MPCNC Enclosure Box

CNC machines make a tremendous amount of dust and even with a good dust shoe there is often a fine layer that gets on everything in the shop; breathing these fine particles is also not a good idea in the long run. I built a pretty cheap enclosure around my recently finished MPCNC with a dust connection port on the back. While the MPCNC has a pretty beefy center assembly, I didn't want to put any more torque on the Z axis with a vacuum hose. Thanks for taking a look.

[caxcannoch]

Very impressive work. You are truly a very creative person. I am about to take the plunge into building a cnc. However I need to buy the anet a8 first to make the parts. It would be a wonderful thing if you could do a build video. That would be great.

[ahut]

that's really nice, I'm just about to build one but hard to know how high an enclosure will need to be until I've built it.

[sammason]

really cool build I was wandering if it will cut 1/4 inch aluminum or would it need to be engineered to do that an also where can I find the plans for the parts? keep up the good work .

[martinkorwald]

I want to build the mpcnc but i dont have a big enough workplace. So it has to be in my house. Wich makes reducing sound and eleminating dust verry important. Anny tips?

[justinbohannon]

I like the build. I just ordered parts on Friday for the electronics from China, will be a couple weeks before they arrive. I'm also currently printing the parts off of Thingiverse also. How much quieter is your setup with your enclosure would you say? I will be using the Dewalt 660 starting out, so that's the bigger reason for the enclosure for me, if I put one on.

[Andrew-qboq]

How tall is your z axis? I was planning on at least a 24 x 24 build area, but I wanted to push the z axis to 6 to 8 inches. Rather than the 4 inches most build. Do you think I would see too much flex in the middle, at that height?

[darkshadowsx]

nice enclosure.
I'll have to build one because I have no garage which means anything I build will be in the house. lol
I'll have to go with the spindle because its quieter than the DeWalt 660.
my 3d printer is noisy enough. lol

[jeffmitchell]

What spindle do you use and are you happy with it? I currently use the Dewalt option.