Very clever and thank you for taking the time to record, edit and share your work with those of us who appreciate your efforts to spread the knowledge. Cheers brother

Maxim you're a genius! That's exactly what I was looking for and just needs a geared Nema 17 - after all a cross slide only needs to move slowly. Personally I'd like to keep the scale on the handle, and be able to disengage the gear to use the handle manually without winding the motor, but these would be simple developments of a brilliantly simple design. Excellent engineering.

This modification of the cross-slide is very well done. I was looking for a solution to my cross-slide slop and this is the simplest fro me. Thank you for putting this video up.

I printed the gear box for stepper. Great job, Great design !! Thanks Maxim !

MAXIM YOU DID IT EXCELLENT, I AM EXPECTING MORE VIDEOS FROM YOU. THANKS FOR THE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU SHAREED FOR US.

Brilliant work. Particularly the neat way you added the stepper. Will be off to the 3D printer to do a basic model to start. Thanks so much.

Excellent work! Thank you Maxim.

I never thought about 3D printing the parts needed to add bearings. I'm glad I got a chance to view this video. Now I can smooth out the cross-slide on my Mini Lathe.

I printed out the part and set it up on my G0768 which is the same model. It works very well. Thank you.

well done the best improvement I have seen for this lathe I will defenatly use it on mine. Keep it up.

That is seriously cool! Ill be adding bearings to mine for sure

Nicely done! I'll have to look at mine to see what can be done to make it work better.

What an excellent modification, Great work!

What a brilliant idea, its got to be the best cross slide upgrade I've seen on you tube, Well done.

What a fantastic design. Being able to keep the dial would be very beneficial though. Thank you for this! Cheers from Canada

@MaximKachurovskiy

Жыл бұрын

The dial is still there, added it after filming, see Thingiverse 🔗 in the description. Thanks!

Great ideas. Nice work!

excellent craftmanship. thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much for this. I printed it out but I should of measured first. After a few adjustments and 2 failed prints, this worked really well on my AL-51G. Now i've got to fix the compound slide's mount, it's so bad.

Thank you very much it looks a lot of effort great video very clear. Will try it out.

Very cool. Good work.

Bruce here, great job of engineering and fabrication.

That was excellent. !!!

Very nice job 👍

🎉nice job thank you for sharing this with us

Hell of a job you are a genius you should start selling them

Really thank you for the idea and the file...

Excellent idea

I did something very similar on a mill it works great.. like how u integrated it nicely.. great job 💪

those 3d prints are good. theres's some nice work here

@SodiumInteresting

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to make one for my warco wm180

very good job..thanks for your time

Very cool design.

well done. thanks for sharing

Amazing! I just Subs to see more of you genius ideas 👍🏼

beau travail !!! merci ..

A steel tube spacer between the two inner races would be nice, to transmit the tightening load via steel to the carriage, it would need to be cut to exactly the correct length to give you the right preload but you have a lathe with which to do that ;)

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea and easy to make.

I have a similar lathe and it also has play on the handwheel. All in all, I got used to it

Very clever 👍

Aluminium oxidizes so you will always get black oil , Anyway these small lathes tend to have a lot of backlash , because of the poor threading in the casting of the cross slide and Main feed slide, at a guess I expect they used the wrong Pitch for easy threading. But yours is not to bad :) I love the idea of adding nema motors, I do have a few spares around and a controller so i will have a go.

Really smart, wish you could buy this.

Good! Super!

Dude your the man I ordered mine about a month ago for my MX210-V Just got it yesterday and installed today and it has made a world of difference in the movement. (Now I just need to get it all adjusted right ). I recommend this too anyone with this type of lathe. Say do you by chance have one for the slide above that one ? Thanks. From a happy camper.

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Jack, thank you for the kind words, I don't have anything for the top slide sadly.

Exellence!

Really great idea, thanks for sharing.

Just found your channel and watched the x-axis power feed. Really impressed - great work. Any chance of future projects for powering the axes on a small milling machine?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gwentec, thank you, no plans for milling machine motorization yet but I'm sure you can get your machine upgraded if you put your mind to it 👍

@gwentec1743

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Hi Maxim thanks for the update I'll give it my best shot.

This is the best upgrade I've ever seen! How can I donate to you for a perfect ideas?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Alexey, thank you! I'm not quite ready for that yet but appreciate your proposal very much.

