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Designing an enclosure

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by Velocityboy, Dec 27, 2015.

  1. Velocityboy

    Velocityboy New Member

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    I want to build an enclosure so I can have the printer running on my workbench and not be breathing fumes and nanoparticles. It doesn't seem that hard -- some plexiglass, a few printed brackets, doors for access to the bed and SD port, holes for cables.

    But for those of you whole have built them, how big a deal is cooling? If I encase the whole printer in a (fairly) air tight box, will the interior heat up enough to have an effect on the print quality? If so, how do you deal with ventilation?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 Velocityboy, Dec 27, 2015
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    @Mike Kelly can help you out. He designed the one that @Printed Solid is selling.

    You are going to need to keep the bottom of the printer ventilated--period.
    The RAMPS will overheat if you do not.

    That is why the fan under the bottom of the printer was added :)
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Dec 27, 2015
  3. Velocityboy

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    If I can just buy precut pieces, that's even better! Thanks :)
     
    #3 Velocityboy, Dec 28, 2015
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