Case for "Fluid Dial" CNC pendant for FluidNC based on M5 Stack Dial, with printable logos, button highlights, etc, v1.0

NOTE: New as of September 7, 2024 - I added a remix of this case that supports Bart Dring's FluidDial Starter Kit.

• Buy Bart's FluidDial Starter Kit: https://www.tindie.com/products/33366583/fluiddial-connection-starter-kit/  
• Access the new remixed case: https://www.printables.com/model/999824-case-for-fluiddial-cnc-pendant-for-fluidnc-w-m5-st 

What follows below is the earlier description:

The firmware for the FluidDial has now been released. To use it, you will also need to update your main board's FluidNC firmware to at least 3.7.13 or later. Many thanks to the FluidNC dev team for their great development work. As always, treat any new update to FluidNC as “beta” until you've tested it.

See my full build log of this, on the V1 Engineering Forum here: https://forum.v1e.com/t/fluid-dial-fluid-nc-dial-pendant-by-bart-dring-using-m5-stacks-m5-dial/41483/

A huge "shout out" and thank you to Bart Dring, Mitch Bradley, Brian Duthie, and Michael Melancon of the Fluid NC dev team, and also to Ryan Zeller, @vicious1 over at V1 Engineering Inc, and all the helpful crew at the V1E forum! If you benefit from their amazing work, consider joining me in donating to help them continue their work.

The project's wiki is at: http://wiki.fluidnc.com/en/hardware/official/M5Dial_Pendant 

The original case (and firmware and other resources) can be accessed in the project's Github repo, at: https://github.com/bdring/PendantsForFluidNC/tree/Files/M5Dial_Pendant

Re. Newly revised Cradle - three editions now available 

Initial release Jan. 11, 2024, with later design revisions published as late as Jan. 27, 2024:

Here are the three editions of this now available (two with magnets, and a third without magnets):

• v1.4 - 1st edition - GET IT HERE - magnets on outsides, opposing magnets touching
• v1.5 - 2nd edition - GET IT HERE - magnets on insides, opposing magnets not touching
• v1.6 - 3rd edition - GET IT HERE - no magnets at all, just a press fit insertion & removal

This listing still includes the case bottom corresponding with “v1.4” linked above, which has recesses on the bottom face for small magnets — to work in conjunction with the new “Cradle for FluidNC Dial Pendant on LR3 YZ plate” - available at https://www.printables.com/model/718136-cradle-for-fluidnc-dial-pendant-on-yz-plate-of-low 

Watch these videos to see the CNC pendant in action:

What's changed in my remix?

• Lower part of case (case bottom) is 7mm deeper than the original, to give more room for getting power to the M5 Stack dial.
• Also, the screw wells on the bottom of the lower case are slightly larger, as I found they weren’t quite big enough on the original. 
• Upper part of case (case top) is altered to allow printed logo medallions to be inserted/glued in. The printed logo medallions are included. 

What's available in this listing?

• Remixed case bottom (extended for 7mm extra depth)
• Remixed case top (modified for logo medallions, printed separately) to be glued in.
• Printed logo medallions.
• DXF graphics files from which the logo medallions were created. 
• Both the original case parts (top and bottom) are included for convenience sake, in both STEP and STL formats. 
• The original graphics PDF file — for printing a paper graphic “top” to glue onto the original lid is also included. (If you are going this route, you don't need print the logo medallions or the modified lid.) 
• I'm also throwing in Fusion 360 solid bodies of the original case bottom, and the modified case top, as well as …
• SketchUp file (remixed mesh) of the case bottom with the 7mm of added depth.

SCREW SIZE:

• Four (4) M3 x 16 mm screws are used to mount the base to the lid. 

The original is released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, and accordingly, so is this listing.

Donations 

FluidNC and Grbl_ESP32 are powered by donations. Donations are primarily used to pay for tools and hardware for firmware testing. Adding new features, like plasma torch height control, tool changers and VFD spindles is very expensive. The primary developers share this money. If you are asking for a custom feature or help with a controller from a manufacturer that is not sponsoring this project, please consider donating.

