You bet I've been been to his channel a few time....

@Adam Debowski I see you are using Solidworks CAM. Any chance you could make video on that? Your future design is marvelous. 👍

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Genesislights. I’m not using Solidworks CAM. This is HSMWorks, which is almost identical to fusion CAM (it’s made by Autodesk). I do plan on making a video on it, but if you know how to use fusion CAM, you’ll have a seamless transition to using HSMWorks.

Amazing work, Adam. Do you have a website to purchase your products? I didn't see a link listed in the description.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ron. Thanks for the kind words and interest! There may come a day when I start selling the products online, but for now I make stuff mostly for fun or friends or small custom stuff locally.

another awesome build. minsk likes give aways :P. dang milling aorund those boltheads make me nervous... :)

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! It's funny you say that - I still pucker every time I start a program... hahaha

Now I want to get a mill to convert to cnc

like+subscribe and turned off adblock refreshed and watched an ad. havent seen a good video like this in years. please show more of what you did in solidworks cam side.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the support! I appreciate it very much! I’ve been thinking about a video like that. It’s something I would have liked to see a few years ago. Is there something specific you think would be valuable? Or any suggestions?

@mordechy

Жыл бұрын

​@@adamdebowski2037 How to program with fixturing and part setups is what i would like to see. Thanks.

You can actually glue the scales on the the aluminum using green loctite After machining just hit the scale it’ll come loose

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Amingo - thanks for the tip!

Te best of the best

Cool video! Thanks for sharing. Do you think the pm30 could mill titanium scales?

@adamdebowski2037

6 ай бұрын

Titanium... a material I've never tried - because it scares me! Ultimately, yes...... but... if you dump too much heat into it with the wrong feeds/speeds or dull tools, you can start a fire that burns so hot it can't be put out easily. That, paired with the fact that I've had endmills glowing red hot (more times than I'd like to admit) in the past just kind of scares me away from it... but the machine will do it. How efficiently/quickly is a whole other conversation, though. If you're machining a small part, or really just removing small amounts of material, you'll be ok. My feel is that you'd be impressed with Ti handle scales that come off the PM30, but if you want to make big batches, it'd be in your best interest to get something with flood coolant. Cheers! - Adam

Cool simple project. What is the idea behind making these knives, besides a giveaway?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

These little mills lend themselves well to knife making. They're capable of some accuracy, but not very high material removal rates - so knives are kind of perfect - And they're functional/last a lifetime!

Great work :) what kind of material is the knife blade made out of?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! It’s an AEB-L blade

Lol, we picked an hobby. Great video btw

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HuskyMachining

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 lol, dammit I meant to say we picked "expensive" hobbies

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@HuskyMachining Haha - that's for sure. Don't remember the last time I was excited about how little i paid for an endmill!

Are those 2 5" vices, or 2- 4" vices? If they were 5", do you think it may be advantageous to go smaller to 4" for some more Z height? Complete beginner here. thanks

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

These are 5” vises. For me, generally the bigger, the better. They generally open wider, too, to hold bigger pieces. You have lots of Z on mills like this. Z is never really a problem.

Watched your Conversion PM-30MV video. Maybe the most useful video I've found so far. I don't have a CNC Mill yet, but hopefully I can follow in your footsteps. How do you align your aluminum workholding block? Could you machine in divots into the side of the block where your vice jaws fit into so that its centered every time? Sort of like what you're doing with your dowel pins? Or is there an easier way that I'm missing

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Phiz. Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the content :) Good question! The short answer is: I don't align the aluminum workholding block - Every time I put it in the vise, it's sitting in a different spot.... But then I use the probe (you could use a $20 edge finder to do the same thing) to show the control where the new "zero" is. For the knives and handle scale fixtures, i use the top left corner of the block. For large production runs on bigger machines, you could definitely do something similar to your suggestion - so that you don't have to probe in the fixture plate every time like I do. You see how I place the knife blanks onto the fixture plate - locating them on dowels so they sit in the same spot every time? Well - its common to do the same thing with a "sub-plate" that accurately locates the fixture plate. The sub plate is what would live in the vise (or somehow stay fixed onto the mill's table), and then you'd place the fixture plate onto that sub plate - locating it on dowels - so it's in the same spot every time. I hope I explained that right..... Cheers - Adam

@Phiz787

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Do you manually control your spindle speed? Or did you hook yours up to control it with Acorn? I am looking into it now.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@Phiz787 I do control the spindle speed manually. I don't find it a pain since I don't have an ATC, and it helps when doing some semi-manual work like that "rigid tapping" you see me doing on the fixture plate.

@Phiz787

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Do you think you would change that in the future for tapping? Or is it working fine for now?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@Phiz787 Even if you had spindle control of the stock motor, you wouldn't be able to rigid tap. These brushless DC motors bog down and reduce their speed when the load increases, so rigid tapping would never work. You'd need a servo motor on the spindle. In my opinion, it isn't worth it. Rigid tapping can of course be done under all the right conditions, but even in industrial applications on bigger machines, people generally prefer thread milling. There's always that chance the tap can break - especially in trickier materials like stainless - which is risky. Thread milling is a little slower than tapping, but its all around better: you can get threads closer to the bottom of a blind hole, you can thread any material with the right feeds/speeds even on hobby mills, and if the thread mill breaks, you won't have to scrap the part - it'll just fall out of the hole. The down side is that thread mills are generally more expensive than taps.... but just so much more reliable in my opinion.

Easy made spear is a must for any knife lol

I don't understand how you manage to make the blade in one pass, without first roughing and then finishing... what type of cutter do you use? thank you, wonderful work!

