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I have access to a laser cutter here at work and on a limited budget so, I can make this any size I need but limited to 23.5 wide. This was just a starting point and again the driver box is not part of this assembly. I don't need a VFD as far as I know. This build is for a Sherline Chucker lathe, th...

Hey, all you guys think this enclosure is big enough? its 3.5 tall.

I may add a couple of relays, and im using an off-the-shelf Sherline driver box which I will probably not mount inside this enclosure.
Im not necisarly done moving the boards around yet.

I use an i3 NUC from NewEgg.com. Plenty of power. Reasonable price. I learned after I bought it that the i3 used in that particular NUC only has 2-cores instead of 4-cores like other i3s that I commonly use. No problem. It handles all Acorn-related tasks. The NUC can be used just like any other Win...

Will my laptop work for a while until I can afford a comp?

Can someone give me some input on the least expensive but capable Intel Nuc computer?

Hey all looking for some suggestions for an enclosure box for the Acorn board, power supply, and the expansion thing I cant remember the name right now. My set up is with a Sherline chucker lathe and 5400 mill. I will be using a Sherline driver box witch is already fully enclosed. How big of a box d...

Its a Lenovo W530 workstation laptop with an Core i7 3720QM 2.6 GHZ CPU
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... 0-ghz.html

I can not find it in the link provided by Centroid
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

thanks for the info guys and confidence I did start looking through stuff last night, yes seems very step by step and well documented. I've watched Franko's vids and are very helpful. Thanks for tip on Marty's vids I have not seen any of his on the Acorn good to know. At some point, I do want a dedi...

Im researching the Acorn CNC 12 kit for use with a Sherline chucker lathe, 5400 mill with rotary axis and 4500 Sherline lathe. I want to get confirmation the Acorn will meet my needs before I commit to getting into it. Im not thrilled about a DYI electronics project but the cost is a big factor as I...