Via Github 

A monthly donation via github is the preferred method. https://github.com/sponsors/bdring 

Via Paypal
One time donations can be done via Paypal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8DYLB6ZYYDG7Y 

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If you donate, you will be added to the sponsor group. Your name will be highlighted in green and a sponsor badge will appear next to your name. Indicate your Discord username with the donation. 

Change log

• April 7, 2024 — added a new version of the base that has a keystone jack socket for use of a standard keystone ethernet jack for wiring connection to the pendant, as proposed by V1E forum member @MakerJim in this thread, and for which I used some geometry from this listing by @frfrh_161863. I also added a new top to match the new base. It was needed “because geometry.”
• January 27, 2024 —the v1.1 cradle has been redesigned as v1.4, and there are now two other versions — v1.5 (magnets on insides instead of outsides) and v1.6 (no magnets at all, just a press fit). The redesign included less overhang for better print results. 
• January 14, 2024 — new v1.1 “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-magnets-for-Cradle-v1.1.stl” uploaded (which replaced the Jan 11 version), modified to match the new v1.1 cradle, modified to ensure the cradle can be installed without blocking the tool access holes that provide a way to reach the screws that mount the gantry beam to the XZ plates. 
• January 11, 2824 — alternate v1.0 “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-magnets-for-Cradle-v1.0.stl” uploaded, which has recesses on the bottom face for small magnets — to work in conjunction with the new “Cradle for FluidNC Dial Pendant on LR3 YZ plate (v1.0)” (see link in description). 
• December 28, 2023 — Initial “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-added-depth-v1.0.stl” uploaded. — Lower part of case (case bottom) is 7mm deeper than the original, to give more room for getting power to the M5 Stack dial. Also, the screw wells on the bottom of the lower case are slightly larger, as I found they weren’t quite big enough on the original. Upper part of case (case top) is altered to allow printed logo medallions to be inserted/glued in. The printed logo medallions are included. Both the original case parts (top and bottom) are included as well, for mere convenience, and the graphics for printing a paper graphic top to glue onto the original lid is also included. I'm also throwing in Fusion 360 solid bodies of the original case bottom, and the modified case top, as well as SketchUp file (remixed mesh) of the case bottom with the added depth.

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Change log

• September 7, 2024 - added a remix that supports Bart Dring's FluidDial Starter Kit. https://www.printables.com/model/999824-case-for-fluiddial-cnc-pendant-for-fluidnc-w-m5-st 
• April 7, 2024 — added a new version of the base that has a keystone jack socket for use of a standard keystone ethernet jack for wiring connection to the pendant, as proposed by V1E forum member @MakerJim in this thread, and for which I used some geometry from this listing by @frfrh_161863. I also added a new top to match the new base. It was needed “because geometry.” 
• January 27, 2024 —the v1.1 cradle has been redesigned as v1.4, and there are now two other versions — v1.5 (magnets on insides instead of outsides) and v1.6 (no magnets at all, just a press fit). The redesign included less overhang for better print results. 
• January 14, 2024 — new v1.1 “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-magnets-for-Cradle-v1.1.stl” uploaded (which replaced the Jan 11 version), modified to match the new v1.1 cradle, modified to ensure the cradle can be installed without blocking the tool access holes that provide a way to reach the screws that mount the gantry beam to the XZ plates. 
• January 11, 2824 — alternate v1.0 “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-magnets-for-Cradle-v1.0.stl” uploaded, which has recesses on the bottom face for small magnets — to work in conjunction with the new “Cradle for FluidNC Dial Pendant on LR3 YZ plate (v1.0)” (see link in description). 
• December 28, 2023 — Initial “Fluid-Dial-Bottom-w-added-depth-v1.0.stl” uploaded. — Lower part of case (case bottom) is 7mm deeper than the original, to give more room for getting power to the M5 Stack dial. Also, the screw wells on the bottom of the lower case are slightly larger, as I found they weren’t quite big enough on the original. Upper part of case (case top) is altered to allow printed logo medallions to be inserted/glued in. The printed logo medallions are included. Both the original case parts (top and bottom) are included as well, for mere convenience, and the graphics for printing a paper graphic top to glue onto the original lid is also included. I'm also throwing in Fusion 360 solid bodies of the original case bottom, and the modified case top, as well as SketchUp file (remixed mesh) of the case bottom with the added depth.