This 3D Printer Enclosure is FULLY 3D PRINTABLE!
In this project video, I print a cool new Kickstarter project by Printable Accessories: a fully 3D-printed modular 3D printer enclosure. Check it out here (and support the channel): www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
With the rising popularity of fully enclosed 3D printers, we're seeing an increased interest in materials previously thought difficult to print at home. From ABS to nylon, polycarbonate, and carbon fiber blends.
But not everyone has an enclosed 3D printer, and even if you do, you probably still have an open i3 style bedslinger kicking around somewhere. So, what's a person to do? And what if, like some of us, your maker hobby includes using resin 3D printers, or CNC machines, or all other kinds of dangerous things? Well, for that, you're going to need to build an enclosure.
In this video, I'm going to show you how I built a fully 3D printable enclosure for an FDM 3D printer, laser cutter, CNC, or resin printer. It's fully customizable, reconfigurable, and super fun to build. You're going to not only see how I made it, but also explore some of the reasons why you might want to make one too.
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THANK YOU for posting this ! Just discovered your channel. Immediately subscribed. Congratulations on your modular design and on the fact YOU address the VOC and particle emissions of FDM printers, that other (bigger) channels avoid talking about.
I like this actually looking at making a new enclosure to stack my 3d printers on top of each other to save some space, do you think this would be possible with this design
Cool, but not mentioning that the models cost $48 alone and requiring 5 KG of filament up front is a big no no for me. I think those grow tent/pop up enclosures would be cheaper, even if you were to buy multiple down the line.
Or even some plywood and maybe small piece of plexiglass for a door....
Yes, this price is a joke; for $48 it’s easier to just buy a server case. For these reasons it can even be made with heating and Pid controller.
I was going to make the same comment. In NZ its way over the 200nzd and for that I can even buy the enclosure from Creality if I want to. I think it is worth though if you have multiple printers then you buy the project once and use it for different designs.
@@ReaLeeZz more like $148 with the pla, not even considering the time it takes to print. This design is dead on arrival
Yeah, better to just get some aluminum extrusion. I can get 6 meters of 20x20 for $65. Only thing is that it won't be as modular, but I don't care for rn. All up including fittings, brackets, panels etc, it's in the same ballpark figure. And much more rigid.
buy extrusions, buy acrylic panels, pay to drill them, you get a 10 times better enclosure at a cheaper price than a PLA enclosure that will start melting on the 3nd print
Yeah I hear you, but I do think the ability to reconfigure it on a project basis is kinda cool
I don't know if it has been said yet (I'm not going to read through all of the comments), but when cutting acrylic, or anything that can splinter, for that matter, just put some painters tape over top of it and it will stop it from fraying or breaking free and shooting off at you. Even if you are drilling a hole in metal, such as a car, using painters tape will give you a nice clean hole/cut.
nice video! small tip. when cutting acrylic. try to use a blade with a higher tooth count and thinner kerf, as well make it so the blade BARELY goes above the top surface. it will make the plastic shrapnel to almost nothing to worry about :)
That's an incredibly helpful tip. Thanks
@@BrianMeeks np. also if the protective plastic is removed on it. just put some tape on both sides where you plan to cut, this will also help with chipping/tear out etc.
I haven’t cut acrylic on my table saw before. But I was going to suggest a very similar method with high tooth count, thin kerf blade. Also, what worked very well for me while cutting vinyl soffit material was to use an old worn blade of that type, but install it in reverse to avoid the shrapnel affect. Again, I haven’t tried this with acrylic, but it was beautiful with the vinyl soffit sheeting.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I was thinking of getting one of the enclosure tents but this will be perfect for my SV06+. With the modular nature I can store the tools on a side panel. Please keep us up to date on how the PLA holds up.
There you go! Enjoy :)
Dude EVERYONE has an SV06 lol including me. Pretty cool! I'm happy about it. Requires alot of tinkering in the beginning, but I have it printing real well now!
I have been working on my own 3D printable enclosure this past week or so on and off because I couldn't find any that was quite what I was looking for. It's going to be my first model on a actual software like fusion360 and honestly its going a lot smoother than expected, for the walls and such I was going to look around home depot and probably use some type of veneer like wood or something like that.
