IH Enclosures - Lets see some pics!

[Loadedagain]

Seen some very nice enclosures posted "all over the place" on cnc zone and elsewhere. Some with low sides for mist coolant (i assume) and others with high sides... some as high as 4'!

I'm in the process of making one for my ih cnc conversion... Lets see some pics of yours! I'll post some as i get mine together.

Colin

[Loadedagain]

ok... so there hasn't exctly been the response i had hoped for...

here's one. i can't remember who this machine belongs to, but they are a member here. nicely done!

[Randall]

that is a sweet enclosure. Come on any others.
Randy
PS I have the wooden bench from the website so not very nice.

[krymis]

i love that enclosure. I think i may remodle mine after that one.

[Loadedagain]

Originally Posted by krymis i love that enclosure. I think i may remodle mine after that one.

remodle? how 'bout some pics of the current one?

[InspirationTool]

Does anyone know how flood coolant was collected in the pictured enclosure?

Thanks!

-Jeff

[Cruiser]

hey there loadadagain, the enclosure above is mine, it can get noisy, and it can dance too, but it does ok, i'm waiting for funds to buy the lexan to finish the closing. its not done yet ! Thanks for the ego boost too .... I needed it !

[bill south]

Hey Cruiser;
Is that a lathemaster??? If so, what size ball screw do you have in the Z plane? (if you don't mind sharing)!
Nice enclosure. Wish I had that much room in the shop to do the rolls royce model you are designing!
Bill

[Cruiser]

No Bill, This is Aaron's photo mill, He built it, pic'd it on website, I own it ! Its great and i'm sure it has enough capacity and promise to do much and more. I just wish i could afford the lexan to close it and had the coolant going. It gets messy makin chips the way it is right now. I get Happy when i run my mill, just like when i ride my MC or fly my RC's !

[wildcat]

Cruiser, that is a realy professional looking enclosure. Is the actual surround made of steel or wood? Also, couldn't you get by with using 1/8" acrylic instead of Lexan? Would be a lot less expense and if I remember correctly plexi is more resistent to abbrasion (wipping chips off) than Lexan. Of course plexi is not as impact resistent but of course chips have little mass. Some people simply use plastic sheeting Maybe you had something else in mind to necessitate the Lexan though. Anyway, nice enclosure.

[Cruiser]

Wildcat, the enclosure is 18 gauge sheet, cheeper than anything else and adds some sturdy, but it resounds like a bass drum too .. i'm going with lexan, we use it on all the windows for the machines at work, easier to saw and drill, plexy is near 3 times the cost and will blow out if not cautious drilling and sawing. i'll use 1/4" or 5mm , don't wanna go less than .200 thick. As to the enclosure i need to add some support from the main frame to the legs right at the feet, she likes to dance if ya push an end mill too far. i had to know and did the push. for the most part it is sound and stable and will suit my needs well, as you can see i added the table in front bout 1/8" lower than mill table, don't get in the way and comes in handy puting on the heavy vise or whatever, and support for elbows is really handy. I've come up with a few other idea's for the mill, next will be for the coolant manifold on spindle then the clamp will come off the box, the quil feed is already off as it is useless anyway and the crank got in the way one time too many already. I'll show it off if'n i can get it programmed and cut, the stock is waitin. wish i had the coolant and lexan already ! It'll get there .....

[saris]

Nice enclosure, looks like built with t-slot extr al and some glass for a taig...

I plan on using this as my design, maybe not the angles front, but witht the accordian doors...

here's the site (i hav no affiliation to them...)

http://www.minitech.com/hardware/enc..._system_cl.htm

There cost is prolly bout 1000 for this, I can build a larger one for an x2 for bout $350 for myself....

ANy other cool designs people?! Post em