Thanks .... won’t fit my printer for height,but gave me another idea. Just use two end tables and invert one of them. That would give you a top and bottom right off. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment! One of the outputs I wired to my PSU has a 12v line going to the fan for now. I plan on adding a smaller PSU dedicated to the enclosure, so I'm not adding anything extra to the printer itself, but for now it's working.
I love the videos and am making a similar build with my I3 Mega. I’m eventually wanting to move the PSU outside my enclosure and make everything a bit safer too. I wish there was more novice centered videos on how to move the PSU outside the case.
Did you monitor your temperature without the exhaust fan running? I read that the temperature won't go even that high to impact PLA prints. While I plan to build something like this I'd prefer skipping the whole exhaust-Fan Part, simply because I don't like to trust the power supply with more than really necessary.
Thanks for the comment! That's totally understandable. I didn't test the temperature without the exhaust fan, but I can say that the enclosure still gets somewhat warm even with the exhaust fan that I installed. I think for short prints you would be fine, but for longer prints, it might noticeably affect print quality. Let me know if you have luck without the fan!
would you consider making it as a fire-rated case? such as adding panels of cement board inside the case. i think it will give you like 2hr- fire rating?
That would certainly not be a bad idea, but I want the case to be as mobile as possible in the event that I need to move it around my house. That's why I went to pretty great lengths to make my printer fire-proof :S. Thanks for the comment though!
Hey thanks for the comment! I appreciate the feedback, this was one of my earliest videos, so the concept of audio mixing was completely foreign to me lol Thanks again for the comment!
Thanks for the comment! Currently I'm powering it off an extra output from the Anycubic batter holder I wired up. In the future I will be setting up a separate power supply for all of the enclosure electronics so A. I have less wires everywhere, and B. so I'm not drawing anything extra from the printer's PSU. Thanks again for the comment, hope that helps!
Hey there, greate content - thank you. I have just started the journey of upgrading my 'mega X'. How have you powered the RPI, leds and fan? Are these all coming from the internal PSU (or should I say your external PSU)? I currently have RPI running from a separate supply and a bunch of leds (WS2812) working as a test, I am looking a building an enclosure some time this year but may go down the route of using perspex or plexiglass for the whole enclosure.
Hey thanks for the comment! Currently I am powering the fan in the case from the "external" power supply, but the Pi and the LEDs are each running off a USB wall wart separate from the printer entirely. I am hoping to get a project started soon that will combine all the peripherals onto a single power supply for the enclosure and maybe add a touch screen UI ;). Hope that answer helps, thanks again for the comment!
Thanks for asking! The fan is being powered directly off the printer's PSU, and the lights are currently being powered from a little 5v wall wart. I have a power strip mounted to the bottom of the enclosure that everything is plugged in to.
i want to say thank you, as a fellow youtuber i can appreciate what you have here and your content. I LOVE IT!...... But hopefully you can help, Ive followed your diagram to a tee , and cannot get the leds to work, i purchsed the one from lights from your link, and a 5v 2amp power supply, i have confirmed im getting 5v threw the entire led strip(checked with a volt ohm meter at the end of the strip). ive checked for proper ports on the pins which i have in the same locations, 6 and 12 (gpio 18). programed it just like you had it even to the color white, but i get no light activity at all.... just seems so strange and im at a loose.
First of all, thanks so much for the kind words, I appreciate it! I'm not sure what could be your issue, but have you tried enabling SPI in the raspi-config settings? I know in some cases that prevents the GPIO from working, but I'm not sure if that will fix your issue. Worth a shot though! www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/08/enabling-the-spi-interface-on-the-raspberry-pi/
Step up from 5v to 12, can go into the cell phone charger: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VDRM4PG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_17?smid=A2PMIWMSUTAYGS&psc=1 Then a temperature sensor for automatic fan control to maintain pla between 62-68...and IDK the specs yet for ABS, very new! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNWDKZL/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_18?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30QSGOJR8LMXA
Hey Noah, thanks for the comment. PLA prints ok with the enclosure, but not quite as well as it did prior. If I have a print that needs to come out super clean or that kept failing, I'll just open the door. I'm hoping to find time to add more fans to the enclosure to improve air flow, which would help the PLA prints. Hope that helps, thanks for the comment!
