Lid Holders For Qidi X-Max 3

The X-Max 3 comes with a sticker on the lid sternly warning you to remove it (the lid, that is, not the sticker) whenever you're printing PLA or TPU. Fine, but what are you supposed to do with it in the meantime? Stand there holding it like a chump while you wait for your print to finish? Frisbee it off into the weeds? Mail it to yourself?

If you're anything like me, you're already got stuff on every single flat surface you own. So, here is a pair of mounts you can stick to the side of your printer wherein you can slot the lid since you've inevitably got nowhere else to put it without scratching it up.

These took about 47 seconds for me to draft up, so maybe I'll save somebody else roughly three quarters of a minute. You can stick these to the side of your machine's case with 3M double stick mounting tape and believe you me, if you clean the surface with isopropyl first they'll stay there. I used the “VHB” mounting tape, as commonly found at auto parts stores and is also the same stuff that's used on GoPro mounts, and other similar items.

See the pictures for how you can orient and space these out. I recommend sticking them in place with your lid to ensure that the gap winds up right. The angled parts point upwards. Insert the lid with its concave part inwards when you stow it, which will allow it to clear the decorative black plastic “X” on the side of the machine which sits slightly proud of the surface.