Hey, I made an enclosure for my 3018 too! I put soundproofing inside of mine and I have a 1/2" plexiglass door on it. I really wanted to keep the noisy thing in my office with my printers, so this allowed me to do it. I'm jelly how you built switches on the outside of your enclosure - I've been meaning to do that myself.
@retrotechjournal4 күн бұрын
Wow, 1/2" door that's serous. :] Thankfully I can run the CNC out in the garage because it makes quite a bit of noise for a LONG time. ;] That and the air compressor cycling really makes for a "I'm not going to stay here and watch this the whole time" kind of experience. Although all that Fusion adaptive cut path stuff is always fun to watch. I am pretty happy with the way the enclosure turned out. The only down side is that if I open up the compartment that has the electronics in it, it also removes the legs on that side, so I have a piece of wood I prop up that side with if I have it open. Which isn't that big a deal. Also I made the sides out of mdf, but I really should have used plywood. I just happened to have the mdf. Not that it's been a huge issue, but if I ever break off a leg I'll be sad.
@user-mq4ui6qw5i4 күн бұрын
@retrotechjournal Whoops! That's a typo 😅 I meant to say 1/4". Well, it looks great! I'll be keeping an eye out for your content. Nice work here.
@retrotechjournal4 күн бұрын
@@user-mq4ui6qw5i lol. I was thinking "Oh, they must have had some extra 1/2" scrap from something." ;] Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I don't put out a ton of content, but try to have it all be fun/generally interesting even if it's not all on the same topic. I love building all manner of things. Good luck with the injection molding!
@xqDpx7 күн бұрын
This is great I love how adaptive you got here very clever ... I am currently creating characters for a stopmotion30 FPS One issue They are 3-4 pounds each Ive had to use heavy duty stuff to keep them air born Any tips ???
@retrotechjournal7 күн бұрын
Wow, sounds like a neat project. I haven’t had to deal with that much weight. I’m sure you’ve noticed that as the weight goes up the size/cost of the rigs go up. Not sure what a hacky cheap solution might look like. Depending on the shapes/range of motion you need you might be able to suspend some of the weight with a line/pulley/counterweight but that won’t work if the object is doing ninja flips. :). I’d love to hear what you come up with!
@nathanbanks235423 күн бұрын
This was terrific! I'm so glad Buster Beagle Mk 3 came out so I could build a similar machine with way less difficulty. I'm using resin molds instead of milled molds, and a manual pneumatic switch that doesn't let me change the dwell time as easily, but I'm so happy to be able to control the pressure. Well done!
@retrotechjournal23 күн бұрын
Great! It's fun to hear from others having adventures with injection molding. I haven't tried resin molds.
@nathanbanks235423 күн бұрын
@@retrotechjournal If your aluminum molds are working for you, and you don't have another need for a resin printer, I would not recommend switching. The resin mold is great for prototyping a couple dozen parts. The lettering & fine details come through. But if I inject at more than 195℃, some delicate parts of the mold break. I'm using Siraya Tech Sculpt Clear, which is their cheaper 180℃ resin (not the expensive 250℃ white). It's detailed, smelly, and good enough for dozens of parts. Your aluminum mold should handle thousands of parts, so I'll probably switch after my design is finalized. Thanks for the video!
@retrotechjournal23 күн бұрын
@@nathanbanks2354 I can definitely see the value is being able to prototype more quickly. I’ve gotten decent results with my cnc but tiny details can be difficult. Interesting to hear about your experiences. I’ve learned a lot doing the AL molds but it is a complicated enough process that I can’t just make a mold on a whim.
@0Logan0524 күн бұрын
Super Rad🤙🏻 Praying for you and your Family.. STAY SAFE, STAY DRY and keep going for it!..
@Polynuttery27 күн бұрын
Great sound effects too !
@retrotechjournal27 күн бұрын
Thanks! This weekend I was off in the garage recording the sound of my feet slipping on concrete. 😆 sound design always makes things better! I’m glad you noticed!
@jhwblender27 күн бұрын
Despite people saying to make more faster I say take as long as you want/need. It's always worth the wait. Your videos always bring a smile to my face. Tranquility in a storm of hurry
@retrotechjournal27 күн бұрын
🥰 If I can bring someone some Tranquility in all of this, then I have exceeded my goals. That is lovely to hear. The only way I can trick myself into putting in the time to make a video is to have each of the shots be something that I think is kind of fun, and interesting. It's not unusual to spend a whole weekend just putting together some 15 second sequence. There really is no way to do it fast. It's kind of a trick getting it done at all. I have been producing a lot of sequences recently, but still a long way to go. Thank you for the lovely reminder that it's fine that I'm just pottering along at my own speed.
@HakanArasАй бұрын
I haven't been this excited to produce something in a long time. Inspiring narrative, great KZread channel.
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
Great! Inspiration is the best possible outcome for a video. Good luck with your injection molding adventures!
@restoringbonaireАй бұрын
The algo fed this to me due to researching injection molding. As a fellow YT'er, I was gobsmacked at the time you put into filming, camera positions, retakes, amazing edits, and effects. This is IN ADDITION to your amazing engineering skills. Bravo!
