Price up doing it yourself with the slot snd plexi..... the one I'm building for my XL and 2 mk3s is neigh on £1000..... the price of materials is sky high snd won't be coming back down
You should find better sources. 8020 extrusions (the brand, not size) can be had, with pc/macrolon or UHMW panels, can easily be sourced for less than $300 - even at a quantity of 1.
I was in the process of building one I designed for myself, and got exciting in seeing this, as it has most of the features I was designing plus a modular power supply cable. And then I saw the price. I'll stick to the one I have designed. :)
Yeah, same thing. His products offer good quality but mannnnn... it hurts my wallet so much when I saw that price. I think, I gonna stick my old Ikea furniture closed enclosure, it work like charm.
They know that you (and me) are not the target audience for this product. "It made sense to create something high-quality and advanced (designed and tested by us, aimed for businesses, schools and other institutions) because the DIY enclosure from IKEA Lack tables is still a good budget option, so there was no need to create a replacement for it."
@@clemenslucas Compared to the printers marketed to schools and businesses, the XL with a full enclosure and all 5 nozzles is a _bargain._ And yet I suspect they'll still pass Prusa Research by because they don't have support contracts yet (that will change once they get the print farm system going).
That entire enclosure can be made with standard lexan panels you but at Home Depot. Just design and 3D print the corner brackets and whatever other accessories you think you need. Very simple to do.
For the sake of anyone that hasn't heard of them, I went with Printer-Box, and I'm very happy with it and will be using it with the MMU2 addon. Still metal and half the cost, check them out.
It’s great to see an official Prusa Enclosure. I want it and I want all the options. That being said - buying it for the price makes no financial sense, so I won’t.
I was checking off features ive already included on my custom enclosure haha. Im happy with what i have but the modular design is the main draw for me. I do worry about the stability of it on those small feet and does the enclosure allow space for the muu2s with a paving stone under the printer to reduce ringing? Does stacking this type of enclosure transfer vibrations to other enclosures around it?
I like the idea of bringing back life to an older printer, but how easy is it to get to the back of the MMU2? How about the spools of filament (enclosure)? How does Prusa have theirs configured for MMU2s? Maybe Mikki needs to do a video on that, seems to be several questions on the MMU2.
Looks about the same size as all the other enclosures that support the MMU2. Generally with that many rolls you run the filament through the top or back from the outside. The benefit is a smaller enclosure that takes less time to heat up, gets to a desired temperature.
The marketing says that this enclosure is for the MK3S+ but I'm wondering will it also fit a MK3S? I don't see why not, because they both have the same dimensions... but then why wouldn't the marketing also show this enclosure as fitting the MK3S (and perhaps other variants like the Prusa Mini)? It seems confusing and also like a missed opportunity because if the enclosure fits an MK3S then surely you would want to advertise it as such to increase sales? I want to buy one- despite it being way too expensive- but I want assurance that it's gonna fit my MK3S printer...
The most interesting thing for me is the fire suppression system. Also: considering the stackability: this product is probably more designed for companies instead of the average Joe home user. I have my IKEA Lack-Case and I'm happy with it. But this DIY-thing wouldn't work for a company. You just need a machine that you can setup and forget.
Those fire systems you can buy everywhere. They are common in engine cabins from boats etc. because of the fire a fuse will light and the bar will put out a substance that will down the fire.
@@TJ13062010 in Dutch its called a blusstaaf. It activates above a certain temperature and releases molecules that suffocate the fire. You can only use this in enclosures!
Will the Add on Modules be Cross Compatible with the IKEA Lack (and i guess other) 3D Printer Enclosures?
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I would like to see how the MMU2S and additional spools fit inside this (if at all). I've skipped MMU2S so far because it takes up too much space and there's no easy way to remove it once installed to make the printer single color. But if this could make it more organized, I would reconsider.
This looks awesome. Love the stuff you guys put out and come up with. But my Wallet much prefers my Plywood box LOL.. For sure something to consider whenever i replace this Mk2. Maybe when y'all release the Mk4 ;)
It would make a lot of sense to offer a kit consisting of a MKS3+ and the enclosure for a reduced price. Otherwise, the enclosure appears to be too expensive.
For the price of this enclosure, you can get the Lack enclosure (~110 bucks for the acrylic, lack tables, and filament) and then get most or all of the way to ANOTHER printer with the remaining 240+ dollars (Ender 3 or Prusa Mini). Yes, this enclosure looks nice and has some pretty cool add-on features, but for $350-700 bucks? That's not a very good value for a transparent box unless you REALLY care about aesthetics and have a bunch of cash to burn.
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that Ultimaker or someone may be sitting on a patent that prevents them from selling it together without paying royalties that Prusa doesn't want to pay.
After putting together the enclosure I can see why he's standing on the outside of the frame. I wouldn't want to stand in the center just in case any of the screws were stripped from over tightening.
Be aware that, after building my own enclosure several years ago, large PLA prints started failing, I finally figured out it was the heat and always print PLA with the door open, it hasn't failed since.
Don't you use a thermometer? My door is closed and the temperature don't go over 28 °C. Maybe it's because the printer in the sellers and the volume of my box is oversized.
