For the sake of anyone that hasn't heard of them, I went with Printer-Box, and I'm very happy with it and will be using it with the MMU2 addon. Still metal and half the cost, check them out.
Price up doing it yourself with the slot snd plexi..... the one I'm building for my XL and 2 mk3s is neigh on £1000..... the price of materials is sky high snd won't be coming back down
You should find better sources. 8020 extrusions (the brand, not size) can be had, with pc/macrolon or UHMW panels, can easily be sourced for less than $300 - even at a quantity of 1.
I was in the process of building one I designed for myself, and got exciting in seeing this, as it has most of the features I was designing plus a modular power supply cable. And then I saw the price. I'll stick to the one I have designed. :)
Yeah, same thing. His products offer good quality but mannnnn... it hurts my wallet so much when I saw that price. I think, I gonna stick my old Ikea furniture closed enclosure, it work like charm.
They know that you (and me) are not the target audience for this product. "It made sense to create something high-quality and advanced (designed and tested by us, aimed for businesses, schools and other institutions) because the DIY enclosure from IKEA Lack tables is still a good budget option, so there was no need to create a replacement for it."
@@clemenslucas Compared to the printers marketed to schools and businesses, the XL with a full enclosure and all 5 nozzles is a _bargain._ And yet I suspect they'll still pass Prusa Research by because they don't have support contracts yet (that will change once they get the print farm system going).
That entire enclosure can be made with standard lexan panels you but at Home Depot. Just design and 3D print the corner brackets and whatever other accessories you think you need. Very simple to do.
It’s great to see an official Prusa Enclosure. I want it and I want all the options. That being said - buying it for the price makes no financial sense, so I won’t.
I like the idea of bringing back life to an older printer, but how easy is it to get to the back of the MMU2? How about the spools of filament (enclosure)? How does Prusa have theirs configured for MMU2s? Maybe Mikki needs to do a video on that, seems to be several questions on the MMU2.
Looks about the same size as all the other enclosures that support the MMU2. Generally with that many rolls you run the filament through the top or back from the outside. The benefit is a smaller enclosure that takes less time to heat up, gets to a desired temperature.
The most interesting thing for me is the fire suppression system. Also: considering the stackability: this product is probably more designed for companies instead of the average Joe home user. I have my IKEA Lack-Case and I'm happy with it. But this DIY-thing wouldn't work for a company. You just need a machine that you can setup and forget.
Those fire systems you can buy everywhere. They are common in engine cabins from boats etc. because of the fire a fuse will light and the bar will put out a substance that will down the fire.
@@TJ13062010 in Dutch its called a blusstaaf. It activates above a certain temperature and releases molecules that suffocate the fire. You can only use this in enclosures!
It would make a lot of sense to offer a kit consisting of a MKS3+ and the enclosure for a reduced price. Otherwise, the enclosure appears to be too expensive.
For the price of this enclosure, you can get the Lack enclosure (~110 bucks for the acrylic, lack tables, and filament) and then get most or all of the way to ANOTHER printer with the remaining 240+ dollars (Ender 3 or Prusa Mini). Yes, this enclosure looks nice and has some pretty cool add-on features, but for $350-700 bucks? That's not a very good value for a transparent box unless you REALLY care about aesthetics and have a bunch of cash to burn.
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that Ultimaker or someone may be sitting on a patent that prevents them from selling it together without paying royalties that Prusa doesn't want to pay.
I was checking off features ive already included on my custom enclosure haha. Im happy with what i have but the modular design is the main draw for me. I do worry about the stability of it on those small feet and does the enclosure allow space for the muu2s with a paving stone under the printer to reduce ringing? Does stacking this type of enclosure transfer vibrations to other enclosures around it?
Amazing enclosure, shame it's half the price of MK3S+ kit version :(
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I would like to see how the MMU2S and additional spools fit inside this (if at all). I've skipped MMU2S so far because it takes up too much space and there's no easy way to remove it once installed to make the printer single color. But if this could make it more organized, I would reconsider.
The box is 350. If you are getting to 700 you added something to that box. Yeah it's more expensive than buying a $200 enclosure but if you were in the market for a $40 solution then even $200 was expensive.
@@Fixingthingz4u you keep saying it's $700. Would be a bit like me calling a $60000 car $100000 just because a $100000 version exists. There is a market for this. No bad business decision was made here. You want a cheaper box? Prusa literally says go buy a Lack. You want something better go spend $200. You want something Gucci? Buy Gucci. We got people putting anodized titanium backers on printers that don't need them. Gucci sells. But yeah in your case the price is going to be higher.
Be aware that, after building my own enclosure several years ago, large PLA prints started failing, I finally figured out it was the heat and always print PLA with the door open, it hasn't failed since.
