I've had this old Dell Dimension E521 for quite sometime now and wanted to turn it into a CNC control case.

I have fabricated, welded and powder coated for many years and thought this would be a fun and cool project to build.

It's all welded, sandblasted and powder coated Astatic Red.

Objectives;

Designed this for a 4 axis unit
Wanted to have easy access to all components
Internally air cooled
Cool looking

I still have a long way to go but at least to hard part is done...I hope!

Cable management is going to be the fun part.

Here is a Before picture.
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And the After pictures.

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For the front panel, would it be possible to have an LED light to show what drives are in motion? I'd also like to have an LCD panel to show the voltage the power supply is running. This is just for coolness is all, but any help or ideas would be great. I'm not much on electronics!

This share is for everyone!! If you have questions about the build I'll be more than happy to answer your questions and maybe some guidelines to help you get started on your own.

More pictures to come when it's completed.


Thanks!

An added note: I spent the last 12 hours on this build on my wife's Birthday! Thank you for your understanding and hopes this gets me out of the doghouse!!