Minimalist and printable Prusa XL enclosure with doors (single- or multi-tool)!
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Full, polycarbonate enclosure for Prusa XL with many features such as;

  • Strong, 3mm thick Polycarbonate panels
  • Rigid-mounted doors on the bottom section
  • Full, 270-degree opening front for excellent access and view of the print
  • Magnetically removable top section
  • Cool, Geometric, and Minimalistic design
  • Small internal volume for good passive heating
  • Easy to print frame
  • Fully printable on Prusa XL
  • Easy to assemble using many of the same bolts, including a build manual

Also, I designed add-ons so you can fully equip your enclosure to have the same features as the original enclosure, for just 25% of the price!!

 

Feel free to modify/upgrade yourself, just make sure to link the original printables listing in your description and comply with the non-commercial license.

Things you need;
Prints;
   - Filament; approx. 1,825 kg of PETG material, so less than 2 spools of filament.
   - Printing time; approx. 40,75 hours (in 0.32 SPEED @XL 0.6, Input Shaping firmware)
                              approx. 48 hours (in 0.32 SPEED @XL 0.6, Stable release firmware)

Hardware;
  - 121x M3x8 bolts (panels) + 5 spare
   - 24x M3x10 bolts (hinges to panels) + 2 spare
   - 24x M3 washer (hinges to panels) + 2 spare
   - 24x M3 locknut (hinges to panels) + 2 spare
   - 121x M3 brass insert (panels) + 5 spare (Note; needs to be voron type)
   - 16x M4x8 bolts (bottom frame mounting) + 2 spare
   - 7x M4x35 bolts (hinge mechanism) + 1 spare
   - 16x M4 T-nut for 3030-profile (bottom frame mounting) + 2 spare
   - 7x M4 locknut (hinge mechanism) + 1 spare
   - 8x 20x4mm round neodymium magnet (4mm high)
   - 8x 6x3mm round neodymium magnet (3mm high)

All panels in 3mm clear acrylic or polycarbonate

Hardware can be sourced by yourself or bought on AliExpress via this link;
(I get a small portion of sales generated if purchased via AliExpress to support the project. Aliexpress link includes panels from high-quality polycarbonate )

 

IMPORTANT NOTE;
PETG, ASA, ABS and other materials slightly shrink after printing. This shrinkage can be up to 0.50%. This might look little, but even this relates to 2mm on the longest part.

Therefore I suggest printing the shrinkage tool first at 100% scale and measuring the shrinkage of your petg material. After this, scale all parts with this value to get the correct results.

Instructions;
- print shrinkage tool at 100% scale in your material. (Infill 25% cubic / 2 or 3 perimeters)
- measure the sizes of the print, it should be 475mm long.
- Divide 475 by the value you measured to get your shrink percentage.
     - Example; measured the length to be 473mm.
     - Calculate shrinkage; 475 : 473 x 100 = 100.42%
     - To compensate for shrinkage, print at 100.42%
- Print the shrinkage tool again at your found scale in the same material 
- Verify the length of tool. It should be 475mm. A deviation of 0.4 +/- is acceptable.

 

ASSEMBLY VIDEO;
Huge thanks to youtuber @Adventures with Dr. Joe for making an instructional assembly video. If you have any questions, you can refer to his video via this link.
 

Note;
In total, designing this enXLosure cost me 21Kg of PETG, €325+ of prototype panels/ bolts, and 250 hours of engineering, building and testing.
I published the design for free, but if you think it is worth €5, €15 or €25, please consider ‘buying’ this design via; www.buymeacoffee.com/voxel3d. (you can choose the price yourself)

It supports me a great deal, and I appreciate every donation.

 

Design files;
Original design files in STEP and Fusion360 format can be purchased via my paid listing found here

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