Don't you use a thermometer? My door is closed and the temperature don't go over 28 °C. Maybe it's because the printer in the sellers and the volume of my box is oversized.
Not cheap for sure but inflation and supply chain stuff doesn’t help. On the other hand if the design is open source then you may be able to make it yourself for less. There are plenty of people that lack the know how or time that will be happy paying the cost.
I think they are targeting the more commercial user... Otherwise 99% percent of users, including myself, would just skip the enclosure buy an extra prusa mini 🤣 and use the lack table from ikea.
To be fair they did a budget option out of ikea lack tables a long time ago. This definitely seems more target towards commercial and education in comparison
It's great that Prusa is expanding it's product line, but it's been 3 years since the MK3 was released. When are we going to hear something about, or better yet see something about an MK4?
Sure they have the money seeing how popular the product is, even with all the copycats. My guess is the R&D were split in doing the XL and the other half doing the hard maths & science of having more places to write the dude's name on.
The Prusa XL is essentially the Mk4. I wouldn't hold on the line waiting for a Mk4 in the near future if you're currently on the market for your next printer. The Mk3 is still pretty good for its price point and if you want something better, I recommend saving some money and going XL/Voron/RatRig.
@@TheRAINMan059 The XL is not in what I would consider an MK4. The MK line has always been about the i3 design. It really is i3 MK3 or i3 MK4. The XL isn't that. Not that I think the XL isn't a good machine or that it doesn't have a place in the Prusa store or anything like that. Just that it's not the MK4. I'm happy with my MK3S+ for now, and not looking to buy a new printer. The MK3, though, had a lot of innovative features that have now become common place. I'd like to see Prusa innovate on the i3 line again. Partly because that's what I think of when I think of Prusa, and partly because I want to buy the upgrade pack.
@@rickseiden1 There's a reason why the innovators among the hobby community have nearly unanimously moved past the i3 format. Post MK3, the i3 design is deprecated and relegated to cheap printers e.g. Creality. CoreXY and other systems where the bed doesn't sling around the Y axis are the future of serious desktop 3d printing. There's no need for an *i3* Mk4. Yes, Prusa should release more substantial upgrades to the Mk3 including better extruder/hotend, as well as more software features. But i3 is not the future of 3D printing beyond small and affordable e.g. Prusa Mini, Ender 3.
@@TheRAINMan059 I wasn't aware of that. If that's the case Prusa still needs something between the Mini and the XL. When the MK3 was new, one of the selling points was that it could be upgraded to the next version. I don't know how that would work if the next mid sized printer isn't an i3.
The electronics is still inside the box. This limits the temp to 35C, what is not enough for printing technical materials. Looks better than the IKEA box, but the result is the same. You can easily heat up the IKEA box also.
@@gravitybomb-y3u The stepper drivers are the most heat sensitive, they already get warm and there is already no cooling fan in that Einsy RAMBo enclosure!
After putting together the enclosure I can see why he's standing on the outside of the frame. I wouldn't want to stand in the center just in case any of the screws were stripped from over tightening.
The marketing says that this enclosure is for the MK3S+ but I'm wondering will it also fit a MK3S? I don't see why not, because they both have the same dimensions... but then why wouldn't the marketing also show this enclosure as fitting the MK3S (and perhaps other variants like the Prusa Mini)? It seems confusing and also like a missed opportunity because if the enclosure fits an MK3S then surely you would want to advertise it as such to increase sales? I want to buy one- despite it being way too expensive- but I want assurance that it's gonna fit my MK3S printer...
This looks awesome. Love the stuff you guys put out and come up with. But my Wallet much prefers my Plywood box LOL.. For sure something to consider whenever i replace this Mk2. Maybe when y'all release the Mk4 ;)
You can stack 5 onto each other. Would'nt work with Lack. So add extra m² rent to the cost of Lack, so this enclosure is much cheaper if you live in Manhaten, Frankfurt or Tokio, but back country it is the other way around ;-)
@@cognetic HAH wish they were that cheap. It's not 2018 anymore. Looks like the prices came back down a bit. The base is currently $12.99 and the blonde color is $14.99. A few months ago I paid nearly $20 a unit for Blonde and most stores were out of stock. Still a great option but you have to factor in the Acrylic and time to make it what you want. personally the Lacks were primarily just printer tables for me. Which keeps that part cheap.
@@Rainmotorsports wow! Yup got mine for $7 a piece back in the days. I ended up not doing the acrylic. I just let the (2) MK3 free-ball it. Only do PETG now. No warping issues so far. I would have for sure bought that case on initial purchase. But after 4+ years without a case, I think I'd prefer no case at all now.
