It looks great, but if I may ask what’s the intent of the enclosure - for me at least the dust boot works very well on its own, so did you do this for noise control, safety, or to catch that remaining dust?
usually all of the above. Im building one because xcarve+vacuum is way too loud.
D) All of the above
Dust/debris is main concern. It resides within a closet in my apartment. Sound and safety are also factors.
It’s really nice knowing everything is contained.
I can pickup and move the whole assembly to work on it if needed (getting heavy though!)
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As we just learned from another post, don’t leave alone for too long if at all. You never know what will happen!!
-though i have one question whats the difference between what you built and the Carvey? its pretty much the same thing now, with the exception of your own personal touches
I’m never happy haha @JeffreySBeebyJr
Build volume mostly and capabilities. I would have liked to grab the 750mm X Carve but it wouldn’t have fit in the desired location (closet)
Finally getting my xcarve 2 setup next to its older siblng.
Might bould a room around them for noise.
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lol . SF
Looks kinda like my shop after my 30 y.o. kid gets done with one of his projects! Time for me to change the locks.
This my new build a 1000 x 1000 which went extremely well thanks to the help of some very good instructions from Inventables and some great you tubers !! Make my share of learning curve mistakes and this is definitely a slight challenge for someone who has absolutely no hardcore CAD or electronics experience. I have found that Easel has been a very user friendly program for me to learn and navigate and have been pleased. thought i would add some photos of the current workspace.
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I have been searching for a Drafting table for the same purpose…
just got a Mayline Futur-matic yesterday… I am a little worried about the manual table tilt and getting it to lay flat when needed. My plan is to add an underside bench so that when I flip the cnc back I still have a work area and it takes up less room.
Order my X-Carve on November 24th and it should be shipping tomorrow. (I hope) In the mean time, I built this table for it.
Can’t wait to get started
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Looks nice, sturdy, and clean. I was wondering what the lights or buttons are for on the front?
Whoa that’s super convenient!! Great job!
Paul, where did you get the extrusions and supplies for the cabinet? The acrylic frame and pieces? Looks amazing.
nice work, would share plans to do it, thanx
Sketched something up and ordered the pieces, cut to length.
80/20 extrusions (20 series)
Plates and corner braces from Amazon (20 series)
T nuts from Amazon (standard and drop-in)
LED strip from Amazon also
Bolts, hinges, and door clamp from McMaster
3D Printed various brackets and items
1/8" polycarbonate from a local plastic supply, cut to length
80/20 rubber seals for 20 series
Weatherstripping for doors from Home Depot
It’s got some other odds and ends as well since that post.
I’ll post a build thread at some point to help inform others.
