DIY 3D Printer Case ~ An Easy Enclosure to Improve 3D Printing Quality
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ธ.ค. 2020
- Here's my easy solution when you have to run a 3D printer in a space that isn't temperature controlled. It's fairly easy to keep a 3D Printer away from drafts or major temperature shifts, but outside in an unheated shop during the winter brings the challenge of maintaining temperature around the print bed to the foreground very quickly.
I think this 3D Printer Enclosure turned out extremely well and I couldn't be more satisfied. Let me know what you think about this enclosure in the comments.
An FDM printer like the one used in this video basically works like a hot glue gun attached to a gantry that slides back and forth with a build platform that moves up and down. This combination of movements allows a very thin bead of melted plastic to be laid down with each pass. This plastic is built up into layers until a 3D Printed part emerges. Large temperature shifts effect the amount of shrinkage that occurs in the plastic during the printing process and excessive shrinkage can cause poor print quality or cause print to detach from the build plate resulting in a completely failed print.
I use a Makergear M3 single extruder printer, I've had it for a few months now and I'm very satisfied. There's a few quirky user interface aspects but it's built like a tank and prints very well.
Some of the specialty components I used in this enclosure are linked to below:
Cooling Fan: amzn.to/3quEhSd
LED strip: amzn.to/2VLpCEg
12V Power Supply: amzn.to/39MOeo4
Thermostat: amzn.to/2VH1rXB
Makergear M3 3D Printer: amzn.to/2JTUejY
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I was soo close to buying a 130 $CAD tent enclosure for my printer, but now I'm convinced to make my own. I am now following your channel.
this is just the way I will do it. I am limited in tools and equipment. But this is possible to rebbuild 🙂 I do this version in 2022, tents are still expensive, my Sovol will arrive in Februar2023
That is an amazing enclosure. Wow. Very impressive work.
out of all the enclosures i've seen, this one makes the most sense and will be what I make mine to look like. Except instead of using wood framing, I am going to just notch the sides of every piece of XPS foam so they interlock, which will give it more rigidity, as well as remove the heat loss from having wood. Probably make some 3D printed braces for the foam box too.
Great work and very well explained.
This is amazing, I think I will build by myself. But since my printer is in the living room, I was wondering if there's a way to provide a better sealing for the box for a safier environment. Any idea?
You could build a wood frame around the door and use a foam seal on the case. The door doesn't lock which means it would only potentially be unsafe if you have children running around.
Are there any affordable dlp projectors for SLA printing in market?
A decent HD DLP projector will usually be between $600 and $800. Whether that's affordable or not depends on the size of your wallet haha. If you're trying to do a DIY printer a used projector is a good option to save some money.
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Ok, you sir... Are living on the edge :o why for the love of god do you keep your fingers underneath the wood when sawing it???
What was the total cost of this project? What about parts for just the enclosure itself?
How do you like the MakerGear?
I love it, its my first FDM printer so take that with a grain of salt. I got the touchscreen with it and that user interface is a bit clumsy and not that good, the web browser interface is great. It prints good and from what other people have said it should print reliable for a very very long time. I haven't printed in anything besides PLA yet, gonna runout the spool of PLA I have onthere now and then switch over to ABS.
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I was looking at a DIY enclosure knowing that most will be an ender 3, but lo and behold the second video in the list is.... A makergear! I've got a M2 I'm printing on to this day 6 or 7 years later. I upgraded to the new cooling system (you have that), and replaced a motor I burned out with a dumb mistake... But otherwise it's still printing along.
I love my makergear. It prints great every time. The enclosure was more necessary before I insulated my shop, but it still works like a charm. The same enclosure, fan, heater and thermostat combo I setup in the video is still in service to this day.
A little disappointed that you did not use printed parts in your design
The LCD display bracket is 3d printed. Don't remember if I covered that in the video. But that bracket is mounted to the top of the enclosure.