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
Oh thanks! When I first started, I was a bit worried that the effort would be invisible because everyone has been soaking in a zillion hours of high production video, but that is one of the great things about YT. Lots of viewers have also made videos so they can appreciate the insane amount of time I put into these things. I just spent all weekend producing 24 seconds of my current video project. Thank you for the kind comment, and good luck with your injection molding!
@honestnewsnetАй бұрын
Imagine having this guy as your teacher.
@daisya8649Ай бұрын
You are incredibly gifted!! Brilliant work and craftsmanship!!💯😝😝👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️💯xx
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!
@harshgoel3270Ай бұрын
Sir!! Your projects are really nice. But what is best? Your video editing skills. Man!!! Just awesome. Who does this? You?
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
Yes, it’s all just me. All the filming/editing/sound/stop motion/etc is actually a bigger project than the projects the videos are about! (Well except for the loom). I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for the nice comment!
@NeydayofficialАй бұрын
Can you be my grandfather? 😂 All in all, these kind of videos are awesome and the project you built is awesomer 🔥👌
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for the lovely comment!
@GLSM5000Ай бұрын
what an amazing video and an awesome find you are a great person
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
I'm glad you found it and enjoyed it!
@ImnotChuck.Ай бұрын
Cute...but tedious to watch. I quit after about 12 minutes because I wanted more information and less entertainment.
@75keg75Ай бұрын
0:28 I guess when you started you were clean shaven with no grays?
@retrotechjournalАй бұрын
I think that's how we all start. 😉
@victomeyezr2 ай бұрын
Where is the video building the CNC?
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, I didn't document doing that. I was lucky I shot those few shots of one part of the enclosure glue up. The truth is projects that I document take 50x as long to do, so often when I want to get something done and move on, I do it off camera. I seem to remember I shared the cad for the enclosure here in the comments some place, but I think there are a few flaws in it like the fan (once it came) was a little bit different size, and I had to drill different mounting holes, etc. So not super cleaned up for sharing. Also, my particular mod sacrificed a bit of Z travel for better rigidity, which was fine for me since I was mostly doing short AL billet stuff, but that part of the mod might be annoying for general 3018 users.
@victomeyezr2 ай бұрын
@@retrotechjournal I understand. I've been looking at building one also.
@sandsack1232 ай бұрын
6:47 dropping metal parts on the flor in a work shop = instant slap on the head! NOT acceptable.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Someone else told me about that. That concrete can embed in the parts/dull tooling. So that's good to know. I wasn't aware of that before. I don't in general do that, short hot parts fall in my chip catcher, and longer parts I'm there to snag, but it certainly is good to know about.
@pax75112 ай бұрын
great content
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
@shiningirisheyes2 ай бұрын
Amazing I agree the 3D printing is not for me prefer injection molding. Hopefully somebody builds these in mass production and sells them at affordable price as I cant do or buy a big Lathe to do that big metal Lathe project .
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
It does seem like, with enough interest, there should be import versions of this sort of thing that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
@Deputydog-xk5jl2 ай бұрын
You are a true engineer sir!…and quite the entertainer as well! 😂Thanks for an incredible video! (Glad to see you used your safety glasses…)
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'm always aiming for a mix of entertaining and instructional.
@tarunarya17802 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the video with your animations and music as great additions to yourself and the project
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the nice comment! I enjoy all sorts of different disciplines, and so my videos are a mix of all sorts of different things. I'm glad it came out as entertaining. I just end up trying to tell the story in any way that I think is fun. There's no telling where that will go though. lol.
@tarunarya17802 ай бұрын
And you succeed. It was a good story and lots of fun. Really enjoyed it. Thanks@@retrotechjournal
@matveyshishov2 ай бұрын
That's the most stylish builder channel I've seen. When searching for how these machines worked, I didn't expect to enjoy the presentation.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Oh thanks! Well of course, commercial machines do the lifting of the threads at crazy speeds, and with a very different mechanism. Still this loom does show the basic concepts of raising and lowering some pattern of threads and then passing a shuttle though. This particular mechanism with the cams is kind of nuts/not very fast. It was simply the result of me tying to solve the thread lifting problem with only 2 motors. Still I hope you did learn some useful bits of info and it sounds like you enjoyed it, so I'm going to declare that a win. :]
@NotAGeySer2 ай бұрын
Huh
@Newsofvolgodonsk2 ай бұрын
Дамблдор!
@la.mandinga2 ай бұрын
cool edition, great video. thanks!
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you for the nice note!
@WildmanTech2 ай бұрын
I find your beard so repulsive I can’t watch any more! Have you ever heard of personal grooming‽
@andreyansimov54422 ай бұрын
Exhaust holes is what I thought about since beginning of the vid. Quantity and quality of tools you have is crazy.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thankfully with the adjustable exhaust ports you can adjust injection speed separately from max injection pressure. (I didn’t really talk about that in great detail). I’ve been building that shop up my whole life, and I always feel better when I step out there!
