I used a combination of a concrete tile and a piece of foam to reduce the overall noise and stabilize the case through the extra weight. I had to cut mine and solder it back together, so I could fit it through the small hole I had drilled into the side.
If you can, try to buy an RGB LED strip that has a plug that can be removed from the power supply / controller. A bargain, considering you get an actual metal enclosure with safety glass! Overall the entire enclosure cost me about 100€, including shipping. Hardware stores usually carry them for refurbishing furniture. The heavier the better!įoam block, ideally same size as the concrete block to decouple it. Useful when wanting to fasten something to the metal enclosure. When cutting the cable trays or other parts, it is recommended to remove the rough edges with a deburring tool.Īs above, but sandpaper is a valid alternative. Needed if you want to drill a (large) hole into the metal enclosure. If you want to drill extra holes into the enclosure, you may want to use a power drill together with a step drill bit. I don’t get much traffic, so every bit helps if you buy something through them! Useful Tools Tool/Material For this you either want a flange on the ceiling or a fitting on the extruder itself. In my version of the rack I’m feeding the filament into the enclosure through a separate PTFE tube that runs directly to the filament storage. Alternatively, I used two neodym magnets and superglued them to the factory mounting pad. To stick the smoke detector to the ceiling of the case.
I went with one that has an additional on/off plug with integrated IR sensor that I could glue to the side of the rack. There’s a few different options out there. 15U if you want to use the spool holder on the Prusa or use the MMU upgrade. If you want to sue a different enclosure, make sure it’s at least 600mm deep and at least 12U high. Title: 19“ 12U Wall Housing Basic, Depth 600 mm, 1-Part, Flat Pack, RAL7035 If you still want to have some LACK in your project, a LACK table would work perfectly well. I’ve placed my enclosure on top of large tool drawers, but you can place it anywhere with a sturdy surface. This could be further increased with improved sealing of the enclosure. The temperature in the enclosure was about +10 ☌ above room temperature. In a ~24 ☌ room I printed without problems both PETG and PLA. Otherwise, its size is perfect for a Prusa i3 MK3S, and similar sized 3D printers. This allows the use of air-sealed filament containers on top of the enclosure. This way the filament spool can be mounted outside the enclosure. I would recommend against getting the 15U tall enclosure, and instead opt for the 12U enclosure (Unless you want to go for the MMU upgrade). Brand-new ones can be found as cheaply as 80€, whereas used ones can be picked up cheaply from offices that don’t want to deal with the disassembly themselves. Using 19″ racks as enclosures still seem to be under the radar of most 3D printing enthusiasts. That may come in handy if you want to build a fume exhaust for ABS printing.
The roof and bottom have cable entries and the roof is also prepared for mounting 2 x single fans. It has 4 mm safety glass and powder coated sheet metal walls. You can find it on ebay or in different computer online shops. It’s a cheap server wall mount cabinet for only 79,- EUR. I’ve found the perfect enclosure for my Prusa i3 MK3 3D printer (no modification needed!). Then I stumbled over this article by Daniel Schweinert. Other alternatives are usually little more than boxes made of acrylic or little plastic tents that are sold for outrageous prices. As affordable as Ikea furniture is, it’s also not very durable. While certainly enticing, what I didn’t like about it was the fact that it’s practically made out of paper maché. One of the most recommended options is the Ikea LACK enclosure, developed by Prusa itself. There are a few common options, though none of them really convinced me. I did that for two reasons: One being that filaments other than PLA tend to warp outside the stable temperature environment an enclosure provides, and two being that I wanted to reduce the toxic emissions and noise of the printer. A 3D printer enclosure perfect for a Prusa i3 MK3S made of powder coated sheet-metal and has a safety glass door.Įven before I received my 3D printer, I was looking for an appropriate enclosure.
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