@@cognetic yeah PETG does fine open air. If you have a draft issue just slap a cardboard door on it or something. Prusas print farm does have the advantage of the elevated temps of 400 running printers. But I've rarely had any issues. My Prusa is my ABS printer now that I've built an enclosure. I would probably never spend the money on this but it looks great.
Hello Prusa, looks great! Glad the power supply is external, but what about the einsy box? I made an enclosure and I ended up installing a duct that went from the outside of the enclosure into the side of the einsy box to pipe in cool air. Just seems like without some cool air circulating around the einsy electronics there would be too much thermal stress on its components.
@@lazyman1011 what's the best way to get the einsy outside of the enclosure? Does Prusa make an extender cable harness? 🤔 or would that be something I'd need to make?
@@marklang7004 Just diy, no magic there. If you have time make a new harness, otherwise elongate them. I’m not shure which signals etc. ran over it but I wouldn’t max it out to much. Short as possible.
Will you be able to buy any of the upgrades separately and add them on later if you decide you want them after buying the bare enclosure? (Specifically, the smart box when it comes out) Also, why is it so expensive? I get that it is very sturdy and has tons of features, but it's kind of hard to believe that this plexiglass / metal box costs almost the same price as an entire Prusa Mini... Maybe plan to have like a spring sale or something? lol
I was thinking of that product when I saw this. You can get printer box in black too for a few bucks more than bare stainless version if that is a desire.
Or.... use an old upright fridge/freezer. Just cut a hole in the door and use sealant to fix some old glass. I just extended the wiring harnesses and fed them through to the electronics housing and screen that I placed on top shelf of the freezer. That also uses the sliding baskets for storing tools and filament. I mainly store the filament on a high shelf of the fridge section above the printer as the heat keeps it nice and dry 😉. No draughts and no issues with abs, nylon and even pc....
Just got my enclosure and am not happy. The assembly manual is rev 3 but apparently nobody at Prusa has ever assembled one with the optional accessories. After nearly completing the assembly, I find that I have to undo much of my work because it is nearly impossible to install the filter system and additional power supply once the kit is assembled. I've seen several of these for sale on the used marketplace and almost all of the ads state the options were purchased but never installed. I can see why.
@@InspGadgt your better solution comes in 2 forms. You buy an enclosure big enough which is not desirable for most people as bigger means lower temps and slower heating. Or you do Ultimaker style. Filament in a separate box. Which is still stackable and can have some positives. You can still treat it like a dry storage box. But if they aren't making it that means you'll need something custom to match the size.
@@Rainmotorsports And that is my point...they make the MMU2, advertise it as compatible with this enclosure. They make the enclosure...but they don't yet have a solution for holding the spools for the MMU2. I'm hoping Prusa will address this themselves and come up with a solution.
Question: do I have to take care of the stepper motors in any way? I have built myself an "ikea lack" housing, when I print ABS there, the steppers become alarmingly warm. Is it different here or does it matter either way ? btw. Love the case !
@@Rainmotorsports you live you learn... I made some replacement parts out of PC, but was still a pain as I prefer to focus on what I am printing and not tinkering with the printer itself.
@@JT-Works Right but if you want a printer to do something new it might require tinkering. If you started with a MK3 and went to a MK3S+ like I did you had to reprint parts anyway. That's where I am with this one.
Sure, the enclosure's cool and all, but whose music is that? It clearly has some effect: I watched the video without the music and wasn't nearly as excited about the enclosure as I was when I could hear the music. Inquiring minds wanna know! Who recorded that track?
All of the enclosures I've worked with ended up causing too much heat creep in the cold end (Printing PETG). How do you intend to fix this issue? I've been thinking maybe a snorkel to feed fresh air into the fan or something, but I bet that would look way too funky and also likely snag on a print.
From what i've seen. The Prusa XL will have at the very least have a optional accessory that resembles Accordeon shutters you can pull up from the base and attach to the upper frame to enclose the printing area. You can see it on the photo of it showing of its multi-tool system So i would assume they are also going to make a traditional version with front facing door and top cover and if not someone else probably will rapidly create them. Benefit of CoreXY is that with a old fashioned cubic frame it is easy to add panels to enclose compared to the mendel that needs an entire box around the printer.
“The price is too high! I built one for 1/2 the price myself!” Sounds like the words of the same person who would buy a $300 printer and willingly spend 20 hours fixing it instead of just saving up and getting an MK3S+. My labor rate is $100/hour. If I spend 12 hours designing, sourcing parts, and building an enclosure… then I’m putting $1200 + supplies into something I could just buy for $750 which is guaranteed to be plug & play. Quality costs money folks.