@andreyansimov54422 ай бұрын
@@retrotechjournal this is what I dream of. I have nice quantity of hand tools, few power tools at my small flat, plus micro belt grinding machine and 3d printer.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
@@andreyansimov5442 I have a friend who is a jeweler, and I would show her all my giant projects, and then she would show me her projects. They all were deeply amazing sculptures in wax, and fit inside a film canister! Her shop was a desk in their apartment. I was always a little bit envious because she could fit her entire craft in such a tiny space. These days with a 3D printer and a small number of support tools you can do a great deal in terms of projects. Many of my side projects are 1 day 3D printer builds. Enjoy building no matter what the space/tools are. I did some great project in college with only some hand tools + a moto-tool. Enjoy!
@username97742 ай бұрын
Now use one more of those pneumatic press things to automate the opening and closing of the mould. this is a impressiv and ingenious project, would like to see where this goes next.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Yes, I have a watch on eBay for one of those pneumatic/hydraulic intensifiers. :] Those would be just the ticket for consistent automatic clamping.
@kVidStream2 ай бұрын
Thumbs up for the editing
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@marijhorn2 ай бұрын
no worries the algorithm will soon pop up your vids and channel. For me, you are today's find, so thanks and good luck with your channel.
@marijhorn2 ай бұрын
sorry.. seen just second video after the plastic press you made, and one thing must be given - Love your sense of humor. :D Dude continue and feed us more, soon 100K subs and sooner 1m and more. well done
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I am working on another video. They take a long time to make! I don’t think I’ll ever reach 100k subs. I think in part because I don’t post a lot of videos my stats just very slowly creep up. Maybe I’ll make it to 100k by 2034. 😅. I’m glad you like the channel!
@Falney2 ай бұрын
If you wanted to revisit this at somepoint. Look up a knitting machine mechanism. It uses a matrix that allows you to have repeatable patterns using only 8-16 servos. With some of the more complex knitting machines, when combined with a PC, you can address all needles rather than doing a repeat of 8,16 or even 24 needles. I am fairly convinced a system like it could be adapted to a loom.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Interesting. Yes, I've though there aught to be some ways of taking a "many actuator bank" and mechanically muxing it to control many more lines. (At the cost of overall speed) I think if I were to revisit the loom I think the main goal would be more speed without getting too expensive/complicated. I've had a few ideas along those lines, but so far nothing compelling enough to do another build. Checking out knitting machine mechanisms sounds like a great place to look for inspiration.
@Falney2 ай бұрын
@@retrotechjournal it's definitely worth looking up an in depth description on the mechanism, but the abridged version is that they use a matrix of gates that open/close to allow the needle to move forwards or backwards. If they are blocked, the needles are pushed down by the carriage so they are bypassed. You could use the gates to enable the reeds from lifting, then use a spring to lift them. That way if they are blocked, the spring can deform instead of breaking. It is an idea I toyed with then decided it is probably a project way above my skill level because the matrix aspect confuses me.
@Hybrid_Soul2 ай бұрын
Very interesting concept and techniques. Especially like the soldering iron in the drill press to heat set threaded inserts. Bravo! The added animation is outstanding, just wish you would trim that mustache a bit. And dont take this wrong, but you have alot of spare time on your hands. Thanks for posting, cheers!
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
lol. I'm glad you liked it! Not sure how I mange to give the illusion I have lots of free time. I have a demanding job and 2 kids. Plus a lot of projects. I think it's kind of like the way these videos make my shop look super clean, but people don't realize that in order to film, not only do you have to have all the tools, you also need all manner of lights, tripods, boom mics, C-stands, cameras, sliders, and what not. So the shop is MORE cluttered instead of less. It's just all off camera. So the spare time is an illusion. There's a reason these things take me like 8+ months to make.... Cheers!
@BarioIDL2 ай бұрын
why white plastic?
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I ordered two lots of pellets on eBay. Just basic black and white. (Based on looking at my 3D prints which are 90% black, 10% white /dark grey.). Also I wanted white for the cookie cutters, and black for my logos. Initial shots were all in white simply because I didn't want to have to clean out/change pellets to black before doing the Christmas cookie cutters, and because white would be easier to see on video. I have done a sequence of my logos in black since then.
@442jetmech2 ай бұрын
The production budget on this should rival a star wars film.... It's sooo good
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
lol. Thanks! The budget was very minimal, but IF you count the amount of time I put into making it, the budget was insane. Thankfully hobbies are their own reward.
@utube4greenfuture2 ай бұрын
Finally, an entertaining and educational video. You make learning enjoyable. Well done sir.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Those were my two main goals so I'm super happy I achieved them for you.
@bobbybristow78792 ай бұрын
Man am I late to the party! I love your enthusiasm, drive, building and editing skills. I'm over here just trying not to fail 3d prints. Lol thank you very much for sharing.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Welcome to the party! No worries. I've had failed 3D prints too. The worst are when you don't catch it quickly and your entire print head gets covered in plastic. I'm glad you liked the video. Thank you for the nice comment!
@FABBuildit2 ай бұрын
I am happy you were in my suggestion list. Great video! Informative, entertaining, pleasing, and great editing. I may not build this but I haven't clicked on your link yet. QUALITY Work! GREAT VIDEO!
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Great! I’m glad you liked it.
