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Finally took the time to reorganize the workbench!

obones

Hello everyone!

Following the "What are your Tips for an Organized Workbench?" share and win competition, I got a few ideas on to how to reorganize my utterly cluttered workbench so that it could accommodate everything in a better way.

And I must say that I'm pleased with the result:

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I made the shelf taller so that the printer can go beneath it, leaving more space in front of it. And as it was tall enough, I even added drawers, made from ready made "3 drawers cabinet" found at the local hardware store.

Clear boxes and a gutter chute angle were really good ideas that I borrowed from the competition. Now the glue gun is readily available without a tangle of cables!

It's not perfect, but I felt that it was important to highlight the good ideas coming from here.

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  • Very nice, have you considered an enclosure and filtering for the 3D printer, or do you leave the window open? Slight smile

  • in reply to cstanton

    Thanks.

    The enclosure is in the "thinking about it" phase because it would have to be foldable/removable so as no to prevent me from accessing the stored elements behind it.
    I mean, right now, when the clear plastic drawers open, the clearly end up in the 3D printer volume. This is fine, because I won't be needing them when I print, but a fixed enclosure would prevent any access to the printer.

    As to leaving the window open, I tried, but it induces too violent changes of temperatures so I rather start the print and move out of the room when it's a print that takes more than ten minutes.

    But any suggestions are most welcome here.

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  • in reply to cstanton

    Thanks.

    The enclosure is in the "thinking about it" phase because it would have to be foldable/removable so as no to prevent me from accessing the stored elements behind it.
    I mean, right now, when the clear plastic drawers open, the clearly end up in the 3D printer volume. This is fine, because I won't be needing them when I print, but a fixed enclosure would prevent any access to the printer.

    As to leaving the window open, I tried, but it induces too violent changes of temperatures so I rather start the print and move out of the room when it's a print that takes more than ten minutes.

    But any suggestions are most welcome here.

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  • in reply to obones

    I understand where you're coming from with the temperature variances, I bought an enclosure for my 3D printer after I observed the PM2.5/PM10 values skyrocketing on a print (and numerous journal articles on printing regardless of filament).

    The enclosure is somewhat 'basic', it's foil lined fabric with a metal pole frame. It has flaps which could attach to filters or fans to then exhaust outside if appropriate.

    Food for thought.