Machining Aluminum Isogrid Drink Coasters

This is how I made some over-engineered drink coasters.
I used (and paid for) laser cutting services through SendCutSend, and they were great. If you want to try them out, you can use the link: shop.sendcutsend.com/winstonm...
Doing so helps out my channel.
If you would like to buy an isogrid drink coaster, Ihave a limited number available on my website (accurate as of 10/31). Store page: www.winstonmakes.com/shop/p/i...
Note: Some of the machining marks may look different from the coasters seen in the video as I've since iterated on the toolpaths.
Video clips shown in the beginning:
‪@smartereveryday‬ - How Rockets are Made
• HOW ROCKETS ARE MADE (...
‪@EverydayAstronaut‬ - Rocket Engine Cycles
• Rocket engine cycles: ...
‪@scottmanley‬ Rocket Fuel Injectors - Things Kerbal Space Program Doesn't Teach
• Rocket Fuel Injectors ...
Also, for the record, Tim Dodd is awesome and I have no issues with full flow staged combustion being taught in diagram form. I just wish there were places that showed how the proverbial rocket engine sausage was actually made, ITAR be damned...
0:00 Intro
1:44 CAD
5:21 Laser Cutting FTW
7:57 CAM
11:32 Making Chips
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  • @BrokenBuildings
    @BrokenBuildings Жыл бұрын

    Everybody asks what full-flow stage combustion is, but nobody asks how full-flow stage combustion is 😞😞

  • @BPSspace
    @BPSspace Жыл бұрын

    These are gorgeous! Great work Winston!

  • @ryandick7264

    @ryandick7264

    Жыл бұрын

    Joe always out there with great taste!

  • @WindRidgeWoodCrafts
    @WindRidgeWoodCrafts Жыл бұрын

    Great project, Winston, as always. I've been out of the aerospace field for 20 years now, but it's still my favorite line of work. My first exposure to CNCs was watching MK-46 torpedo and ASROC (anti-sub rockets) casings and components being milled on Cincinnati Milacron machines at a defense contractor facility. No surprise that 35 years later I started doing a little CNC work of my own.

  • @MikesTropicalTech
    @MikesTropicalTech Жыл бұрын

    Welcome back! Great project and I'm sure Destin and Tory will appreciate the coasters.

  • @OddsandEndsMachining
    @OddsandEndsMachining Жыл бұрын

    It’s been a while. . . Well worth it for the informative and well presented video.

  • @RoseKindred
    @RoseKindred Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see a new video! I was still never able to get a CNC after so long, but I love your content. These coasters look so nice. F360 still is beyond my grasp but it is interesting picking up tidbits here and there. The machining marks in the pockets add to the finished look in the light reflection.

  • @MatthewSimm
    @MatthewSimm Жыл бұрын

    It's good to see you back Winston! I've become a fan of the channel in your absence haha 😄

  • @Dallasjcutler
    @Dallasjcutler Жыл бұрын

    I will ALWAYS thumbs up the use of isogrids

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sending me a couple!

  • @BikiniDuckCreations
    @BikiniDuckCreations Жыл бұрын

    My dude! I have to give you credit. I had not though of, nor have seen anywhere else; making 3D printed guides for aligning just the op1 stock. Lots of people talk about making 3d printed soft jaws, fixtures, and other stock holders. Great idea of using "disposable" 3d printed guides to line up stock. On this simple plate project, I would have just gone with drilled holes and pins. But the idea of using 3d printed guides that are made using in stock generation in fusion360 sounds like an awesome solution to a bunch of hard to make parts.

  • @JohnColgan.
    @JohnColgan. Жыл бұрын

    Nice work as always. I definitely miss seeing your videos, your encyclopedic engineering knowledge is unmatched. I enjoy hearing your thought processes as to what can be done, what works best & how you set about the whole process. Looking forward to more

  • @grumpywoodchucker
    @grumpywoodchucker Жыл бұрын

    Those things are awesome. So fun to watch. Keep up the great work and videos!