Are the mods shown in this video available for download? I’ve been searching for a simple tool mount like the one here, but all I get are tool mounts for DIY / “ikea” enclosures even when I use prusa enclosure in search. Thanks!
For me noise matters the most as I have to sleep next to the printers in the same room. Does anyone have experience of building an enclosure to reduce noise?
Built an enclosure for my ender 3. It would be hard for me to go back to an open frame printer w/o enclosure. Enclosures are nice / needed when your 3d printer is in your room.
Would love it for my machines - but that price is close to be that of an entire printer.
For the sake of anyone that hasn't heard of them, I went with Printer-Box, and I'm very happy with it and will be using it with the MMU2 addon. Still metal and half the cost, check them out.
Not true. The printer costs 2.8x as much as the enclosure.
@@rsilvers129 unless you want the addons.
@@rsilvers129 he didnt mention the over priced prusa mk3s
Oh I thought that included the printer?🤔
Neat idea. Price point is hillariously high, which someone would need to be to buy this.
How much is it?
@@dr0heaven 370 € basic up to 730 € Full Encloser-Setup...
Price up doing it yourself with the slot snd plexi..... the one I'm building for my XL and 2 mk3s is neigh on £1000..... the price of materials is sky high snd won't be coming back down
You should find better sources. 8020 extrusions (the brand, not size) can be had, with pc/macrolon or UHMW panels, can easily be sourced for less than $300 - even at a quantity of 1.
Are they shipping yet ?
I was in the process of building one I designed for myself, and got exciting in seeing this, as it has most of the features I was designing plus a modular power supply cable.
And then I saw the price.
I'll stick to the one I have designed. :)
Yeah, same thing. His products offer good quality but mannnnn... it hurts my wallet so much when I saw that price.
I think, I gonna stick my old Ikea furniture closed enclosure, it work like charm.
They know that you (and me) are not the target audience for this product.
"It made sense to create something high-quality and advanced (designed and tested by us, aimed for businesses, schools and other institutions) because the DIY enclosure from IKEA Lack tables is still a good budget option, so there was no need to create a replacement for it."
@@clemenslucas Compared to the printers marketed to schools and businesses, the XL with a full enclosure and all 5 nozzles is a _bargain._ And yet I suspect they'll still pass Prusa Research by because they don't have support contracts yet (that will change once they get the print farm system going).
That entire enclosure can be made with standard lexan panels you but at Home Depot. Just design and 3D print the corner brackets and whatever other accessories you think you need. Very simple to do.
I just finished building my own enclosure when I saw this. The price made me feel a lot better about doing it myself.
I really like what you are doing at Prusa. Such great ideas. Thanks Josef.
awesome, every product should be designed and developed in such an open way!
It’s great to see an official Prusa Enclosure.
I want it and I want all the options.
That being said - buying it for the price makes no financial sense, so I won’t.
^ this. At the end of the day, it's just an enclosure. You can get/build one for literally less than a tenth of the price.
I like the idea of bringing back life to an older printer, but how easy is it to get to the back of the MMU2? How about the spools of filament (enclosure)? How does Prusa have theirs configured for MMU2s? Maybe Mikki needs to do a video on that, seems to be several questions on the MMU2.
Looks about the same size as all the other enclosures that support the MMU2. Generally with that many rolls you run the filament through the top or back from the outside. The benefit is a smaller enclosure that takes less time to heat up, gets to a desired temperature.
Yeah getting to the MMU2s might be a bit tuff. Wish they would show more then one picture of that.
Awesome. The Mini+ enclosure will be so cute!
The most interesting thing for me is the fire suppression system.
Also: considering the stackability: this product is probably more designed for companies instead of the average Joe home user. I have my IKEA Lack-Case and I'm happy with it. But this DIY-thing wouldn't work for a company. You just need a machine that you can setup and forget.
Those fire systems you can buy everywhere. They are common in engine cabins from boats etc. because of the fire a fuse will light and the bar will put out a substance that will down the fire.
@@borisbommen How is such a thing called? Can't find it.
@@TJ13062010 smoke/fire alarm, some of them have a wifi too. Check for Tuya/Sonoff
@@TJ13062010 AUTOMATIC TUBE STYLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FIRESLAYER 6'
@@TJ13062010 in Dutch its called a blusstaaf. It activates above a certain temperature and releases molecules that suffocate the fire. You can only use this in enclosures!
It would make a lot of sense to offer a kit consisting of a MKS3+ and the enclosure for a reduced price. Otherwise, the enclosure appears to be too expensive.
For the price of this enclosure, you can get the Lack enclosure (~110 bucks for the acrylic, lack tables, and filament) and then get most or all of the way to ANOTHER printer with the remaining 240+ dollars (Ender 3 or Prusa Mini). Yes, this enclosure looks nice and has some pretty cool add-on features, but for $350-700 bucks? That's not a very good value for a transparent box unless you REALLY care about aesthetics and have a bunch of cash to burn.
