Here’s some pics of the design and parts… (1) 12" long stainless steel piano hinge (1 foot $4.73).(1) 12" x 24" fluorescent orange UV resistant acrylic sheet ($14.75 per sheet).(4) 12" x 24" UV resistant mirrored acrylic sheets ($18.40 per sheet).The top will be beveled to include a translucent “hot orange” acrylic sheet that will serve to block out the bright UV light but to also mimic the look of the Formlabs printer to compliment each other on my desk. Interior will be white with mirrored acrylic sheets for bouncing light. Mine is a bit on the overkill side but that’s usually how my projects go !Īfter building the enclosure I plan on sanding, priming and painting it to sort of match the graphite color of my Form1+. You can save some money by scaling this project down to your needs. I also didn’t really care for the looks of all that LED strip sticking on the inside plus I didn’t want to bother with wiring them all together, so that’s why I opted for a large high power self contained LED unit rather than the strips most people use on these projects. I wanted something that was large enough to accommodate any sized part I may print, even if we go with a larger format SLA printer in the future, so that’s why the enclosure is on the large size range. Part of that is because of the LED units I’m using and the size of the enclosure itself. Pricing on something like this is a bit more than most DIY enclosures. I still need to make a run to the hardware store to buy the MDF wood and then the real fun begins :D! I figured I’d post this thread to sort of log the build in case anyone else wants to build a similar one. Finished designing my enclosure and I’ve ordered most of the parts and hardware.
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