What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?  

RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?

• Easy-to-reach space on the bench or in a drawer for small hand tools (cutter, tweezers, knife, ethanol & wipes, ...) and accessories (nozzles, build plates),
• Bench space and power outlet for a filament dryer,
• Ample shelf space for filament spools in sealed (dry) boxes or bags. 

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My setup: 

• Core One
• 45kg work table with 40mm thick maple top
• PID controlled annealing oven (formally a toaster oven)
• Tool boxes
• Mini vacuum
• Air Filter (the round gray and white thing)
• Hair Dryer for "active" chamber heating
• OctoPrint Raspberry PI
• Filament storage with PolyMaker dry boxes
• Not in photo - Creality Space Pi X4 Filament Dryer (too noisy for my office room)
• Window off to the left with a fan for exhaust

RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?

Thanks for this; I learned about somethings I hadn't yet encountered in reading about 3D printing so far like  controlling temperature outside the enclosure of the printer itself.  Also, an air purifier is a logical addition to a 3D printing set-up that I hadn't thought of. 

That maple top is something I could do; we 'inherited' a significant amount of dried lumber when we bought our house.  if I understand your set-up, the weight of the table itself is enough to dampen a lot of the vibrations?

I'm presently waffling between the Core One and the MK4S.  My understanding is that the Core One has a smaller footprint, though, and that may sway me.

RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?

Thanks for your input.  You've added a few things I hadn't thought of, as well.

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Posted by: @zachiedoo

Thanks for this; I learned about somethings I hadn't yet encountered in reading about 3D printing so far like  controlling temperature outside the enclosure of the printer itself.  Also, an air purifier is a logical addition to a 3D printing set-up that I hadn't thought of. 

That maple top is something I could do; we 'inherited' a significant amount of dried lumber when we bought our house.  if I understand your set-up, the weight of the table itself is enough to dampen a lot of the vibrations?

I'm presently waffling between the Core One and the MK4S.  My understanding is that the Core One has a smaller footprint, though, and that may sway me.

With a very sturdy table and Hula feet there is a noticeable improvement in print quality as well as noise reduction. A filament dryer is a must, especially if you live in a humid climate. People tend to skip out on that when first starting out. No matter what printer you get, start with PLA filament since it's very forgiving. Also, extra nozzles and heat blocks. You will ruin one or two when first learning how to print. At least that's what happened to me... 

As for a resin printer (as you mentioned in the first post), I own one. They are unmatched for precision and detail but a MAJOR pain to work with. Just be prepared to work with toxic messy chemicals.  

RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?

Surely dedicated air ventilation pipes which produce negative pressure inside of the printers.

Air conditioning (temperature/humidity) helps a lot.

One or two cameras in the corners to see the overview of the room.

Smoke detectors.

At least two power sockets per printer, can be later fixed with the extension cord.

Tables with wheels to make it move around more easily.

Lights in natural colors, otherwise you will be surprised the color filament you chose 😉

Sealed doors so that fumes do not go to the other rooms.

May be interested with a pipe for central vacuum, to clean up more easily when doing postprocessing.

A lot of shelves or pegboards, better have them in the covers to protect against the dust.

At least two ethernet ports, switch, access point on the ceiling.

Place for a dust bin.