@adamdebowski2037

4 ай бұрын

I use a stubby 4 flute solid carbide endmill with 0.060" radius & 0.010" stepover. It definitely needs some hand finishing to smooth it out nicely after milling.

@simone_81

4 ай бұрын

​@@adamdebowski2037 thanks, I use a 3 cutting edge for a similar job and my spindle reaches 8000 rpm, but I noticed that if I don't use coolant oil the milling is worse, but I see that many professionals like you don't use emulsion but only air I think ...I have to try again. you are very good. Thank you!

@adamdebowski2037

4 ай бұрын

@@simone_81 typically, 3-flute endmills are meant for aluminum. You should try a bullnose endmill meant for steel, and the rigidity of your machine will also play an important role 👍

@simone_81

4 ай бұрын

​@@adamdebowski2037 thanks for the advice, I will take a 4-flute torus cutter and do some tests, I use Artcam and I cannot use your milling strategy, which however seems really optimal, but I will try to simulate something similar, up to now I have done roughing and finish, but it takes a lot longer.👍

On any mill, but especially low end hobby mills, accurate placement and the ability to not only hold down pieces securely but to reposition them precisely is critical. I purchased a 3018 hobby mill to learn on, and let me say, these factors are not your friend out of the box.

I want a knife what steel do you recommend

Do you remember if you had to completely disassemble the mill to get your Y axis ball screw kit installed? (ArizonaCNC kit). I can't get mine to fit

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Yes - you’ve got to grind away part of the y casting with an angle grinder to get it to fit.

@Phiz787

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 yes I know that, but I mean the Y ball screw. There isn't space to thread it through with the mill assembled right? You had to take apart your mill and put it in from underneath?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@Phiz787 yes - I had the mill totally disassembles. X & Y tables off the machine, column off the machine, head off the column. Makes it easier to handle all the weight too.

@Phiz787

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 ah ok. Thanks. Any idea what size those giant bolts are in the back, holding up the Z column? Or maybe... An Allen key comes with the mill...I'll check the toolbox.

Looks very similar to Gough Customs setup. Did he provide some inspiration?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

You bet! Love his work, and he's a super smart guy that gives back to this community all the time.

@paulwilson2204

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Yeah I love his and I have a feeling I'm going to like yours too. Especially if you have a better upload scheduled xD

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@paulwilson2204 lol - guilty as charged!

Can I buy one? And second question… are you from Poland?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! After the giveaway, I'll be selling a few more out of the batch, and will make an announcement about it on the channel.... and yes - I'm Polish :)

@SketchUpDBS

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 No to chce jeden :)

What material are the scales made from?

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael - the scales are made from a tough and resilient composite caled “G10.” It’s the same stuff most circuit boards are printed on!

@malvoliosf

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Thanks. Beautiful knives.

How did you learn all this

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom - I've been a dialer user of 3D design software for many years - but only recently got into milling CAM & machining (2-3 years ago) - so I'm still new to a lot of this stuff!

Good content, I’ll be back…

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That's essentially a Gough Customs knife design.

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Good eye ;)

Fantastic! My only negative feedback is that I can't just *buy* one of these knives...

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you! I'll be selling a few of these off & will find some way to tell you about it! Will likely be an announcement on the channel. Thanks for the interest, Adam!

Hi, I would like one please!!! i have a CNC PM25MV on my channel

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the interest! Just subscribed to your channel - I don't often see people machining out of wood on these mills, but it looks like it works well. I was always curious about the low rpm and how it would work in wood.

@makosharkcnc7730

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 thank you, i can take really heavy cuts in wood no problem , just thought it might be cool with a wood handle on your knives

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

@@makosharkcnc7730 I've thought the same thing! Some nice, stabilized, something fancy would be awesome. I wonder if machining M6 threads into hardwood would work... hmmmm

@makosharkcnc7730

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 let me ask how much movement do you have in the z axis? i have quiet a bit i was thinking of using brass shim to tight it up

Adam, anywhere else to follow you??

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dustin - sorry for the late reply. There's an instagram account if you're interested - @adamd_cnc. Cheers!

Now, if you can only do that on a onefinity elite with vcarve pro....

@adamdebowski2037

7 ай бұрын

Oof that would be a tough one. Have you tried machining steel with it?

@8thsinner

7 ай бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037I haven't no, it's new to me. Though I do have high hopes, especially if I can cut 26c3. It's a nice simple carbon, and even if it comes close to target no matter how slow it would be good.

@adamdebowski2037

7 ай бұрын

@@8thsinner Nice! If you have a hard time you might have some more luck with smaller tools. They like the higher RPMs and don’t need much rigidity. It’ll be slow going but it should work. Good luck and let me know how you do!

@8thsinner

7 ай бұрын

@@adamdebowski2037 Do you mean like using 1/8th, 1/16th bits? Because theres less torque > less flex > less risk??? The worry isn't so much the cutting it's the cutting without fluid. Winston moy managed to cut I think a1 or o 1 with his nomad shapeoko however thats quite a rigid machine, even though the onefiity is beefy as hell, it's spread out over long rails... What bits, speeds and feeds would you suggest I start with? I haven't had feedback frmo anyone yet whos done it, only suggestions of going very shallow with low stepovers like 10-20%, and no more than two flutes, likely o flutes

@adamdebowski2037

7 ай бұрын

I would probably start with a 3/16 4 Flute solid carbide endmill. Take 0.001” feed per tooth and start with a 0.010” stepover if you’re going 3/16 deep. If that works nice, increase the stepover to 0.020. I don’t think you’ll take much more than that but it’s just a guess!

😃 ρяσмσѕм

Can I have one

@adamdebowski2037

Жыл бұрын

You're in the hat! Thanks for the interest :)

Money wasted on SollidWorks would likely have bought a nice secondhand CNC mill....