3D Printer Electronics Enclosure by jonbourg

Last crawled date: 3 years, 4 months ago

This is a larger electronics enclosure than my other design. It is 170mm wide by 220mm long and 64mm tall (68mm with the printed feet). This can be placed next to your printer or underneath it. If you place this underneath your printer it will need to be raised up on some legs. There are many designs available on Thingiverse including mine https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3592374.
I made this enclosure for my Adimlab printer, but it is designed to hold many popular control boards and a Raspberry Pi (3B+ or 4). If you want a control board added just let me know. It's also big enough to hold other electronics, like buck converters and MOSFETs depending on which control board is installed. I have not made mount holes for all things like buck converters etc. You can either drill holes or use glue.
For the Adimlab printers, there is an option to attach the stock LCD screens into a housing on the front.
Most of the boards have the USB/SD ports on the front, but a few of the larger boards have the ports on the left side. This is to enable room for placement of wiring, particularly the power wires. If you would like to have a different configuration let me know. Some boards can be configured for different sides, but the larger boards are pretty much set as they are.
Currently, the cooling fan is a 120mm x 15mm fan, but other configurations can be added. For instance, a smaller fan can be used, the fan could be mounted on the outside, or fans could be mounted on the side of the enclosure.
Currently will hold any of these boards (more can be added):
Adimlab version 1 blackboard and Adimlab version 2 whiteboard (LCD Option)
Duet Maestro
MKS Gen L
MKS Robin Lite
MKS Robin nano (LCD Option)
MKS SBASE
MKS SGen L
SKR Pro
SKR 1.3, 1.4, and 1.4 Turbo
SKR Mini E3
For each board find and print the box side panel(s) and the other parts specifically listed for that board. For the other side panels of the box use the Box_Side_AA files.
Each board has it's own mounting standoff. The board standoffs have a cutout on one edge that will need to be placed facing the outside of the box. This is to account for the lip around the bottom.
Hardware:
Use self-tapping M3 screws to attach the bottom to the corners and the lid. The bottom screws will need to be long enough like M3 x 16 for a nice tight fit.
Use self-tapping M3 screws to mount the boards to the standoffs M3 x 6 or M3 x 8 should work.
Use M3 screws and nuts to attach the standoffs, the SKR Pro side box, and the cooling fan.
If desired use some glue to stiffen up the enclosure during assembly.
This is the type of self-tapping screws recommended: https://www.amazon.com/Zinc-Plated-Tapping-Assortment-Drilling-Storage/dp/B07DLWSQD5/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=self+tapping+m3+screws&qid=1602278163&sr=8-3
I did use parametric resources here on Thingiverse and I thank these designers for their most excellent work. I also recommend getting some tie strap anchors to assist with cable management. There are several to choose from on Thingiverse.
Please post makes!
UPDATE: 12/1/2020 Added a new lid with a cutout for an 80mm fan. I didn't include a grill, there are many to choose from. Here's a simple one. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1176407
UPDATE: 10/24/2020 Added a new LCD option for the MKS Nano. This option includes a new box bottom with a mounting hole for the Nano that is moved to allow more clearance for the LCD flat ribbon cable. There is also a new top and mounting brackets for the LCD enclosure. The enclosure for the LCD is this thing. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2993069
UPDATE: 10/15/2020 Changed LCD names with "LCD" at the beginning. Loaded a new LCD option for a BTT TFT35 E3 which should also fit the stock Ender 3 screen.