Pushing My PocketNC as Hard As I Dare - Optimizing Mini Crew Dragon Production

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I decided to refine my process for producing baby crew dragons, so I could churn out models on my PocketNC as quickly and reliably as possible. I also added some finishing touches to the capsules using a 3D printed fixture.
The model I used was made by Thingiverse user Zastro.
You can find his model here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:180...
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  • @StephenCoda
    @StephenCoda4 жыл бұрын

    You could warm up your dragons so they expand a bit to get the magnets in.

  • @FutopiaAD
    @FutopiaAD4 жыл бұрын

    If you’re going to mill the bottom anyway, you could just start the bottom cutoff to indicate position, and finish it with a hacksaw. Perfectly legit.

  • @adamgordon9128
    @adamgordon91284 жыл бұрын

    11:39 That transition was 800 grit level smooth

  • @zugly1999

    @zugly1999

    4 жыл бұрын

    have you ever used sandpaper that has 0.3 microns grit? i tell you, it leaves a perfect polish on steel

  • @javipk7
    @javipk74 жыл бұрын

    the one with the magnet could levitate and be a cool floating gizmo

  • @billstrahan4791
    @billstrahan47914 жыл бұрын

    Check out loctite retaining compound. Not thread lock, but retaining compound. Tolerant of .001-.003" slip fits, and it would be the perfect thing for the magnet in this case. It is designed for permanent attachment on cylindrical fits. I also like press fit and sometimes a shrink fit by heating the female part first, but retaining compound works so amazingly well and can be removed with moderate heat if needed that it's my go-to about 90% of the time these days. Hope you'll check it out.

  • @genioee
    @genioee4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely awesome that you let us in on those very professional "make it perfect" thoughts and tricks!

  • @SimplySpace
    @SimplySpace4 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool! Spacecraft models and satisfying machining footage, you've got my subscription.

  • @eHappie
    @eHappie4 жыл бұрын

    I didnt even know this was tool existed!!!

  • @SantaDragon
    @SantaDragon2 жыл бұрын

    12:35 "nonsense" fits very well xD

  • @DarkAeroInc
    @DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this! Your breakdown of optimizing the machining to cut down the time was great. 😊 We keep talking about getting one of these Pocket NC mills. They just look so fun!

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's probably the best way to learn the fundamentals of 5-axis and prototype small parts if you're not ready to drop 5-figures on a big machine. Wouldn't do production work on it, unless it was plastic or very small aluminum parts just due to speed, but it's still handy to have around.

  • @nakulverma7148
    @nakulverma71484 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful as always Winston, thank you.

  • @garagemonkeysan
    @garagemonkeysan4 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Awesome fabrication. Beautiful capsules. Mahalo for sharing! : )

  • @DPTech_workroom
    @DPTech_workroom4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Job! When I will make a 5 axis mill I will try it too!

  • @BreakingTaps
    @BreakingTaps4 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff as always! :)

  • @CrudelyMade
    @CrudelyMade2 жыл бұрын

    if you could create grooves to slot fins into, you could get stock closer to end size and machining time would be cut down by at least 80%. but you'd need a separate function that creates fins, and then you glue or friction fit them in. the overall time savings would be huge. less than an hour per.

  • @RichardCournoyer
    @RichardCournoyer4 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks for the chuckle...PLA...yeah......HOT.

  • @alexreid4131
    @alexreid41314 жыл бұрын

    You are a genius sir!

  • @housdrmoon
    @housdrmoon4 жыл бұрын

    interesting work!

  • @RobertCowanDIY
    @RobertCowanDIY4 жыл бұрын

    Dealing with heat from cutting aluminum is something I've dealt with a lot before. Take bigger cuts, cut faster, and use an air blast. If you're generating heat, your doing so because of friction. Nice work!

  • @PPYTAO
    @PPYTAO4 жыл бұрын

    So cool!

  • @jarredmay7496
    @jarredmay74964 жыл бұрын

    I would totally buy this

  • @teeengelke7275
    @teeengelke72754 жыл бұрын

    Nice work Winston. Quality video. Adds are annoying but congrats on the sponsor!

  • @casperjensen4156
    @casperjensen41564 жыл бұрын

    Nice work:-)

  • @cayenne7792
    @cayenne77922 жыл бұрын

    I thought by law you were only allowed to make turbo impellers with this machine : )...very nice work!

  • @bobedwards8896
    @bobedwards88964 жыл бұрын

    I would make this hallow and screw together, top cone part onto the cylinder body with the fins. you could probably cast these too.

  • @sevendesign1805
    @sevendesign18054 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever used a dead blow? IMO, they're more efficient at energy transfer than a rubber mallet, as the mallet likes to "rebound" after it strikes.