  • @vchernesky
    @vchernesky Жыл бұрын

    Great to see the process of making these! Thank you again for the early prototype, it gets used daily with fond memories!

  • @nicklebeezy
    @nicklebeezy Жыл бұрын

    Another extremely well crafted, informative, entertaining video. Thank you!

  • @thanemakes5377
    @thanemakes5377 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to have you back Winston! Like the project… love the pooch!

  • @zoppp621
    @zoppp621 Жыл бұрын

    nice work! love your design approach and humor

  • @bikefarmtaiwan1800
    @bikefarmtaiwan1800 Жыл бұрын

    Super work- we have all missed your videos !!

  • @JbotMischief
    @JbotMischief Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyable as always Winston 🙂. I'm always happy when I see that you have posted something new.

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething Жыл бұрын

    stunning!

  • @triggerwizard
    @triggerwizard Жыл бұрын

    Good to hear from you Winston!

  • @colemanerik
    @colemanerik Жыл бұрын

    Happy to see a new video! Love how you explain things and even point out your mistakes. Now if only work would let me get a true cnc instead of the Amazon $100 one I got to show that we could use one. They just expect everything to be dirt cheap for some reason.

  • @makingtolearn
    @makingtolearn Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video -gave me lots of great ideas!

  • @jakobhalskov
    @jakobhalskov Жыл бұрын

    Great inspiration and very pleasant to watch! I will soon cut the first metal chips on my newly acquired stepcraft CNC, and you got so many good tricks for me :) Best wishes from Denmark

  • @imqqmi
    @imqqmi Жыл бұрын

    Nice workholding and aligning! As for improved surface finish, I agree other finishing endmills will help. But you can get better finish even with a single flute end mills, use a higher rpm and slower velocity feedrate. More flutes will allow you to up the feedrate, but also requires a stiffer machine as the side load increases as well and small and long end mills deflect more. More flutes also gum up quicker so cutting fluid becomes more necessary. Also, if you haven't already, invest in some AAA quality precision collets, it really helps and reduces noise and chattering as well. And replace collets as they can wear out. Use shorter fluted end mills and don't let them stick out so far out of the collet. These shallow cuts don't need long flutes.

  • @ryandick7264
    @ryandick7264 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for the new stock!

  • @TotallyGlitch
    @TotallyGlitch Жыл бұрын

    Anyway we can backorder a couple of these coasters, want to support the work you do.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it, I should have more available next week once I get more cork cut out.

  • @brandonb6164
    @brandonb6164 Жыл бұрын

    Please make more!

  • @forloop7713
    @forloop7713 Жыл бұрын

    Cool video. The part where they tour the giant CNC machine stuck with me as well

  • @zakariakhamees
    @zakariakhamees Жыл бұрын

    Love your content bro

  • @makeorbreakshop
    @makeorbreakshop Жыл бұрын

    Oh man, thin extrude is awesome!

  • @ewildgoose
    @ewildgoose Жыл бұрын

    Try using a very large radius for the filets as well. At about 8mm the whole design kind of inverts... The aesthetic look changes substantially and it's more like a flower than isogrid! Quite pleasing to the eye! (But might fail the conduction specification...) 👍

  • @YCM30cnc
    @YCM30cnc Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff Winston! Exceptional content, entertainment & videography. Didn’t know about the thin extrude feature, will try that in the am 😎😎👍👍….Goethe that satellite guy and datron guy on another DFX podcast 😂😂👍👍.

  • @Hawk013
    @Hawk013 Жыл бұрын

    This is a great application for a vacuum fixture. By machining the bottom pockets first, you can use them to line up with bosses on the fixture to positively lock the part in position in X and Y. Then the vacuum only needs to resist the lifting force of the cutter. Having a large flat part and a small cutter is rather ideal. Made thousands of thin flat parts that way.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    It actually requires a sort of a hybrid approach, since the outer wall profile needs to be machined. At some point (either op 1, or 2) you'll need to let the part sit on it's own with no lateral support.

