<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1306/custom-enclosure-mod/ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/23814/#p23814 It's ubiquitous... we all just scrap the used stuff to the most convenient location.  I clean mine up about once a week.  Some of the finer stuff goes into a small container to use for abs glue...  smaller pieces mean faster dissolving.  I rarely use pieces that are the same size as the filament that goes into the machine.  Just seems to take longer to dissolve.

]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/23814/#p23814 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/23770/#p23770 I see you store your "used" plastic in the bottom of your printer too. smile

]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/23770/#p23770 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/23722/#p23722 Made a handle that fits 2 magnets and secures using the left over screws from the Lowes hinges. Not super strong because it goes on the outside of the acrylic, but will keep the door closed or close it if near.

Edit: It had a long day of printing so please don't mind the mess smile

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:92771

http://i.imgur.com/1HIUZoU.jpg

]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 02:20:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/23722/#p23722 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22824/#p22824 LdyMox wrote:

I am going to do this when I get my S2 Pro. I have that tray and just threw some weather stripping on the edges. I will use gravity to hold it on to the top, unless I need to attach it. I will try and just for the side panels glue some magnets on the acrylic with some weather stripping in the gap it creates. Maybe put a knob on the front panel.

So far not lucky in a simple cut of acrylic. The cheap HomeDepot plastic cutter didn’t quite work and sliced my finger open when the acrylic shattered into many pieces. Well at first you don't succeed...

Assuming you're buying new plastic sheets anyway, try Lowes (if you have one near you).  Home depot wouldn't cut the plastic for me but Lowes cut it right there in the store and didn't charge me for anything except just the plastic sheet.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 23:08:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22824/#p22824 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22812/#p22812 I am going to do this when I get my S2 Pro. I have that tray and just threw some weather stripping on the edges. I will use gravity to hold it on to the top, unless I need to attach it. I will try and just for the side panels glue some magnets on the acrylic with some weather stripping in the gap it creates. Maybe put a knob on the front panel.

So far not lucky in a simple cut of acrylic. The cheap HomeDepot plastic cutter didn’t quite work and sliced my finger open when the acrylic shattered into many pieces. Well at first you don't succeed...

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 19:27:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22812/#p22812 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22630/#p22630 I drilled a 1/2" hole in the middle of the party tray and ran my filament though that.  I have had one jam caused by filament tangling next to that hole.  I need to either design my own, or print one of the already available, filament guide.

]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 21:27:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22630/#p22630 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22601/#p22601 How are you running the filament into the enclosure for an SD3? From the SD2 pix it looks like the filament is coming in where the hotend wiring comes in in my model. Is there another mod for moving those wires or do I need to cut a window on the party tray?

]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 17:27:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22601/#p22601 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22185/#p22185 I have mine running about 15 feet from where the family sits and watches TV and I've had no complaints.  I don't think it's a very noisy process to begin with.

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 20:00:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22185/#p22185 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/22048/#p22048 Has anyone though about the case from a soundwise perspective? I'd like it to isolate as much as possible. How is then acrylic working regarding noise?

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/22048/#p22048 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18817/#p18817 Nope, it seems it's ten posts.

This is a 12" tray available on Amazon for $3.60 that seems to fit pretty well, though I haven't tested or mounted it yet:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb55/LendrenStarfall/3D-Printer/759616b2d66ab930a5e5645535ad7685_zpsd9fb1654.jpg

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:29:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18817/#p18817 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18784/#p18784 You need 5 posts first.  Just to keep the spammers out.  Please post the amazon link as well so others can copy going forward.

]]> Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:43:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18784/#p18784 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18746/#p18746 I went looking for a 13" plastic tray similar to the 11" one in the first post, but while I didn't find one, a 12" one I found on Amazon for $3.60 seems to fit.  If the forum ever thinks I'm okay to post links, I'll show you a picture and offer a link to the item on Amazon.

]]> Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:40:17 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18746/#p18746 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18318/#p18318 It could be that the higher bed temp is maintaining a larger difference in temp between the base and the rest of the print.  I think Slic3r has an option to reduce the bed temp after some number of layers.  It might be worth trying that, using a high temp for initial adhesion and then reducing it to even out the overall temperature of the print.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:00:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18318/#p18318 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18313/#p18313 I get the strange feeling that my bed is just way too hot, actually.  I have been doing some experiments with lowering the bed temperature and testing the amount of warping.  Consistently, it has been reducing the warp every time I lower it.  I started at 100C and am now printing at 60C , and the parts look amazing compared to before.  There's practically no warping, and I still have excellent adhesion to the print bed.  I would include pictures but my camera is not quite good enough at macro shots to capture the difference.

Obviously, this is inconsistent with the experience of everyone else, so my first inclination is to think that the bed thermistor is not properly situated. 

I unfortunately do not have an IR thermometer to confirm.  I really should get one.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:25:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18313/#p18313 <![CDATA[Re: Custom Enclosure Mod]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18310/#p18310 I wonder if the heat is very uneven.  You could try taking some readings with an IR thermometer.  Put some masking tape or something over the glass first.  Heating the bed with some kind of insulation on top might help it spread better, but that's a long shot.  You could also try painting on an acetone/abs mixture, with only a few small pieces of plastic dissolved in it.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:03:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18310/#p18310