The control PC for my CNC died a few weeks ago and I've picked up a dual core atom processor and PCIE Parallel Port card that does the job nicely. It's *really* nice not to have to play boot lotto (will it boot or not) every time I wanted to use the CNC.
On the down side, the new power supply wouldn't fit in my old case so I've opted to make a wall mount to house the PC. A similar case will be made to house the CNC power supply and electronics.
The case is almost done and a little rough in places as I'm only just learning my jigsaw-foo and have used mostly recycled materials from other/older projects. In this case some 40mm aluminium extrusion and corner fixings from my old work bench and 3mm aluminium checkerplate bought for the project.
All in all I'm happy with the results. I'll use some 50mm aluminium angle I have to mount it to the wall above the CNC to it's out of the way.
I haven't drilled the holes for the power/reset and LED's yet... - Full Post
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