Sure, the enclosure's cool and all, but whose music is that? It clearly has some effect: I watched the video without the music and wasn't nearly as excited about the enclosure as I was when I could hear the music. Inquiring minds wanna know! Who recorded that track?
All of the enclosures I've worked with ended up causing too much heat creep in the cold end (Printing PETG). How do you intend to fix this issue? I've been thinking maybe a snorkel to feed fresh air into the fan or something, but I bet that would look way too funky and also likely snag on a print.
Will you be able to buy any of the upgrades separately and add them on later if you decide you want them after buying the bare enclosure? (Specifically, the smart box when it comes out) Also, why is it so expensive? I get that it is very sturdy and has tons of features, but it's kind of hard to believe that this plexiglass / metal box costs almost the same price as an entire Prusa Mini... Maybe plan to have like a spring sale or something? lol
The electronics is still inside the box. This limits the temp to 35C, what is not enough for printing technical materials. Looks better than the IKEA box, but the result is the same. You can easily heat up the IKEA box also.
@@gravitywavesRMS The stepper drivers are the most heat sensitive, they already get warm and there is already no cooling fan in that Einsy RAMBo enclosure!
Just got my enclosure and am not happy. The assembly manual is rev 3 but apparently nobody at Prusa has ever assembled one with the optional accessories. After nearly completing the assembly, I find that I have to undo much of my work because it is nearly impossible to install the filter system and additional power supply once the kit is assembled. I've seen several of these for sale on the used marketplace and almost all of the ads state the options were purchased but never installed. I can see why.
It's great that Prusa is expanding it's product line, but it's been 3 years since the MK3 was released. When are we going to hear something about, or better yet see something about an MK4?
Sure they have the money seeing how popular the product is, even with all the copycats. My guess is the R&D were split in doing the XL and the other half doing the hard maths & science of having more places to write the dude's name on.
The Prusa XL is essentially the Mk4. I wouldn't hold on the line waiting for a Mk4 in the near future if you're currently on the market for your next printer. The Mk3 is still pretty good for its price point and if you want something better, I recommend saving some money and going XL/Voron/RatRig.
@@TheRAINMan059 The XL is not in what I would consider an MK4. The MK line has always been about the i3 design. It really is i3 MK3 or i3 MK4. The XL isn't that. Not that I think the XL isn't a good machine or that it doesn't have a place in the Prusa store or anything like that. Just that it's not the MK4. I'm happy with my MK3S+ for now, and not looking to buy a new printer. The MK3, though, had a lot of innovative features that have now become common place. I'd like to see Prusa innovate on the i3 line again. Partly because that's what I think of when I think of Prusa, and partly because I want to buy the upgrade pack.
@@rickseiden1 There's a reason why the innovators among the hobby community have nearly unanimously moved past the i3 format. Post MK3, the i3 design is deprecated and relegated to cheap printers e.g. Creality. CoreXY and other systems where the bed doesn't sling around the Y axis are the future of serious desktop 3d printing. There's no need for an *i3* Mk4. Yes, Prusa should release more substantial upgrades to the Mk3 including better extruder/hotend, as well as more software features. But i3 is not the future of 3D printing beyond small and affordable e.g. Prusa Mini, Ender 3.
@@TheRAINMan059 I wasn't aware of that. If that's the case Prusa still needs something between the Mini and the XL. When the MK3 was new, one of the selling points was that it could be upgraded to the next version. I don't know how that would work if the next mid sized printer isn't an i3.
Question: do I have to take care of the stepper motors in any way? I have built myself an "ikea lack" housing, when I print ABS there, the steppers become alarmingly warm. Is it different here or does it matter either way ? btw. Love the case !
Hello Prusa, looks great! Glad the power supply is external, but what about the einsy box? I made an enclosure and I ended up installing a duct that went from the outside of the enclosure into the side of the einsy box to pipe in cool air. Just seems like without some cool air circulating around the einsy electronics there would be too much thermal stress on its components.
@@lazyman1011 what's the best way to get the einsy outside of the enclosure? Does Prusa make an extender cable harness? 🤔 or would that be something I'd need to make?
@@marklang7004 Just diy, no magic there. If you have time make a new harness, otherwise elongate them. I’m not shure which signals etc. ran over it but I wouldn’t max it out to much. Short as possible.
I have a Prusa Box and given the opportunity I would switch to the Original Prusa Enclosure. I dislike how cramped everything is in the Prusa Box. One suggestion would be to add additional LED's it looks very dim inside.
The box is 350. If you are getting to 700 you added something to that box. Yeah it's more expensive than buying a $200 enclosure but if you were in the market for a $40 solution then even $200 was expensive.
@@Fixingthingz4u you keep saying it's $700. Would be a bit like me calling a $60000 car $100000 just because a $100000 version exists. There is a market for this. No bad business decision was made here. You want a cheaper box? Prusa literally says go buy a Lack. You want something better go spend $200. You want something Gucci? Buy Gucci. We got people putting anodized titanium backers on printers that don't need them. Gucci sells. But yeah in your case the price is going to be higher.
Dobrý den, chci se zeptat zda-li plánujete pro MK3S+ ještě nějaké upgrady. Napadá mne třeba 32bit deska a grafický dotekový LCD. Případně kit pro přestavbu na lineární pojezdy. Děkuji za odpověď.
Built an enclosure for my ender 3. It would be hard for me to go back to an open frame printer w/o enclosure. Enclosures are nice / needed when your 3d printer is in your room.
I was thinking of that product when I saw this. You can get printer box in black too for a few bucks more than bare stainless version if that is a desire.
Or.... use an old upright fridge/freezer. Just cut a hole in the door and use sealant to fix some old glass. I just extended the wiring harnesses and fed them through to the electronics housing and screen that I placed on top shelf of the freezer. That also uses the sliding baskets for storing tools and filament. I mainly store the filament on a high shelf of the fridge section above the printer as the heat keeps it nice and dry 😉. No draughts and no issues with abs, nylon and even pc....
Not cheap for sure but inflation and supply chain stuff doesn’t help. On the other hand if the design is open source then you may be able to make it yourself for less. There are plenty of people that lack the know how or time that will be happy paying the cost.
I think they are targeting the more commercial user... Otherwise 99% percent of users, including myself, would just skip the enclosure buy an extra prusa mini 🤣 and use the lack table from ikea.
To be fair they did a budget option out of ikea lack tables a long time ago. This definitely seems more target towards commercial and education in comparison
Great for a workshop or something but I rekon most mk3 owners would just build there own. Also can we please get an upgrade kit for the mk3 to the 32bit board and new nozzle design.
You can stack 5 onto each other. Would'nt work with Lack. So add extra m² rent to the cost of Lack, so this enclosure is much cheaper if you live in Manhaten, Frankfurt or Tokio, but back country it is the other way around ;-)
@@cognetic HAH wish they were that cheap. It's not 2018 anymore. Looks like the prices came back down a bit. The base is currently $12.99 and the blonde color is $14.99. A few months ago I paid nearly $20 a unit for Blonde and most stores were out of stock. Still a great option but you have to factor in the Acrylic and time to make it what you want. personally the Lacks were primarily just printer tables for me. Which keeps that part cheap.
@@Rainmotorsports wow! Yup got mine for $7 a piece back in the days. I ended up not doing the acrylic. I just let the (2) MK3 free-ball it. Only do PETG now. No warping issues so far. I would have for sure bought that case on initial purchase. But after 4+ years without a case, I think I'd prefer no case at all now.
@@cognetic yeah PETG does fine open air. If you have a draft issue just slap a cardboard door on it or something. Prusas print farm does have the advantage of the elevated temps of 400 running printers. But I've rarely had any issues. My Prusa is my ABS printer now that I've built an enclosure. I would probably never spend the money on this but it looks great.
I placed an order for one back in July during the Pre-Order phase. Was wondering if anyone else placed an order back then and how long it took before actually receiving it. I am coming up on four (4) months and can't believe I haven't received it yet. I have checked with Prusa the past two (2) months, and it seems like it just keeps getting pushed out. Ordered with only one option which they have indicated that any options would be shipped at a later date so I'm not sure why it is taking so long. Please let me know the time it took to receive yours from order to receiving. THANKS!
I use the mmu2 and a gravity spoolholder which is placed at the top of the enclosure (currently using a server rack as the enclsoure, it's massive and I have a fan blowing the air inside the enclosure into a duct that's attached to a window lol. It's massive :$). With this enclosure can the spoolholders be placed on top of the enclosure as well?
@@InspGadgt your better solution comes in 2 forms. You buy an enclosure big enough which is not desirable for most people as bigger means lower temps and slower heating. Or you do Ultimaker style. Filament in a separate box. Which is still stackable and can have some positives. You can still treat it like a dry storage box. But if they aren't making it that means you'll need something custom to match the size.
@@Rainmotorsports And that is my point...they make the MMU2, advertise it as compatible with this enclosure. They make the enclosure...but they don't yet have a solution for holding the spools for the MMU2. I'm hoping Prusa will address this themselves and come up with a solution.
Are the mods shown in this video available for download? I’ve been searching for a simple tool mount like the one here, but all I get are tool mounts for DIY / “ikea” enclosures even when I use prusa enclosure in search. Thanks!
LOVE that Prusa is coming out with this for the community. HATE the price. Some of the features seem well thought out, but other things don't. The single LED strip lighting on the left... the case is still dark inside. Unless we can expand and have more LEDs? There should be leds on all 4 corners honestly. Enclosure looks built and very stout! Typical Prusa quality for sure, no doubt in that at all. I dislike that you can only access the printer from the front. You should be able to access it on left and right sides as well. I dislike that it looks like my 7" touch screen raspberry pie setup has no place to go in here... Where as the "Prusa Box" would be right in the front. I thought the Prusa Box was expensive but now comparing both , I actually feel the Prusa box is worth it and probably the one I am going to go with. Just seems way more customizable. LOVE Prusa though, if this wasn't as expensive I'd get it for my mk3s. But after adding the options it's coming out to almost $600 without shipping...
