Cricut Expressions 2 Mount For ESP32 Control Board

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I scored an amazing deal on a vintage Cricut Expressions 2 vinyl cutter, but there was one major hitch - it was severely damaged and could only cut out pre-programmed designs sold by Cricut. I took matters into my own hands and completely disassembled the unit, ripping out its brain and display. To cover up the gaping hole left behind, I used a clever object that can be found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3092523. Next, I replaced the existing controller with an innovative ESP32-based control board from Tindie - specifically this one: https://www.tindie.com/products/33366583/grblesp32-cnc-development-board/. The only thing left to do was come up with a way to mount this new control board inside the Cricut. That's exactly what I designed, and you can see it here. If you'd like to follow along on my build process, be sure to check out my detailed buildlog at https://openbuilds.com/builds/cricut-expressions-2-to-esp32-grbl-control.7586/.