Yet another Chinese 3020 CNC upgrade thread!

[Pointy]

Well I went a bit OTT and got one of these. It was going very cheap on Ebay though, and I like the fact it has the remote option, this will make it easy to integrate into a safety system.

The mini ITX motherboard turned up and I was able to get that up and running without any dramas, and even though it isn't listed on the Intel website the Q6600 quad core I had laying around works fine with it. The only annoying thing is the parallel port is the other way up, so when I plug my gender changer in it flips the BOB upside down. I am not sure if anyone makes a NON inverting DB25 male - male, so looks like I might have to make up a short cable, or try and make my own instead.

Just waiting for the flex PSU for the PC and the above mentioned 24V PSU to arrive and then I can actually start thinking about assembly.

Regards,

Les

[Pointy]

I am not sure if anyone is actually interested in this project/thread but I could do a build log for this. I have begun work on the controller box/electrics and should have the rest of the bits needed to complete the wiring here this week. It would be useful to get some feedback on my parts placement and other design ideas.

Regards,

Les

[cncJim]

I would be interested in seeing your progress Les, get some pics up!
Jim

[EddyCurrent]

I am not sure if anyone is actually interested in this project/thread . . .

Les, keep at it, sometimes feedback hits a lull I'm sure it's just because people have other things to do. As Jim says pictures are a great help.