Behold my electronics pile:

Obviously this has always been a temporary fix, so I have been working on an enclosure that fits my needs.

The aim is to design a small-footprint case with as little cabling going in and out as possible. It has integrated power supply and power converters to all necessary voltages. A 7″ touchscreen tablet running Windows 10 will interface with the Arduino/gShield controller. Ample cooling is provided with a clean but simple airflow path. A USB splitter will provide more than enough USB ports for my needs.

Other than that, there will be spindle/vacuum control, an emergency stop and some other control buttons. The only cable going in will be one 230V power cable. Outputs are the obvious XYZ stepper cables and a spindle outlet. I’ll probably add homing/limit functionality as well.

So this is what I have designed thusfar. It will certainly need some more tweaking once i receive all components, but the overall design is final as far as I’m concerned.