Остатками английского пришлось пользоваться, но в принципе все понял)

Great video! Could you maybe do a little tour of your workshop?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Tom, great idea, thank you for this suggestion.

Top Job, great!!!!!!!!! Germany

Ты молодец. У нас схожая точка зрения. Правда у меня нет 3д принтера, пошел более простым путем, но твой вариант исчерпывает все нюансы. Возможно прибегну к твоему решению. Спасибо.

nice job.

Incredible project... Did you end-up keeping the Rocketronics controller ? I will sure use your hardware solution for the x and z drives and encoder... Quite a success.. Thank you for all this sharing...

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes, Rocketronics solution is quite nice.

Макс, ты крут. Респект💪. И спасибо тебе за твой английский, я понял все👍

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, молодец!

You could make a new wheel for use with the motorized mount So you can keep your dial for threading. Maybe a stackable design with a pins so they all rotate together.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

MrCinpro, interesting idea. I went with a plastic dial for now: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4714722

Hello I really like what you did around I have the same turn and I will embark on the modification a small question what model of tool holder is mounted on your lathe? because the original model is not great thank you good continuation gilles

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gilles, my tool holder model is 250-000, it's not very rigid but works for my basic needs. Cheers!

Очень понравилось. Большое спасибо!

Exactly, just a couple of week ago I got my lathe here and even today (year 2024) the China factories are having same issues ! what is really frustrating to me is, the factories have all the resources and quality raw materials the need to do it right yet they chose to cheap out on stuff like this... yes from day one I had to start modifying mine since I do not like at all bad precision machines .. next for me is the cross slide that even with the adjusting of those 3 screws will not do the job -- wayyy too much slack

This is genius! I also have a 3D-printer and make every kind of shit on it, but I could not realize I can print critical lathe parts on it! (And I also have a similar lathe with all the same problems :) ). But now I see: indeed - the possible additional deformation that the printed part brings to the whole cross slide assembly does not exceed the precision of the lathe. The play in the original design decreases the precision much more than your part(s)! Like odnoznachno! :)

Я случайно по комментарию в другом канале увидел, что вы оказывается по русски говорите))) Интересная реализация электронной гитары у вас. Скорее всего хочу повторить ваш проект, только кнопки поставить побольше. Отлично!

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, успехов! Гитара с чипмейкера конечно круче но мою намного проще сделать.

@xpcontinuum

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy тот вариант немного перемудрён, на мой взгляд.

Отличный апгрейд!

Top!

Hallo Maxim, super Verbesserungen hast du dir einfallen lassen und danke fürs teilen!

Thanks for the video. I printed the no-motor version of this part and bearings are ordered. Using deep-groove bearings instead of thrust bearings is a good idea. They can take 1/3 of their rated radial load in the axial direction. For 608 bearings, their rated radial load (static) is 307 lbf (1370 N) so they function as a thrust bearing up to that point. (That's the low estimate---the dynamic limit may be as high as 260 lbf but that's probably for fairly high-speed turning. Hand operation is closer to static.) The axial load on the bearing during cutting is unknown but it could be as high as 100 lbf, so I would say that this is a marginal design. In theory, the cutting forces are straight down. Also, the elasticity of PLA is considerable compared even to aluminum, which is another weak point of this design. However, it looks like you've had good results so maybe it's good enough. I'm a fairly timid machinist so it will probably be good enough for me. I'd check the pre-load occasionally because PLA can creep a bit and you might find excess lash in the cross slide over several months. I think I'll Also, if you want to use the smaller bearing on both ends, a PLA spacer could solve the problem of the dial touching the other race. Compression is a strong mode for PLA and the printer has high resolution in the Z axis.

@IvanDragunova

Жыл бұрын

I’ve used PETG instead of PLA for all elements of stepper motor model. It seem more resistant.

What a great video and project! I have the exact same lathe, with the same backlash problems in the cross slide. Would you be willing to share the fusion file you created for the replacement part? I would love to try it.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sure - a360.co/3rXmtzW

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Fusion no longer lets to edit/download shared items, here's another attempt - www.thingiverse.com/thing:4712247

I like how you mounted the motor on the apron. I want to do something similar to my mini lathe. I would like to add power cross feed but I basically want a forward/reverse and possibly a speed control knob. How difficult do you think that would be?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

That depends on your lathe model - which one you have? If you're interested in just the cross-feed control, www.aliexpress.com/item/33048497080.html should do that. Add stepper, driver and a power supply, connect wires together and it should work.

