can you provide your 3D files?

you know that old saying " if it works, dont mess with it" i bought a k40 also and before it i had a mpcnc, with swappable diode and milling thingy, and a 3080 before that... thing is they all have same components and electronics, difference is the co2 tube and beefier power supply on the k40... but overal they are all 4 aluminium profiles and 2/3 stepper motors... and honestly after 5 years of owning them... i could probably use the 3080 take the 5k it costs to buy a "pro laser cutting" that in reality is a k40 with a 100-150Watt tube and befier power supply... and build a industrial machine cause in parts... hardware components around 2 to 3000 USD and then is all a matter of wiring it all up and swap the motherboard and stuff. and lets say another 2k to reach the 5k for cooling and smoke exhaust... and u got probably a 25-50k DIY machine from a 3080 bone structure... but as you said in the beginning of the video... the way i have them setup now they work for me... i dont need them to do more... they are perfect as they are... and honestly the more you fiddle with them... the more crap u brake and u sort of waste cash repairing them instead of making stuff with them... but if u got a 3080 or a k40 cheapo original... its a good gateway to cnc machines... what actually brought me into cncs was my 1st ender 3 3d printer... was amazed how reliable and simple it is as parts for the price it came at. awesome stuff love the upgrade you did.

Looks just like the Franken-40 I have planned. Still gotta get comfortable with my lil 10 watt diode laser first and build some good safety habits before I mess with anything higher powered. I was so close to building almost exactly this as my first laser (on a larger scale) but I thought better of it and decided to start out with a low powered laser which is visible to learn with (since it's low powered and visible there's a bit of forgiveness as I learn good safety practices- being able to see it helps me realize I messed up). I'll be referencing your vids when I get to building a similar setup- I almost can't wait, but safety first! Nice build! In the end I plan for at least 2x3ft bed with 3 foot being the gantry width and a setup so that I can feed wood/work through front to back so that I can print 3ft x whatever my workspace can accommodate and I will likely go with something more powerful than a 40 watt, probably between 60-80 watt. It's going to be completely custom built. I really look forward to putting the thing together but that's down the Road, I first need to start earning with my little Laser and I've already got a few very promising projects in the works to get that done. Wish I'd gotten into Lasering a long time ago- I'm 39! Better late than never. My 20 Years of remodeling and 15 of Game Dev are really paying off, that experience in those two fields is kind of coming together with Lasers... of all things- strange how life works out. Sorry for the rant- love your project. I always get ranty when I'm excited about things and I am about lazing!

Billy, Literally don't have to make the z-bed. How much to build one and ship to me?

I wanted to buy and mod k40, but looking at these extreme mods it might be smarter just to build my own laser from scratch and not limit myself with k40 parts.

Hey Bill. Is it possible to use the stock stepper motors? I don't mind buying some new ones but I don't understand why people swap them out on these bed upgrades.

How hard was it to align the mirrors with each other

Great build. Have you spent more with upgrades than simply buying a 50w larger unit instead?

1:30 “very cheap” Those were the days :(

I would like to see the rulers on the side

Beautiful job if i may say Are you willing to share the stl files for this conversion?

Amazing

hello, nice video, congratulations, but what is the use of the raspberry?

Hi where did you get the raspberry pi from

It has been about a year. Where is Part 5?

How much trouble did you have getting your morrors aligned correctly??

Did not know this was possible, just awesome 🙂

Thanks Bill, what Cloudray head is that?

Do you have a link for the Z table build?

I put a double shaft Y motor in the middle of the back with two half shafts out to each end pulley. Eliminated that troublesome 3D printed pulley at the motor.

Do you have a link for the Z table build?

BTW Nice job, I have a similar build on-going but am having trouble between the Cohesion board and Lightburn. What software are you using to operate the cutter?

Do you have a link for the Z table build? BTW Nice job, I have a similar build on-going but am having trouble between the Cohesion board and Lightburn. What software are you using to operate the cutter? I mounted the Y stepper in the middle of the back using two half shafts, eliminated the 3D printed drive pulley that way.

How did you connect the wires to the JST female connects? They are solder pins and won't that melt the plasric socket??

I absolutely love this build! So clever and well executed.

did you attach the wooden build plate to the old aluminium bottom plate or does it sit just on top of it??

the the power of that bed is over 9000!

Do you have links for the male/female connectors for the steppers, 12v, etc.?

Very nice...where are the adjustable bed stl s

It looks to be quite robust.

Hello there. With the machine being open in the bottom, how do you deal with the fumes extraction?

Hey bill are you still working on your k40 ? Would love to see more videos

I successfully converted a K40 with the Makerbase MKS DLC32 v2.1. The documentation is really terrible and there is a bit of wiring to do but now I have a 32bit controller with TMC2209 drivers and lightburn compatibility. The DLC32 firmware isn’t open source as of yet I think but I didn’t haven’t to mess with the firmware to get mine working. Up next I’ll be crawling the forums for how to set up the wifi connection as a port lightburn can recognize so I don’t even have to plug into the machine. Even after all this I still come back to check out your machine. Great video!

Another guy I wish was my neighbor :)

Just found this. Fantastic mods. Awesome job. Now I need to find you modified files. Thanks

Pretty cool Bill, thanks for sharing.

Where do you get your plane plans?

I have not watched your build, and there seems to be a "spitting" sound that I suspect is from a diaphragm type air pump for your assist. If that is in fact what I am hearing you can greatly reduce the sound by poking 2 holes in the lid if a jar to insert a line from pump and then to nozzle and screw jar on. I have used this type of setup as a muffler on fish tanks for many years. The air goes in as a pulse but has to build pressure to get out which then becomes more consistent in flow. Certainly a nice setup you have there.

Great video. Good job!

Hey Bill! Instead of upping your infill, try increasing your wall count. Doing 3-4 layers thick instead of 2 will have a bigger impact on strength with less material and time. Great work! I’m looking at one of these myself.

that bed design is a work of art ! fair play to you

Bill - Great work! I am nearly done with the printing and assembly of my upgraded K40. Can you please share what arduino build you are using with the CNC shield? I have not found one that I can load and get to work. Thanks

where can i find the stl file

Thank you very much for this video and for the close-ups of the individual elements. It helped me a lot in calibrating the mirrors. The mechanics were not difficult, but aligning the toe-in was difficult due to the inaccuracy of individual elements in my machine.

Would it be possible to get the STL files for the hacksaw bed please?

Nice series! Why is the back 2020 extrusion not at the very back of the Wood board? Just ordered al the parts.

Good build where did you position fume extraction outlet thanks

Hey, do you need to make some changes in control system or in some software settings? How you deal with larger work space?

Subscribed btw! AMazing machine!