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CNC Milling Machine Project Day 2

Today I worked on making the case for my electronics. I spent the morning at the woodshop installing a wood back panel in the PC case. After that I went back to shirley hall and reinforced the back panel and screwed it to the case. After that I spent time designing mounts for all my electronics inside the case. I also took the time to do some more design work on the CNC, where I started to lay out my motor mounts, and my electronics mount. I spent the rest of the afternoon researching what the wiring work the I will need to do, and also how to wire the PSU’s to mains power.                            

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  1. AnonymousMay 3, 2019 at 11:30 PM

    Nate, Sounds like you are making progress. It would be great if you could post some photos of your project. Have fun Dan

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