@bowtiedooley

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy I will try to find a controller like that here in the US. What strength Nema 17 motor are you using?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@bowtiedooley I'm using 0.42nm but 0.71nm version that's 60mm long will also fit. Due to gear reduction, it's multiplied by ~3x. Note that plastic parts don't like heat, if you need to run this for more than ~10 minutes at a time, some of the parts would have to be made of metal or heat-resistant filament.

Great! Thank you for that work. Does it fit for the Sieg SC3 lathe, it is called mini lathe also but I'd like to be shure.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Adrien, I don't think it will fit. You should be able to design a similar part yourself though, it's very easy in Fusion 360. Good luck!

@NeridaT

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy you are right!

Nice video! Thanks. Had you change the interior nut screw? i mean at the other end of the vise.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, I didn't change any screws I believe.

@Alan-Steve

3 жыл бұрын

​@@MaximKachurovskiy At the end of the screw there is a nut that cannot be adjusted, they all tend to have slack, it's difficult to fix/adjust without a suitable nut. My lathe have arround 20 hundredths mm. slack, it's a lot!

I've used a lot of 3D printed parts for my lathe and mill. Interested in what type of filament you used. Some of my PLA parts were just not strong enough playing with infill and number of walls. Normally I have to make partial parts to make sure they will print especially for bearings or fasteners to fit. Nice work!

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, PLA is not the best. I've got some PETG but yet to try it. Afraid it will damage my printer bed :) Some people say it's a problem with PETG, others say it's not 🤷

@alanb76

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Spray a light mist of unscented aquanet hairspray on the bed before printing. Works magic.

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanb76 I since printed a lot of petg and had no bed problems whatsoever :) thanks!

@alanb76

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy I had good luck with PETG on Isopropyl cleaned PEI until one day it would not release from the PEI and ruined the surface. Since then I've used a light mist of Aquanet on PEI and never had another problem. I also print TPU and PLA on Aquanet now, and rarely ever need to clean with Isopropyl. Aquanet coatings last quite a few prints, so it is much lower maintenance than PEI alone. It collects some dust but the prints come out fine. Occasionally cleaning with water removes the dust and Aquanet and a new mist is applied. I also avoid touching the surface as finger oil causes a lot of the common adhesion problems. Another misting every few prints is sufficient, and it saves a lot of alcohol. I've not even used a whole can of Aquanet in a couple years, not much is required. I also tried the Windex but Aquanet works better than Windex or Glue Stick.

Hi Maxim, it's not clear to me how you control the movement of the two axis during the automatic threading of the bolt. Did you write a specific code with Arduino to make such operation?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey topmounting, yes - imgur.com/a/PKctaDy - in Arduino I'm using this work-in-progress code: gist.github.com/kachurovskiy/82bd219854d432c72eaa0d86237537b1

Спасибо, Задумался над таким вариантом подключения второй оси.

It is nice to have a 3 D printer.

Hi maxim. Say could you tell me what degree your crosslide and tool post are set at. It looks like 30 degree on the crossslide. So would I put the tool post on 30 degree also. I’m playing around with it and it seems like my cutter is going at a slight angle.

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Jack, yes, I'm using 30 degree on the top slide. Reason I did this is to have more control when trying to take off the last hundreds of a mm. My cutter is still parallel to the chuck as much as possible. Not sure if this is the best setup though, just too lazy to rotate it now :)

Do you have a all your stuff to print somewhere ?? I'll be purchasing one of these lathe soon. Great work

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi choco107, thank you! I shared the model on www.thingiverse.com/thing:4712247 but it might not fit your particular lathe / bearings. I'm sure you will have little trouble designing one of these yourselves, Fusion 360 is really easy to use.

@choco107

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy absolute legend thank you

super

Taper bearings would work better. Take the load both ways.

Hello @ Maxim Kachurovskiy you make awesome project. Does your published code for Arduino support 2nd axis. I prepared everything and solder it to your PCB, but 2nd axis does'n work, so I guess project is still in progress right ?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Slamar, NanoEls is only for 1 axis. I'm working on a fork of a Russian project Digital Feed which supports 2 axis though it will take some more months to publish that. It will be a much larger PCB on Arduino Mega. Cheers!

