Small rigid router - Design advise needed

[Boyan Silyavski]

-I do it like Eddy said, shuffling the pieces until i am happy.

-The VFD for a 2-3kw spindle is prohibitively big to put inside enclosure. Plus it could mean more thick cables and so on. Plus the cooling flow. Better put that somewhere you can see it all time.

-About the fans-make them all not to suck. This is wrong, it sucks . Make them take away the air and fit exchangeable air filter somehow. Cheap car motorcycle tuning filter or whatever similar. You don't want dust inside.

-I dont have PILZ, could somebody explain how, why?




Now just another idea:

I also hate spending money on expensive boxes. On any boxes. On my current build i decided to use whatever i had at hand. So i had some plastic sheet and 1mm aluminum with self adhesive backing. I fixed them together and used as legs the M5 allen screws for the Hiwin, as i bought a 500pieces box.

Most importantly i decided al the cables to go at the back and not be seen, plus the aluminum plate screens them additionally.


When i finish the machine i will build myself an enclosure . At least when i spend money will spend them properly and buy aluminum and make it beautifull or at least as i like.

As i left at the left/right side of the plate 15mm free, this will slide into the new box where cheap aluminum U profile will play the role of slide.

Some pictures to get an idea. Yeah, i was tired so some holes are not drilled in a line, i have to repair that. Money should be wisely spend on a DIY build. Buying the connectors and terminals separately and soldering them in my case resulted at least in 350eur savings.

Do you see the empty space at the right side of the drives? thats for eventual 5th 6th axis. The empty space bellow the BOB also is for whatever. When i started the build i did not know. Now i know for what it will be.
LEAVE EMPTY SPACES. YOU WILL NEED THEM LATER.