element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • Community Hub
    Community Hub
    • What's New on element14
    • Feedback and Support
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Personal Blogs
    • Members Area
    • Achievement Levels
  • Learn
    Learn
    • Ask an Expert
    • eBooks
    • element14 presents
    • Learning Center
    • Tech Spotlight
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
    • Learning Groups
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents Projects
    • Project14
    • Arduino Projects
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
    • Project Groups
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Avnet Boards Community
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Multicomp Pro
    • Product Groups
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • Choose another store...
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
  • Settings
3D Printing
  • Technologies
  • More
3D Printing
3D Printing Forum Ender 3 pro enclosure recommend
  • Blog
  • Forum
  • Documents
  • Events
  • Polls
  • Files
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Join 3D Printing to participate - click to join for free!
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Forum Thread Details
  • Replies 15 replies
  • Subscribers 323 subscribers
  • Views 2626 views
  • Users 0 members are here
  • printer
  • 3d_printing
  • enclosure
  • 3dprinting
Related

Ender 3 pro enclosure recommend

Hanhanna
Hanhanna 11 months ago

Hi, I have an Ender-3 pro with the Sprite extruder, I want to buy an enclosure.

Is there an enclosure recommended?

  • Sign in to reply
  • Cancel

Top Replies

  • irotsoma
    irotsoma 11 months ago in reply to opalko +3
    Helps with keeping the temperature stable, reducing exposure to fumes, which isn't a huge deal with PLA or PETG unless it burns, but still a good thing, and fire protection. They won't stop a really hot…
  • rsc
    rsc 10 months ago in reply to jaygee59 +3
  • Umuju
    Umuju 9 months ago in reply to Jan Cumps +3
    Nah, it’s in a finished basement. I’m at more risk from my kid’s legos 8-p
  • dougw
    dougw 11 months ago

    That Yoopai looks like a pretty reasonable solution.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • irotsoma
    irotsoma 11 months ago

    image

    I just have the official Creality one and it works well for me. I have an external electronics enclosure to keep the electronics cool and the cables run through the side panel. The cord enters through a hole on the left. And I have a piece of heat resistant plastic on top as a sort of shelf. Here's a pic, though it's messy right now because I'm working on a different project and a lot of stuff got put on top.

    Anyway it works well enough. It's not as fancy as the one you linked to. I generally prefer to buy minimalist and add on higher quality components that I either buy separately or build myself, so it doesn't have an exhaust hose or temperature sensor or anything. I have a sensor I made myself connected to the raspberry pi inside my electronics enclosure and I made a light with an LED strip and some printed parts. And I only print PLA and PETG, and not a huge amount, so for now I didn't need the exhaust. Though I plan to eventually move it to my worktable in my basement and add exhaust.

    Only thing to look out for is that the transparent panels on these things aren't nearly as fire resistant as the rest, so less is more, and the panels seal with Velcro, so you need to make sure they close smoothly. They tend to fold and bunch up leaving openings. But overall it has been good for my needs.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • aswinvenu
    aswinvenu 11 months ago

    Go for either Yoopai or A creality official enclosure. Both looks good.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • opalko
    opalko 11 months ago

    I have the same printer and after a year of on & off fiddling finally getting consistently good prints. I didn't know these things existed. What would be the advantage of or need for using one? I have been printing predominantly PLA and PETG. Sorry to derail the conversation...
    Cheers

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • irotsoma
    irotsoma 11 months ago in reply to opalko

    Helps with keeping the temperature stable, reducing exposure to fumes, which isn't a huge deal with PLA or PETG unless it burns, but still a good thing, and fire protection. They won't stop a really hot burning fire, but if properly closed up, they will reduce the likelihood of the fire getting out of control by reducing access to oxygen and keeping the flames localized. Like it probably would help reduce the likelihood of a fire started by the hot end and material from spreading, but not a fire started by a short in the AC side of the power supply or cord or something like that.

    It's not a necessity for PLA or even really PETG, especially if you monitor it well, but it's nice to have.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +3 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • rsc
    rsc 11 months ago

    I built my own enclosure from 1inch 80/20 strut and some colored plastic panels.  It was much cheaper and the exact size I wanted.

    Scott

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +2 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • jaygee59
    jaygee59 11 months ago in reply to rsc

    Any photos available? I want something that I can easily slide on and off the bench and just curious how yours looks.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • rsc
    rsc 10 months ago in reply to jaygee59

    image

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +3 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • Umuju
    Umuju 9 months ago

    I built my own enclosure using the IKEA lack tables using this set of files https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4568507 , but I made mine to house 2 printers and used double doors to shorten the swing into the walkway. I also moved the power supplies to underneath the enclosures and added switches to control the power as well as the lights and fans. image

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • cstanton
    cstanton 9 months ago in reply to Umuju

    Have you considered any filtering on ventilation for these?

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
>
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2025 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube