Housing A1 Mini

This Box is nearly airtight and you will not hear any sound from your A1 mini! Sadly you cannot use AMS if you put the printer inside. After some hours of printing I can easily reach temperatures of 40°C + inside with a humidity of <15%.

Open the door if you print PLA!

You need to print 8 Corner Parts, 12 Side Parts, 4 Corner Parts for the Seal and 4 Side Parts for the seal. I also inlcuded a Filament holder and some brakets to keep the door shut or open, as well as a Filament Storage. The print can be printed on the A1 mini itself in 2 days of printing time and needs 2,5kg of Filament.

You will need to buy (besides 2.5kg of Filament):

6 wooden Panels 500x500x12 (Amazon Link DE)

Acrylic glass 400x400x3 (Amazon Link DE)

6 Soundproofing foams 500x500x3 (Amazon Link DE [three of these])

Wooden Sticks as Connectors (Amazon Link DE)

Sealing Tape 6x3 (Amazon Link DE)

Door hinges (Amazon Link DE)

Wooden Screws

Plastic Glue

 

For the Filament Holder:

M8x120 screw + Nut

2 Standard Bearrings (Amazon Link DE)

For the Poop ramp:
4 magnets 20x10x2 (Amazon Link DE)

Total cost for this project was in my case under 100 Euro.

To assemble you will need to glue the outer frame together with the wooden Sticks and screw them into the MDF Sheet. In one MDF Sheet you will need to cut a 400x400mm hole for the door. You should install the seal holders first, so it is easier to screw them in. The seal can be glued in, when the box is standing. You will need to drill two holes - one in the side (8mm), where the filament holder should sit and one in the back for the power cable (36mm). After the Box is assembled you can install the hinges and the knob on the door. The last step is to install the clips to hold the door.

The filamen poop box doubles as a jig for where to put the printer in the box so that no cables of the printer get harmed and that everything has free movement.

If the panels are a too tight fit - sand the sides down to prevent the corners from breaking apart.