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    Wondering if I could get some feedback on this cabinet design.

    Would love to make it out of Aluminum profile but that is like £300-400 for a full cabinet.
    So making it out of wood and painting it with water resistant something...
    Main reason why I am going for a full tower is that I need the machine enclosed to lower the mess it creates.
    That and it takes up a load of desk space that could be better used if the CNC was in a vertical form.

    I have added a catch pan draw that will allow me to blow/brush off chips from the machine and parts and they can all land there to collect.
    It will be water tight tough I might add a slop to it with a drain to allow the coolant to drain out as it builds up, allowing me to reuse some of it once filtered.

    Windows/doors to the right are the main access to change things on the machine like stock, vice etc as they both open out.
    The front window/door is to access the machine mostly while running. Which is why I am considering making it slide up so it is easy to get to the part being worked on.
    The left doors are just for servicing.
    The back is fully boarded with 12mm wood to add strength to the build.

    Underneath is enough room for control box, PC tower, spindle cooling tank, fresh coolant and coolant collection.


    The two beams going from left to right are for the CNC machine to sit on. They will allow for the waste and coolant to drip down below the machine into the catch pan.
    It also pulls out to allow one to remove waste.









    Last edited by JOGARA; 31-05-2017 at 02:05 PM.

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