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that Ultimaker or someone may be sitting on a patent that prevents them from selling it together without paying royalties that Prusa doesn't want to pay.
@@brianpichelman182 Stratasys had a patent that expired Feb 2021.
Yeah, the enclosure is really expensive.
@@brianpichelman182 a patent for enclosure? Really?
Does the advanced filtration circulate and filter air within the chamber or expel filtered air outside the enclosure?
Absolutely incredible! So excited to get one!
Hope the quick connect psu plug goes into the shop. Would be great for my printer box enclosure.
I was checking off features ive already included on my custom enclosure haha. Im happy with what i have but the modular design is the main draw for me. I do worry about the stability of it on those small feet and does the enclosure allow space for the muu2s with a paving stone under the printer to reduce ringing? Does stacking this type of enclosure transfer vibrations to other enclosures around it?
for "Function and Form" a big Yes..Well done Prusa!
... for everything else, particularly price ... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
Looks awesome! XL?
My thoughs exactly
Will the CAD and/or Code (Firmware etc) for this be Open Sourced?
Amazing enclosure, shame it's half the price of MK3S+ kit version :(
I would like to see how the MMU2S and additional spools fit inside this (if at all). I've skipped MMU2S so far because it takes up too much space and there's no easy way to remove it once installed to make the printer single color. But if this could make it more organized, I would reconsider.
There's a setting in the Prusa Slicer that will make it print one color through the MMU2S
pay today, get it next year
Kick starter
Not bad only $700.95 for a box
The box is 350. If you are getting to 700 you added something to that box. Yeah it's more expensive than buying a $200 enclosure but if you were in the market for a $40 solution then even $200 was expensive.
@@Rainmotorsports You justifing a $700 box mate come on. Im also in Australia so its like a $1200 box
@@Fixingthingz4u you keep saying it's $700. Would be a bit like me calling a $60000 car $100000 just because a $100000 version exists. There is a market for this. No bad business decision was made here. You want a cheaper box? Prusa literally says go buy a Lack. You want something better go spend $200. You want something Gucci? Buy Gucci. We got people putting anodized titanium backers on printers that don't need them. Gucci sells.
But yeah in your case the price is going to be higher.
Also protects from dust.
Great job!
500 for an enclosure? really?
Prusa also has an enclosure with free plans that you print yourself. This is for those who don't want to d.I.Y
Be aware that, after building my own enclosure several years ago, large PLA prints started failing, I finally figured out it was the heat and always print PLA with the door open, it hasn't failed since.
Don't you use a thermometer? My door is closed and the temperature don't go over 28 °C. Maybe it's because the printer in the sellers and the volume of my box is oversized.
Nice, but 500€ + shipping.. really overpriced.
Not cheap for sure but inflation and supply chain stuff doesn’t help. On the other hand if the design is open source then you may be able to make it yourself for less. There are plenty of people that lack the know how or time that will be happy paying the cost.
I think they are targeting the more commercial user... Otherwise 99% percent of users, including myself, would just skip the enclosure buy an extra prusa mini 🤣 and use the lack table from ikea.
@@brandonnixon7105 or a server enclosure made from metal which can be cheaper. Lol
To be fair they did a budget option out of ikea lack tables a long time ago. This definitely seems more target towards commercial and education in comparison
500??!
How many Prusameters do I need for this ingenious enclosure? ^_^
I wish you could use Prusameters for upgrades or printers, but that's probably not gonna happen.
@@MMuraseofSandvich Maybe just some coupons by Prusameters would be awesome to cut the price a little bit.
It's great that Prusa is expanding it's product line, but it's been 3 years since the MK3 was released. When are we going to hear something about, or better yet see something about an MK4?
Sure they have the money seeing how popular the product is, even with all the copycats. My guess is the R&D were split in doing the XL and the other half doing the hard maths & science of having more places to write the dude's name on.
The Prusa XL is essentially the Mk4. I wouldn't hold on the line waiting for a Mk4 in the near future if you're currently on the market for your next printer. The Mk3 is still pretty good for its price point and if you want something better, I recommend saving some money and going XL/Voron/RatRig.
@@TheRAINMan059 The XL is not in what I would consider an MK4. The MK line has always been about the i3 design. It really is i3 MK3 or i3 MK4. The XL isn't that. Not that I think the XL isn't a good machine or that it doesn't have a place in the Prusa store or anything like that. Just that it's not the MK4.
