CORE One hinged lid?
Has anyone created (or is in the process of creating) a hinged lid modification for the CORE One yet? Something like that might be advantageous for maintenance of the top half of the nextruder. Maybe based on (or remixed from) the hinged lid for the Official Enclosure? I see from the C1 kit assembly instructions (and the new picture for the C1 advanced filtration add-on) that there are two holes on the back beveled surface that could be used for half of the hinge mounting. (The kit assembly instructions actually use those holes as a reference to which of the top 4 frame edges goes to the back of the unit.)
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RE: CORE One hinged lid?
I've not got my machine yet, but I do plan on doing something with the lid as I also plan to move the filament entry to the top of the machine for easier filament entry from my electronic drybox.
I was batch 1, but the filtration system had held it up. It's supposed to ship at the end of the month.
RE: CORE One hinged lid?
TBH, not sure what the point of a hinged lid would be. It's easy enough to just take it off completely.
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TBH, not sure what the point of a hinged lid would be. It's easy enough to just take it off completely.
Just easier access to the extruder etc. not having mine yet I can't speak from experience.
I'm also not super happy about the tight bend for the filament to enter the extruder. I've tried really hard to reduce the restriction on the ptfe tube on all my other printers because they print from a separate drybox, so the run to the printer is longer. I've found that the 3mm id tubes offer much less resistance than the standard tubes. On my XL I've bypassed the side sensor to get a smoother run and ît works great, even with TPU which others seem to have struggled with.
So in my head I'm already thinking of how I might redo the entry into the extruder, which may include needing more room above the extruder. This likely would require some modification to the lid.
What's your opinion, is the sharp bend into the extruder seem to add resistance?
RE: CORE One hinged lid?
I have been considering a magnetic lid but hinged I don’t see the point, it is better in my opinion to take the lid off completely during service and not have it attached to the printer flipping around. So far those small plastic plugs came out day one and never was re-installed, I just leave the top loose. So far I am not printing anything more challenging than ASA, which is not really challenging on this printer.
/Anders
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What's your opinion, is the sharp bend into the extruder seem to add resistance?
So far I haven't seen any issues, but then again I was snowbirding for a few weeks so didn't have a chance to print much.
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RE: CORE One hinged lid?
I printed this and it works really well (once you figure out the shrinkage).
https://www.printables.com/model/1186137-prusa-core-one-top-cover-mod-handle-and-holder-ver
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I saw that design and thought it creative. I just don't like that it's going to scratch up the acrylic very quickly.... Not that it matters other than I'm picky. Maybe print some edge protectors to slide on the brackets or something.
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Just printed this one https://www.printables.com/model/1226383-prusa-core-one-magnetic-top-cover-with-integrated
Not hinged but magnetic. Printed in some XT20 carbon I got for another project. fits like a glove. Not really airtight, but good enough
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I printed this and it works really well (once you figure out the shrinkage).
https://www.printables.com/model/1186137-prusa-core-one-top-cover-mod-handle-and-holder-ver
Just printed this one https://www.printables.com/model/1226383-prusa-core-one-magnetic-top-cover-with-integrated
Not hinged but magnetic. Printed in some XT20 carbon I got for another project. fits like a glove. Not really airtight, but good enough
I recently discovered the first link and a similar magnetic one after starting this thread. I worry about the first one for scratching up the acrylic as @brian-12 mentions. Both magnetic ones look a little chunky, but maybe that is necessary for the thickness of the magnets used. I do like the idea of using magnets to hold the lid down so it doesn't shift or vibrate with fast extruder movements. Maybe a blending of the two (using the magnetic one as a frame to keep the acrylic from rubbing) would be a good idea.
I don't have a C1 yet so this is just my planning (and discussion creating) for now. I'll eventually be upgrading my MK4S to a C1 so it will eventually be relevant for me.
See my (limited) designs on:
Printables - https://www.printables.com/@Sembazuru
Thingiverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/Sembazuru/designs
RE: CORE One hinged lid?
so it doesn't shift or vibrate with fast extruder movements
Seems pretty solid the way it is. I don't use magnets or anything, I just usually have some random crap (like a nozzle brush) sitting on top , and I don't see or hear any movement.
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> so it doesn't shift or vibrate with fast extruder movements
Mine doesn't move at all. If you are concerned about that, the designer recommends not fully screwing in the front right screw and that causes it to line up with the hole in the acrylic - so it locks into that. I didn't need that, but as I said, it doesn't move anyway.