$45 Air Assist Laser cutter Upgrade - Effective and Quiet | Easy Installation

@pop-popmoose5359 Жыл бұрын

Some pretty harsh comments here. A lot of people have similar/identical designs. There is only so much variation you can make for something like this, so I think it's very possible that this is his own design. Thank you for sharing this!

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it!

@davidchca Жыл бұрын

Nix, Your work is amazing. It is unfortunate to see the comments. No creative work Is done in a vacuum. The only one who is known for creating out of thin air is God, and even that is debated. Inspiration is the base of creation. Everybody should be satisfied to see your and others' creations. Keep on Creating and Sharing 👌

@sterlingspots 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video on how you solved the need for an air assist. Very clear and easy to follow instructions.

@nixmakes 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback! I'm glad you found my video useful :)

@WCPRCModelsCraft Жыл бұрын

Looks good, neat and effective New subscriber.

@medina3420 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@Dancopymus Жыл бұрын

Hello friend, first of all, thank you very much for the video and the Instructables. However, I have a question. In your project, you made your own Air Nozzle on a 3D printer, but if I'm not mistaken, the xTOOL D1 Pro already comes with a Metal Air Nozzle (I bought my laser but it hasn't arrived yet), so this Air Pump that you show in your video, does it fit the Metal Nozzle that comes with the xTOOL, without having to do your whole project? I am asking you, because this Air Pump you show is cheaper than the original Air Pump from xTOOL. Thanks

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, thanks for the question. I have the xTool D1, but not the pro version. I tried to see what's included in the box, to answer your question, but I couldn't find it, so here my answer: An air assist set is made of 3 parts, the air pump, a nozzle, and a tube connecting them. The air pump xTool is selling is nothing special, it's a 30L/min pump and the link I provided is basically for the same kind of pump. I've been using it for a few months and it's been doing it's job well. Now, if the new D1 (pro) comes with a nozzle made for an air assist, you'll have to see how a tube can be connected to it. It may come with an adapter designed to fit an air tube, and then all you need is to get whatever pump you like, and find a tube to connect it to their nozzle. If it doesn't come with a nozzle, you can measure the laser lens' diameter and use one of the files I provided in the instructables article. My suggestion is to wait for the laser to arrive. An air assist is a really nice addition, it gets rid of the charring problem, but it's really more about aesthetics - it's not a must-have from day one. It's going to take you some time to get used to the laser cutter in any case, so I'd wait and see what comes with the laser, and only then order and assemble whatever air assist set you may like. Worst case - you don't have the air assist for a couple of weeks because you ordered the one from xTool a bit late, best case - you make your own and save around 100$. Hope this was helpful! :)

@Dancopymus Жыл бұрын

Hi Nix, thank you very much for your tips, it was very helpful, yes! I had bought the Sculpfun S6 Pro and sold it to buy the xTOOL, so now it will be a new challenge because the laser is much more powerful. Do you have any cutting and/or engraving charts you could share with me? Thanks again

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

@@Dancopymus Sure, feel free to contact me via my website (nirlivne.com) and I'll send you my settings :)

@VigilantPillow Жыл бұрын

this style design and the one from geeks at large actually do a better job vs the xtool d1 pro air assist nozzle. it aims and focuses the air in a more accurate way. just because the xtool comes with the nozzle, doesn't mean you have to use it. it is removable and you put this nozzle type in it's place. as long as it fits over your lens cover(make sure to measure).

@Dancopymus Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@brycewrk Жыл бұрын

well done!

@MatthewJones-gi9kl Жыл бұрын

People should probably check out thingiverse. There are lots of air assist designs out there and some were made before geeksatlarge. Nothing special. I have two I designed in cad myself. If the guy designed it in cad he put the work in to make the file and replicate the file as he pleases. Pretty limited in where you can run the air assist.

@best49erfan 5 ай бұрын

link to the prints dont work..

@nixmakes 5 ай бұрын

Hi, sorry but apparently cubee stopped their services! It was a nice idea where you get people close to you to print for you, but they stopped that service.. I guess it didn't work out. I'll remove the links now, thanks for letting me know. Instead, you can find someone on facebook or someone you know with a resin printer to print the STL files for you. If you need help, contact me via my website. I can probably send you one.

@best49erfan 5 ай бұрын

i have a printer, just need the file @@nixmakes

@billieb Жыл бұрын

So I finally go the air assist from China. They sent 220 volt. The language barrier is the problem with dealing with China. 220 is not standard in USA except for large appliances. Like the stove in my kitchen . Great looking piece of equip. Sad I would have to unplug my kitchen stove to use it!!

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Ouch!! Sorry that happened! They sometimes have a forgiving return policy which is worth it if the shipping costs are not too high. Or maybe you could find a transformer for it (you might have to make sure it's fit for 60Hz because, if I'm not mistaken, US standard is 60Hz while lots of other parts are 50Hz).

@kerrifoster9466 Жыл бұрын

Came up with it all on your own, eh? Interesting. I bought one that looks exactly like this back in January from GeeksAtLarge. What a coincidence. 🙄

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@mambaman2007 9 ай бұрын

Wow, is everybody in a bad mood today or what?