You do not need to move the power supply outside, the base, it defeats the purpose of keeping the architecture of the machine clean and minimizes outside clutter and risk of wires fraying and wearing out if you constantaly move the power supply. What I did on some of my machines is installed better power supplies, I actually repaired a stock ps to have much better front end capacitors, but a higher amp rating power supply will be better than the stock 25A one. In order to provide better cooling I raised my machines a couple inches from the tables they are sitting on to allow more airflow. I built a cabinet that does not house the complete machine, therefore the base of the machine is always getting proper airflow and because the base is raised as I just explained, even better. One only needs to enclose the section above the heated bed to print ABS, as hot air rises, but while enclosing it heat will concentrate at the top of the enclosure, in fact you do not need a complete cover as this also add unnecessary heat to the stepper motors, and hot en, you just need to concentrate the hot air just around the print area and one can get away with a more compact and functional solution with a bit more citirical thinking outside the typical box. Noctuna fans seems to be also the "In thing" there are other ways to achieve performance from a stock machine fans and does not require the same brands that everyone and their mothers are using. The cover I built to print ABS does not require an complete enclosure, or internal fan, or lights, as the machine print head itself has a set of DIY LED lights (A strip of 3 LED and resistors taken from a reel of leds) 12VDC, to iluminated only the print area, the area that actually one needs to see when printing. I don't do stop motion videos, so I do not care for box lighting or rasberry pies octoprints, etc. This seems to be a modern young man's thing and I rather be present when my machines print so I can attent to any issue or emergengy, in real time. I don't like cloud systems or things that do the job one should be doing in real time. If you print while not present and something happens that needs immediate attention, and you are not there, that is a risky proposition. What good is technology you can monitor from away from home if your machine catches fire and you are miles away. I am all about the KISS rule, and keeping things simple, design build things for function and higher performance and not so much aesthetics. As we get older we learn to be lean and understand the importance of things in a much better context, not only with products but also with our physical being. If you want to perate at high levels like a ferrari you cannot use leaded fuel or put unnecessary elements into it. Fruits and vegies are there for good purpose, fast food is also there for a purpose but it is not to make you operate at full efficiency.
If you are doing ABS, don't you need to vent it? If so, would you suggest doing a dryer vent attachment? www.thingiverse.com/thing:4599251 I want to do ABS through the winter, and my printer is in my office. I will vent it through a modified doggy door in a sliding glass door in my office. Thanks!
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Headphone users *WARNING* the knowledge comes with a bit of breaking speakers.
Incredible enclosure. Low price for high quality. Thank you.
The shift in tone from the first video to this one made me chuckle
Looking back at my older videos makes me want to cry.
I just wanted to say you deserve more subs for your content. Keep creating!
Thank you! That means a lot!
Hi, are you worried about the electronics of the printer overheating? Also, how do you feed your filament into the enclosure? Thanks, Pete
Is it possible to put a filter over the exhaust for safe ventilation. I have to have my printer in my bedroom
Thanks .... won’t fit my printer for height,but gave me another idea. Just use two end tables and invert one of them. That would give you a top and bottom right off. Thanks.
You could always print taller leg extensions than the ones I used, that might get you close on the height!
also- what did you use to power the fan?
Thanks for the comment! One of the outputs I wired to my PSU has a 12v line going to the fan for now. I plan on adding a smaller PSU dedicated to the enclosure, so I'm not adding anything extra to the printer itself, but for now it's working.
@@ModernHobbyist I figured so, thanks for the response!
I love the videos and am making a similar build with my I3 Mega.
I’m eventually wanting to move the PSU outside my enclosure and make everything a bit safer too.
I wish there was more novice centered videos on how to move the PSU outside the case.
Did you monitor your temperature without the exhaust fan running? I read that the temperature won't go even that high to impact PLA prints. While I plan to build something like this I'd prefer skipping the whole exhaust-Fan Part, simply because I don't like to trust the power supply with more than really necessary.
Thanks for the comment!
That's totally understandable. I didn't test the temperature without the exhaust fan, but I can say that the enclosure still gets somewhat warm even with the exhaust fan that I installed. I think for short prints you would be fine, but for longer prints, it might noticeably affect print quality. Let me know if you have luck without the fan!
Hey, so what's happened so far? Is it okay to print PLA without the fan in the enclosure?
Holy shit dude. This video is awesome. I just subscribed - keep it up!
Thanks for the comment and sub, I appreciate it!
thanks bro, u deserve more views than this!!
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!
What did you plug the fan into
Great vid thanks
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Doesn't the sound come out from the fan area?
would you consider making it as a fire-rated case? such as adding panels of cement board inside the case. i think it will give you like 2hr- fire rating?
That would certainly not be a bad idea, but I want the case to be as mobile as possible in the event that I need to move it around my house. That's why I went to pretty great lengths to make my printer fire-proof :S. Thanks for the comment though!
Nice video bruh but may I suggest to regulate your volume its a little bit all over the place, increasing and decreasing at some cuts.
Hey thanks for the comment! I appreciate the feedback, this was one of my earliest videos, so the concept of audio mixing was completely foreign to me lol Thanks again for the comment!
How are you powering the 12V fan? Is that a separate 120v AC to 12v DC converter that I missed?
Thanks for the comment! Currently I'm powering it off an extra output from the Anycubic batter holder I wired up. In the future I will be setting up a separate power supply for all of the enclosure electronics so A. I have less wires everywhere, and B. so I'm not drawing anything extra from the printer's PSU. Thanks again for the comment, hope that helps!
Hey there, greate content - thank you. I have just started the journey of upgrading my 'mega X'. How have you powered the RPI, leds and fan? Are these all coming from the internal PSU (or should I say your external PSU)?
I currently have RPI running from a separate supply and a bunch of leds (WS2812) working as a test, I am looking a building an enclosure some time this year but may go down the route of using perspex or plexiglass for the whole enclosure.
