Slack Lack - The Lack Enclosure with Sliding Pocket Doors

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See Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctuxhp6h6kc The Slack Lack was greatly influenced by the Original Prusa Enclosure found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2864118. All design and CAD for this enclosure is my own. I wanted an enclosure for printing ABS but also to be able to leave the front open when printing PLA without leaving the doors wide open, since it sits in my living room. I knew I wanted pocket doors. The enclosure is designed to be tall enough to hold an Ender 3 and a 30mm tall paving stone, which helps in vibration reduction. The total usable height is 50cm. The doors hinge shut and latch via magnets. There are also support magnets in the hinge pieces that prevent it from sliding while opening and closing the doors normally. The doors will slide back on tracks into the enclosure out of the way. Finally, the doors can be removed very easily by partially opening the door and sliding them off the magnets. --- Purchase Parts Needed: - Magnets 20x6x1.5mm, Qty 12 (These were easier for me to find than the magnets sourced by the Prusa group) - Screws 6x50mm, Qty 8 - Screws 5x20mm, Qty 14 (These were also easier to source; you'll need two more if you use my remote PSU bracket) - Plexiglass 3x450x492mm, Qty 3 - Plexiglass 3x214x492mm, Qty 2 --- Printing: - Expect to use nearly a full roll of filament. - I printed everything in PETG, 20% infill, 3 walls. - I've made sure that all the parts were uploaded in their proper orientation for printing. - SUPPORTS: Parts needing supports are Front_Spacer_TL.stl and Front_Spacer_TR.stl. - Print these parts two times each: Track.stl, TrackTop.stl, and Spacer_TB.stl. - Print Catch.stl three times. - IMPORTANT: The four pairs of hinge and barrel pieces that mate should have some friction and should not be loose. This friction is what keeps the hinge sections aligned when they are slid back in the enclosure. --- Assembly: - Assembly is straightforward; you can follow the same tutorial from the Prusa Enclosure. - I used plain Elmer's style white glue to glue the upper and lower tracks to the plexiglass. - Use super glue for the magnets. - Use HoldFinder.stl to predrill holes for the Catch's. --- Additional Notes: My Ender3 remote PSU mount is here (should work for original and Pro version, Pro version hasn't been verified): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3436078. LED strip mount that I used (two per strip, six total): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2912036. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. --- UPDATE 16/3/2019 Added step files for the parts with magnets so you can easily adjust the size of the holes for magnets that you can find locally. When sizing your magnets, try to keep around a one-kilogram pull strength. --- UPDATE 22/3/2019 Added an exploded view per request as a picture and a higher resolution picture in a zip. --- UPDATE 23/3/2019 If you need different holes for your magnets, see user kenrobertson's remix. I would advise trying to keep the pull strength around one kilogram. --- UPDATE 23/6/2019 The number-one request has been for access to different sizes for the Plexiglas. I'm not going to make different versions for all the requests, but I've gone ahead and uploaded step files for all the parts in a single zip called "EnclosureAllPartsExport". Anyone should be able to use these so they can modify the parts to fit their specific needs.