The kickback on the table saw is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. A piece of acrylic shot back at you at 10:40. KZhead has some great table-saw safety videos. We appreciate the content. Stay safe!
Yep. Lesson learned.
A neat idea, but not something I can imagine paying for. My enclosure used only 1kg of filament to hold together the corners of wood that I got for free from a big box hardware store (used to tie down their shipments of bulk lumber); I could have gotten away with far less engineering if I didn't want it to look as neat as it does. Using plastic only on the outside of the corners also means heat is no concern.
5kg is a lot of filament, and making it with PLA doesn't make much sense, since most people want an enclosure to print abrasive materials like ABS/ASA at high temperatures, which would melt the PLA pretty quickly. And printing with PETG at $30-$35 a kg, would mean $150-175, not cheap. With that said, it could be a lot more affordable though if one used PET from recycled plastic bottles and that would be an interesting recycling project. Also, there is a free modular enclosure on printables now.
found this today, got lots of ideas I can use this for, not just 3D printing cabinets, but so much more. even more ideas will come
Seems that coroplast would pair exceptionally well with this setup. Easy to cut panels with a pair of scissors or a utility knife.
Huge thumbs up! A very comprehensive and well delivered content on a specific project. Thank you!
so, thats really nice and all, but not factoring anything else. with the average 1kg of PLA going for $20, thats already $100 in filament alone.... the flexibility in the system was nice but this isent really an inexpensive way of making an enclosure.. the re-usability point is a great one, and in the long run may offset the initial capital cost.. but i dont see the average laymen hobbyist doing setup changes that frequently that this system would be worth it. non the less, GREAT video as always!!! thank you for sharing and providing a constant stream of creative content!
Thanks for the kind words!!! Yeah these types projects usually are not about saving money so much as infinite customizability. Same with the briefcase one I did.
I think aluminum extrusion would be cheaper than the amount of filament this thing takes.
I made one kind of out of scraps. I had some spare extrusion beams and my neighbor's small cheap greenhouse collapsed from a lot of wind, so he gave me the panals which are great in keeping heat in. I font have a bottom but for the top I cut out a piece of wood with a filament hole and 3d printed a spool holder
Speaking of enclosing the A1 mini, have you tested how it performs inside an enclosure printing something like ABS? Apparently even though the ABS is not recommended it is technically possible, but i haven't seen anyone test it yet.
Great video, but I can't back a KS for functional 3d models that do not include step files, it's one thing to only have stls for decorative stuff, but for it to be a customizable system, there needs to be a backer level that includes cad you can do stuff with, otherwise it's a lot of printing for limited use case -- for the price I can buy some inexpensive 2020, some acrylic, spend 20 minutes in cad and have an enclosure, or go the ikea route, they do realize the time investment to print all the parts is significant, this feels like when you only have a hammer, everything is a nail...to shocking dismay to us 3d printing enthusiasts, not everything needs to be 3d printed.
Agreed
some of the CAD will be included! The pegboard and accessory files will be released with the file delivery!
Did you try these with some ABS printing? Thanks!!
I would hope there would be more to this, I just backed the Phrozen Arco on kickstarter and would like to make a custom Borg cube one of there design but having trouble with the excel file and do not know what a "Enter Number of Elements in Below Fields" so question is how to you figure out the encloser? the video was look at this product is there any suggestions as to where I can get step by step this is how you make an encloser
This looks so good to build I will soon have my first 3D printer and I have been watching a lot of videos to learn before I get my printer, I sure need one of this in my life lol, I seen a bunch of enclosure models but this is definitely the best one I seen good job.
Great Video!!!! Love this stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a great work. It is more than just 3d printer enclosure. I can even use it for my ferment chamber and green house as well.
From where do you get the FlexiGlass ?
This is rather spooky timing as i was literally thinking about building an enclosure on my walk into work this morning.
Whoa. Give this one a consideration. It was pretty fun to build. Not the cheapest option out there compared to lack but it’s super customizable which is a plus
Can this be printed with a Prusa mini!!
Can you make it heated and how high can it go. That would be the big gamechanger
I was really hoping to see you do one of the fancy designs. Uncle Jessy did the dwarf one and it looked baller. If you, or when you, reconfigure I'd love to see how those looked. Great job as always!
