3D Printer Enclosure Temperature Control 

Great video I appreciate all the information. I'm going to do other upgrades in the future, but this device is exactly what I'm looking for right now. Thanks again.

Fantastic video loaded with interest and learning ........ If I had my way as a licence payer, the BBC would bring back Tomorrow’s World program and you would be hosting it from command centre workshop !!!!!!😊

Seen your first video about this setup and liked it because of the whole idea and the ways you found to make this possible, but now, with this video, man, I have to call you a genius!! I was in fact today getting a pc fan to do an extractor heat fan, and came to RU-vid to get some ideas, and I think RU-vid must have read my mind because they put the best video out there as first to watch. Great idea, keep on sharing all those McGyver ideas to get a smart enclosure!! P.S.: Have subscribed!!

Very clever solution and cheap is a big bonus 👍 thanks for sharing

Man, I like all of your videos . Great videos.

cheers Jon some great info in this one

Jon - You need to look at a Raspberry Pi3 running Octoprint. You can control a fan using Octoprint to control the relay circuit. All can be very compact. You can also control a fishtank heater with a dual port relay, and use that to heat the enclosure. You also need to be cafeful when it gets cold as your filament will absorb moisture, and then prints turn pooh.

Those temp controls are great. One I got had a separate sensor so I guess I'll put it near the print head. The idea of using a standard 120mm fan is key. And having small gaps in the enclosure is actually advantageous for keeping turbulence inside the enclosure to a minimum. An air tight enclosure wouldn't work very well.

Great idea and find, so cheap too....How will you cope in Winter when it's 5C in the shed? Won't you need a heater instead? We have the worst flying weather in the World, sick of it now.

Do you have plans on how you built that amazing looking enclosure? Or a link to a kit? Great video!!

Great Video, what do you set the ambient temperature to when you print ABS and/or PLA

Great vid thanks, I wanted to ask can you wire a plug onto the power cord and run it from the mains ? Thanks again

I presume you aren't printing with abs on your printer? That would read the enclosure to be warmer anyway and drafts from a fan would probably cause failed prints. Not sure how much a daft will affect other filament but might be something to bear in mind. As for monitoring the temperature have you thought about using a raspberry pi? I have a pi connected to my printer running Octo print so can start / stop prints remotely and see progress and temps of the bed and hot end. If you added a Sensor ( eg DS18B20+) to the pi you could then also monitor the enclosure temp. I pull all this data in to some software called home assistant which can also run on a raspberry pi, but Octoprint has loads of extensions so there might be one that could display the enclosure temp.

Hi. Is there any way to know if I would need the 110V-220V or the 12V version if I am using a US Geeetech A30T? I know its likely a dumb question. I know how to solder and whatnot but Idk much about DC current lol. The specs show DC24V so I assume I might need that one

How did you get such clean cuts on the perpexs?

TWS what sort of light is that you had in your enclosure, the one that looks like an industrial stage light. Is it a garden light or something?

If there was a fire with your 3 d printer would the fan now just blow fresh air onto the fire accelerating the fire ?

Do you have two fans in this enclosure? One at the bottom blowing air from the shed into the enclosure and one at the top blowing air from the enclosure to the shed?

How do you build the connection to the power supply?

How is it to keep the noise in?

How well does it handle ABS?

crazy cheap =- fire hazard