Square Stacks 3D Printer Enclosure (Also Lightbox)

- Lightweight and "somewhat modular" 3D printer enclosure. - Easy to build - Just a screwdriver. No funky drilling, soldering, cutting, sawing, heat insets. - Measures about 640 mm / 25.2 inch cube. - Does not take forever to print, does not burn a hole in your wallet. - Can double up as photography lightbox, soldering station, painting booth, recording booth. - Feel free to remix, here's a link to my Tinkercad . HOW TO BUILD

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PARTS TO PRINT

A) Outer Frame - 2802 mins

- 8 X A1 Corner - 540 mins - 24 X A2 Bar - 1476 mins - 5 X A3 T-Bar - 299 mins - 5 X A4 X-Bar - 379 mins - 1 X A5 Top Magnet Bar  - 42 mins - 1 X A6 Bottom Magnet Bar  - 66 mins B) Panels - 1144 mins

- 4 X B1 X-Bar - 204 mins - 4 X B2 X-Plate - 72 mins - 16 X B3 Bar - 716 mins - 16 X B4 Plate - 152 mins C) Doors - 906 mins

- 8 X C1 Corner (Set) - 190 mins - 12 X C2 Bar - 406 mins - 4 X C3 T-Bar (Set) - 170 mins - 2 X C4 Center Bar (Set) - 131 mins - 2 X C5 Door Knob - 9 mins Total 4852 mins or 80.9 hours, that is about 3.3 days of continuous printing. You should be able to print all the parts within 4-5 days, complete the entire build within 1 week.

MY PRINT SETTINGS

- 0.4mm nozzle, 0.25mm layer height, 0.42mm line width. - At least 3 walls, 3 top & bottom shell layers, 20% gyroid infill. - Optional - Alternate extra wall, in/out/in wall order. - Snug supports, 0.27mm top & bottom z distance, 2 interface layers, 1mm top interface spacing. OPTIONAL PARTS

W) Honeycomb Storage Wall (HSW) - Mounts onto left and right sides of wall. Each wall requires:

- 2 X W1 End Bar - 2 X W2 Center Bar - 1 X W3 Center Connector X) Cable Management

- X1 Cable Clip - Attach to any point, use these to hold cables. - X2 Grommet - Use as cable passthrough or ventilation. - Print the grommet. - Use grommet as template to cut a hole in the square sheet. - Mount the grommet. Y) LED Holders

- Y1 - A simple clip to hold 8mm LED strips under the HSW - Y2 26cm/10inch ring light holder - Print 4 of these, add 8X3mm magnets, attach to top wall. Stick magnet plates onto the ring light. Z) Misc

- Z1 - Reinforces A5-A6, reduces the slack. - Z2 - A simple magnet clip to hold photography backdrops in place. - Print 2 X top mount, add 8*3mm magnets, attach to rear top A2 bars. - Print 2 X clips, add 8*3 magnets, slap on top of the mount. - Alternate - 2 X middle mount, attach to rear center B3 bars. - Z3 - TH05 temperature hygrometer holder, mounted on the door middle bar. - Z4 - Creality Nebula Camera holder. Add four 8X3mm to the holder, attach the holder to the door… Or anywhere you want to mount the camera. NOTE : KIND-OF-MODULAR

- You can add more “square sheets” along the depth and height. - But if you add more sheets along the width - You will have to somehow deal with the doors. PARTS LIST (AFFILIATE LINKS)

These are my affiliate links, they do not cost more. But I will make a small commission for every sale, that will help to offset some costs of my future projects.

REQUIRED PARTS

Item Qty Price (USD)

30 X 30 X 2 mm Plywood Sheets 16 $22.6

30 X 30 X 1.5 mm Clear Plastic Sheets 4 $17

M2 X 8 Self-Tapping Screws 200 $2.2

M3 X 4 Self-Tapping Screws 100 $1.0

1 Inch Steel Hinges 10 $1.2

8 X 3 mm Round Magnets 20 $1.65

2 KG Filament Pack 1 $26.55

TOTAL   $72.2

You can swap out plywood with corrugated sheets to reduce the cost, or use all clear plastic sheets.

OPTIONAL PARTS

Item Price (USD)

USB Electric Screwdriver $10-20

TH05 Temperature Humidity Sensor $3

26 cm / 10 inch Ring Light $10

3M LED Cob Strip $5

Photography Backdrop $5

Delta 120 mm Fan (Fume Extractor) $10

12V USB PWM $3

Fan Filter $4

100w USB Charger $15

30 cm / 12 inch Acoustic Panels (24 Pack) $16

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