Why would you print an enclosure out of PLA? You're just asking for it to warp
I won’t be exposing it to heat I want to use it for a laser cutter. Also didn’t have enough PETG and shipments are delayed due to the war. So yeah.
Wouldn't the motherboard fan blow air into the encloser like this?
Please do a video on the laser printer and other configurations.
Interesting but gimmicky, esp for the price point involved. For the cost of the files and the materials I can pick up a couple easy to assemble pre-made aluminum tube and ruberrized nylon fabric enclosures like the ones I already use for my printers and laser. One thing I would also add to the final product that I don't see in this preview is the option for leveling legs.
Can we download the prints im a starter i have a 600x600mm printer
So need to build some of these for my laser engravers.
Same
does anyone know where I can order a printed version from somebody with a commercial license for this?
the big question is why hasnt anyone released stls for something like this open source style
Can believe that I ended up on this as it was posted.
same
No I cannot
Very nice, great concept - but waaay too expensive: at the end of the day, this is an alternative to a lack enclosure, which is 12 Euro here in Europe. This is ~50 Euros for the files, 100 Euros for the Filament and the work and money to print the stuff - so easily 150 Euros PLUS the acrylic for the walls. This is almost twice the price of the printer I want to enclose and for the combined money I could buy a fully enclosed K1. So please lower the price for the files to Lack-levels and I would be in just for the fun of it...
This was really timely for me. Thanks for the "heads-up" on the Kickstarter. I hope you get something out of it. I decided that for $48 today it was worth saving the time of designing my own! Keep up the great work on the channel.
Nice enjoy! Would love to hear what you think of it
Are there any printable enclosures out now? I have an Ender Extender 400XL that could use a better enclosure than the grow tent I’ve been using, that thing is not exactly fun to setup
I know your comment is 4 months old, but nobody replied. Yes, there is a free printable modular enclosure on printables
@@danatopereira I actually sold my 400XL and replaced it with an Ender 3 V3 KE, and bought an enclosure for it
Would there be version for P1S? I want to reduce the noise.
It's modular, you can make it however big you want :)
I just don't get products like this. It requires a printer, preferably one that already has an enclosure and can print the more difficult materials anyway for longevity and even at that, it takes five freaking kilos of filament to print the entire thing. I can buy three Lack tables for the price of ONE roll of PLA filament and those things come in different sizes now. And that's not even taking the price of puchasing the STL's into account. I think it's just way, WAY more convenient and economic to just buy a Lack (or multiple even), some basic hardware and a handful of printed parts than spend a hundred bucks and literally three months of non-stop printing to come up with something like this. I guess I'm not their target audience.
Yeah, different strokes for different folks, some folks really like to print it and make it super customized, others want to do it cheaply and easily with available stuff!
Thank you for this video and all of your videos. Side question, what prints do the soldiers need and where can I mail it to? Stay safe.
ממש אוהב את הסירטונים שלך מה זה מה שאתה מדפיס לחיילים אם הם צריכים אני ישמח להדפיס להם גם
Just pledged $48 to this, been looking for a modular enclosure for my ender 3 pro to print my ABS on my current table, so I don’t have to buy another larger table and separate enclosure from Amazon
Where is the link to download? This is free right? I’m assuming it is since, well it’s 3d printable and you have to print it yourself.
There's a free modular enclosure on printables
כל הכבוד לך! אחלה סרטון!
I like the design but the price is steep. There are many free alternatives that are modular on thingaverse.
Well nice video with very good explanations. Buying the complete stl-files for the enclosure and the price for 5 kilogramms filament - we are speaking about more then 320 dollars!!!! Really? YES more then 300 dollars. Not include the time and the energy costs and (if u wnat) acrylic walls/doors (again near 100 Dollars more.....). So i am out - this system is near 95% worthless when i have to spend so much money for an enclosure. For those who are rich enough - ok super. But much too much money for an enclosure for one printer 😞 For my p1p enclosure i payed about 70 dollars for the acrylic parts and print the rest with 1 role of pla filament... but more then 400 dolalrs (with acrylic doors/walls)... NO!
