Yeah, there’s a lot of space within a stock LR3 gantry/beam. Without any gantry changes, the gap below the rear strut is already large enough to shove in the V1E power supplies and Raspberry Pi cases even. Any concerns about wood and alu dust/chips though for unsealed enclosures? Raspberry Pi’s overheat too easily imo, feels like tinder box in the making…
For headless… Cased SKR/Octopus could be shoved into the gantry as well if Rear Strut’s first section was removed—or, maybe, just notched at the bottom to allow enclosure to slide in. Vac hose would be raised slightly and end up resting on the enclosure. I have no idea if hacking the rear Strut like that would overly compromise the overall beam’s rigidity/performance. Maybe a slim air dust tight heat dissipating folded mostly sheet metal case (Home Depot HVAC metal stock thin enough to fold with CNC cut wood jigs…)?
For TFT users… Like myself, am happy mounting a box similar to stock LR3. Easier to inspect, maintain and clean the SKR/Octopus and ESP32/Pi if they’re air cooled, and further away from the router dust/chips.
Yes, my plan is to print minimal viable board mount, just enough to be able to wire up and operate LR3. Then, will get LR3 to hole, carve and contour the enclosure panels. Ideally, design in a way that allows case assembly around existing wired up board… Similar to how LR3 makes own Struts. Machines that make themselves brings me joy—until they turn on us.
Will share files if I get anywhere. Was originally hoping someone had already made a LR3 gantry mounted Octopus/Pi/TFT case, maybe squeezed in a display for the Pi even…
Edit: Lots of enclosure options out there for Octopus with/without Pi … Printables