Print chamber heater for Solidoodle printer
Posted by the_digital_dentist
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Print chamber heater for Solidoodle printer March 07, 2016 10:19PM |
I used a 400W heater from a Stratasys printer, a 220V fan (running at 117VAC, wired in parallel with the heater), and a thermostatic controller to add some heat to allow delamination-free ABS prints. The heater gets the enclosure up to 50C in about 5 minutes- faster than the bed heats up.
I added a plywood base to the printer and cut holes in the bottom to mount the fan and heater. I printed a box to mount the thermostatic controller and screwed it to the wood base. There is a layer of 1" PIR foam in the bottom of the wood base to keep the table from heating up. I violated one of my own carved-in-stone rules about 3D printers and mixed heat with plywood. I hope it lasts! The plywood is 5/8" thick.
Next- replace that awful top cover with something nicer looking and more functional... The filament spool should mount on top and feed filament straight down to the extruder.
Ultra MegaMax Dominator 3D printer: [drmrehorst.blogspot.com]
I added a plywood base to the printer and cut holes in the bottom to mount the fan and heater. I printed a box to mount the thermostatic controller and screwed it to the wood base. There is a layer of 1" PIR foam in the bottom of the wood base to keep the table from heating up. I violated one of my own carved-in-stone rules about 3D printers and mixed heat with plywood. I hope it lasts! The plywood is 5/8" thick.
Next- replace that awful top cover with something nicer looking and more functional... The filament spool should mount on top and feed filament straight down to the extruder.
Ultra MegaMax Dominator 3D printer: [drmrehorst.blogspot.com]
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