@nixmakes 9 ай бұрын

😂 The mean comments are pretty old, but still, I was shocked at first too. Some guy is selling a product similar to the one I shared (for a lot of money), and I guess they got mad I was sharing my design for free (they're like a gang from a Facebook group or something). I saw many designs before making this one (his too, which is nearly identical to other ones designed for different lasers). I couldn't find anything perfect for me, so I made my version. I don't claim to work in vacuum, that'd be insane - why not see what's out there? If I saw something that I really liked, I'd just use it. I wouldn't bother making a video about it either (and waste anyone's time). I make $0 for posting my projects online, yet for some reason some people still think I owe them something? Anyways, thanks for stopping by :)

@leviguillory7242 Жыл бұрын

This is from GeeksAtLarge and wow I also bought one as well last year. You are part of everything that is wrong in this world. I bet your parents are so proud they raised a thief.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@crazybrutus1234 Жыл бұрын

Thats funny how you knocked off another maker's design seems pretty common these days

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@1-Nice-Guy Жыл бұрын

You copied GeeksAtLarge

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@teastreet3521 Жыл бұрын

I literally bought this exact air assist from Geeksatlarge over 5 months ago. Funny how you think you invented it. Shady tactics.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@zakariemacpherson5127 Жыл бұрын

This is a knock off (and not as good) as the Geeks At Large version. This has worse flow due to the open ended nozzle.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@1-Nice-Guy Жыл бұрын

You designed it...LOL! More like copied it!

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@joshcolvey8585 Жыл бұрын

To bad you stole the design completely from another great guy. Good luck with that lol. Pretty sorry.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@joshcolvey8585 Жыл бұрын

I can tell How extremely Sorry you are by your deleting Cobeys comments. It’s fine a persons true worth stand out no matter what. You have already made a horrible name for yourself. You really did pick the wrong person on the laser community to try and copy and steal from. Might have got away with it using someone else’s product. Good luck. Your going to need it.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

@@joshcolvey8585 Hi, I did not delete anyone's comments, and I didn't steal from anyone :) I gave credit in my article, and I also added that in the video description now that I saw that people are not seeing my article (this video is supposed to go along with the article, not vice-versa). I made modifications to the existing designs, GeeksAtLarge being one of them, and tried to share my take on it (for free), as well as other things like my design process. Like I said, this is not my job, it never will be, it's just a hobby. I try to do good by sharing it online, so other people can take my designs and use/improve them. I'm sorry if I offended anyone, I had no bad intentions here.

@joshcolvey8585 Жыл бұрын

@@nixmakes but how is it free if you are selling it? Selling it means making a profits from it. Or well from someone else. Can you please explain what you Somehow improved on the design. I am curious to know.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

@@joshcolvey8585 I'm not selling it, if you bothered watching the video or reading my instructable you would know. I added links to a website that helps you find someone to print the parts for you. I make no profit out of that (although it would be fair and square if I did). I saw GeekAtLarge's design as well as many other models before making mine, I don't claim to be working in the vacuum of space. But I didn't steal anyone's work. I didn't like GeekAtLarge's use of a 3D printer nozzle, so I removed it (using the nozzle is not his idea by the way. This air assist design used it and was posted a few days before GeeksAtLarge's www.thingiverse.com/thing:4704160 coincidence? no. Stealing? Also no. Other ideas he used were online before he used them too, just search thingieverse if you like). I didn't make any comparisons between my design and GeeksAtLarge's nor anyone else's designs, I'm sure there are other differences, but the nozzle was the reason I didn't just use his design and move on to the next thing. I searched online and couldn't find anything that was perfect for what I wanted, so I made my take. I'm not making profit off of this, I have a different profession, you're welcome to visit my website and read all about me if you like (nirlivne.com). Many people were very upset about my project - I guess I touched an open wound or something. But like I said, I'm not making any profit off of this and all I tried to do is share my project so that other people can make use of it - how I design (how I do research and 3D model), what stuff I used to make this, and how to assemble the project. I don't see how this can be harmful to anyone, and I plan on keeping my project online here and on instructables for people to use. I didn't do anything wrong here, and I hope my answer is satisfactory to you and others.

@karenjeanbennett1626 Жыл бұрын

It is sad you claim you came up with the idea. You just copied Geeksatlarge’s design. That makes it easy. No hard work or design was involved on your part.

@kooldesign4u Жыл бұрын

👎not your design. Hope KZfaq takes down this video.

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment :) I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sorry if I did. In fact, this video is meant to go along with my instructable, where I definitely gave GeeksAtLarge the credit they deserve. Honestly, I saw many designs before making mine, their design wasn't special, it was similar to others made for different laser cutters. Moreover, their design uses a 3D printer nozzle which I thought was an unnecessary complication (I thought it would make more noise and lower the efficiency of the air assist, and I wanted to use a small air pump). Again, sorry if I offended you, I didn't claim not to see other people's designs, and I made changes to the existing ones along with giving them credit on my main article (see instructable in the description). Sharing my projects is not my profession, and it will never be. I do this because I like sharing and I think sometimes people can learn from my work or make use of it. 'Stealing' other people's ideas is not something I would do even simply because I'm not planing on a career on KZfaq or anywhere else online, this is just a hobby. I'll post this to other comments as well. Nir

@stevetait8878 Жыл бұрын

It's NOT 45$. You need to learn how to write. The correct notation is $45. This is an accounting/maths notation, not literal Standard American Speech. I'm sure you have seen the correct notation all your life, so why not use it?

@nixmakes Жыл бұрын

You're right :) I made a mistake there. I'm not a native English speaker, and math is kind of my language, so I make these kind of mistakes all the time! Sorry, I hope you could still understand what I meant :)

@Dancopymus Жыл бұрын

What is this unnecessary correction? It does not contribute to the subject!

@RaicoRosenberg Жыл бұрын

Steve means Karen