  • @Hawk013

    @Hawk013

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes That's the whole reason you have bosses for the bottom pockets to lock into. It leaves the entire perimiter exposed for machining. You face the bottom, machine the pockets, then use those pockets as locating features. THen you can machine the entire top and perimiter in one setup. If you really want you can even get the bottom side deburring by using a bottom chamfer cutter.

  • @Lion_McLionhead
    @Lion_McLionhead Жыл бұрын

    The lion kingdom went crazy for isogrids. The problem is cleaning them. Commercial products are smooth for cleaning.

  • @stuartgray5877
    @stuartgray5877 Жыл бұрын

    They look like the Beryllium mirrors for JWST that my company made for NASA.

  • @brandonjacobs6307
    @brandonjacobs6307 Жыл бұрын

    Made similar coasters just a month ago out of wood. 👍

  • @berendmichielsen9110
    @berendmichielsen9110 Жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome! Could you share the feeds and speeds you used for those 2D adaptives on the Nomad 3?

  • @legionjames1822
    @legionjames1822 Жыл бұрын

    They need an aerospace grade finish. I would like to suggest anodizing. Light shiny gun metal or perhaps a dark shiny blue. Otherwise very cool.

  • @RichardCournoyer
    @RichardCournoyer Жыл бұрын

    I'm really impressed; lots of thought and research went into these fantastic space coasters. A big thumbs up. Now let's talk about how the water will affect the aluminum long range.... Have you tried putting them in a dishwasher? I'd like to see an IG follow-up after a good wash.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually tucked these in with a batch of parts at work going to anodizing, so I think they'd hold up really well. But the cork on the bottom isn't going to hold up as well. Best way to clean these I've found is to just rinse it in the sink, and use a tooth brush to scrub the nooks and crannies.

  • @Double0Civic
    @Double0Civic9 ай бұрын

    Great video! What bit and recipe did you use for the chamfers?

  • @B-Rex
    @B-Rex Жыл бұрын

    Holy crap can you teach me? Haha you are very well versed in the whole process. Where would on even start with with learning the do’s and don’ts of cnc machining. Also will you be making any more of these coasters? I’d love to grab some. Or if you can make the stl/cad files available I’d love to 3D print and machine some myself!

  • @LevelUpYourFandom
    @LevelUpYourFandom Жыл бұрын

    woah! what is that chip clearing fan and where can i get one??

  • @roccovalotta9490
    @roccovalotta9490 Жыл бұрын

    Any chance of making the fusion file availble? More curious about the toolpaths strategies than anything else (Yes I know I would have to adjust for my cnc)

  • @jmdowdy
    @jmdowdy Жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Are you still at Carbide 3D? Haven’t seen you in one of their videos in a while. Your videos were much more genuine and interesting than Kevin’s.

  • @michaelmalolepszy9476
    @michaelmalolepszy9476 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, cool video as allways. What is this toolfan? Can you gice me a link to it?

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi3583 Жыл бұрын

    i use moon crater coasters made out of clay

  • @kylewarren69
    @kylewarren69 Жыл бұрын

    At this point I'm not sure what you like more, machining or coasters? Whens the datron content coming...I need it.

  • @evileyemcgaming
    @evileyemcgaming Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you could take aluminum can to crush them up into powder and make your own filament and then like extrude it like a 3D printer

  • @tornadokat
    @tornadokat Жыл бұрын

    I thought for sure the cork would be a Carbide 3D pattern! Maybe in v2?

  • @Batendor
    @Batendor Жыл бұрын

    Nice work Would you say that a Nomad 3 is still more accurate than the latest Shapeoko models? For small projects like these or detailed coins?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    The Shapeoko 4 and pro are both rigid enough that I'd happily cut aluminum with them, but they don't have the same absolute positional accuracy as they use belts. The Shapeoko HDM would be comparable though as it uses ball screws.

  • @sjc1412
    @sjc1412 Жыл бұрын

    What end mill do you use for the chamfer?

  • @henrymach
    @henrymach Жыл бұрын

    Do you have an STL for this tooltip fan?