@truetech41582 ай бұрын
That is a majestic beard, It should be illegal to sell you a scarf or a bib, or even tshirts that have otherwise readable prints on them. You are probably safest in vehicles, even without any airbags. Most of your pores are addicted to mass production of folicles. If a hair falls out with you, 2 rapidly return in it's place. Clearly, whatever you save on UV and thermal protection is that of minimalist, while your shampoo bills must resemble a family of 4, maybe more. #MulletWorld
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
It is true that when sledding, belly down, on an icy but snow dusted hill. I no longer get the ‘ow, my neck hurts from the icy coating of thrown snow’ scarf or no scarf. 😆🛷❄️
@annix4932 ай бұрын
Holy shit, I know more than my fair share of cool people….but good gotdambngolly mydude, you make a pretty good argument for adding an entire new tier above S Class. BRB, painting some capacitive rubber onto the tip of a carbide tipped emergency glass hammer - that subscribe button are about to get hit harder than Chinese algebra.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
You are too kind. I'm glad you liked the video.
@annix4932 ай бұрын
I wrote the above comment about 2 minutes into the video. I am now writing this one after having just returned to my corporeal meat prison, back from having been briefly slapped down/upside the 𝙖side of a totally reasonable stop motion Lego minifig interlude. The fact that I have but only two arms with which to clockwork orange people’s eyeballs open, is absolutely devastating news. Two is simply not enough for me to spread the word and/or eyelids. What a horrible Monday it is to not be existing as a Cephalopod. BRB, desperately Googling how/when/where a person might sign up for some sort of sketchy bio-med trial run by peculiar persons of the opinion that people should be pinioned to reflect their particular Cthulhu-Culty and/or Tentacle-Titillation penchants. (Unclear/Next Sunday/Japan, obviously).
@annix4932 ай бұрын
@@retrotechjournal I have no idea what’s just happened to my last reply (𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙄 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮) but I assume it has evaporated into whatever ether this absolute rag-time jam of a video is soaked in. The following exists in a superposition of truthfulness between entirely too/not nearly enough, but I’ve got to/am exactly tired enough to tell you: I’ve been lucky enough to have life double dip my cone-head into a variable frickin cornucopia of different skills/passions/trades/arts/oopsies. There’s been more than a few times where l’ve been frustrated by not having as many chances as I’d like to reach into my experience pocket and chuck a handful of that skill-sand into the eyes of existence. Scratching that creative itch is like doing an “up, down, left - over a bit” Konami code sometimes. I say this because, wow - I can’t believe how many different skills I’ve just watched you kickflip/360 no-scope through in such an absolutely effortless way. The technical knowledge is one thing, but if I’ve learned one thing about learning things: you didn’t grow that beard/comically girthy Swiss-army knife of a skillset via one 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 long trip to your local library….this is the culmination of a life spent doing and/or “just figuring out” 𝙖𝙡𝙡 the things. I have nothing but gut to base this on, but I’d wager that you’ve probably worked on set, in IT, and frankly I’d be shocked if you hadn’t toured or worked in/around music/a sound desk at some point. Hell, I bet you even wrote and/or recorded the music in this. Even if not, I know with all certainty I’ve just stumbled across an absolute Polyglot of proficiencies, and with an effortless sense of comed to steel-toed Croc boot as well. I’d ask you to consider making 10,000 more videos about literally any/everything, but I can see the frankly ridiculous level of time, care and effort you put in here - god this must have been a lot of work. Still, I get the feeling that even if KZread didn’t exist, and no one was watching, you’d have made this video exactly as it is - what an absolute friggin treat. Life is weird, but oh man did I really not ever expect to be so profoundly inspired by a video about injection molding (to do so much more than injection molding). I really needed this. Seriously: thank you.
@markfrancis43412 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thank you. Was engaging and informative the whole time!
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it!
@mercybewithus52282 ай бұрын
You are awesome
@DoRullings2 ай бұрын
Man! You really make an effort to make your videos entertaining. With great success, in my honest opinion. I've done a bit of video and editing work in my life and have an understanding of how much time and effort that goes into creating all the fun, entertaining and educational animations and clips that work as great storytelling. I've watched a number of videos on KZread where I've had to fast forward unless I want to watch a guy screw/unscrew every single screws, nuts and bolts - in real time. Btw: I laughed hard at the Google Lens translation clip at the end. Been there, done that.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Oh! Thank you for the wonderful note. I really like that on KZread, many of the viewers have also done video editing/filming, so more folks understand how much effort goes into something like this. I think in general people see a TON of highly produced movies and shows and I was a bit worried that going all in with the production would be invisible. I just happen to really enjoy doing all the crazy shoots/editing/sound design. I spent last weekend and two evenings to produce an 18 second clip in my current video. lol. Craziness, but the final result made me laugh. I'm glad you liked the video!
@BrassThunder2 ай бұрын
I came by your video completely by accident and I have subscribed. You made what I thought would be some really dry information enjoyable content. Kudos on the video editing tricks here and there. Not too hokey but just enough humor poking through now and then. I look forward to perusing through your content.
