#Design Help // Ender 3 V2 Enclosure

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river sedge
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Hey Y'all, I am trying to 3d print a 3d printer enclosure using a 3d printer for my 3d printer

I need a bit of help for designing.
First of all what should be changed: Maybe making the legs bigger for it to hold up to 10kg on top. Will an 100% Infill be enough at this thickness?

And now some features (more recommendations are welcome)
I kind of wanted to have some cable channels leading up to the Pi (for power) and down to the printer (for the USB Connection). How can I do them without making it as big as the Plug?
How can I use one consecutive LED Strip on the inside without having to solder? (first part is okay). How shall I lay it out?
I'll maybe try to have 2 colors. Maybe some white as main color and pastelle purple as an accenture color. How can I do that on a one-color-at-a-time printer like my ender 3 V2?

What filament should I use?

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karmic atlasBOT
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AI Help

To address your questions:

  1. Redesign: It's a good idea to reinforce the legs to support 10kg. Increasing infill to 100% can be helpful, but also consider adding thicker walls and additional supports where necessary for added strength.

  2. Cable channels: You can create cable channels using a combination of designing slots or pathways in your enclosure along with utilizing cable clips or clamps to hold the cables in place. Additionally, adapting the design to accommodate larger plugs without increasing overall size can be achieved by integrating slim cable management solutions.

  3. LED Strip: To avoid soldering LED strips, you can look for addressable LED strips that come with connectors for easy daisy-chaining. Layout-wise, consider evenly distributing the LED strip along the areas you want to illuminate for balanced lighting.

  4. Multiple colors: To achieve a two-color look on a single-color printer like the Ender 3 V2, you can consider using post-processing tech...

WARNING: This response is AI generated and may contain errors.
eager geyser
rocky prairie
river sedge
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Yeah I had an Ikea lack table but It looks awful so I'll try printing it

wanton trench
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Walls are better than high infill and printing completely filled parts is a waste of material in my opinion. I would suggest building a box from aluminium extrusions for stiffness and rigidity and adding printed parts for aesthetics and acrylic/pc panels for visibility. For material I would suggest PETG for any inside parts and PLA should be plenty for the beauty parts.

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You can print (or buy) cable channels with removeable tops to tuck the wires inm

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For the leds: You can get very aesthetic aluminium channels with diffusors for not that much. You could print those ofc with some translucent petg.

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@river sedge

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Maybe a painted wooden or (if you are splurging) alu baseplate

karmic atlasBOT
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mystic mortar
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Any plans to:

  • add a spot to put ventilation fans...
  • or a base that has draws in it for your tools \ usb storage..... Gridfinity drawer madness
  • Handle \ how are you accessing the printer...?
  • hinges on all panels for easier maintenance etc...?
  • If you make the spool storage bit on top airtight or close to, add a large spot for desiccant....
  • consider acoustics \ noise reduction techniques?

Don't let scope creep stop you! Upgrading as you go is also a viable option