@@Rainmotorsports you live you learn... I made some replacement parts out of PC, but was still a pain as I prefer to focus on what I am printing and not tinkering with the printer itself.
@@JT-Works Right but if you want a printer to do something new it might require tinkering. If you started with a MK3 and went to a MK3S+ like I did you had to reprint parts anyway. That's where I am with this one.
For me noise matters the most as I have to sleep next to the printers in the same room. Does anyone have experience of building an enclosure to reduce noise?
I wouldn't use PTFE tubing all the way to the extruder, I prefer it just to the top and then bare all the way to the extruder. That way, if you run out of filament, you won't have to disconnect the PTFE tube for filament removal. With this enclosure you can only print at 40°C, 50° max in summer. I don't think it's worth the price ($550 plus shipping and tax), except if you really don't have the time and tools to build a better, cheaper wooden enclosure. It would be nice if they also made an active heater case and provided you with plastic parts made of PC, a 3:1 geared extruder (to reduce heat from the extruder motor), and a cooled solution for the motherboard. That way it could easily reach 70°C.
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Neat idea. Price point is hillariously high, which someone would need to be to buy this.
How much is it?
@@christianansorge3819 370 € basic up to 730 € Full Encloser-Setup...
Price up doing it yourself with the slot snd plexi..... the one I'm building for my XL and 2 mk3s is neigh on £1000..... the price of materials is sky high snd won't be coming back down
You should find better sources. 8020 extrusions (the brand, not size) can be had, with pc/macrolon or UHMW panels, can easily be sourced for less than $300 - even at a quantity of 1.
Are they shipping yet ?
I was in the process of building one I designed for myself, and got exciting in seeing this, as it has most of the features I was designing plus a modular power supply cable.
And then I saw the price.
I'll stick to the one I have designed. :)
Yeah, same thing. His products offer good quality but mannnnn... it hurts my wallet so much when I saw that price.
I think, I gonna stick my old Ikea furniture closed enclosure, it work like charm.
They know that you (and me) are not the target audience for this product.
"It made sense to create something high-quality and advanced (designed and tested by us, aimed for businesses, schools and other institutions) because the DIY enclosure from IKEA Lack tables is still a good budget option, so there was no need to create a replacement for it."
@@clemenslucas Compared to the printers marketed to schools and businesses, the XL with a full enclosure and all 5 nozzles is a _bargain._ And yet I suspect they'll still pass Prusa Research by because they don't have support contracts yet (that will change once they get the print farm system going).
That entire enclosure can be made with standard lexan panels you but at Home Depot. Just design and 3D print the corner brackets and whatever other accessories you think you need. Very simple to do.
I just finished building my own enclosure when I saw this. The price made me feel a lot better about doing it myself.
Would love it for my machines - but that price is close to be that of an entire printer.
For the sake of anyone that hasn't heard of them, I went with Printer-Box, and I'm very happy with it and will be using it with the MMU2 addon. Still metal and half the cost, check them out.
Not true. The printer costs 2.8x as much as the enclosure.
@@rsilvers129 unless you want the addons.
@@rsilvers129 he didnt mention the over priced prusa mk3s
Oh I thought that included the printer?🤔
It’s great to see an official Prusa Enclosure.
I want it and I want all the options.
That being said - buying it for the price makes no financial sense, so I won’t.
^ this. At the end of the day, it's just an enclosure. You can get/build one for literally less than a tenth of the price.
I just wunder if that stackable design compatible with the Prusa XXL? So for example 3x mk3s and 1 XXL can be put together as a 2x2 ?
I was checking off features ive already included on my custom enclosure haha. Im happy with what i have but the modular design is the main draw for me. I do worry about the stability of it on those small feet and does the enclosure allow space for the muu2s with a paving stone under the printer to reduce ringing? Does stacking this type of enclosure transfer vibrations to other enclosures around it?
I like the idea of bringing back life to an older printer, but how easy is it to get to the back of the MMU2? How about the spools of filament (enclosure)? How does Prusa have theirs configured for MMU2s? Maybe Mikki needs to do a video on that, seems to be several questions on the MMU2.
Looks about the same size as all the other enclosures that support the MMU2. Generally with that many rolls you run the filament through the top or back from the outside. The benefit is a smaller enclosure that takes less time to heat up, gets to a desired temperature.
Yeah getting to the MMU2s might be a bit tuff. Wish they would show more then one picture of that.
Does the advanced filtration circulate and filter air within the chamber or expel filtered air outside the enclosure?
Will the CAD and/or Code (Firmware etc) for this be Open Sourced?
The marketing says that this enclosure is for the MK3S+ but I'm wondering will it also fit a MK3S? I don't see why not, because they both have the same dimensions... but then why wouldn't the marketing also show this enclosure as fitting the MK3S (and perhaps other variants like the Prusa Mini)? It seems confusing and also like a missed opportunity because if the enclosure fits an MK3S then surely you would want to advertise it as such to increase sales? I want to buy one- despite it being way too expensive- but I want assurance that it's gonna fit my MK3S printer...
awesome, every product should be designed and developed in such an open way!