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! I'm gad you found my channel/found it entertaining. I try hard to be both informative and entertaining. Mostly I just film whatever silly ideas pop into my head while trying to tell the story. ;]
@leonelgarcia73272 ай бұрын
wow ¿how much have you invested in your shop? tanks for share
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I have no idea. I have been building it up my entire life. I still have the same wire strippers I used in high school. The vice was a wedding gift!
@haydenallen8882 ай бұрын
I, like many other now, are new to your channel. What an amazing video. The creativity in so many shots, I was just telling my wife I wish I understood how to make videos this well. You clearly have a talent. Keep up the hard work!
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Oh thanks. You're too kind. I was just out in the garage for an hour trying to exactly re-position a camera, just to shoot a 2 second trick shot for my current video. I think I just use time and persistence to simulate talent. ;] Thanks for the lovely comment!
@stianbergseter36972 ай бұрын
U are an inspiration
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. There is no higher praise. It's nice to see this video getting some love. Basically 2 of my videos get all the views, but I put the same amount of work into all of them.
@stianbergseter36972 ай бұрын
u and this old tony😁
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I do love TOT.
@stianbergseter36972 ай бұрын
please give us more :)
@retrotechjournal2 ай бұрын
I'm actually working one one right now! (in another window). lol. No idea how long it's going to take. It won't be done soon. Sorry!
@GiuditestaPaolo2 ай бұрын
Complimenti davvero interessanti i tuoi video❤ E musica top
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Hey, I made an enclosure for my 3018 too! I put soundproofing inside of mine and I have a 1/2" plexiglass door on it. I really wanted to keep the noisy thing in my office with my printers, so this allowed me to do it. I'm jelly how you built switches on the outside of your enclosure - I've been meaning to do that myself.
Wow, 1/2" door that's serous. :] Thankfully I can run the CNC out in the garage because it makes quite a bit of noise for a LONG time. ;] That and the air compressor cycling really makes for a "I'm not going to stay here and watch this the whole time" kind of experience. Although all that Fusion adaptive cut path stuff is always fun to watch. I am pretty happy with the way the enclosure turned out. The only down side is that if I open up the compartment that has the electronics in it, it also removes the legs on that side, so I have a piece of wood I prop up that side with if I have it open. Which isn't that big a deal. Also I made the sides out of mdf, but I really should have used plywood. I just happened to have the mdf. Not that it's been a huge issue, but if I ever break off a leg I'll be sad.
@retrotechjournal Whoops! That's a typo 😅 I meant to say 1/4". Well, it looks great! I'll be keeping an eye out for your content. Nice work here.
@@user-mq4ui6qw5i lol. I was thinking "Oh, they must have had some extra 1/2" scrap from something." ;] Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I don't put out a ton of content, but try to have it all be fun/generally interesting even if it's not all on the same topic. I love building all manner of things. Good luck with the injection molding!
This is great I love how adaptive you got here very clever ... I am currently creating characters for a stopmotion30 FPS One issue They are 3-4 pounds each Ive had to use heavy duty stuff to keep them air born Any tips ???
Wow, sounds like a neat project. I haven’t had to deal with that much weight. I’m sure you’ve noticed that as the weight goes up the size/cost of the rigs go up. Not sure what a hacky cheap solution might look like. Depending on the shapes/range of motion you need you might be able to suspend some of the weight with a line/pulley/counterweight but that won’t work if the object is doing ninja flips. :). I’d love to hear what you come up with!
This was terrific! I'm so glad Buster Beagle Mk 3 came out so I could build a similar machine with way less difficulty. I'm using resin molds instead of milled molds, and a manual pneumatic switch that doesn't let me change the dwell time as easily, but I'm so happy to be able to control the pressure. Well done!
Great! It's fun to hear from others having adventures with injection molding. I haven't tried resin molds.
@@retrotechjournal If your aluminum molds are working for you, and you don't have another need for a resin printer, I would not recommend switching. The resin mold is great for prototyping a couple dozen parts. The lettering & fine details come through. But if I inject at more than 195℃, some delicate parts of the mold break. I'm using Siraya Tech Sculpt Clear, which is their cheaper 180℃ resin (not the expensive 250℃ white). It's detailed, smelly, and good enough for dozens of parts. Your aluminum mold should handle thousands of parts, so I'll probably switch after my design is finalized. Thanks for the video!
@@nathanbanks2354 I can definitely see the value is being able to prototype more quickly. I’ve gotten decent results with my cnc but tiny details can be difficult. Interesting to hear about your experiences. I’ve learned a lot doing the AL molds but it is a complicated enough process that I can’t just make a mold on a whim.
Super Rad🤙🏻 Praying for you and your Family.. STAY SAFE, STAY DRY and keep going for it!..
Great sound effects too !
Thanks! This weekend I was off in the garage recording the sound of my feet slipping on concrete. 😆 sound design always makes things better! I’m glad you noticed!
Despite people saying to make more faster I say take as long as you want/need. It's always worth the wait. Your videos always bring a smile to my face. Tranquility in a storm of hurry
🥰 If I can bring someone some Tranquility in all of this, then I have exceeded my goals. That is lovely to hear. The only way I can trick myself into putting in the time to make a video is to have each of the shots be something that I think is kind of fun, and interesting. It's not unusual to spend a whole weekend just putting together some 15 second sequence. There really is no way to do it fast. It's kind of a trick getting it done at all. I have been producing a lot of sequences recently, but still a long way to go. Thank you for the lovely reminder that it's fine that I'm just pottering along at my own speed.