I'm happy with my MK3S+ for now, and not looking to buy a new printer. The MK3, though, had a lot of innovative features that have now become common place. I'd like to see Prusa innovate on the i3 line again. Partly because that's what I think of when I think of Prusa, and partly because I want to buy the upgrade pack.
@@rickseiden1 There's a reason why the innovators among the hobby community have nearly unanimously moved past the i3 format. Post MK3, the i3 design is deprecated and relegated to cheap printers e.g. Creality. CoreXY and other systems where the bed doesn't sling around the Y axis are the future of serious desktop 3d printing. There's no need for an *i3* Mk4. Yes, Prusa should release more substantial upgrades to the Mk3 including better extruder/hotend, as well as more software features. But i3 is not the future of 3D printing beyond small and affordable e.g. Prusa Mini, Ender 3.
@@TheRAINMan059 I wasn't aware of that. If that's the case Prusa still needs something between the Mini and the XL. When the MK3 was new, one of the selling points was that it could be upgraded to the next version. I don't know how that would work if the next mid sized printer isn't an i3.
Will the Add on Modules be Cross Compatible with the IKEA Lack (and i guess other) 3D Printer Enclosures?
The electronics is still inside the box. This limits the temp to 35C, what is not enough for printing technical materials. Looks better than the IKEA box, but the result is the same. You can easily heat up the IKEA box also.
The video shows external mounting for the power supply, which is the only thing that is heat sensitive.
@@gravitybomb-y3u and a motherboard. :D
@@gravitybomb-y3u The stepper drivers are the most heat sensitive, they already get warm and there is already no cooling fan in that Einsy RAMBo enclosure!
when mini+ enclosure?
So where's my Prusa XL I preordered?
2023
After putting together the enclosure I can see why he's standing on the outside of the frame. I wouldn't want to stand in the center just in case any of the screws were stripped from over tightening.
Could you make one for the MINI too?
Im so excited the prusa mini is getting one!! Will definitely pre-order once the mini version goes up
@@gilbertmckown6161 I will! thank you:).
I literally just finished making an enclosure for my printer this past weekend and this one is a million times better than mine...
Probably a lot more expensive too
@@igorordecha Honestly would have been about the same with tools, materials and time it took me
@@ericmacias4455 You can make more money, but you can never buy more time.
The marketing says that this enclosure is for the MK3S+ but I'm wondering will it also fit a MK3S? I don't see why not, because they both have the same dimensions... but then why wouldn't the marketing also show this enclosure as fitting the MK3S (and perhaps other variants like the Prusa Mini)? It seems confusing and also like a missed opportunity because if the enclosure fits an MK3S then surely you would want to advertise it as such to increase sales? I want to buy one- despite it being way too expensive- but I want assurance that it's gonna fit my MK3S printer...
This looks awesome. Love the stuff you guys put out and come up with. But my Wallet much prefers my Plywood box LOL.. For sure something to consider whenever i replace this Mk2.
Maybe when y'all release the Mk4 ;)
TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!
Ordered
I like it, but I need that money for the XL! 😆
Does it come with an exhaust attachment?
Great! Prusa Mini Version would be great if it supports the additional standing legs. Otherwise I have to cut them off.
Hope this will be offered for the XL
I can’t wait for the mini version
nice, cant wait for the mini+ enclosure!
Now I have to start save my money for that too!
Please show it will fit the MMU2S, this would make a great addition for my machines
What about the Prusa Xl?
What Prusa XL……
Ikea lack is a bit cheaper :) but this looks very very cool!! 👍 👍
You can stack 5 onto each other. Would'nt work with Lack. So add extra m² rent to the cost of Lack, so this enclosure is much cheaper if you live in Manhaten, Frankfurt or Tokio, but back country it is the other way around ;-)
+1 for $7 Ikea Lack tables as well.
@@cognetic HAH wish they were that cheap. It's not 2018 anymore. Looks like the prices came back down a bit. The base is currently $12.99 and the blonde color is $14.99. A few months ago I paid nearly $20 a unit for Blonde and most stores were out of stock. Still a great option but you have to factor in the Acrylic and time to make it what you want. personally the Lacks were primarily just printer tables for me. Which keeps that part cheap.
@@Rainmotorsports wow! Yup got mine for $7 a piece back in the days. I ended up not doing the acrylic. I just let the (2) MK3 free-ball it. Only do PETG now. No warping issues so far. I would have for sure bought that case on initial purchase. But after 4+ years without a case, I think I'd prefer no case at all now.
@@cognetic yeah PETG does fine open air. If you have a draft issue just slap a cardboard door on it or something. Prusas print farm does have the advantage of the elevated temps of 400 running printers. But I've rarely had any issues. My Prusa is my ABS printer now that I've built an enclosure. I would probably never spend the money on this but it looks great.
thats a very nice Enclosure Josef👌👌
is there an enclosure for the Prusa Mini?
