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SovereignGFC
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Prusa XL Top Cover?

I know there are some detailed, thorough enclosures being developed for the XL such as this one.

If, however, I wanted to do the quickest, dirtiest improvement I could in terms of heat retention--would making a partial top cover like the below have a worthwhile impact?  Or is it not worth the hardware store trip to pick up some plastic?

Opublikowany : 18/11/2023 4:42 pm
MME
 MME
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RE: Prusa XL Top Cover?

You will not retain much heat from the printer with just a hat. As the printer bed moves down the print will cool down. You also won't eliminate any drafts.

Opublikowany : 18/11/2023 6:26 pm
Voxel3D_Nederland
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RE: Prusa XL Top Cover?

Have you seen my design?

I took the time to prototype and iterate everything and also made a building manual! Last, I have communicated with an aliexpress store to offer full kits of all hardware and acrylic to make it accessible worldwide!

 

Opublikowany : 20/11/2023 2:23 pm
SovereignGFC
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Prusa XL Top Cover?

This is what I was looking for--so either do it properly (like the thread I linked to) or not at all.

Thanks!

Posted by: @mme

You will not retain much heat from the printer with just a hat. As the printer bed moves down the print will cool down. You also won't eliminate any drafts.

 

Opublikowany : 20/11/2023 7:34 pm
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