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I Raced a $600,000 CNC Machine (Patreon)

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2024-02-01 15:00:12
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I got the opportunity to support my alma mater's Formula SAE (Formula Student) team again this year and when presented with what parts they needed, couldn't resist jumping at the hardest one! And as if the stakes weren't high enough already, I challenged my friend Craig to a race. Where he'll be using his $600,000 5 axis CNC milling machine. The results may surprise you. I mean they did me!


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PATREON - When You Race a $600,000 CNC Machine

Taking on a part that was most definitely meant for CNC seems like a good way to spend a week at the mill. But where’s the fun unless I’m racing an actual CNC machine. Time to put my machines where my mouth is. Machine Time (Craig’s CNC Shop) - https://www.machinetime.com/ Support Formula Kentucky- https://sae.engr.uky.edu/sponsorship #inheritancemachining #machineshop #hobbymachinist Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/inheritancemachining Drawings Store - https://inheritancemachining.com/?product_tag=drawings Merch - https://inheritance-machining.myspreadshop.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inheritancemachining/ Amazon Store (affiliate) - https://www.amazon.com/shop/inheritancemachining Thank you again to the Micrometer level Patreon members listed at the end of the video! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Feeling Cocky 1:15 Ready... Set... NO 3:27 The Path Less Travelled 4:48 Don't Be a Square 6:04 How Boring 7:42 Sweeping Up 9:26 It's A Clevis, You Beavis 11:08 I Would Never Do That 12:39 What You're All Here For 14:04 The Right Way 'Round 16:08 Angles and Rounds 17:57 Sabatoge 19:48 Now It's A Race 21:00 Two Sides to Every... Part 22:31 DRAMATIC ENDING 24:06 The Results Are In FAQ Drafting Equipment (affiliate links): https://amzn.to/3P0HvMe A/V Equipment (affiliate links): https://amzn.to/3Pi45jB Editing: Final Cut Pro X Intro Song: Way Back Way Back When (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/SQxEhTVi9I/\ https://youtu.be/taGLnF-Fd9Y © 2023 Inheritance Machining, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comments

Jeff Loffert

Outstanding work, all around!

Jeffrey Spoor

You never fail to amaze Brandon. 23 hours for you, would take me a lifetime haha

Capt.Frito

This matches my experience. I have a fairly competent CNC mill myself (a 4-axis Datron Neo II). Your manual milling has very specific advantages. It drove my decision to buy a manual lathe instead of a CNC lathe. I find myself doing a lot of manual operations on my lathe (a Hardinge HLV clone not unlike your Royal) to prep material on my CNC or to do a lot of finish operations that are better suited to lathes. Anyway, if I had it to do again, I would buy a super-precise manual mill since I do mostly prototyping and rarely make more than a handful of anything. I am also an engineer, not a machinist (EE and ME) Time for a surface grinder, but my space is severely limited. Any suggestions?

Scott Stefanatz

Soooooo why didn’t you use the mill vise sine plate that you so painstakingly made 1.5 years ago to do the angled facing??? Excellent video and good luck to Formula Kentucky

PJ

11lb of offcuts and 8lbs of swarf and a bunch of sweat equity....Yowzer...how much fun was that!! Well Done Brandon. Nice to share the CAD/Cam time it really takes on a precision part like this. What kind of AL was that? Thanks for the Treat!!

Michael Faragher

First, amazing work. Second, thanks for the climb milling talk. Every channel is like "climb milling is bad, never do it" and my memory is "climb milling is entirely superior *if your machine supports it.*" So thanks for making me not feel like I was mistrained. Third, I saw what you did there, blurring out customer's parts. I respect the attention to detail and professionalism (as do Craig and his customers I'm sure.) Finally, when you first started talking about that machine, you sounded like Ralphie from A Christmas Story. But by the time you started talking about how it auto-compensates for tool wear, I was right there with you. That machine is a beast. Anyway, go Formula Kentucky! Beat everyone but MSOE if you race them. :D

Erik D. Radzius

That is incredibly impressive. It definitely puts a different spin on the common misconseption about CNC though, in that "program your thing, press a button and a part just pops out", since I know from experience that couldn't be further from the truth. Great work showcasing that. ...with that said, I did secretly expect the bassline from The Chain by Fleetwood Mac to play at some point as a homage to F1 😁

Inheritance Machining
>>128545027

Oh yeah that makes a lot of sense. Another hobbyist I know only has a CNC mill that he built and he says it's a pain because he can't do anything without programming. For SG's I'm not very versed in the models but a desktop size might work for you. Or using a tool and cutter grinder, which i think have shorter working envelopes. Plus you get the additional fucntionality

Inheritance Machining
>>128546399

I'm certainly looking forward to working through the second one (without having to mess with cameras!). That aluminum was actually 7050. A little more expensive than the spec's 6061, but it was what Craig had on hand. Thanks, as always, PJ!

Inheritance Machining
>>128547422

HA! I almost always get comments scolding me for climb milling. I'm glad you and I are in agreement! Yeah Craig has a lot of sensitive stuff going on in there so I had to be pretty thorough about what I could show. I can't give away all the secrets! Would you believe I read those machine specs in one take on the very first try? That never happens! haha I'm sure the teams will see each other in Michigan! Thanks, as always, Mike!

Inheritance Machining
>>128548004

Oh yeah for sure. Even I am guilty of that misconception. I was only until I got to know Craig that I found out how wrong I was. Thanks, Mate!

Capt.Frito
>>128545027

thanks, yeah, i know squat about surface grinders other than they're bigger than i have room for. i've been thinking of a tool grinder... my engineering mentor -- an immensely practical man -- told me long ago that 'half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at'. so i always ask. oh yeah, another one was 'in the land of the blind, a one-eyed man is king' (-:

PJ
>>128546399

I thought it might be 7K series the way it machined and 7050 seems superior for the AP IMHO over 6061. Thanks Much! Also thanks for all the shots of the Mori...Quite the machine.

legendary.jerry@gmail.com

Not one to brag, but I could have made that out of play-dough in twice the time.

Pierre Alie

Finally got to watch this, caught the notice at work and was bitting at the bit all day. As always it did not disappoint!

Pierre Alie

Having watched this three or so times through it was good. But I have to say you’re a terrible tease. I was expecting more lathe repair work and could not figure out what fix required the huge chunks you showed in the preview picks. Cool on ya for helping out the kids on the race team!

Inheritance Machining
>>128930498

😂 for those that follow closely like you I imagine there was some real confusion! I didn't mind the break away from the lathe project!