POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[GrifterGuru]

I'm finally making progress on laying out the electronics enclosure for the CNC mill. If anyone has input, I'm open to suggestions.

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Heat rises, so remember that and keep enclosured equpiment as near to vents as posible giving adequate clearance around them, you will need more room than you think.

Cabinet fans drawing out heated air / pulling in cool air , or both, are an absolute must to control cab temp and help avoid cooking electronics.

 

[400bird]

Heat rises, so remember that and keep enclosured equpiment as near to vents as posible giving adequate clearance around them, you will need more room than you think.

Cabinet fans drawing out heated air / pulling in cool air , or both, are an absolute must to control cab temp and help avoid cooking electronics.

Thanks, the servo drives and VFD are at the top.
The current air flow has vents on the side of the enclosure. Cool air on at the top left, exhaust at the top right.
I didn't install the vent and exhaust fan, it came to me this way. I may add another intake at the bottom left.

 

[ChazzC]

I'm getting things set up for a video and so that I don't need to worry about battery power I use a "Battery Replacement" with my Nikon D5100. However, I also have a power adapter for my little Panasonic HDC-TM41 video camera and don't want to plug the wrong coaxial plug into the battery adapter so I labelled (of course I did) the Ferrite Bead on the D5100 cord. Unfortunately, the surface of the bead is "low energy" so the label didn't stick very well; I put a short piece of clear heat shrink over it and problem solved:

 

[GrifterGuru]

Thanks, the servo drives and VFD are at the top.
The current air flow has vents on the side of the enclosure. Cool air on at the top left, exhaust at the top right.
I didn't install the vent and exhaust fan, it came to me this way. I may add another intake at the bottom left.

A low intake would help, so long as it was pushing up from the base of the enclosure below the enclosured equipment.


One thing I would suggest is making a filter of some form to cover the intake fans with. which will help to keep dust out of the enclosure. If you have ever pened a PC tower case and looked inside after six months of not looking, you will know what I mean about dust/fluff entering via the fans in particulate form and then building up over time.

I personally use a bit of thick "wadding" as used in sewing (same stuff used in puffer jackets). It allows airflow through, yet traps dust/fluff so it remains outside of the cabinet / Enclosure. Not saying to use the stuff, it is just what works for me and, incidentally, is what appears to be used on HPC screw compressors that are within a fully enclosed case.

 

[Shiseiji]

... with the T handle I can quickly dial in a 3/4 turn depth and am done in one pass.

Nice tool, handle knobs, and work. Do you have the tpi on your tightening stud?

 

[Shiseiji]

I'm finally making progress on laying out the electronics enclosure for the CNC mill. If anyone has input, I'm open to suggestions.

Consider some kind of filter on the intake side of the case. I've used air purifier carbon filters. They can simply be Duck Taped on. Holds down on the junk sucked into the VFD.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Did some powder coating... my custom 48" stock oven works a treat!

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[mksj]

Nice tool, handle knobs, and work. Do you have the tpi on your tightening stud?

Thread is 7/16-20, on both the 0-2", and 2-4" Eagle Rock Knurlers that I use.

 

[RandallsRaceShop]

Made one of the screws for the toolmakers clamps (D.Gray Drafting plans) I’m in the middle of. It’s not much, but at least I got myself out into the shop this afternoon for a little while.

 

[Boswell]

my custom 48" stock oven works a treat!

Oooh, do we get to see pictures of your custom/stock oven? (please)