I am looking to build my first CNC router and will be using a commercially available kit from Avid. I'm planning to buy just the mechanicals from them (extrusions, gantry, motion) but build my own electronics cabinet and source my own VFD and spindle. Part of why I want to build my own cabinet is because I would like to use Clearpath SDSK servos rather than steppers, a Centroid Acorn controller, plus I would like to learn a thing or two along the way. I have only built smaller electrical cabinets in the past, one of which housed a small VFD and that's about it.
Fortunately, Centroid includes a schematic for their Acorn used in conjunction with multiple Clearpath servos (schematic attached). I'm not great at reading these... yet.
Also fortunately, I met someone online who built this very configuration into his own cabinet - Acorn controller and Clearpath servos - driving an Avid router. He was kind enough to share pictures of the finished cabinet. Unfortunately, he didn't go off a bill of materials or anything that would help me get started. I believe he ordered just about everything from FactoryMation and Mouser. Looks very clean to me and I really like the bulkhead connectors - would like to do the same there.
I'm wondering if it's possible to build a bill of materials based on these pictures and the schematic? I know what many of these components are (controller, servo power supplies, VFD)... It's more the stuff on the periphery (fuses, breakers, contact blocks, NEMA enclosure) that I'm not too familiar with yet.
How would you recommend I get started?
Fortunately, Centroid includes a schematic for their Acorn used in conjunction with multiple Clearpath servos (schematic attached). I'm not great at reading these... yet.
Also fortunately, I met someone online who built this very configuration into his own cabinet - Acorn controller and Clearpath servos - driving an Avid router. He was kind enough to share pictures of the finished cabinet. Unfortunately, he didn't go off a bill of materials or anything that would help me get started. I believe he ordered just about everything from FactoryMation and Mouser. Looks very clean to me and I really like the bulkhead connectors - would like to do the same there.
I'm wondering if it's possible to build a bill of materials based on these pictures and the schematic? I know what many of these components are (controller, servo power supplies, VFD)... It's more the stuff on the periphery (fuses, breakers, contact blocks, NEMA enclosure) that I'm not too familiar with yet.
How would you recommend I get started?
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