I just wanted to share my Laser Engraver enclosure. I’m really proud of it but nobody else in the house gets it 🤣
Made from 1/2 and 1/4 inch melamine, 3D printed parts and acrylic. It has a 6in exhaust fan that moves about 300CFM and 3D printed quick connects so it’s easy to setup and put away.
While I’m waiting for something to process I thought I’d take a minute to share my DIY enclosure. Made from 1/4 and half inch Melamine board, acrylic and 3D printed parts. It also has a 6 inch exhaust fan the moves over 300 CFM.
I’m proud of it but my wife doesn’t understand so I wanted to share. 🤣
I have always loved making things. In high school I took as many different Tech classes I could. I installed hardwood floors in my parent’s house when I was 16. When my wife and I bought our first house with a garage I was so excited to have a place to keep my tools. (Read buy and use tools)
My hobbies have started to collide. I use my 3D printer to design enclosures for electronics. I used electronics and wood working to create a self regulating dry box for my 3D printing Filament.
I recently decided I wanted to try laser engraver and cutting. Naturally after using it for nothing more than engraving my initials into a few things I decided it needed to have an enclosure and exhaust system. A trip to the hardware store (okay several trips) I have a laser engraver in a custom designed enclosure with an exhaust fan I’m pretty sure moves more air than a crack in a space station window. Custom designed corner brackets I’ve printed and change and reprinted the times. It’s amazing, but I haven’t used the laser except for cutting the positioning square for the honeycomb bed. But it looks great on the shelf.
Hi my name is Ryan and I am a Maker!
Just some tongue in cheek but I this is the way things seem to go for me. I once found a bandsaw on marketplace for $50. It sat in the corner of my garage for 5 years and got used twice until I sold it on marketplace for $50.
What sort of Rabbit Holes have you gone down being a Maker?
After a lot of trial and error I wanted to share the finished(?) project. It maintains the humidity to 10% and I only need to change the desiccant every 4 or 5 days.
Holds 40 spools of filament.
Everything is monitored with an ESP32 and home assistant so I can track humidity and can control the speed of the fans if needed.
Here is what ended up working:
The thing that really worked was when I designed an active air drying canister. The canister holds between 350g and 375g of Activated Alumina or Molecular Seive. I use four of these canisters, 2 with Molecular Seive near the top and 2 with Activated Alumina in the bottom half.
I've posted the desiccant canisters to Makerworld if anyone wants to skip the trial and error i went through. https://makerworld.com/en/models/2801100-active-desiccant-blower-container