[zephyr9900]

"Oh my God--it's full of chips!"

[justgary]

But, how did Ponch and John get inside there?

Dang, it's late...

[pete from TN]

OH MY GOD...........IT's FULL OF .....CHIPS!! I don't know where you come up with this stuff but that one kills me..... peace

[R.DesJardin]

Hey guys been doing a little research and designing. I think I can make an enclusure that would cost between $100.00-$150.00 U.S. I am going to get the stuff together here in the next few weeks and then I'll update with pics.

[zephyr9900]

R., that's a promising development and deserves its own thread so people can find it better. My own enclosure likely cost more than it should, but I don't like painting (OK, I suck at painting ) so I wanted to use already-finished outdoor rated materials in mine.

Randy

[R.DesJardin]

Don't get me wrong your enclosure is great, awesome, fantastic, but as you said not "cheap".

[zephyr9900]

The move to Texas and re-commissioning of the Tormach gave me the chance/excuse to cut 3" off the enclosure height and lower the M998 height by the same amount. I also replaced the electronics cabinet door latch with a couple of Southco C2-33-15 latches to hold it more firmly--over the years a surprising number of chips found their way past the rudimentary foam seal.

Randy

[pickled]

Loving this thread...it's getting me motivated! Thanks for sharing. I'm also digging the HAL 9000 color scheme. "I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."- HAL 9000 :-)

[keen]

Nice job Randy - I cant quite see you electrical cabinet key 'door latch' I recently discovered mine was letting in coolant - then it vibrated open and carried on until the coolant and chips triped the RCD. Then I made a O ring sealed door knob. - see pic.

[zephyr9900]

My key lock fell apart (the cast body cracked, if I remember right) and after I removed the remnants I just closed the hole with a knock-out plug that you use on electrical boxes. I was going to go back and make a better cover, but my coolant really doesn't splash that high very often. Your knob is very nice.

Randy