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I bought a case from Automation Technologies, the place a few miles from my house. The case was kind of expensive for what it is but it looks...
Let me get your thoughts on building a 'table' for my machine using 20 X 40 extruded aluminum rails for the frame of the table? I'm even...
Can you provide a link to the controller box? I live 3 miles from Automation Technologies and I need an enclosure...it looks like what I'm looking...
I agree how about creating another thread for setting up the controller...but please leave the photos here too.
Mike...that's all right. Hog away...I appreciate all the help your giving me.. I was about to spend money on an empty metal box which I would then...
After posting my question here another forum member, the guy based my build on, at first had his VFD in the same enclosure with everything else....
So you have your machine controller and a desktop PC board to run the controller software along with the stepper drivers in your tower case?
My old desktop is a huge tower with 32 gigs of ram and dual monitor setup. And I do not have a laptop. My iPad is going on 7 years old so I...
i gave it some thought....the enclosure is fairly large. How about if I put some kind of sheet metal barrier between the VFD and everything else?
my iPad is on its way out...it's an iPad 3 I got in 2011 so I am considering a new laptop rather than a tablet. I'm thinking I should get it...
Hey Mike! I got sidetracked with home repairs and working 55 hours a week for the past month..but I did get the mechanical assembly...
I saw a YouTube video where they also included the a Raspberry Pi for the bCNC controller software. I imagine that's also not a good idea right?
Thank you for the lesson ...that helps a lot!
Thanks for the help... If I go with a 120V AC fan am I correct in thinking I would plug that into the wall using a separate power cord as opposed...
Thanks to your suggestions I was able to find a Bud Industries enclosure a few sizes up that I'm pretty sure is going to hold all of the...
The 24,000 RPM water cooled spindle I'm using also included a VFD that I want to install in the controller enclosure. Dimensionally it is roughly...
Thanks I will look on ebay
whoa...don't all jump in at once! I imagine most here use computer cases....
Overall I am happy with Open Builds as a company and the way they have provided goods to me however....I have had issues with damaged and missing...
i tried doing a search for controller enclosure and found the whole machine enclosure. Considering how many chips you get when machining aluminum...