Hello Prusa, looks great! Glad the power supply is external, but what about the einsy box? I made an enclosure and I ended up installing a duct that went from the outside of the enclosure into the side of the einsy box to pipe in cool air. Just seems like without some cool air circulating around the einsy electronics there would be too much thermal stress on its components.
I have no problems running everything inside with a chamber temp around 50C. But for shure putting everything outside is better and a easy job.
@@lazyman1011 what's the best way to get the einsy outside of the enclosure? Does Prusa make an extender cable harness? 🤔 or would that be something I'd need to make?
@@marklang7004 Just diy, no magic there. If you have time make a new harness, otherwise elongate them. I’m not shure which signals etc. ran over it but I wouldn’t max it out to much. Short as possible.
WIll it fit the pre-ordered XL?
Would be great to see an enclosure for a new model of the printer. Mk3s is sooo 2019 ;)
Will you be able to buy any of the upgrades separately and add them on later if you decide you want them after buying the bare enclosure? (Specifically, the smart box when it comes out)
Also, why is it so expensive? I get that it is very sturdy and has tons of features, but it's kind of hard to believe that this plexiglass / metal box costs almost the same price as an entire Prusa Mini...
Maybe plan to have like a spring sale or something? lol
It's exactly the price of an Original Prusa MINI+ kit.
I can't imagine the price of the Original Prusa mini Enclosure once it's released.
can we get it for the prusa mini?
Was actually just looking for one of these but couldn't find one on the site.
Curious if this with the filter add-on, makes printing abs in your living room safer. You advertise 99.9% removal of particles
Compared to the PrinterBox from France this seems rather expensive. I can’t see the benefit of this over the French one.
I was thinking of that product when I saw this. You can get printer box in black too for a few bucks more than bare stainless version if that is a desire.
The printer box actually looks nicer IMHO prusa needs a reality check.
I wonder if the printer is locked in place.
Where can I find steel sheets and IPA holder like in the video.
That's actually great. The price is a bit on the steep side, but very understandable regarding the features.
Not even kind of. You can design a box at half the starting price with every feature. Prusa are losing touch with reality.
When they make something, they make it good.
@@richfromtang The box with all the addons is so much better than whatever you built... But it costs 730 euros.
@@richfromtang Can't disagree that it is hard to justify that cost for the occasional times you want to print high temperatures but it IS a good box.
Had my Mk3 for about 2 weeks and I looooove it!! ORDERING ONE OF THESE RIGHT NOW WOOT!
i like the stackable nature of it
Or.... use an old upright fridge/freezer. Just cut a hole in the door and use sealant to fix some old glass. I just extended the wiring harnesses and fed them through to the electronics housing and screen that I placed on top shelf of the freezer. That also uses the sliding baskets for storing tools and filament. I mainly store the filament on a high shelf of the fridge section above the printer as the heat keeps it nice and dry 😉. No draughts and no issues with abs, nylon and even pc....
Just got my enclosure and am not happy. The assembly manual is rev 3 but apparently nobody at Prusa has ever assembled one with the optional accessories. After nearly completing the assembly, I find that I have to undo much of my work because it is nearly impossible to install the filter system and additional power supply once the kit is assembled. I've seen several of these for sale on the used marketplace and almost all of the ads state the options were purchased but never installed. I can see why.
Nice. Can it fit a tile of rock under the printer?
I just wunder if that stackable design compatible with the Prusa XXL? So for example 3x mk3s and 1 XXL can be put together as a 2x2 ?
Another thing about enclosures is it gives somewhere to place, bolt, your spool holders and accessories :-)
Just as I'm finishing making the enclosure v2!
Can you stack an Prusa XL printer with Prusa XL enclosure on top of the MKx enclosure?
From the dimensions it should fit…
Looks great! But with the MMU2, where do you put the 5 rolls of filament?
On top like most enclosures i would imagine.
@@Rainmotorsports Which would make it no longer stackable. I'm hoping there is a better solution.
@@InspGadgt your better solution comes in 2 forms. You buy an enclosure big enough which is not desirable for most people as bigger means lower temps and slower heating. Or you do Ultimaker style. Filament in a separate box. Which is still stackable and can have some positives. You can still treat it like a dry storage box. But if they aren't making it that means you'll need something custom to match the size.
@@Rainmotorsports And that is my point...they make the MMU2, advertise it as compatible with this enclosure. They make the enclosure...but they don't yet have a solution for holding the spools for the MMU2. I'm hoping Prusa will address this themselves and come up with a solution.
