Simple inexpensive power feed for the mini mill. Made from ebay gear motor and speed control and stuff from the shop scrap bin. Sorry for some out of frame shots.
That's great. It's given me good ideas. Thanks for sharing your design.
@mhc6777
4 жыл бұрын
I'm with George Clark, I've been looking at a lot of DIY power feeds for my mini mill (for a steady constant feed on finishing cuts) and you have a lot of simple but effective solutions that I will use, thanks a million.
@jimhatch1638
4 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the best add on power feed for a mini mill that I have seen and I have watched a lot. An Ebay link to the gear motor and speed control would be useful.
@douglashank8480
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video! I've seen several similar home built power feed mechanisms and yours is my favorite by far. I'm delighted to see what you made, especially the well thought out very compact design. I appreciate your construction and use of a bent sheet metal enclosure. I see a lot od 3D printed project enclosures on KZitem, but yours looks like it belongs on the machine - and I bet it can easily shrug off several hard knocks, where a single hit would trash a 3D printed part! ...Don't get me wrong; I don't have anything against 3D printed parts (in fact, I wouldn't mind having a machine myself some day). I just have a great respect for the craftsmanship you've demonstrated in yours, and I think the day you spent make it was time well spent. This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and its earned you a new subscriber all by itself. 👍 If you'd be open to one small bit of constructive criticism (?): There were a few shots where the camera was mounted in a place where I couldn't quite see what you were doing. Ex: between the ~11:00 & 11:30 time stamp, the cutting action was hidden behind the tool post. It's not a huge issue - and I've heard plenty of other KZitem makers talking about the difficulty of placing the camera so that both it and they could see the work! I appreciate the audio quality of your work too. I've never made a video myself but I've heard several well-known KZitem machinists comment that getting the audio quality to come out well is quite a bit harder than the video portions. ...So thank you for your work in that area too! Last, I very much appreciate the way you combine showing the work you're doing with well-thought-out descriptions and comments; not just on what you're doing, but WHY you're doing it that way. I can't speak for everyone, but that combination is extremely useful to me in learning what you're teaching. Thank you again sir, for the excellent video. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your content.😊
@kevincrawford2027
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope it helps and inspires others to experiment and build projects themselves. Not good with videoing I just get lucky sometimes. If you watch my other videos you will see and hear many screwups.
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
5 жыл бұрын
An inspirational design and build. I am embarking on my own addition of a power feed for my Sieg SX1 mini mill. I was wondering how to extend the lead screw and you have certainly given me some useful ideas. Thank you.
@georgeclark9104
4 жыл бұрын
Great job. I've been looking at all the different DIY power feeds, and I like yours the best. Thanks
@williamcullum4585
5 жыл бұрын
Great project. Just what I was looking for.
@johnstrange6799
5 жыл бұрын
I was surprised by the gear material. It's a good project.
@rodbutler9864
2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding......!
@elidari60
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video good Jack which kind of circuit board did you use where did you find it thank you
@kevincrawford2027
3 жыл бұрын
Ebay not sure that one is still available. Most any of the small motor speed controls will work.
@53summer
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing. Great build! I just got a similar mill and looking for a DIY power feed and you've solved all the issues! I see the motor you used, thanks for the search criteria. Any chance you can share a similar search or link to the controller board you used? Many thanks from the north shore of MA.
@kevincrawford2027
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is the one I used. Try searching ebay for ( 6V 12V 24V PWM DC Motor Speed Controller Reversible Switch Adjustable Governor ) Good luck. Thanks for watching.
@53summer
3 жыл бұрын
@@kevincrawford2027 Thanks, I'll give it a go. I think I will try to add a limit switch to the system. Appreciate you getting back to me.
@53summer
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the leads on your sources. One other question for you - did you do anything to fix the socket onto the 3/8" adapter you made for the DC motor shaft? You used a small grub screw for the adapter-to-motor shaft, but wondering if you used locktite or a grub screw (or anything?) for the socket-to-adapter connection? My concern being that with the engage/disengage motion, the socket may fall off the adapter.
@kevincrawford2027
3 жыл бұрын
It's been a while but I think there is a screw and washer inside the socket to hold it in place. I never give locktite a thought. If the fit was tight enough locktite would be the easy way.
@dannys1532
4 жыл бұрын
Nice neat job and useful. Do you have a link to the motor you used?
@kevincrawford2027
4 жыл бұрын
Try searching for this on ebay ( -US 12V Reduction Motor Worm Reversible High Torque Turbo Geared Motors 2-100RPM ) Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@bobkarstien1248
2 жыл бұрын
Kevin how is that motor holding up I see most DIY power feed use window motor.
@kevincrawford2027
2 жыл бұрын
So far so good. I don't use it a lot but when I do it works well. I was glad to see it had brass gears.They are holding up good. Thanks for watching
@bobkarstien1248
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevincrawford2027 thanks Kevin Im getting ready to put something together and I have one of them motors and I was debating using it or buy a window motor. Your response was very helpful.
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