I haven't been this excited to produce something in a long time. Inspiring narrative, great KZread channel.
Great! Inspiration is the best possible outcome for a video. Good luck with your injection molding adventures!
The algo fed this to me due to researching injection molding. As a fellow YT'er, I was gobsmacked at the time you put into filming, camera positions, retakes, amazing edits, and effects. This is IN ADDITION to your amazing engineering skills. Bravo!
Oh thanks! When I first started, I was a bit worried that the effort would be invisible because everyone has been soaking in a zillion hours of high production video, but that is one of the great things about YT. Lots of viewers have also made videos so they can appreciate the insane amount of time I put into these things. I just spent all weekend producing 24 seconds of my current video project. Thank you for the kind comment, and good luck with your injection molding!
Imagine having this guy as your teacher.
You are incredibly gifted!! Brilliant work and craftsmanship!!💯😝😝👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️💯xx
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!
Sir!! Your projects are really nice. But what is best? Your video editing skills. Man!!! Just awesome. Who does this? You?
Yes, it’s all just me. All the filming/editing/sound/stop motion/etc is actually a bigger project than the projects the videos are about! (Well except for the loom). I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for the nice comment!
Can you be my grandfather? 😂 All in all, these kind of videos are awesome and the project you built is awesomer 🔥👌
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for the lovely comment!
what an amazing video and an awesome find you are a great person
I'm glad you found it and enjoyed it!
Cute...but tedious to watch. I quit after about 12 minutes because I wanted more information and less entertainment.
0:28 I guess when you started you were clean shaven with no grays?
I think that's how we all start. 😉
Where is the video building the CNC?
I'm sorry, I didn't document doing that. I was lucky I shot those few shots of one part of the enclosure glue up. The truth is projects that I document take 50x as long to do, so often when I want to get something done and move on, I do it off camera. I seem to remember I shared the cad for the enclosure here in the comments some place, but I think there are a few flaws in it like the fan (once it came) was a little bit different size, and I had to drill different mounting holes, etc. So not super cleaned up for sharing. Also, my particular mod sacrificed a bit of Z travel for better rigidity, which was fine for me since I was mostly doing short AL billet stuff, but that part of the mod might be annoying for general 3018 users.
@@retrotechjournal I understand. I've been looking at building one also.
6:47 dropping metal parts on the flor in a work shop = instant slap on the head! NOT acceptable.
Someone else told me about that. That concrete can embed in the parts/dull tooling. So that's good to know. I wasn't aware of that before. I don't in general do that, short hot parts fall in my chip catcher, and longer parts I'm there to snag, but it certainly is good to know about.
great content
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Amazing I agree the 3D printing is not for me prefer injection molding. Hopefully somebody builds these in mass production and sells them at affordable price as I cant do or buy a big Lathe to do that big metal Lathe project .
It does seem like, with enough interest, there should be import versions of this sort of thing that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
You are a true engineer sir!…and quite the entertainer as well! 😂Thanks for an incredible video! (Glad to see you used your safety glasses…)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'm always aiming for a mix of entertaining and instructional.
Really enjoyed the video with your animations and music as great additions to yourself and the project
Thank you for the nice comment! I enjoy all sorts of different disciplines, and so my videos are a mix of all sorts of different things. I'm glad it came out as entertaining. I just end up trying to tell the story in any way that I think is fun. There's no telling where that will go though. lol.
And you succeed. It was a good story and lots of fun. Really enjoyed it. Thanks@@retrotechjournal
That's the most stylish builder channel I've seen. When searching for how these machines worked, I didn't expect to enjoy the presentation.
Oh thanks! Well of course, commercial machines do the lifting of the threads at crazy speeds, and with a very different mechanism. Still this loom does show the basic concepts of raising and lowering some pattern of threads and then passing a shuttle though. This particular mechanism with the cams is kind of nuts/not very fast. It was simply the result of me tying to solve the thread lifting problem with only 2 motors. Still I hope you did learn some useful bits of info and it sounds like you enjoyed it, so I'm going to declare that a win. :]
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cool edition, great video. thanks!
You're welcome! Thank you for the nice note!
I find your beard so repulsive I can’t watch any more! Have you ever heard of personal grooming‽
Exhaust holes is what I thought about since beginning of the vid. Quantity and quality of tools you have is crazy.
Thankfully with the adjustable exhaust ports you can adjust injection speed separately from max injection pressure. (I didn’t really talk about that in great detail). I’ve been building that shop up my whole life, and I always feel better when I step out there!
@@retrotechjournal this is what I dream of. I have nice quantity of hand tools, few power tools at my small flat, plus micro belt grinding machine and 3d printer.
