Computer Stand/Enclosure Ideas?
I've been looking a bit for some ideas for a computer enclosure for my Mach 3 setup. I want to lower the dust intake and get the wires all off of the floor and into some flexible conduit between a mobile computer enclosure of some sort and my driver enclosure. I don't want to mount the computer to the machine because of vibration. I'm looking for ideas or possibly even plans for some kind of mobile cart which would house the computer and monitor. I also want to have a control panel with buttons to make the machine a little more simple to operate. I've seen some decent examples, but these were either to purchase or there wasn't much information with what I found to help me make my own.
Anybody got some good ideas?
Something like this maybe, but with more buttons for Mach 3 commands.
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If I come up with something cool, I'd like to do my first build thread and probably share the plans with the community if they're any good.
Re: Computer Stand/Enclosure Ideas?
Charter Oak, (Paul?)
Is that the computer console you are currently using, or are you using one more like the one picture on your website now?
P.S. Thanks for mentioning the source. While I do have one of your machines on order (fingers cross - knock on wood) I am always looking at improving the setup on my other machines. I thought the one pictured on your site looked like some form of a standard 19" equipment rack. For some reason I didn't think to look specifically for a computer console. I had previously been looking at Middle Atlantic equipment rack cabinets. (I'm a communications contractor so I tend to think of equipment I know.)