I feel like for things like this, it's just cheaper and easier to buy one vs printing it. forgetting effort print time and electricity it's 125CAD!
If I factor in what it costs me printing this enclosure I am better off buying 2020 extrusions and mounting acrylic panels on them.
From where do you buy 2020 extrusions so cheaply?
U struggle to find for $100-150?
Yes. I ended up paying €248 back in March to a company in the Netherlands. So $100-150 would be a real improvement
I really like this This is really cool Thank you for the video. I think I'm just going to stick with making it enclosure out of PVC pipe and drape some thick plastic sheets over it. Think it's a lot easier and probably way cheaper
That doesn’t seem logical to print at all. $50-$100 of pls depending how you source it. Then add cost for lights and stuff. My enclosure was less than that and is fireproof and came with a light strip. Cool build but doesn’t make sense unless you get free pla from a sponsor.
What did you make/how did you make it?
5kg filament + printing time + acrylic + hardware ? No way ! This comes to be an enclosure which costs more than half the price of the A1. This makes no sense. Who wants to do it for an Ender3 or so and spend more for the enclosure than for the printer itself ? Come on...
This looks great! Might have to look into it, I really could do with an enclosure
share the file please or link
@@Anonymous-ut9bc it’s a paid file, I’m not sharing it, you’ll have to pay like everyone else. The link is in the video description
Go for it!
@@thenextlayer I’ve backed the kickstarter!
It costs lots of money for files
Do you know where to by pmma sheets in israel?
I don't even know what PMMA sheets are?
@@thenextlayer acrylic/pmma/perspex same things differnt names
Interesting video, but way overkill on the technology. More "Rube Goldberg" than simple DIY. Instead of over $100 on filament, and days on a printer, I would simply use 12 pieces of 1 X 1 quality wood cut to length and joined with about 24 "ELL" brackets in the corners. 3D print the door brackets or just buy 4 or 6 cabinet hinges. Make it in a day, or 2 if you include lunch breaks. But for the sides, if there will be a laser involved, you need laser blocking acrylic panels, not clear acrylic. And I would put doors in front and on one (or both) sides for easy access, and cleaning after using a CNC mill. The idea that you can take it apart and make something a different size ignores the acrylic sides that won't fit and the good chance to break a piece on disassembly. Cheaper, faster, easier to just make a new one with a wood frame.
i mean yeah it's good but i feel like the 90€ is too much if you only want to use it for 1 printer the 50€ old price tag was much more comfortable but this way i would have to find more people who would want to buy it with me
how can I get the sv06 to israel? can you pls help me?
Filamentech has it :)
@@thenextlayer It's 1390 nis for a 195$ 3d printer, is there a cheaper option?
Please tell us more about what you're printing for the soldiers.
Charger adapters for two different kinds of military vehicles. The soldiers don’t have a way to charge their phones, which may sound silly, but it’s really important for them to be able to keep in touch with family!!
@@thenextlayer Thanks. I wouldn't mind seeing a video (or short) about how you realized that this is a problem that needs solving, and how you solved it.
link for stl file
It’s a Kickstarter lol check out the link in the description
Cost too much just get a Amazon one prebuilt for half the price
I would love to print this tho
why dont they just sell it its printed files?
It is as if Google is reading my mind not just my data. I could provide a good home for the BL A1 AMS. The only problem is that it would have to sit in a damp environment and as such, filament being hygroscopic it would not be very productive. It needs an enclosure. This is where Google comes in. I mentioned this problem on another channel. And today I got this promoted video. I think I can use this construction design to incorporate the printer and AMS. So, the dried filament would stay dry longer while inside. Hey, WHAT THE HECK!!!! Build one that will surround the whole house!
סרטון מהמם! הלוואי והמחיר של הקיקסטארט היה נמוך יותר.
Personally I'd rather see something that uses 3d printed joints or something and cheap lumber. Wood is actually fairly cheap compared to filament for these kinds of large projects.
$90 is ridiculous for just files
Fuerza Israel!
Nah, i will never back projects like this. A kickstarter campain to sell some STLs....