@@andreyansimov5442 I have a friend who is a jeweler, and I would show her all my giant projects, and then she would show me her projects. They all were deeply amazing sculptures in wax, and fit inside a film canister! Her shop was a desk in their apartment. I was always a little bit envious because she could fit her entire craft in such a tiny space. These days with a 3D printer and a small number of support tools you can do a great deal in terms of projects. Many of my side projects are 1 day 3D printer builds. Enjoy building no matter what the space/tools are. I did some great project in college with only some hand tools + a moto-tool. Enjoy!
Now use one more of those pneumatic press things to automate the opening and closing of the mould. this is a impressiv and ingenious project, would like to see where this goes next.
Yes, I have a watch on eBay for one of those pneumatic/hydraulic intensifiers. :] Those would be just the ticket for consistent automatic clamping.
Thumbs up for the editing
Thanks!
no worries the algorithm will soon pop up your vids and channel. For me, you are today's find, so thanks and good luck with your channel.
sorry.. seen just second video after the plastic press you made, and one thing must be given - Love your sense of humor. :D Dude continue and feed us more, soon 100K subs and sooner 1m and more. well done
I am working on another video. They take a long time to make! I don’t think I’ll ever reach 100k subs. I think in part because I don’t post a lot of videos my stats just very slowly creep up. Maybe I’ll make it to 100k by 2034. 😅. I’m glad you like the channel!
If you wanted to revisit this at somepoint. Look up a knitting machine mechanism. It uses a matrix that allows you to have repeatable patterns using only 8-16 servos. With some of the more complex knitting machines, when combined with a PC, you can address all needles rather than doing a repeat of 8,16 or even 24 needles. I am fairly convinced a system like it could be adapted to a loom.
Interesting. Yes, I've though there aught to be some ways of taking a "many actuator bank" and mechanically muxing it to control many more lines. (At the cost of overall speed) I think if I were to revisit the loom I think the main goal would be more speed without getting too expensive/complicated. I've had a few ideas along those lines, but so far nothing compelling enough to do another build. Checking out knitting machine mechanisms sounds like a great place to look for inspiration.
@@retrotechjournal it's definitely worth looking up an in depth description on the mechanism, but the abridged version is that they use a matrix of gates that open/close to allow the needle to move forwards or backwards. If they are blocked, the needles are pushed down by the carriage so they are bypassed. You could use the gates to enable the reeds from lifting, then use a spring to lift them. That way if they are blocked, the spring can deform instead of breaking. It is an idea I toyed with then decided it is probably a project way above my skill level because the matrix aspect confuses me.
Very interesting concept and techniques. Especially like the soldering iron in the drill press to heat set threaded inserts. Bravo! The added animation is outstanding, just wish you would trim that mustache a bit. And dont take this wrong, but you have alot of spare time on your hands. Thanks for posting, cheers!
lol. I'm glad you liked it! Not sure how I mange to give the illusion I have lots of free time. I have a demanding job and 2 kids. Plus a lot of projects. I think it's kind of like the way these videos make my shop look super clean, but people don't realize that in order to film, not only do you have to have all the tools, you also need all manner of lights, tripods, boom mics, C-stands, cameras, sliders, and what not. So the shop is MORE cluttered instead of less. It's just all off camera. So the spare time is an illusion. There's a reason these things take me like 8+ months to make.... Cheers!
why white plastic?
I ordered two lots of pellets on eBay. Just basic black and white. (Based on looking at my 3D prints which are 90% black, 10% white /dark grey.). Also I wanted white for the cookie cutters, and black for my logos. Initial shots were all in white simply because I didn't want to have to clean out/change pellets to black before doing the Christmas cookie cutters, and because white would be easier to see on video. I have done a sequence of my logos in black since then.
The production budget on this should rival a star wars film.... It's sooo good
lol. Thanks! The budget was very minimal, but IF you count the amount of time I put into making it, the budget was insane. Thankfully hobbies are their own reward.
Finally, an entertaining and educational video. You make learning enjoyable. Well done sir.
Thank you! Those were my two main goals so I'm super happy I achieved them for you.
Man am I late to the party! I love your enthusiasm, drive, building and editing skills. I'm over here just trying not to fail 3d prints. Lol thank you very much for sharing.
Welcome to the party! No worries. I've had failed 3D prints too. The worst are when you don't catch it quickly and your entire print head gets covered in plastic. I'm glad you liked the video. Thank you for the nice comment!
I am happy you were in my suggestion list. Great video! Informative, entertaining, pleasing, and great editing. I may not build this but I haven't clicked on your link yet. QUALITY Work! GREAT VIDEO!
Great! I’m glad you liked it.
That is a majestic beard, It should be illegal to sell you a scarf or a bib, or even tshirts that have otherwise readable prints on them. You are probably safest in vehicles, even without any airbags. Most of your pores are addicted to mass production of folicles. If a hair falls out with you, 2 rapidly return in it's place. Clearly, whatever you save on UV and thermal protection is that of minimalist, while your shampoo bills must resemble a family of 4, maybe more. #MulletWorld
It is true that when sledding, belly down, on an icy but snow dusted hill. I no longer get the ‘ow, my neck hurts from the icy coating of thrown snow’ scarf or no scarf. 😆🛷❄️
Holy shit, I know more than my fair share of cool people….but good gotdambngolly mydude, you make a pretty good argument for adding an entire new tier above S Class. BRB, painting some capacitive rubber onto the tip of a carbide tipped emergency glass hammer - that subscribe button are about to get hit harder than Chinese algebra.