@Slamar

3 жыл бұрын

​ @Maxim Kachorovskii Thank you for quick response, I appreciate that. That's my fault, I didn't check it before. I just find that project on GitHub discuss, I will try to follow it. Have a good day 😉 Last question, do You put Arduino mega under your 3D printed enclosure and You're using your Nanoels board to control it?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Slamar it will be a project unrelated to NanoEls. Mega will go under the PCB and a display will go on top of - imgur.com/a/BVN2619

@Slamar

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Ok go it thanks 😁

hi maxim i roke the holder for my screw . do you still have the printing program . will muc apreciate that plase

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, please find the links in the description

Nice!! I think there is less backslash when using a Tooth belt. ;-)

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Pierre, yes, but most of the backlash at this point is coming from the nut attached to the slide so the difference between using the belt and gears should be minimal.

@pierke110

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Yes, that's correct, succes

Wow great improvement! Are you selling/sharing those STL files?

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Maxi, please find the links in the description but I also hope that one day you'll take on the challenge to design something like this too 👍 It's really not too hard.

@maxicordier6348

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy wow thanks! And yes i would like one day to be able to design usefull upgrades for myself, but im still on the learning phase haha (im a biologist, not even close as a machinist), thank you and best wishes

Dear, could you indicate the models of the two bearings? I love your videos, they are very helpful, Greetings from Argentina!

@MaximKachurovskiy

11 ай бұрын

It's 8x16x5mm axial - www.thingiverse.com/thing:6001762 - not sure if they have a model name, maybe "F8-16M"? Thanks!

@argentinocqc

10 ай бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Thanks!

How did you make the controller box? Wiring, programming etc.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mert, check out github.com/kachurovskiy/nanoels

@mertcapkin7263

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy thanks

Теперь отлить из алюминия, полирнуть, на крутёлке лазером разметку сделать и вообще огонь будет! На русском варианта видо нет?

@MaximKachurovskiy

Жыл бұрын

Из алюминия конечно сложно будет отлить, там стенки толщиной 2мм кое-где. Кстати, как раз думаю, как подправить модель чтобы упростить производство.

@NickShl

Жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy есть очень классная технология литья - называется "ceramic shell casting", можете поискать на KZread по этим словам или по слову "suspendaslurry". Вкратце: печатается модель на 3D принтере, макается в специальную суспензию, присылается песочком и даётся высохнуть. И так раз десять. Потом засовывается все в печку и пластик вытекает/сгорает, а оболочка запекается в керамику. Потом оболочка закапывается в песочек и заливается металлом. Правда эта SuspendaSlurry продается только в вёдрах по 60 фунтов и стоит $220 + доставка по США ещё $100 - для хобби если не льёшь каждый день слишком много и дорого выходит. Про Европу не подскажу, но наверняка тоже можно найти подобные продукты. Если решите сделать - отличное видео выйдет 🙂

daam cool

😊👍👍👍

Nice job but plastic isn't strong enough

Максим, подскажите, плиз, какую программу для черчения Вы используете в видео? Maxim, please, can you tell me, what program do you use to draw?

@MaximKachurovskiy

8 ай бұрын

На видео Fusion 360 но теперь я пользуюсь FreeCAD

@VitalySarychev

8 ай бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy спасибо

GM 4L60E transmission thrust bearings

How do you compensate the huge inertia of the wheel and handle? Wouldn't it be better if it would be driven directly with a planetary gear? I mean what for a improvement is that with the handle still on? I mean if I would have a lathe and I would upgrade it to a cnc lathe then personally I wouldn't need the handles anymore. I would load my G code in the cnc lathe and just supervise it. Anyhow great work. Keep it up!

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was turning a part last night and used both ELS and the handles, was fun. Jumping through CNC hoops is only sometimes worth it in the home shop.

@icebluscorpion

2 жыл бұрын

How does it work? Do you need to stop the ELS how does the cnc system know were to start again when you are finished using handles? I have a CNC 1830 the only modifications that I made are the end stops a beefed up Z carrier and a 800W 30000RPM spindle. I use Grbl and F360. I noticed that I can also can generate tool paths for cnc lathe in Fusion. And Grbl could be set as lathe as well. Do you have a homing and stops and a homing routine for your CNC lathe?

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

@@icebluscorpion see my other video on Rocketronics ELS, it doesn't require a computer at all, just position the tool and click in the operation needed.

