Hey guys, here to announce the beginning of 2910’s 9 part MK3 Mini Swerve Build Series. Episodes and updates will be posted today at this time every week. For this first post I’ll be sharing the CAD, and the episode will go over the CAD.
Episode 2 of the 2910 MK3 Mini Swerve Build Series premiers today at 6:30PM Eastern Time. In this episode I machine the fame rails at Swerve Drive Specialties.
Please feel free to post any questions or comments you have in this thread or in the youtube comments.
Here is the raw machining footage (not speed up) from episode 2. It’s not the best video because coolant is splashing at the camera the whole time.
Every time I see another Brother machine…I want a Brother machine. Curious to know what else you looked at before bringing that to your garage. I haven’t looked at them enough to know if single phase power will work or if you need a rotary.
-Ronnie
Hey Ronnie. I considered a few different machines before going with the Brother. A big constraint was that it needed to fit under the garage door and work with the lower ceiling height. This ruled out a lot of typical machines such as any HAAS VF series etc… Compared to a super mini mill 2 or DT-1, the footprint is about the same size, but to me the Speedio was worth the small price difference. The Brother machines are not as expensive as a lot of people think and Yamazen has a good reputation for support.
I’m not aware of any single phase machines in this class. Now days a lot of people are using digital phase convertors as opposed to rotaries. Phase Perfect has a good reputation.
Here’s episode 3! Big props to CREO Industrial Arts for manufacturing some great parts for us incredibly quickly!
Episodes 4 - 6 are out!
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