Topic: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure
I have seen a few really nice enclosures but I wanted to create a case that anyone could create, was cheap, and highly functional. I really liked the thought of doors but hinges drove the cost up, created more work, and I kinda like the idea of taking everything completely off for maximum room to work. The doors can come off or on in a flash including the top. This design also solves the problem of filament not getting tangled up on the spool, allows a nice overhead view, and takes into consideration larger prints in case you forget to have your bed not go home when finished.
I will probably make more changes to this design down the road but I believe this to be an very good and an easy start for anyone with a SD3. In the future I'm considering putting a heat duct like Ian's and doing some laser etching at some point down the road so I will keep this thread updated.
I'm going to reprint some of these parts to make the colors match as I initially printed them on whatever was loaded at the time.
My list of materials is slightly more than some other cheaper ones that I have seen but it's mainly due to the size of the SD3 being larger than the SD2.
1 30x36" Lowes / cost $19.98
http://www.lowes.com/pd_11233-1638-11G0 … facetInfo=2 packs magnets (20 total) Harbor Freight / cost $2.99 each
http://www.harborfreight.com/10-piece-r … 67488.html1 roll of foam weather stripping Home Depot cost $2.42
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ … TVM9DDqmmQ
Total Cost = $28.38 plus tax
If you buy the materials at either of the big box stores (blue or Orange) they will cut your pieces for you so you do not have to do this yourself. With a 30x36' sheet you can get all the pieces you need. *See attached cut sheet*
13 3/4 x 17 (*2)
13 1/4 x 17 (*1)
13 1/4 x 13 3/4 (*1)
6 1/8 x 3 3/4 (*2)
You will need to print these parts
back brackets *2
large back bracket *1
long bottom bracket *4
short bottom bracket *2
magnet holders *6
top bracket *4
Hopefully this saves someone some time!