Awesome. The Mini+ enclosure will be so cute!
Hope the quick connect psu plug goes into the shop. Would be great for my printer box enclosure.
I really like what you are doing at Prusa. Such great ideas. Thanks Josef.
The most interesting thing for me is the fire suppression system.
Also: considering the stackability: this product is probably more designed for companies instead of the average Joe home user. I have my IKEA Lack-Case and I'm happy with it. But this DIY-thing wouldn't work for a company. You just need a machine that you can setup and forget.
Those fire systems you can buy everywhere. They are common in engine cabins from boats etc. because of the fire a fuse will light and the bar will put out a substance that will down the fire.
@@borisbommen How is such a thing called? Can't find it.
@@TJ13062010 smoke/fire alarm, some of them have a wifi too. Check for Tuya/Sonoff
@@TJ13062010 AUTOMATIC TUBE STYLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FIRESLAYER 6'
@@TJ13062010 in Dutch its called a blusstaaf. It activates above a certain temperature and releases molecules that suffocate the fire. You can only use this in enclosures!
Will the Add on Modules be Cross Compatible with the IKEA Lack (and i guess other) 3D Printer Enclosures?
I would like to see how the MMU2S and additional spools fit inside this (if at all). I've skipped MMU2S so far because it takes up too much space and there's no easy way to remove it once installed to make the printer single color. But if this could make it more organized, I would reconsider.
There's a setting in the Prusa Slicer that will make it print one color through the MMU2S
Curious if this with the filter add-on, makes printing abs in your living room safer. You advertise 99.9% removal of particles
This looks awesome. Love the stuff you guys put out and come up with. But my Wallet much prefers my Plywood box LOL.. For sure something to consider whenever i replace this Mk2.
Maybe when y'all release the Mk4 ;)
Amazing enclosure, shame it's half the price of MK3S+ kit version :(
It would make a lot of sense to offer a kit consisting of a MKS3+ and the enclosure for a reduced price. Otherwise, the enclosure appears to be too expensive.
For the price of this enclosure, you can get the Lack enclosure (~110 bucks for the acrylic, lack tables, and filament) and then get most or all of the way to ANOTHER printer with the remaining 240+ dollars (Ender 3 or Prusa Mini). Yes, this enclosure looks nice and has some pretty cool add-on features, but for $350-700 bucks? That's not a very good value for a transparent box unless you REALLY care about aesthetics and have a bunch of cash to burn.
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that Ultimaker or someone may be sitting on a patent that prevents them from selling it together without paying royalties that Prusa doesn't want to pay.
@@brianpichelman182 Stratasys had a patent that expired Feb 2021.
Yeah, the enclosure is really expensive.
@@brianpichelman182 a patent for enclosure? Really?
After putting together the enclosure I can see why he's standing on the outside of the frame. I wouldn't want to stand in the center just in case any of the screws were stripped from over tightening.
Be aware that, after building my own enclosure several years ago, large PLA prints started failing, I finally figured out it was the heat and always print PLA with the door open, it hasn't failed since.
Don't you use a thermometer? My door is closed and the temperature don't go over 28 °C. Maybe it's because the printer in the sellers and the volume of my box is oversized.
Sure, the enclosure's cool and all, but whose music is that?
It clearly has some effect: I watched the video without the music and wasn't nearly as excited about the enclosure as I was when I could hear the music.
Inquiring minds wanna know! Who recorded that track?
All of the enclosures I've worked with ended up causing too much heat creep in the cold end (Printing PETG). How do you intend to fix this issue? I've been thinking maybe a snorkel to feed fresh air into the fan or something, but I bet that would look way too funky and also likely snag on a print.
Absolutely incredible! So excited to get one!
Please show it will fit the MMU2S, this would make a great addition for my machines
I literally just finished making an enclosure for my printer this past weekend and this one is a million times better than mine...
Probably a lot more expensive too
@@igorordecha Honestly would have been about the same with tools, materials and time it took me
@@ericmacias4455 You can make more money, but you can never buy more time.
Great! Prusa Mini Version would be great if it supports the additional standing legs. Otherwise I have to cut them off.
Will you be able to buy any of the upgrades separately and add them on later if you decide you want them after buying the bare enclosure? (Specifically, the smart box when it comes out)
Also, why is it so expensive? I get that it is very sturdy and has tons of features, but it's kind of hard to believe that this plexiglass / metal box costs almost the same price as an entire Prusa Mini...
Maybe plan to have like a spring sale or something? lol
It's exactly the price of an Original Prusa MINI+ kit.
I can't imagine the price of the Original Prusa mini Enclosure once it's released.
The electronics is still inside the box. This limits the temp to 35C, what is not enough for printing technical materials. Looks better than the IKEA box, but the result is the same. You can easily heat up the IKEA box also.
The video shows external mounting for the power supply, which is the only thing that is heat sensitive.
@@gravitywavesRMS and a motherboard. :D
@@gravitywavesRMS The stepper drivers are the most heat sensitive, they already get warm and there is already no cooling fan in that Einsy RAMBo enclosure!
