Qidi Q2 Sealed Poop Chute Container

I've been looking to better seal the otherwise leaky Q2 for printing materials like ABS and ASA. Although the built in filter does a good job at keeping VOCs at safe levels, some filaments smell really really bad, which lead to the room I keep my Q2 in being almost unbearable during long prints. The most obvious first step to this is sealing the poop chute during printing, which is otherwise completely open to atmosphere.
After this mod, my Q2 went from making my whole room smell like ASA, even with the exhaust at 80%, to being not noticeable all even with a lower fan % used on longer prints. I imagine this will also reduce the time needed to heat the chamber, but haven't taken measurements yet.

IMO this is an absolute must if you're printing any engineering filaments or have the leaky OEM riser installed. 

I recommend printing in at least PETG, since the Q2 chamber heater can reach the glass transition temp of PLA. I printed mine in ASA.

I also printed this with no supports for the internals. The q2 can handle the long bridge just fine.


I made this edit using Blender, but can't figure out how to attach the .blend file. If anyone wants the blend let me know and I can figure something out.