Ultimaker 3 Drybox by Dragon2781

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

I finished my Drybox for my Ultimaker 3 using the original spool holder with the NFC function and some additional storage for two more spools.
I used some designes so I first want to give credit to:
@UltiArjanhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1837907
I used his dehumidifier basket but I had to modify it to fit my dehumidifier.
@T70Ehttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2559491
I used his Ultimaker 3 Spool Holder Bracket. He did an awesome job, I used it as it is.
The parts you need:
The box is a 'Orthex Clipbox Smart Store Classic 31' with 50 x 39 x 26 cm
The dehumidifier is a 'Pingi LV-A300LC' and is normally used in cars. It is rechageable.
4x angle sheet metal to support the partition boards
2x PVC board (8 mm) with ca. 40 x 8 cm (I'v sawn them off on an angle of 85°)
Strong double sided duct tape (I used '3M VHB Tape 5952F')
Q&A:

Why is there a base under the spool holder?
-> The bottom (or now the back) of the box where the spool holder is mounted will bend when the front of the spool holder is not supported by a base.


Why don't you mount the spool holder deeper to avoid using a spool holder base?
-> When you load/unload a spool you need to pull up the front part of the spool holder.
Therefore you need space below. The base of the spool holder is not mounted. It's just sitting there.


Why is there just a hole and no filament outlet?
-> I first did some outlets but the filament is on a high angle at that point and it was jamming.
I think that the Dehumidifier is able to handle that little leak.

Why do you use two PVC boards instead of one big board?
-> I don't want to seal up the two parts of the box.