Can you stack an Prusa XL printer with Prusa XL enclosure on top of the MKx enclosure?
From the dimensions it should fit…
for "Function and Form" a big Yes..Well done Prusa!
... for everything else, particularly price ... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
Just got my enclosure and am not happy. The assembly manual is rev 3 but apparently nobody at Prusa has ever assembled one with the optional accessories. After nearly completing the assembly, I find that I have to undo much of my work because it is nearly impossible to install the filter system and additional power supply once the kit is assembled. I've seen several of these for sale on the used marketplace and almost all of the ads state the options were purchased but never installed. I can see why.
How many Prusameters do I need for this ingenious enclosure? ^_^
I wish you could use Prusameters for upgrades or printers, but that's probably not gonna happen.
@@MMuraseofSandvich Maybe just some coupons by Prusameters would be awesome to cut the price a little bit.
Im so excited the prusa mini is getting one!! Will definitely pre-order once the mini version goes up
@@gilbertmckown6161 I will! thank you:).
THIS IS INCREDIBLE, is it by chance compatible with the Ender 3? it's the only printer i have and i love the design of the enclosure
It's great that Prusa is expanding it's product line, but it's been 3 years since the MK3 was released. When are we going to hear something about, or better yet see something about an MK4?
Sure they have the money seeing how popular the product is, even with all the copycats. My guess is the R&D were split in doing the XL and the other half doing the hard maths & science of having more places to write the dude's name on.
The Prusa XL is essentially the Mk4. I wouldn't hold on the line waiting for a Mk4 in the near future if you're currently on the market for your next printer. The Mk3 is still pretty good for its price point and if you want something better, I recommend saving some money and going XL/Voron/RatRig.
@@TheRAINMan059 The XL is not in what I would consider an MK4. The MK line has always been about the i3 design. It really is i3 MK3 or i3 MK4. The XL isn't that. Not that I think the XL isn't a good machine or that it doesn't have a place in the Prusa store or anything like that. Just that it's not the MK4.
I'm happy with my MK3S+ for now, and not looking to buy a new printer. The MK3, though, had a lot of innovative features that have now become common place. I'd like to see Prusa innovate on the i3 line again. Partly because that's what I think of when I think of Prusa, and partly because I want to buy the upgrade pack.
@@rickseiden1 There's a reason why the innovators among the hobby community have nearly unanimously moved past the i3 format. Post MK3, the i3 design is deprecated and relegated to cheap printers e.g. Creality. CoreXY and other systems where the bed doesn't sling around the Y axis are the future of serious desktop 3d printing. There's no need for an *i3* Mk4. Yes, Prusa should release more substantial upgrades to the Mk3 including better extruder/hotend, as well as more software features. But i3 is not the future of 3D printing beyond small and affordable e.g. Prusa Mini, Ender 3.
@@TheRAINMan059 I wasn't aware of that. If that's the case Prusa still needs something between the Mini and the XL. When the MK3 was new, one of the selling points was that it could be upgraded to the next version. I don't know how that would work if the next mid sized printer isn't an i3.
Looks nice... But isn't all the plastic parts of the printer still PETG? You're going to want to change that to ABS asap if you use this.
Question: do I have to take care of the stepper motors in any way? I have built myself an "ikea lack" housing, when I print ABS there, the steppers become alarmingly warm.
Is it different here or does it matter either way ?
btw. Love the case !
Why don't you use the Prusa forum for this type of question?
Steppers can get up to 100c just fine. You shouldn't worry.
I wonder if the printer is locked in place.
Hello Prusa, looks great! Glad the power supply is external, but what about the einsy box? I made an enclosure and I ended up installing a duct that went from the outside of the enclosure into the side of the einsy box to pipe in cool air. Just seems like without some cool air circulating around the einsy electronics there would be too much thermal stress on its components.
I have no problems running everything inside with a chamber temp around 50C. But for shure putting everything outside is better and a easy job.
@@lazyman1011 what's the best way to get the einsy outside of the enclosure? Does Prusa make an extender cable harness? 🤔 or would that be something I'd need to make?
@@marklang7004 Just diy, no magic there. If you have time make a new harness, otherwise elongate them. I’m not shure which signals etc. ran over it but I wouldn’t max it out to much. Short as possible.
Can I just get the quick disconnect parts? I already have an enclosure, but would like that part... And would that work with the MMU2S?
Does this automatically maintain the temperature inside the enclosue or is that just a display of what it is
Just displays it.
I have a Prusa Box and given the opportunity I would switch to the Original Prusa Enclosure. I dislike how cramped everything is in the Prusa Box. One suggestion would be to add additional LED's it looks very dim inside.
Looks awesome! XL?
My thoughs exactly
I like it, but I need that money for the XL! 😆
So, 42 seconds in, you’re saying your printer is noisy? Or isn’t it noisy, I’m confused.
Another thing about enclosures is it gives somewhere to place, bolt, your spool holders and accessories :-)
That's actually great. The price is a bit on the steep side, but very understandable regarding the features.
Not even kind of. You can design a box at half the starting price with every feature. Prusa are losing touch with reality.