Oh yes very smart so electronics is inside the heating chamber....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Question: do I have to take care of the stepper motors in any way? I have built myself an "ikea lack" housing, when I print ABS there, the steppers become alarmingly warm.
Is it different here or does it matter either way ?
btw. Love the case !
Why don't you use the Prusa forum for this type of question?
Steppers can get up to 100c just fine. You shouldn't worry.
Can I use it for my MK2s?
For that price , you could just buy a server rack and modify it.
You can buy 2 x Ender 3's too!
I especially like the .22 cent hygrometer.
Thanks for the idea! I’m gonna us my ender3 to print one! 👍🏼
What a heavy blow to the IKEA. The LACK sales are going to plummet.
The Ikea Lack Enclosure is still our suggested option when on a budget. ;) This is way neater solution, but also more expensive.
@@Prusa3D Actually you should add an option for a flux capacitator to increase print speed. Maybe next year at first of april?
The LACK enclosure is all you need and way more affordable. This enclosure is overpriced for what it does.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE, is it by chance compatible with the Ender 3? it's the only printer i have and i love the design of the enclosure
I wonder if this would need the cement block mod still or does it deaden the vibration transfer.
I made a custom version of this and the PETG parts of the MK3s started softening and bending... :-(
That's why your first enclosure prints are ABS or ASA replacements of the critical parts that would be affected.
@@Rainmotorsports you live you learn... I made some replacement parts out of PC, but was still a pain as I prefer to focus on what I am printing and not tinkering with the printer itself.
@@JT-Works Right but if you want a printer to do something new it might require tinkering. If you started with a MK3 and went to a MK3S+ like I did you had to reprint parts anyway. That's where I am with this one.
Tempted
For mmu2 users
Where do we mount the rolls of filament?
Man I have a machine that we can’t leave overnight at work- would love if the fire suppression feature was available in Canada
Can I just get the quick disconnect parts? I already have an enclosure, but would like that part... And would that work with the MMU2S?
Sure, the enclosure's cool and all, but whose music is that?
It clearly has some effect: I watched the video without the music and wasn't nearly as excited about the enclosure as I was when I could hear the music.
Inquiring minds wanna know! Who recorded that track?
All of the enclosures I've worked with ended up causing too much heat creep in the cold end (Printing PETG). How do you intend to fix this issue? I've been thinking maybe a snorkel to feed fresh air into the fan or something, but I bet that would look way too funky and also likely snag on a print.
Does this automatically maintain the temperature inside the enclosue or is that just a display of what it is
Just displays it.
Does this have an option for a carry handle? For easy transportation of the entire unit
Yes, the side panels are pre-cut to fit printable handles. -Mikolas
@@Prusa3D awesome👍🏻
is there one for the XL printer?
From what i've seen. The Prusa XL will have at the very least have a optional accessory that resembles Accordeon shutters you can pull up from the base and attach to the upper frame to enclose the printing area. You can see it on the photo of it showing of its multi-tool system
So i would assume they are also going to make a traditional version with front facing door and top cover and if not someone else probably will rapidly create them. Benefit of CoreXY is that with a old fashioned cubic frame it is easy to add panels to enclose compared to the mendel that needs an entire box around the printer.
It reminds me of Ben Levi's enclosure, but this is so much better just for being available.
“The price is too high! I built one for 1/2 the price myself!”
Sounds like the words of the same person who would buy a $300 printer and willingly spend 20 hours fixing it instead of just saving up and getting an MK3S+.
My labor rate is $100/hour. If I spend 12 hours designing, sourcing parts, and building an enclosure… then I’m putting $1200 + supplies into something I could just buy for $750 which is guaranteed to be plug & play.
Quality costs money folks.
Long story short: this looks great and I’m going to preorder it right now haha
So, 42 seconds in, you’re saying your printer is noisy? Or isn’t it noisy, I’m confused.
MAKE ONE FOR THE MINI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take my money!!!!!!
Looks nice... But isn't all the plastic parts of the printer still PETG? You're going to want to change that to ABS asap if you use this.
Are the mods shown in this video available for download? I’ve been searching for a simple tool mount like the one here, but all I get are tool mounts for DIY / “ikea” enclosures even when I use prusa enclosure in search. Thanks!
They are on Printables. ;)
www.printables.com/model/253162-tool-holder-for-original-prusa-enclosure
will this work for a mini plus?
The size and price would be overkill for the Mini.
For me noise matters the most as I have to sleep next to the printers in the same room. Does anyone have experience of building an enclosure to reduce noise?
Use a stone patio paver with something like foam under it.
April fools is over. What’s the actual price?
Built an enclosure for my ender 3. It would be hard for me to go back to an open frame printer w/o enclosure. Enclosures are nice / needed when your 3d printer is in your room.