  • @bentlikeitsmaker
    @bentlikeitsmaker2 жыл бұрын

    polycarb mix filaments may handle the heat also look into this stuff from loctite 680

  • @buckbuck4852
    @buckbuck48524 жыл бұрын

    Solid slugs for shotgun nice 👍

  • @Lossanaght
    @Lossanaght4 жыл бұрын

    I know the Dragon doesn't use a fairing but making one for it anyway would make for really classy on brand reusable packaging. Oh and fill it with black foam with a little spritz of white paint to make a starfield. Or run fiberoptics through the foam and have it light up the stars when you open it.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    The fairing packaging a cool idea. Would be quite fitting for an X-37 model, since it does launch in a fairing...

  • @Lossanaght

    @Lossanaght

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes How about painting the box to look like the Vehicle Assembly Building.

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like the idea but it doesn't scale up. Painting is a time intensive process. Ink transfer process might work better, or use a vinyl cutter as a stencil.

  • @prescientdove
    @prescientdove Жыл бұрын

    beautiful work! im a little confused as to why the pocket nc is so expensive.

  • @Spaminator2277
    @Spaminator22774 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I hope you have the license to produce this model in series!

  • @owenyang3193
    @owenyang31934 жыл бұрын

    You should make pen housings shaped like dragon 2 and crew dragon as pen caps then sell them as collectibles.

  • @scotttod6954
    @scotttod69544 жыл бұрын

    Omfg you have to send some of these to Taofledermaus. These would be perfect to test at Mach speeds!

  • @davidfarmer
    @davidfarmer4 жыл бұрын

    Pro tip for setting your stock stickout: Follow this guide and enable manual passthrough in the post processor: knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autodesk-hsm/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-use-Manual-NC-options-to-manually-add-code-with-Fusion-360-HSM-CAM.html Make a Manual NC operation, change the type to passthrough, and put this code in the box. Change T6 M6, and H6 to the tool you plan to use. Inspect the point end point of the stock in fusion, and take that absolute y value and use that as your Z value on the line that containes g43. T6 M6 G53 G0 z0 G53 G0 X2.5 Y2.5 A90. B0. M0 (Z stickout) G0 X0 Y0.125 m0 G43 Z2.545 H6 F20 M0 G53 G0 Z0 G53 G0 X2.5 Y2.5 A00. B0. run this operation at the begining of the setup, make sure your stock is not sticking out too far so it wont crash the tool, also you may need to add about 0.020in to the z stickout value depending on how much takeup your collet has. The manual passthrough is extremely useful since you can write in manual code, and not have to add it in manually after each time you post it, and its saved in fusion. manual passthrough is possible on any fusion post. for you router it would be useful as a pin stop, to but the edge of stock up to.

  • @shinevisionsv
    @shinevisionsv4 жыл бұрын

    What is the music called in the background? Found nothing in the description. Thanks!!

  • @Vohtwomax
    @Vohtwomax3 жыл бұрын

    Just wondering if you had thought of doing milk turning? Rotate the B axis while slowly ramping in on Z to take off the bulk of the material. Would probably work for the top side and the underside to potentially save even more time? However, I’m not sure if the machine can handle it either? Something to look at, if you haven’t already.

  • @TommyAlanRaines
    @TommyAlanRaines2 жыл бұрын

    Could you have used bar stock that had a small dynamiter, to have achieved a similar result in material reduction? Also could machine an Aluminum fixture to hold the capsule for other machining and eliminate the worry of the plastic one melting?

  • @MarinusMakesStuff
    @MarinusMakesStuff4 жыл бұрын

    Wow Winston, I love these! You could even make a launcher with an electro magnet that creates an opposing field when you push a button ;) Or, if you send me one, I will make a launcher that's 3D-printable and create an instructable on it (and make it all open source).

  • @ryanlopez4550
    @ryanlopez45504 жыл бұрын

    Need to send these to that guy who shoots all the different shotgun rounds

  • @nerys71

    @nerys71

    4 жыл бұрын

    Taoefladermous!

  • @ReckItRob
    @ReckItRob4 жыл бұрын

    I recently saw on NYC-CNC John using hot glue for holding parts when cutting off tabs, do you think a similar method would work at 6:30 when you hold the dragon capsule with your finger, by filling the apposing side with a blob of hot glue to keep the capsule steady (without need for your fingers) :-)

  • @sevendesign1805

    @sevendesign1805

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to try that next time. Thanks for the suggestion.