@icebluscorpion

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy I have also another question, what Lathe do you use and would you recommend it for the price that you bought ?what specs does it have?

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

@@icebluscorpion I'm using WM210V from AliExpress, it's gotten expensive now due to taxes and delivery charges so I can't wholeheartedly recommend it anymore. I have a long video on my channel about this lathe, please take a look if interested, it has a shop link too. Please keep in mind that I'm an absolute beginner in machining though.

Thanks for sharing with us your work, but I've not understand why you have not used the axial bearing 😊

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

I was mainly designing for the motorized version where there are significant lateral forces. For basic version I agree that axial bearings will perform better.

@antonio.stefanelli

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy thanks for reply, I'm will search to mod my lathe with axial bearing 😊

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonio.stefanelli the same concept applies, just need to adjust the case for axial bearing sizes and allow for the outer axial bearing ring to spin freely.

All you needed was a washer, then you could have used the smaller bearing at the handle end....

Would you have a Gcode model for the compound-slide?

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Hi spurlte, you can find those files and more on Thingiverse, links are in the video description. Thanks!

Hi Maxim, you can tell me what maximum voltage admits ore 17 and what would be the optimal voltage. Thank you!

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Ismael, I'm currently using my NEMA 17 with 48V power supply, same as for the NEMA 23, and don't have any issues. Cheers!

@IsMaCR63

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy thanks for answering. I also have it with 48v same wue nema23 but I notice that it heats up. What rms amperage do you use?

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

@@IsMaCR63 I'm on vacation now so can't look up the exact value. It could be ~1a. I assume it could be lowered untill you start having problems with torque?

@IsMaCR63

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy at the moment I have no torque problems. I have 48v and 1.7a. the motor is 1.8a

Do you think a Nema 17 could work also ? considering there is the gear reduction too.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Nadas, yes, nema 17 is working well for me here. The movement is slow due to reduction but it's not a problem.

@cosminnci

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy right now I am printing the version from thingiverse, I have a WM210V too it should fit, I would like to try the motorized version too if this works well.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosminnci cool! Added the motorized model at www.thingiverse.com/thing:4714722

@cosminnci

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy I just mounted the stand alone version works nice, the small bearing was harder to find, posted a make on thingiverse ;) for the motorized version I have the parts but need to make the electronics and control part. thank you ;)

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosminnci I just learned that only the first numbers matter for the bearing models as they define the physical dimensions - 608 and 688. The rest of the model name is likely non-critical for our application here. Nice touch with the washers on www.thingiverse.com/make:887608

Me gustaria si usted pudiera el esquematico para construir la electronica que mueve el motor, es un proyecto magnifico gracias.

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Alberto, thank you, please find schematics in github.com/kachurovskiy/nanoels/discussions/22

Hi Maxim. Can you provide me with the fusion 360 file of the nema 17 motor bracket? my lathe is the same as yours but the support on my lathe does not quite fit well and I have to modify it. Thanks. A greeting.

@MaximKachurovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

Ismael, sure - www.thingiverse.com/thing:4714722/files - best wishes!

@IsMaCR63

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Thank you very much, I did not see that you had it in thingiverse.

Do you sell these parts on eBay or Etsy? This would make a great improvement in my slide as I don't have a plastic printer.

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Mike, you can order prints online these days. Go for higher infill - maybe 90%. Best wishes!

@capman911

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy Thanks Maxim.

@valtermarques9934

2 жыл бұрын

Where is possible buy this parts?

With this static gearbox the manual option is not possible!! Which make the Handel absolute or just act like an obstacle !!

@MaximKachurovskiy

Жыл бұрын

Most ELS controllers disable steppers when not in use so the manual operation is still possible.

Супер!

Is this model on Thingaverse?

@jamesjohnson6593

Жыл бұрын

Do you have the blueprints on the 1st Baron Mount you made

Круто!Лайк!

What size bearings did you use ? Thank you

@MaximKachurovskiy

3 жыл бұрын

Neale, 608-2RS on the front and 688ZZ on the back.

@nealepitts

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy thank you

@nealepitts

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximKachurovskiy just done this mod, a friend used his 3d printer to make the part but didnt use full strength. I can feel a small amount of flex but the slide is so smooth now. I will be getting another made soon ( in a better colour) and full strength hopefully.