K1 Max Unibody riser w logo + dovetail joints

I recreated what has been done to make a new unibody top for my K1 Max. A riser is an essential upgrade for your K1 Max. It will help reduce the build-up of heat at the top and allow the Teflon tube to bend enough or loop into the print head to reduce the filament restriction.

I took a picture of the orientation to print these at. Using standard supports worked well for me. The channel where the glass fits in will have the typical support detail, but the rest of the unibody frame will look nice and clean.

The frame assembly: The dovetail fit will require some force, press, hammer, or clamps to install. I still used super glue to put everything together. The frame is robust and drops on the printer perfectly. It stays in place without any worry, even without any adhesive, like 3m foam tape.

The 4 front panels: You can print 1 with logo and 3 without the logo. You can skip a flat panel in the back for extra venting. I ended up using super glue to put these in place. The logo can be printed with the pause method to change the colors. The colors really POP when I used silk PLA for the color to pop -- the silk green PLA looks incredible, IMO. This riser looks and works great and is easy to print.

Material used: I used Polymaker Charcoal Black PLA for all of these + whatever colors I had on hand.

Parasolid, STEP, Solid Works Maker, and STL files are included for easier remixing -- Feel free to remix this for the K1 standard or anything else.

Category: 3D Printer Parts