Hey thanks for the comment! Currently I am powering the fan in the case from the "external" power supply, but the Pi and the LEDs are each running off a USB wall wart separate from the printer entirely. I am hoping to get a project started soon that will combine all the peripherals onto a single power supply for the enclosure and maybe add a touch screen UI ;). Hope that answer helps, thanks again for the comment!
How did you protect power cord?
I'm curious. What kind of power supply did you use for the fan and lights?
Thanks for asking! The fan is being powered directly off the printer's PSU, and the lights are currently being powered from a little 5v wall wart. I have a power strip mounted to the bottom of the enclosure that everything is plugged in to.
i want to say thank you, as a fellow youtuber i can appreciate what you have here and your content. I LOVE IT!......
But hopefully you can help, Ive followed your diagram to a tee , and cannot get the leds to work, i purchsed the one from lights from your link, and a 5v 2amp power supply, i have confirmed im getting 5v threw the entire led strip(checked with a volt ohm meter at the end of the strip). ive checked for proper ports on the pins which i have in the same locations, 6 and 12 (gpio 18). programed it just like you had it even to the color white, but i get no light activity at all.... just seems so strange and im at a loose.
First of all, thanks so much for the kind words, I appreciate it! I'm not sure what could be your issue, but have you tried enabling SPI in the raspi-config settings? I know in some cases that prevents the GPIO from working, but I'm not sure if that will fix your issue. Worth a shot though!
www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/08/enabling-the-spi-interface-on-the-raspberry-pi/
What is the cable you use for your fan!
Nice video tho!
Thanks for the comment! I used a spare connector that came with the fan and wired it up to my power supply with some spare cable I had.
@@ModernHobbyist how are you going from 5v to 12v?
Step up from 5v to 12, can go into the cell phone charger: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VDRM4PG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_17?smid=A2PMIWMSUTAYGS&psc=1
Then a temperature sensor for automatic fan control to maintain pla between 62-68...and IDK the specs yet for ABS, very new!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNWDKZL/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_18?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30QSGOJR8LMXA
Can you print PLA fine with this? With the fan on
Hey Noah, thanks for the comment. PLA prints ok with the enclosure, but not quite as well as it did prior. If I have a print that needs to come out super clean or that kept failing, I'll just open the door. I'm hoping to find time to add more fans to the enclosure to improve air flow, which would help the PLA prints.
Hope that helps, thanks for the comment!
just subbed. How important is the vent?
perhaps it will look better if u paint the sides black or something
You do not need to move the power supply outside, the base, it defeats the purpose of keeping the architecture of the machine clean and minimizes outside clutter and risk of wires fraying and wearing out if you constantaly move the power supply.
What I did on some of my machines is installed better power supplies, I actually repaired a stock ps to have much better front end capacitors, but a higher amp rating power supply will be better than the stock 25A one. In order to provide better cooling I raised my machines a couple inches from the tables they are sitting on to allow more airflow.
I built a cabinet that does not house the complete machine, therefore the base of the machine is always getting proper airflow and because the base is raised as I just explained, even better. One only needs to enclose the section above the heated bed to print ABS, as hot air rises, but while enclosing it heat will concentrate at the top of the enclosure, in fact you do not need a complete cover as this also add unnecessary heat to the stepper motors, and hot en, you just need to concentrate the hot air just around the print area and one can get away with a more compact and functional solution with a bit more citirical thinking outside the typical box. Noctuna fans seems to be also the "In thing" there are other ways to achieve performance from a stock machine fans and does not require the same brands that everyone and their mothers are using.
The cover I built to print ABS does not require an complete enclosure, or internal fan, or lights, as the machine print head itself has a set of DIY LED lights (A strip of 3 LED and resistors taken from a reel of leds) 12VDC, to iluminated only the print area, the area that actually one needs to see when printing. I don't do stop motion videos, so I do not care for box lighting or rasberry pies octoprints, etc. This seems to be a modern young man's thing and I rather be present when my machines print so I can attent to any issue or emergengy, in real time. I don't like cloud systems or things that do the job one should be doing in real time. If you print while not present and something happens that needs immediate attention, and you are not there, that is a risky proposition. What good is technology you can monitor from away from home if your machine catches fire and you are miles away.
I am all about the KISS rule, and keeping things simple, design build things for function and higher performance and not so much aesthetics. As we get older we learn to be lean and understand the importance of things in a much better context, not only with products but also with our physical being. If you want to perate at high levels like a ferrari you cannot use leaded fuel or put unnecessary elements into it. Fruits and vegies are there for good purpose, fast food is also there for a purpose but it is not to make you operate at full efficiency.
My psu makes the most sound on my printer
Thanks for the comment! In a different video, I pull the fan out of the PSU and replace it with a Noctua Silent fan.
If you are doing ABS, don't you need to vent it? If so, would you suggest doing a dryer vent attachment? www.thingiverse.com/thing:4599251
I want to do ABS through the winter, and my printer is in my office. I will vent it through a modified doggy door in a sliding glass door in my office.
Thanks!
Did you keep your power supply in the enclosure? If so...FAIL
Nope, I removed it immediately and made a video about it a couple weeks after this video. So... NOT FAIL
HOLY Distortion dude....... Nice build though.