UPDATE 8 Apr2024
I believe in working with local small businesses when selecting regional vendors. Unlike established companies that are good at managing logistics and sales, small businesses or new start-ups are still learning the ropes, and sometimes make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, but it's important to make things right and work towards improvement.
Bento mini is now available with Australia vendor JC-3D. They have improved their ops & logistics. There will also be no more pre-orders to prevent late fulfilment.
VENDORS:
The US vendor for Bento mini - A collaboration between ThrutheFrame and Voxelpla to offer a complete set (printed in pet-g) with acid-free activated carbon included. For more information, please visit Voxelpla Store.
The AUS vendor for Bento mini is available for sale on JC-3D. It is printed in PET-g and comes fully assembled with activated carbon. For more information please visit JC-3D.
In September 2022, I designed the BentoBox air scrubber for the X1C and enclosed P1P (such as ARC) to be used for printing ABS. This helps to reduce the fumes and VOCs build up within the enclosure. When I decided to build the Voron V0.2, I needed a BentoBox with a smaller form factor. Not an easy project due to the limited space within the V0,2 chamber. It has to be small, powerful and visually pleasing.
Meet Bento mini. Small in size, powerful, and looks like a little bento for kids. The front dimension is the same as an iPhone 10. It uses a strong 6028 blower fan to push air thru the carbon pellets. There are 4 mounting holes where brackets can be customized for different enclosed printers.
It is an activated carbon air scrubber housed within an enclosed printer. By cycling air thru activated carbon pellets within the chamber, it helps to reduce fumes and VOCs when printing filaments such as ABS, ASA and Nylon. This method of filtering air within an enclosure is called multi-pass which results in better filtration.
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Acid-free activated carbon:
US - Voxelpla offers acid-free activated carbon in a 1lb pack and HEPA filter replacement. You can support the Bento mini project by buying it from this affiliated link: https://voxelpla.com/thrutheframe
EU - Veetec3D offers acid-free activated carbon in 150gm & 450gm. You can support the Bento mini project by buying it from Veetec3D Store for Activated Carbon
JPN
I bought the 24V Dual Ball Bearings 6028 fans from GDStime on Aliexpress.
Order 5V if you intend to use a standalone power supply. Order a 24V if you intend to use the printer's PSU
To date, my designs are free to download and use. There is no Patreon or OnlyFan (hahaha). If you like them and want to contribute to my coffee addiction & help fund the filaments I need for prototyping, a donation of $5-$10 to Ko-fi or paypal.me will be greatly appreciated.
As with all my designs, it may and may not work for you. So print and install at your own discretion.