I’ve recently shut down my lovely warehouse shop and moved everything to my garage. Needless to say, it’s a very tight squeeze. I could get 8” if Tormach had made the enclosure flush with the front of the coolant drain pan skirt:
I’m not sure why it’s as big (deep) as it is. I considered trying to modify the sheet metal, but I have no brake and I’m sure I’d just make a terrible mess of things.
No real point to this post, just lament.
I think there has been an evolution in terms of product development from the earlier machines to more current ones.
I have a 440 and the enclosure isn’t quite design for flood coolant, for instance.
I have a box and pan brake and I started to fiddle with replacement panels. I have made two (replacement top panel for light cutouts and working on front panels to deal with the doors leaking coolant). In retrospect, I wish I sent off a file with my modified design to SendCutSend but I had most of a sheet of steel the right gauge with no project allocated to it. My attempts to copy the cuts for the top are usable/passable but not great.
The bend I managed is nowhere near as sharp as the original one and my brake is rated for the gauge of steel the OEM panels (same as my stock) and was supposed to be setup to bend it correctly. I have another small panel to try and make and if I can’t dial in the bends any better (this one has several/more than the first one I made with bends), I may end up sending off the CAD after validating with my attempt…which can also solve the finishing part by just checking a box for “yes” to powder coating…
You know, maybe having SendCutSend make all-new panels for me would be a good solution.
However, I have to check the clearance in the front for the giant Orange vise I have; that might be the reason the enclosure protrudes so much.