  • @RexusKing
    @RexusKing4 жыл бұрын

    3:38 Was the tape used to prevent chips from getting into the machine?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not into the machine, but into threaded holes used for mounting workholding/accessories. I'm a little OCD about vacuuming them out every time I check on the machine, so I decided to bypass that problem completely by covering them all up.

  • @AntiViGames

    @AntiViGames

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes Can't you make something to thread into it and close it off?

  • @marios.9191

    @marios.9191

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AntiViGames May be screws.

  • @boaz2578
    @boaz25784 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is amazing and I want one, just subscribed. I’d pay $50 for one with a magnet

  • @SeaTurtle1122

    @SeaTurtle1122

    4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly $50 is a bit low for something like this. 3+ hours of machine time and more than an hour of active time, plus the cost of the stock.

  • @nocturnalman
    @nocturnalman3 жыл бұрын

    you know things get real when you bust out wolfram uhuh

  • @davidhashimoto665
    @davidhashimoto6654 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully the creator of the stl files is o.k with you selling these.

  • @deeeeeds

    @deeeeeds

    4 жыл бұрын

    The model is released under a creative commons license. As long as he attributes the creator (which he did in the description) he should be fine.

  • @diegor1115
    @diegor11152 жыл бұрын

    Do you think the NC could do titanium?

  • @apieridgmail1515
    @apieridgmail15154 жыл бұрын

    What CAM software are you using?

  • @dannyd8799
    @dannyd87999 ай бұрын

    Can you replace the drills in a pocket NC. I want to use a diamond drill bit

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    9 ай бұрын

    You can install any bit that you can fit into a standard ER-11 collet, but you should also consider whether or not it's a good fit for the machine. Some diamond/grinding bits for a Dremel may not work well at the lower speeds of a PocketNC V2-10. And abrasive dust from materials can damage the machine.

  • @Dmitry_7319
    @Dmitry_73194 жыл бұрын

    ☺️👍

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni16124 жыл бұрын

    dude is that a mini 5 axis mill?!!?

  • @mannycalavera121
    @mannycalavera1214 жыл бұрын

    These machines capable of full simultaneous or just positional?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Full simultaneous 5. But can't target the facets of an STL file to use those more advanced toolpaths like Flow in Fusion.

  • @mannycalavera121

    @mannycalavera121

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes didn't even know you could cam from an stl.

  • @hansdietrich83

    @hansdietrich83

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WinstonMakes would love to see a follow up video, where you model it yourself and then do full 5 axis mashining

  • @MuhammadAhmad-we5qz
    @MuhammadAhmad-we5qz4 жыл бұрын

    is the model published under a commercial license other wise selling them might get you in trouble

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    CC 4.0, commercial allowed.

  • @troy4393

    @troy4393

    4 жыл бұрын

    A larger issue would be any implicit trademark on the design of the capsule by SpaceX, and they've been known internally to not be very tolerant of that sort of thing.

  • @twobob

    @twobob

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@troy4393 Surely not? Provisional multi-billion tech and they don't want it copied? Churlish much. ;)

  • @scvideoguy1
    @scvideoguy13 жыл бұрын

    are you selling these? If so where?

  • @caseyhoke2362
    @caseyhoke23624 жыл бұрын

    So are we able to buy one?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not yet.

  • @ahschornjesus
    @ahschornjesus4 жыл бұрын

    Why not make a brass coin with your logo that is impeded into the bottom similarly to how you did the magnets.

  • @bluejayfabrications2216
    @bluejayfabrications22164 жыл бұрын

    So you took a file from thingy now your machining it and plan to sell it ?

  • @WinstonMakes

    @WinstonMakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much.

  • @balkedaquino1268
    @balkedaquino12683 жыл бұрын

    Can u do a video talking about different types of cuts cause rn that sounds like foreign language lol

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni16124 жыл бұрын

    um holy shit where do i get a tiny mill like that????????

  • @nerys71
    @nerys714 жыл бұрын

    I will EAT SOMEONE to get one of these..... SOO neat!

  • @sochyvonnnora6035
    @sochyvonnnora60354 жыл бұрын

    Cast it instead

  • @nova3d173
    @nova3d1734 жыл бұрын

    Cool Roket. Are you interested in trying 3D printer by the way? Maybe we can cooperate on it?

  • @mror6895
    @mror68954 жыл бұрын

    Just got lost on The Ethernet... Again

  • @chronokoks
    @chronokoks4 жыл бұрын

    It evades me why people on small weak machines use adaptive (trochoidal, dynamic etc etc) and claim they want higher efficiency.... it's actually quite sad

  • @gregadams3931
    @gregadams39314 жыл бұрын

    Huh

  • @xmattar
    @xmattar4 жыл бұрын

    Tesla bullets Eco friendly And noise free Kill people 7 times faster