You are too kind. I'm glad you liked the video.
I wrote the above comment about 2 minutes into the video. I am now writing this one after having just returned to my corporeal meat prison, back from having been briefly slapped down/upside the 𝙖side of a totally reasonable stop motion Lego minifig interlude. The fact that I have but only two arms with which to clockwork orange people’s eyeballs open, is absolutely devastating news. Two is simply not enough for me to spread the word and/or eyelids. What a horrible Monday it is to not be existing as a Cephalopod. BRB, desperately Googling how/when/where a person might sign up for some sort of sketchy bio-med trial run by peculiar persons of the opinion that people should be pinioned to reflect their particular Cthulhu-Culty and/or Tentacle-Titillation penchants. (Unclear/Next Sunday/Japan, obviously).
@@retrotechjournal I have no idea what’s just happened to my last reply (𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙄 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮) but I assume it has evaporated into whatever ether this absolute rag-time jam of a video is soaked in. The following exists in a superposition of truthfulness between entirely too/not nearly enough, but I’ve got to/am exactly tired enough to tell you: I’ve been lucky enough to have life double dip my cone-head into a variable frickin cornucopia of different skills/passions/trades/arts/oopsies. There’s been more than a few times where l’ve been frustrated by not having as many chances as I’d like to reach into my experience pocket and chuck a handful of that skill-sand into the eyes of existence. Scratching that creative itch is like doing an “up, down, left - over a bit” Konami code sometimes. I say this because, wow - I can’t believe how many different skills I’ve just watched you kickflip/360 no-scope through in such an absolutely effortless way. The technical knowledge is one thing, but if I’ve learned one thing about learning things: you didn’t grow that beard/comically girthy Swiss-army knife of a skillset via one 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 long trip to your local library….this is the culmination of a life spent doing and/or “just figuring out” 𝙖𝙡𝙡 the things. I have nothing but gut to base this on, but I’d wager that you’ve probably worked on set, in IT, and frankly I’d be shocked if you hadn’t toured or worked in/around music/a sound desk at some point. Hell, I bet you even wrote and/or recorded the music in this. Even if not, I know with all certainty I’ve just stumbled across an absolute Polyglot of proficiencies, and with an effortless sense of comed to steel-toed Croc boot as well. I’d ask you to consider making 10,000 more videos about literally any/everything, but I can see the frankly ridiculous level of time, care and effort you put in here - god this must have been a lot of work. Still, I get the feeling that even if KZread didn’t exist, and no one was watching, you’d have made this video exactly as it is - what an absolute friggin treat. Life is weird, but oh man did I really not ever expect to be so profoundly inspired by a video about injection molding (to do so much more than injection molding). I really needed this. Seriously: thank you.
Amazing video, thank you. Was engaging and informative the whole time!
I'm glad you liked it!
You are awesome
Man! You really make an effort to make your videos entertaining. With great success, in my honest opinion. I've done a bit of video and editing work in my life and have an understanding of how much time and effort that goes into creating all the fun, entertaining and educational animations and clips that work as great storytelling. I've watched a number of videos on KZread where I've had to fast forward unless I want to watch a guy screw/unscrew every single screws, nuts and bolts - in real time. Btw: I laughed hard at the Google Lens translation clip at the end. Been there, done that.
Oh! Thank you for the wonderful note. I really like that on KZread, many of the viewers have also done video editing/filming, so more folks understand how much effort goes into something like this. I think in general people see a TON of highly produced movies and shows and I was a bit worried that going all in with the production would be invisible. I just happen to really enjoy doing all the crazy shoots/editing/sound design. I spent last weekend and two evenings to produce an 18 second clip in my current video. lol. Craziness, but the final result made me laugh. I'm glad you liked the video!
I came by your video completely by accident and I have subscribed. You made what I thought would be some really dry information enjoyable content. Kudos on the video editing tricks here and there. Not too hokey but just enough humor poking through now and then. I look forward to perusing through your content.
Welcome aboard! I'm gad you found my channel/found it entertaining. I try hard to be both informative and entertaining. Mostly I just film whatever silly ideas pop into my head while trying to tell the story. ;]
wow ¿how much have you invested in your shop? tanks for share
I have no idea. I have been building it up my entire life. I still have the same wire strippers I used in high school. The vice was a wedding gift!
I, like many other now, are new to your channel. What an amazing video. The creativity in so many shots, I was just telling my wife I wish I understood how to make videos this well. You clearly have a talent. Keep up the hard work!
Oh thanks. You're too kind. I was just out in the garage for an hour trying to exactly re-position a camera, just to shoot a 2 second trick shot for my current video. I think I just use time and persistence to simulate talent. ;] Thanks for the lovely comment!
U are an inspiration
Thank you so much. There is no higher praise. It's nice to see this video getting some love. Basically 2 of my videos get all the views, but I put the same amount of work into all of them.
u and this old tony😁
I do love TOT.
please give us more :)
I'm actually working one one right now! (in another window). lol. No idea how long it's going to take. It won't be done soon. Sorry!
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