<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1588/my-easy-and-relativley-cheap-sd3-enclosure/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:01:52 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/45398/#p45398 While at a Dollar General I happened to notice this:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb55/LendrenStarfall/3D-Printer/lids_zpsa921c90f.jpg
The same basic tray as that one I found on Amazon (that apparently is now primarily purchased as SD3 lids, given what the "frequently purchased with" stuff shows), but for $1 on the shelf.

]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:01:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/45398/#p45398 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/34273/#p34273 Printed the parts out yesterday and finished it all up today... seems to work really well!!  Sure beats the cardboard and towel system that I had going before...  wink

(Before and after photos are attached for the sake of good humor)


Before...
http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=3159&amp;download=0

and after...
http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=3169&amp;download=0
(sorry about the sideways photo, the picture is saved right-side up but the upload process appears to rotate it...)

]]> Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:50:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/34273/#p34273 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/34216/#p34216 Cromz... perfect!  I shrank the X axis by 10% to make a tighter fit for my acrylic and the parts fit perfectly!  Thanks for offering up your files, they saved me a lot of time.

]]> Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:22:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/34216/#p34216 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/34172/#p34172 Bob, the acrylic I got was also slightly thicker. I remade 3 parts in freecad, here is a zip file for the 3. the rest I left as paeltz has them. the magnet mounts are a little off, but they still work

I hope these help you.

]]> Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:54:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/34172/#p34172 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/34137/#p34137 Im a hack. I simply taped my magnets on. I used 3" packing tape all the way across, and folded it over as an extra purpose to cover the sharp edges.

]]> Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:12:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/34137/#p34137 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/34132/#p34132 Does anyone have STL files for slightly thicker acrylic?  I ended up with pieces about .095" thick and the default parts are designed for thinner material.  I've been slowly trying to learn Blender to make my own parts, but hopefully someone else has already been through this and might be willing to let me use their versions.

Thanks!

]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:49:42 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/34132/#p34132 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/33479/#p33479 Thanks Paeltz! I used your enclosure for my SD2  smile I also did a camera mount with gopro parts I found on thingiverse and a magnet base I made.

]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:09:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/33479/#p33479 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30234/#p30234 Thank you Adrian for the quick reply,
Indeed cyanoacrylate seems to work, on a previously unglued spot. I made sure to clean both plexiglas and magnet with isopropyl alcohol, scratch both surfaces and it sticks.

The plexiglas should not get more than 50°C warm, but as you said if it's likely to fail I will have to find a more expensive glue...

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:51:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30234/#p30234 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30187/#p30187 "Standard" Cyanoacrylate will work.. for a while.. before the heat causes it to fail. Old school cyanoacrylate formulas have about similar thermal resistance to say acrylic... i.e, not much wink The upper limit is about 80°C .. and thats the high end of the spectrum..

There is however, nowadays, 'high temp' super glue. Permabond have a range, a does Loctite ( http://www.henkelna.com/industrial/fast … -12603.htm ) . These are generally good to 120°C - which is enough for this purpose.

You can of course, forget all this, and if appearance isn't a huge issue, just use JB-Weld - its good to the temps it needs to survive...

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:12:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30187/#p30187 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30178/#p30178 Hi everybody,
I've replicated Paeltz excellent work with a twist: the entire chassis has been covered with white Tesa marking tape and white foam on the edges.
However I've a trouble with the magnets: I'd like to get away without the magnet holders, and directly glue the magnets to the plexiglass. Here's the catch: what glue should I use?
I tried a Bostik all-purpose glue that says it glues everything except polypropylene but it doesn't work, even if I let it cure as per instructions and sanded a bit the magnet and the plastic contact surface.
What about cyanoacrylate? Or should I go straight with epoxy?
I didn't print the magnet holders, but from what I see the magnets would be installed behind the plexiglas, hence requiring much less adhesive force. But will the magnetic force still be strong enough?
In my experiment I need two 8x1mm magnets to get a proper force, one is barely enough.

Thanks!
Nick

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:41:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30178/#p30178 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/27283/#p27283 Dumb question time. Would anyone be willing to post assembly instructions for this enclosure? I've got the acrylic, the magnets, and I'm printing the parts right now. It looks simple enough but it would really help just to have something to follow along with.

]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:51:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/27283/#p27283 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/25573/#p25573 Krythis wrote:
downeym wrote:

just a data point. I tried just putting a single 13.5" square plexiglass top on the SD3 metal chassis and running the filament through the wire access hole in the back as I have noticed some people doing, but I started to notice that some of the finer details were getting sloppy in my prints, especially the infill. On my printer, the top of the extruder is quite close to the top of the chassis and this required a very small bend radius in the filament.  I noticed that sometimes with a full spool when the extruder would move from back to front it would drag the heavy spool and unwind it and the filament would actually discolor due to the stress at the sharp bend.

I took off the top and ran the filament back over the top and my prints were dramatically improved, although the corners want to lift again.

I guess its time to build a raised top.

Your mileage may vary...

I believe those are all SD2s. On the SD3 our wire harness goes through that same hole. I use the party plate off of Amazon with a drilled 1" hole and printed grommet. The filament still rubs against the top, but no noticeable impact to prints.

I think my issue was the bend radius on the filament more than the rubbing on the top. I think the extruder was having a hard time pushing and pulling the filament with it bent so far...

I like the pan plate idea. I built a top for the SD3, but I am not crazy how it turned out. Can I see a picture of yours with the plate on top? Also with a close up of the top of the extruder with the top on.

]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:17:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/25573/#p25573 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/25572/#p25572 Made my own magnet holders for 3mm Acrylic and 10mm magnets.

Could have made them smaller but deicided not too smile

]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:06:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/25572/#p25572 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/24511/#p24511 paeltz wrote:
Stevos758 wrote:

I tried. Do you have the sketchup files for me? When I import the STL into sketchup its way bigger than it should be. It was 8ft tall when I tried.

You need to import in mm and not inches.

I always have to convert to mm by scaling by 25.4 myself. Is there an easier way to do this in Sketchup?

Stevos758 - If it's showing 8' then it's already been converted to mm. So take the measurement in inches (96) and consider that milometers.

]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 01:19:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/24511/#p24511 <![CDATA[Re: My EASY and relativley cheap SD3 enclosure]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/24481/#p24481 Stevos758 wrote:

I tried. Do you have the sketchup files for me? When I import the STL into sketchup its way bigger than it should be. It was 8ft tall when I tried.

You need to import in mm and not inches.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 18:22:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/24481/#p24481