RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
Top of the list: Find a space where the exhaust (even with HEPA filter) does not get into living areas. If not feasible, stick to PLA and stay away from ABS (first-hand experience...). And the noise shouldn't annoy anybody at night.
I can vouch for that. I had to move my printer next to an open window. Was getting severe headaches from the various materials I was printing.
You have all convinced me: have researched in-line fans and will be setting up exhaust ducting in the adjacent attic space venting out through the soffit, with a wall switch in my hobby cubby, possibly a smart switch so I can turn it off from downstairs when prints are done. Wouldn't venting the enclosure of the printer directly lower the temperature in the enclosure though? Presumably one needs to vent the area around the printer, so some sort of hood capture system that can be lowered or maybe curtains that can be drawn around it, since I won't have a door I can close. Now I'm understanding why I see so many pix with printers in cabinet-type settings...
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I can vouch for that. I had to move my printer next to an open window. Was getting severe headaches from the various materials I was printing.
Yes, for me it's specifically ABS. It's not styrene (or if it is, at concentrations orders of magnitude below the sensory threshold. I know the smell and occasionally recognize it when I stick my nose into a print, the HEPA filter seems to catch this). Causes strong respiratory irritation and lingers in the room for days. Maybe I'm allergic to that specific chemical but whatever ... my body is trying to tell me something... I'm listening. Happens BTW with more than one brand.
RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
I built a custom enclosure with a bathroom fan venting through to an exhaust duct and out the side of my house for just this reason. With the negative pressure during print, I pretty much never get fumes. The fume venting can cause heat venting as well - if you are printing with ASA or ABS that require stable, high heat with no draft, you'll need to have an enclosure-within-an-enclosure. The Core ONE is pretty much the only printer I will use for ASA or ABS now for that reason. With other filaments that can print at room temp and don't mind some air circulation, any printer will be fine in that setup.
The only additional thing I would consider for the custom enclosure is a small space heater, especially if your ambient is likely to drop below 65F.
Prusa Core One, MK4S w/ MMU3 (formerly MK4 / MMU3, MK3S+/MMU2), 2 Prusa MINI+, Octoprint. PETG, PVB, (some) PLA.
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Now I'm understanding why I see so many pix with printers in cabinet-type settings...
The enclosure is to keep heat in which is required to prevent warping with certain kinds of filaments. If you are printing PLA etc then you don't really need to go over-board with ventilation nor do you even need an enclosure.
I simply keep mine next to a window with an exhaust fan. Also, you are not venting inside the closure, just the space around it.
- Bob Marley
RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
The only additional thing I would consider for the custom enclosure is a small space heater, especially if your ambient is likely to drop below 65F.
I'm currently thinking about how to adapt something like this: Creality Chamber Heater (for example) that can be controlled from g-code via the GPIO board. Problem is don't know how much heat the love board can handle.
- Bob Marley
RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
I'm far more low - tech... I just got the smallest off-the-shelf heater I could find at HomeDepot and I flip it on at the start of the print day 😀 I have a thermometer in the chamber, so I adjust the heat down manually if it rises above 85F.
Prusa Core One, MK4S w/ MMU3 (formerly MK4 / MMU3, MK3S+/MMU2), 2 Prusa MINI+, Octoprint. PETG, PVB, (some) PLA.
RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
I built a custom enclosure with a bathroom fan venting through to an exhaust duct and out the side of my house for just this reason. With the negative pressure during print, I pretty much never get fumes. The fume venting can cause heat venting as well - if you are printing with ASA or ABS that require stable, high heat with no draft, you'll need to have an enclosure-within-an-enclosure. The Core ONE is pretty much the only printer I will use for ASA or ABS now for that reason. With other filaments that can print at room temp and don't mind some air circulation, any printer will be fine in that setup.
The only additional thing I would consider for the custom enclosure is a small space heater, especially if your ambient is likely to drop below 65F.
Given their qualities and uses, ABS and ASA are likely both materials I would eventually want to print in, so this is pertinent info. Since the upstairs is not a space we use overnight ever, I'll have to move one of my smart sensors up there for a while to track what's happening, particularly in the winter. Then, depending on what I find, I can develop an appropriate solution. 👍🏻 Thanks for mentioning this, it was not on my radar...
RE: What would your home hobby 3D print area 'must-have' list be?
I'm far more low - tech... I just got the smallest off-the-shelf heater I could find at HomeDepot and I flip it on at the start of the print day 😀 I have a thermometer in the chamber, so I adjust the heat down manually if it rises above 85F.
I use a hair dryer to get the chamber up to it's required temp. I have need though for a constant 60-70° chamber temp for one of my projects. Core One is getting in the way.
- Bob Marley