DIY Enclosure

This design uses balusters found at the hardware store. These aluminum balusters are for deck railings. Plexiglas is from Lowes. To access the print bed, there are panel retainer components. These are essentially angled slides that the panel side rests on. You can take the panel off and rest it on the lower components while you need access to the print bed. See page three of the design. I also printed two knobs that install along with the upper retainer components.

I ran out of balusters so I assembled a longer one using two scrap pieces. I printed a C Connector with the third element oriented below the print bed.

Note, these connectors are a very tight fit so you'll have to use a rubber mallet to pound them in. Shrinking them a bit might be a good idea before printing. Once in, they won't come out unless you shrink the design a bit.

You can anchor the frame to a board under the printer to keep it from moving but that's optional.

Overall you are saving a lot by making this because plexiglass isn't very expensive and the parts that are printed are very cheap as well as the balusters being inexpensive. In the future I wants to add the balusters as 3D printed parts that connect so stay tuned for that!