Enclosure - Assembly instructions or diagrams?
I have a Prusa enclosure on order. (Yes, I know - you can make enclosures that work as well, but right now my time is rather packed.) When I get it, there are several things I want to adapt to work with it. Also, since I am new to Prusa and printing, I'm still figuring out my workflow and what I need nearby.
I'm wondering if there are any plans or diagrams (other than the photos on the product page) for the enclosure so I can review them and decide how I can make my plans work with the enclosure so I don't have to redo a lot of things when it gets here.
And, on a side note, has there been anything to indicate shipping other than just "July 2022?"
RE: Enclosure - Assembly instructions or diagrams?
Ahhh... getting anxious a little ehh?
Can't blame you at all. I'm lusting after that enclosure and am really close to pressing the buy button. I know the Lack enclosure will do the job very well and much less expensive. But it's not sexy like the Prusa enclosure. And I'm pretty close to justifying it. I'm starting to print CF Nylon, so I need something for an enclosure. Did I mention the Prusa enclosure is sexy?
RE: Enclosure - Assembly instructions or diagrams?
Ahhh... getting anxious a little ehh?
Can't blame you at all. I'm lusting after that enclosure and am really close to pressing the buy button. I know the Lack enclosure will do the job very well and much less expensive. But it's not sexy like the Prusa enclosure. And I'm pretty close to justifying it. I'm starting to print CF Nylon, so I need something for an enclosure. Did I mention the Prusa enclosure is sexy?
Yes, anxious, but as a newbie, waiting for it, I've set up my printer and want to do other things, like print out a good arm and older for the webcam OctoPrint uses, along with a few other things and I don't feel I can do that without knowing more about the enclosure. So I can't do but so much to set up my system and customize it until I get the cage.
I know the Lack enclosure will do the job very well and much less expensive. But it's not sexy like the Prusa enclosure.
For me, it's time and effort. I started with Creality's Ender 3 Pro. It's always in the top 10 lists, but now I know the dirty little secret: Creality has serious issues with their supply chain. I found out about a glitch where you can't upgrade your firmware successfully if you have a CPU with a different chip number than most of their printers have. I've found that, basically, people who get a good one don't have issues, but if you get one with bad parts (like that bad CPU), you're screwed - and all the people who got good parts think you're nuts. It's a real pain.
I got mine in February and spent 3 weeks trying to get it to work. I had to tram, do the Z-offset adjust, then auto-bed level. Did it over and over and it still wouldn't print. Had to add better springs to support the bed. Then had to replace parts on the extruder. Then had to get a glass bed. It's freaking stupid to sell a product that barely works until you spend about 1/3 the cost (or more) on replacing or upgrading parts on it! After 3 weeks, we lost power to our barn. That took 2 months to fix. Then another week fighting with that Ender and I said, "Screw it. If it's THIS hard to get working, then how can I count on it to be stable enough to use in a business?" So I ordered the Prusa. It took a while and I spent time on my CNC machine and the Ender - and it STILL wouldn't print well.
I've spent a number of weeks on that stupid printer and, now that I have my Prusa, I'm getting things done. I'm trying to make up for lost time, so, for me, it was a matter of not wanting to spend time in research. (I'm thorough - so it could take me a while!) I have a table saw and CNC in the same workshop as my printers, so I need a case. I don't want sawdust creating problems with printing - along with the other advantages of a cage. I just can't really afford more time on the whole "set it up and get it running" part fo things.