Easy Acrylic 3d Printer Enclosure

Tools and materials I have used:

For starting and ending dremel cuts:

• Cordless drill
• Drill bit 3.5 mm (4 mm maybe ok)
• 60 degree spot drill bit (for high precision drilling)

For marking:

• Milwaukee ultra fine marker
• Stainless steel ruler

For acrylic sheets cutting:

• Acrylic cutting knife (can be bought or made from a saw)
• Straight edge
• Two bar clamps

For smoothing acrylic sheets edges:

• File
• Two sacrificial wood planks (see: How To Cut Acrylic Sheet By Hand - YouTube)
• Sandpaper 100, 200, 400 grit

For door and round hole

• Dremel
• Dremel 678 (can be printed maybe)
• Dremel 561

Or find your local laser cutting service

Hardware:

• 3.6 mm thick acrylic sheets
• 100 mm corrugated ventilation pipe
• Air vent duct connector flange
• Check valve for air duct
• Two clamps for air duct pipe
• 12x ultra thin flat head stainless steel socket screws m3x12 + wide washers & nuts (any m3 should be ok)
• 3 mm steel rod (for hinges)

Details to print:

• Four 3 way piramid angles
• Four 2 way piramid angles
• Four hinge parts
• 4x H-ka supports (brim, vase mode)

Build notes:

• Use low speed and low pressure for cutting and drilling acrylic sheet
• Wait until tools cool down
• Dremel 565 is not perfectly round! Always use same side for straight cut.
• Always use bar clamps
• If you find good looking small hinges - buy them, save time
• Use ear protection (headphones with good isolation - ok)
• Use eye protection
• Use lungs protection when sanding

What could be done better:

• Less sharp pyramid angles
• Triangular hinge design

Update:

• Added support element for the top plate (H-ka).

Category: 3D Printer Accessories