Not bad only $700.95 for a box
The box is 350. If you are getting to 700 you added something to that box. Yeah it's more expensive than buying a $200 enclosure but if you were in the market for a $40 solution then even $200 was expensive.
@@Rainmotorsports You justifing a $700 box mate come on. Im also in Australia so its like a $1200 box
@@Fixingthingz4u you keep saying it's $700. Would be a bit like me calling a $60000 car $100000 just because a $100000 version exists. There is a market for this. No bad business decision was made here. You want a cheaper box? Prusa literally says go buy a Lack. You want something better go spend $200. You want something Gucci? Buy Gucci. We got people putting anodized titanium backers on printers that don't need them. Gucci sells.
But yeah in your case the price is going to be higher.
Also protects from dust.
Great job!
Dobrý den, chci se zeptat zda-li plánujete pro MK3S+ ještě nějaké upgrady. Napadá mne třeba 32bit deska a grafický dotekový LCD. Případně kit pro přestavbu na lineární pojezdy. Děkuji za odpověď.
Ano, plánujeme. Ale prozatím nejsme schopni sdělit jejich přesnou podobu a termín vydání. -Mikoláš
Built an enclosure for my ender 3. It would be hard for me to go back to an open frame printer w/o enclosure. Enclosures are nice / needed when your 3d printer is in your room.
TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!
Ordered
Compared to the PrinterBox from France this seems rather expensive. I can’t see the benefit of this over the French one.
I was thinking of that product when I saw this. You can get printer box in black too for a few bucks more than bare stainless version if that is a desire.
The printer box actually looks nicer IMHO prusa needs a reality check.
WIll it fit the pre-ordered XL?
Or.... use an old upright fridge/freezer. Just cut a hole in the door and use sealant to fix some old glass. I just extended the wiring harnesses and fed them through to the electronics housing and screen that I placed on top shelf of the freezer. That also uses the sliding baskets for storing tools and filament. I mainly store the filament on a high shelf of the fridge section above the printer as the heat keeps it nice and dry 😉. No draughts and no issues with abs, nylon and even pc....
Had my Mk3 for about 2 weeks and I looooove it!! ORDERING ONE OF THESE RIGHT NOW WOOT!
Was actually just looking for one of these but couldn't find one on the site.
Nice, but 500€ + shipping.. really overpriced.
Not cheap for sure but inflation and supply chain stuff doesn’t help. On the other hand if the design is open source then you may be able to make it yourself for less. There are plenty of people that lack the know how or time that will be happy paying the cost.
I think they are targeting the more commercial user... Otherwise 99% percent of users, including myself, would just skip the enclosure buy an extra prusa mini 🤣 and use the lack table from ikea.
@@brandonnixon7105 or a server enclosure made from metal which can be cheaper. Lol
To be fair they did a budget option out of ikea lack tables a long time ago. This definitely seems more target towards commercial and education in comparison
500??!
pay today, get it next year
Kick starter
I wonder if this would need the cement block mod still or does it deaden the vibration transfer.
Great for a workshop or something but I rekon most mk3 owners would just build there own.
Also can we please get an upgrade kit for the mk3 to the 32bit board and new nozzle design.
Man I have a machine that we can’t leave overnight at work- would love if the fire suppression feature was available in Canada
Ikea lack is a bit cheaper :) but this looks very very cool!! 👍 👍
You can stack 5 onto each other. Would'nt work with Lack. So add extra m² rent to the cost of Lack, so this enclosure is much cheaper if you live in Manhaten, Frankfurt or Tokio, but back country it is the other way around ;-)
+1 for $7 Ikea Lack tables as well.
@@cognetic HAH wish they were that cheap. It's not 2018 anymore. Looks like the prices came back down a bit. The base is currently $12.99 and the blonde color is $14.99. A few months ago I paid nearly $20 a unit for Blonde and most stores were out of stock. Still a great option but you have to factor in the Acrylic and time to make it what you want. personally the Lacks were primarily just printer tables for me. Which keeps that part cheap.
@@Rainmotorsports wow! Yup got mine for $7 a piece back in the days. I ended up not doing the acrylic. I just let the (2) MK3 free-ball it. Only do PETG now. No warping issues so far. I would have for sure bought that case on initial purchase. But after 4+ years without a case, I think I'd prefer no case at all now.
@@cognetic yeah PETG does fine open air. If you have a draft issue just slap a cardboard door on it or something. Prusas print farm does have the advantage of the elevated temps of 400 running printers. But I've rarely had any issues. My Prusa is my ABS printer now that I've built an enclosure. I would probably never spend the money on this but it looks great.
So where's my Prusa XL I preordered?
2023
April fools is over. What’s the actual price?
additionally 80 bucks for LEDs seems a bit
..overpriced.
Are these platinum+ max LEDs?
X D
Otherwise it looks like a very good idea : )
I placed an order for one back in July during the Pre-Order phase. Was wondering if anyone else placed an order back then and how long it took before actually receiving it. I am coming up on four (4) months and can't believe I haven't received it yet. I have checked with Prusa the past two (2) months, and it seems like it just keeps getting pushed out. Ordered with only one option which they have indicated that any options would be shipped at a later date so I'm not sure why it is taking so long. Please let me know the time it took to receive yours from order to receiving. THANKS!
