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polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by waw3d » Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:43 pm

almost finished... just need to install a magnetic door lock on the front right hand corner... that explains the piece of yellow tape... the enclosure is made from solvent bonded polycarbonate... 10mm top and bottom... 4.5mm for the sides and electronics box... the electronics box is externalized... it installs from the inside... this means that you can undo the 4 screws that hold it in place, push it inside and lay it on the bed when you need to remove the printer from the enclosure... there is no corner post on the front right hand corner so when the front and side doors are open it is just one big doorway... this makes it easier when installing the printer... there is a rotary vent in the base to aid with temperature control... the 4 doughnuts around the vent are traps for the M2 rubber feet... the box is 400mm wide by 575mm long and is 450mm high... it is rather compact and very strong... it sits on 4 x adjustable stainless steel feet...

cheers - Warren

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edit: I've been using this enclosure for a little over a week now... virtually eliminated any sign of lifting and distortion...
I'm actually thinking of doing a production run... anyone interested?



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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by insta » Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:15 pm

[insert big facebook thumbs-up picture here]
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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by jimc » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:11 am

very nice

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by Jules » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:43 am

Beautiful job! (I'd sure be interested in one if i ever printed ABS, and didn't have a dual.) :D

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by glipr » Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:21 am

How much?

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by Farr0wn3d » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:06 am

I'm interested. How much?

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by Farr0wn3d » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:23 pm

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by waw3d » Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:07 pm

sorry about the late come back mate... but I have been on holiday... fyi... I am an Australian animator and programmer living and working in Beijing China... one of my passions is 3D printing... I am fortunate enough to live next to an engineering district... where you can find absolutely everything... bloke heaven... :D ... everything in China just shut down for Chinese New Year... everyone is slowly coming back... (largest human migration ever, ie: people going back to their hometowns) anyway... in order for me to to build M2 boxes like my own... I need to fabricate some tools... a build table and some jigs... this is happening now... should take about 10 days or less... so be patient... if you want to talk to me more email me at wawa@didelidi.com...

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by jsc » Sat Feb 20, 2016 2:49 pm

Did you draw that picture of Fry?

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Re: polycarbonate M2 enclosure

Post by insta » Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:05 am

jsc wrote:Did you draw that picture of Fry?
It's a meme
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