Sir, you are both a gentlemen and a scholar! Thank you for making this. There is an extreme shortage of content around the MR-1 mill. Mine comes end of January and I cannot wait to make a video around it! 😁

Ha, the collet wrench trick was solid!

Found this system the other day and deff seeing the potential to pay for itself and then some!! I'd like to see how ppl are utilizing this rig!

putting the sides on with mag tape is a great idea, and the secondary coolent spray is also a great idea, thanks for your ideas!

Good tips. Keep the videos coming

Magnet tip is awesome!

These are some fantastic tips. I had planned on building my own enclosure once I get mine because I feel I can build one for much cheaper than theirs and now I know to include access to the back drains, thanks.

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

there is a user forum on their website as well as on facebook. if you are not on there already I suggest it. some people on there have built their own enclosure so you could get tips from them as well.

@bdkj3e

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanwykes very nice, I'll have to try and remember that. I haven't ordered my own yet and probably won't be able to until maybe next summer.

@UPR91

2 ай бұрын

@@ryanwykes One of the first thing I would do is protecting those rails and the ballscrews.

Been waiting for an update. Wanted machining. But I’ll take what I can get. Thanks :)

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

hey man, thanks! ill try to get some machining content out soon.

Nice video!

Tip #1, 3D print a prob tip cover so if it slips before tightening the probe will not be damaged.

Thank you! 👍👍😎👍👍

Good tips! I just surfaced my table yesterday and as I have been going through the set up process, I have seen things I will be changing also. Question for you, does your chip tray leak at all when running the coolant? I haven’t investigated yet (yesterday was the first time I ran the coolant) but I think mine is leaking. It may have been coming under the door. I will investigate further but just curious since you have had yours running for a few months. Thanks for the videos!

Excellent tips! Question... I saw your shims in the video. What tips do you have for tramming or aligning the Z axis?

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

I’ll make a video about that.

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

you should have the spindle in the up position. I had to add like 25 thousandths to tram mine in the down position. then I moved it and realized I needed to untram it back. with 2 shims I'm within .003-.005 over 6 inches front to back, and side to side i'm quite close, this gets adjusted with the mounting bolts and a hammer.

@tracyhooker2993

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanwykes I would love to see how you trammed the z axis also...

After building a few home brew CNC machines . Them ball screws better get some covers on them or they wont last long .

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

any words of wisdom? Langmuir claims that they wont rust. Really appreciate your feedback because I can't have this unit down.

@stewartlindsay2275

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanwykes aliexpress sell way covers etc for various rails

Is there chlorine in that coolant? chlorine will attack the aluminum.

Where did you get a replacement probe tip? Langmuir does have replacement parts listed on their site.

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

You have to email them. They are working on an online store now but it’s not ready to launch yet.

Used the magnetic tape trick but used 3 bolts along the top. Not all magnetic tape is created equal.

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

yeah you really gotta clean that plexiglass. also, I think the glue dissolves in the coolant...

It is true that their coolant stains aluminum black

do you have the tool setter riser file ?

@ryanwykes

3 ай бұрын

its on the FB Forum. facebook.com/groups/870787690305007/permalink/1211095736274199

Are you willing to share the stl files?

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

what STL's are you looking for? here is the probe holder www.thingiverse.com/thing:5748559

@thomaswalsh2496

Жыл бұрын

How about the spacer for the tool setter?

To be honest... for the money... Your getting real close to a lot of other options that are much better built. I think these machines are cool.. but i have to buy and our concret in it? i have to pay extra for leveling legs? i could go on for a half our about the non sense with this thing. Its a oversized DIY 3d printer lol. Tormach =machines are not all that impressive... but that sure seam like a lot more for your money than these things

@ryanwykes

Жыл бұрын

there is some nonsense involved with every machine, but the price you pay for the rigidity and and accuracy is pretty good. I'm about to be in the market for another machine, any suggestions?

@jonlewis5063

7 ай бұрын

A Tormach PCNC 440 (the low end of their offerings, unless you count the xsTECH, which is a few weight classes lower than the MR-1) runs $7k new with zero accessories. With chip tray, base, and enclosure, you're now looking at over $11k, for a machine with a 0.75 HP spindle. Comparable MR-1 config runs a little over $6k shipped, and you get more than 4x the spindle power at 3.4 HP. The spindle on the 440 also suffers from dramatic torque drop-off outside of a certain RPM range, so you're looking at even less usable spindle power with certain tooling and materials. The 440 gets you marginal increases in XY feedrate (large gains in Z feedrate, but good luck making full use of that with a 600W spindle) and a healthy boost in Z travel, but massive losses in XY travel. ATC is a nice option which Langmuir doesn't offer, but there goes another $4k. The MR-1 is not for everyone (building it is a hell of a lot of work, I know this all too well) but the value is there, especially if you're willing to build it yourself. Paying the assembly fee pushes the value down a lot, but I would still say you get equal or greater bang for your buck with the Langmuir. Manual tool change quickly becomes a headache for production work, but if you're a hobbyist or small business doing small-run production or prototyping work who's looking for a steel-capable machine, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than an MR-1. I'd personally rather spend half the money, get 75% as good of a machine, then jump clean over Tormach entirely and buy a Haas. I don't think you'll outgrow an MR-1 much faster than you'll outgrow a Tormach.

@Nicholas-im8bd

7 ай бұрын

@@jonlewis5063 i just built my own machine from scratch... This thing would have been the way i went if it wasnt basically already building one from scratch.

Mines still in the box. lol.