CR-10 Enclosure

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It's a fully printed enclosure for the CR-10 that really works well! I had tried ABS and nylon on the printer before with some pretty bad warping issues, but it was all about keeping the heat around the part instead of letting it float away and warm up the apartment. My first enclosure attempt used leftover window wrap and a piece of plywood zip-tied to the top of the printer, which actually worked really well but was way too much hassle to set up. I came here first to see what other people had done for printer enclosures, then went online and saw some more that didn't quite fit my criteria - I wanted something small, light, and easy to collapse down when not in use. That's how I got the idea for a 5-part enclosure held together with magnets and sealed with winter shrink wrap for windows. Each part has a groove on its outer surface where 1.75 mm filament will fit into to hold the shrink wrap in place - no glue was used, but it took 27 prints! It's definitely worth it. You'll need a slicer that can separate non-connected surfaces to print the files I've uploaded, as they're not currently in separate pieces and need to be broken before printing. Update: I finished printing all the parts and assembling the enclosure when I realized I didn't account for the cables from the control box. For now, I just cut out a corner of the left side piece - I might change it later. One month in, I expected some heat loss with the corner cut, but it really doesn't make a difference. I got an extension kit to run all the cables behind the table and under the enclosure, which works great and collapses down when not needed - that's about 66% of the time. I use it more for PLA and PET than ABS. Six months in, everything is going smoothly. I haven't had to fix any issues with the cable or the corner cut, but those will be easy fixes when they become necessary. The enclosure works better than I expected and collapses easily when not in use - I've given myself a pat on the back for designing something effective. Nine months later, I added a new left side piece that lets control cables pass under it. It melted slightly in the sun of my car and I had to reprint some parts, so I went ahead and corrected the mistake from its original design.