What was your experience? I already bought two campaigns from these people Even so, I'm afraid that they won't give me the files.
that design looks like made for injection molding, not FDM printing
Actually it was designed for FDm and uses very minimal supports
5:13 earned a like, and loads of respect.
Dude lives on land stolen from Palestinians. He's printing for the Israeli army, not the US army.
Looks so bulky! Feels like they could have saved at least half of the materials.
It’s hollow inside (the parts) but very sturdy!
@@thenextlayerand in your opinion after printing lots of things, are all this parts necessary? Could they have some parts designed differently to save material? Is it a project worth backing or wait a bit longer? I understand its different industries but I watch SplatterCat gaming, he reviews up and coming indie games and he gives the positive, the negatives and he says when a project is early access, green, fully fledge, the goods, the bads and if its a bargain to grab now or rather wait to a new iteration.
two words: material creep. I bet those clips esp. made from PLA will loosen over time.
This “jaw-dropping shocked” expression in the thumbnail image hurts credibility to convey your message. If you are “shocked” by your own content, why watch your video? I don’t want to be “amazed” by watching your video, I want to believe you actually know what you are talking about in the video…drop this expression. If you saw this on the street in public, you would walk right past that guy to the person behind him that doesn’t look like he is “amazed by the world”.
Yeah unfortunately you’re mistaken, I A/B test these types thumbnails extensively and these expressions often result in much better click through rates. Which is why so many KZheadrs do them. But I’ll consider finding some new ones.
Note when cutting Acrylic/Plexiglass with a saw, place Tape (painters tape works well) over where your going to cut, solves the particle issue. Also, cut SLOW, as in just push it through slowly. Another note: Why pay for Files? That is kind of the stupidest thing I have seen from the 3d printing world is selling a STL file. Reason to balk at this is because your still not done spending money after getting the files. There is still the material cost of said thing, also its impossible to stop files from being uploaded to free sites or shared. Ya the "cost" of designing the thing, but also the designer shouldn't be trying to make money off of that design if he isn't going to sell the product himself. I design lots of stuff myself too, but I do not upload or share these files as I actually make the thing and then sell the actual object. If I do ever upload a design, it will be free, because again, its impossible to stop it from getting re-uploaded to other sites.
Thanks for the tip!
Can you please tell us more about what you are printing for the soldiers? I also printed some things for them and want to print more
I hope you're doing good buddy and I hope Israel is continuing to be as resilient as they've always been. Sending love from north west Arkansas.
Why is this a kickstarter project? Why make someone pledge about $50 for a print file and call it a product launch that needs funding. Where is the money going?
I know you live in Israel, so obviously this war impacts you personally. I really want to continue to be subscribed to you for your printer content, but I am finding it increasingly difficult to watch your content with its pro Israel references. Can we just keep the politics out of it. We know your position, but most of us come for the printer content only and may have differing political views
I haven’t brought politics into the channel. But I won’t hide my support of my country.
Fair enough. Unsubbed
@@sallymather5329 Great! Thanks!
Its unfortunate that i have to tell youtube due to ethics that are likely out of both of our hands at this point in our lives but keep up the amazing work bud :)
Why can't you be upfront about sponsored content? You only mention them sponsoring you in the last 30 seconds.
He mentioned the filament sponsor at the beginning
@@rbcmptrmn He mentioned the sponsor, the maker of the Kickstarter, at the end too.
People…..chill. Does it really matter when he discloses a sponsor as long as he is truthful. We’ve really become a culture of criticism and it’s sad.
What can’t you just enjoy the high quality videos he makes without searching for something to criticize? He disclosed his sponsors, and the was thorough in his review of the product.
Because you can the skip the sponsoring without missing something of the content?
Stopped watching when I saw that flag in the background
Good! That's what it's for. If you support Hamas and hate Israel, I don't want you benefitting from my content. I'm based in Israel, and I won't apologize for it.
@@thenextlayer you are brainwashed sir.
Volunteer printing for the Israeli army? How can you support War in any way? I thaught it is bad enough that the people of Isreal don't condemn their goverments actions.
IMO this is a terrible use of 3d printed
Second
Why the stupid thumbnail? Why?
I see Israel flag behind you. I just want to say I love Israel. 🇦🇿❤️🇮🇱
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