Printsulation Backpack / Sidepack / Side Hat for 3D Printer Chambers

INTRODUCTION: 

The Printsulation Sidepack (or Backpack) is an insulated panel mod that adds space for fans, air filters, filament spools, cable management and easily modifiable ingress and egress for cables and filament paths to the print chamber. 

I strongly suggest printing with cubic infill. Details on why, as well as other print recommendations are maintained in the Printsulation Side and Top Flat Panels model. 

The full series of models (names link to their pages) is:

• Printsulation Side and Top Flat Panels 
• Printsulation Top Hats 
• (This) Printsulation Side Hats 
• Printsulation Fittings
• Printsulation Test Parts 

SAFETY WARNING: Actively heated chambers are a potential cause of house fires, especially involving one-off designs without professional QA and testing facilities. DO NOT USE any form of heater that could create hot spots or expose the Printsulation parts to ignition temperatures, including by installation error or by failure of any part or device in or near the printer.
 

FILAMENT CHOICE: Insure that your chamber temperatures never exceed a safe temperature for the filament you use. These panels will help you heat quicker with more energy efficiency regardless of temperature. But there are too many variables to allow me to recommend a max temperature. 

The easiest suitable filament for these is probably a higher temperature ABS such as from Overture or Polymaker. (I used Overture ABS, and it has held up beautifully for me.) If you can successfully print it, Polycarbonate will be the best performing filament that is plausibly accessible to most users. Though it will be more difficult and more expansive to print.

For ABS, PC and others, the addition of carbon fiber both increases softening and deflection temperatures, and reduces warping. It appears that most CF filaments blend more lower temperature plastics into their formulas, but even so have better thermal characteristics than their non-CF counterparts. So PC-CF may be the best overall choice for those with access to a printer that can print it without warping.

This video with heat deflection testing may help you determine a max safe temperature. 
  

BOM: Developing this system took a great deal of time and money. Please support this project by using an affiliate link to buy your filament and other parts. By using one of my affiliate links to get to Amazon, I will be credited even if you buy a different color or brand.

• Filament: 
    - Polycarbonate: https://amzn.to/4dvC4hH
    - ABS: https://amzn.to/3YVCtpc 
   
• 8mm(w) x 3mm(t) Foam Sealing Tape: https://amzn.to/4dubLYv 
   
• Choose your size (84mm fits standard 1Kg filament rolls). Print 2 each of the (A) part and (B) part.
   
• Print as many Printsulation Fittings as needed for the portholes and bone joiner spaces. NOTE that there is a “short” variant of the porthole plugs to accommodate slightly warped prints.
   

YOUR SIZE SIDE HAT NOT HERE?

Please request it in the “Makes and Comments” tab (above). Please state the printer model it is for, and link to official specs for the panel size needed. Or make an argument for why your request would be useful to the community in general. I don't intend to clutter this with one-off sizes, but will be happy to post new sizes for common or production printers or for new needs that plausibly may be interesting to the community.
 

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE DESIGNERS:

• The easiest (free) way to send money to the designer you are supporting, is to simply click an affiliate link to get to Amazon (or other site) whenever you buy something related to their work… Or unrelated even. 
   
• The rules are vague and change occasionally, but in general using an affiliate link to get to Amazon will credit the affiliate/designer a small percentage of sales that happen during that session. So… https://amzn.to/3WqP2WI   :-)   Thanks!