I use the mmu2 and a gravity spoolholder which is placed at the top of the enclosure (currently using a server rack as the enclsoure, it's massive and I have a fan blowing the air inside the enclosure into a duct that's attached to a window lol. It's massive :$). With this enclosure can the spoolholders be placed on top of the enclosure as well?
can we get it for the prusa mini?
Looks great! But with the MMU2, where do you put the 5 rolls of filament?
On top like most enclosures i would imagine.
@@Rainmotorsports Which would make it no longer stackable. I'm hoping there is a better solution.
@@InspGadgt your better solution comes in 2 forms. You buy an enclosure big enough which is not desirable for most people as bigger means lower temps and slower heating. Or you do Ultimaker style. Filament in a separate box. Which is still stackable and can have some positives. You can still treat it like a dry storage box. But if they aren't making it that means you'll need something custom to match the size.
@@Rainmotorsports And that is my point...they make the MMU2, advertise it as compatible with this enclosure. They make the enclosure...but they don't yet have a solution for holding the spools for the MMU2. I'm hoping Prusa will address this themselves and come up with a solution.
Tempted
For mmu2 users
Where do we mount the rolls of filament?
Would be great to see an enclosure for a new model of the printer. Mk3s is sooo 2019 ;)
i like the stackable nature of it
Where can I find steel sheets and IPA holder like in the video.
when mini+ enclosure?
is there an enclosure for the Prusa Mini?
Are the mods shown in this video available for download? I’ve been searching for a simple tool mount like the one here, but all I get are tool mounts for DIY / “ikea” enclosures even when I use prusa enclosure in search. Thanks!
They are on Printables. ;)
www.printables.com/model/253162-tool-holder-for-original-prusa-enclosure
Thanks for the idea! I’m gonna us my ender3 to print one! 👍🏼
500 for an enclosure? really?
Prusa also has an enclosure with free plans that you print yourself. This is for those who don't want to d.I.Y
Now I have to start save my money for that too!
LOVE that Prusa is coming out with this for the community. HATE the price. Some of the features seem well thought out, but other things don't. The single LED strip lighting on the left... the case is still dark inside. Unless we can expand and have more LEDs? There should be leds on all 4 corners honestly. Enclosure looks built and very stout! Typical Prusa quality for sure, no doubt in that at all.
I dislike that you can only access the printer from the front. You should be able to access it on left and right sides as well. I dislike that it looks like my 7" touch screen raspberry pie setup has no place to go in here... Where as the "Prusa Box" would be right in the front. I thought the Prusa Box was expensive but now comparing both , I actually feel the Prusa box is worth it and probably the one I am going to go with. Just seems way more customizable. LOVE Prusa though, if this wasn't as expensive I'd get it for my mk3s. But after adding the options it's coming out to almost $600 without shipping...
Hope this will be offered for the XL
It reminds me of Ben Levi's enclosure, but this is so much better just for being available.
Looking forward to the Prusa mini+ enclosure. Hopefully it's a bit cheaper ;)
Ordered the printer with the enclosure, can't wait. Enders are trash. Put a rush on my Springfield order Plz, Josef.
Just as I'm finishing making the enclosure v2!
I especially like the .22 cent hygrometer.
When they make something, they make it good.
@@richfromtang The box with all the addons is so much better than whatever you built... But it costs 730 euros.
@@richfromtang Can't disagree that it is hard to justify that cost for the occasional times you want to print high temperatures but it IS a good box.
nice, cant wait for the mini+ enclosure!
thats a very nice Enclosure Josef👌👌
I made a custom version of this and the PETG parts of the MK3s started softening and bending... :-(
That's why your first enclosure prints are ABS or ASA replacements of the critical parts that would be affected.
@@Rainmotorsports you live you learn... I made some replacement parts out of PC, but was still a pain as I prefer to focus on what I am printing and not tinkering with the printer itself.
@@JT-Works Right but if you want a printer to do something new it might require tinkering. If you started with a MK3 and went to a MK3S+ like I did you had to reprint parts anyway. That's where I am with this one.
Can I use it for my MK2s?
Could you make one for the MINI too?
For me noise matters the most as I have to sleep next to the printers in the same room. Does anyone have experience of building an enclosure to reduce noise?
Use a stone patio paver with something like foam under it.
Nice. Can it fit a tile of rock under the printer?
Oh yes very smart so electronics is inside the heating chamber....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I wouldn't use PTFE tubing all the way to the extruder, I prefer it just to the top and then bare all the way to the extruder. That way, if you run out of filament, you won't have to disconnect the PTFE tube for filament removal. With this enclosure you can only print at 40°C, 50° max in summer. I don't think it's worth the price ($550 plus shipping and tax), except if you really don't have the time and tools to build a better, cheaper wooden enclosure. It would be nice if they also made an active heater case and provided you with plastic parts made of PC, a 3:1 geared extruder (to reduce heat from the extruder motor), and a cooled solution for the motherboard. That way it could easily reach 70°C.