  • @ersdds1
    @ersdds1 Жыл бұрын

    Would you be able to increase your feed rate and minimize chatter if you decreased your tool stick out? I think you were milling less than 5mm pockets and the stick out appeared to be 4 or 5 times that?..thanks

  • @ReplicateReality
    @ReplicateReality Жыл бұрын

    I wanna know what the chainsaw of cnc is

  • @toddmolloy311
    @toddmolloy311 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Winston in the new shapeoko 5 that im giveing a good long stare at lately I noticed a feature. You mentioned ATC in your video here and want to know if that indeed is the direction of the shapeoko 5? 👀

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    We aren't ruling it out, and would in fact love to, but that is not in the cards anytime soon.

  • @MacLeodGolf
    @MacLeodGolf Жыл бұрын

    Do you think they make a chip fan that would work on the Makita router for the Shapeoko?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen one for the Makita style collet, only on ER-11. But some people have 3D printed them, and if you use a tough filament don't crank it up to 30k RPM it should last for awhile.

  • @No1sonuk

    @No1sonuk

    Жыл бұрын

    I machined a fan for 1/8" shank bit out of an HDPE kitchen cutting board. It only has the bottom of the "blades" angled as I machined it single-sided, bottom-up, but it still works well. It may even be stronger because of that method.

  • @MacLeodGolf

    @MacLeodGolf

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes Well I know what my next 3D print will be :). I have my Shapeoko3 enclosed, so even if the fan shatters it will be safe.

  • @CaptLinuxfan
    @CaptLinuxfan Жыл бұрын

    Are the coasters themselves for sale anywhere? Those things are sick

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    First batch sold out, hoping to have a few more next week once I get more cork cut.

  • @danielrego3376
    @danielrego3376 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Winston! Just wondering where the "chip fan" (mentioned at 13:16) was purchased from?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    It's included with the Nomad, I'm not sure of a place that sells them off the shelf though.

  • @tugyjones6690
    @tugyjones6690 Жыл бұрын

    I was wondering, if you didn’t have a 3d printer could you have put 2 holes on the plate for each coaster to put dowels into so you can set the part them pull them out?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes but you'd need at least 3 dowel pins per coaster to fully constrain it.

  • @DanielH
    @DanielH Жыл бұрын

    Months?

  • @petervillano3484
    @petervillano3484 Жыл бұрын

    Can I have your blessing to publish a free 3d printable model? I don't think it would compete with the beauty of raw machined aluminum

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Go for it! Isogrids are for everyone to enjoy.

  • @scorninpc

    @scorninpc

    Жыл бұрын

    Where can i find? i'd love to print that

  • @subuktageenfarooqi5712
    @subuktageenfarooqi5712 Жыл бұрын

    chip fan? do elaborate.

  • @TheBlueOne1231
    @TheBlueOne1231 Жыл бұрын

    shout out to sessa mfg for the laser cutting snippet lol

  • @MrTapanes
    @MrTapanes Жыл бұрын

    Great vid, as always. Do you have any more info on that tool caddy/cart thing? Also, I'm sorry to tell you this, but I think your dog might be on recreational marijuana.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha, the huskies only get calming treats before a bath. I was recording that part pretty late so Lani was pretty sleepy already. The tool cart in my garage was sort of born out of necessity when I first moved to LA, I didn't have much room on the walls, but I wanted to keep common tools and clamps readily available. It's structurally similar to some smaller lumber/material carts, but on one side I bolted on two Wall Control panels, and tacked on a bunch of cheap amazon hooks and baskets.

  • @jobin8818
    @jobin8818 Жыл бұрын

    You remember you had a KZread channel now???

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    The dog ate my password.

  • @No1sonuk

    @No1sonuk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes 🤣Gorgeous animal, though.

  • @milostomic5692
    @milostomic5692 Жыл бұрын

    Nice joke 5:31

  • @rbdesignsnh
    @rbdesignsnh Жыл бұрын

    sendcutsend is awesome!

  • @nathansmith7153
    @nathansmith7153 Жыл бұрын

    This is the problem with subtractive - aluminum on the floor.