Prusa XL - EnXLosure

Full, polycarbonate enclosure for Prusa XL with many features such as;

• Strong, 3mm thick Polycarbonate panels
• Rigid-mounted doors on the bottom section
• Full, 270-degree opening front for excellent access and view of the print
• Magnetically removable top section
• Cool, Geometric, and Minimalistic design
• Small internal volume for good passive heating
• Easy to print frame
• Fully printable on Prusa XL
• Easy to assemble using many of the same bolts, including a build manual

Also, I designed add-ons so you can fully equip your enclosure to have the same features as the original enclosure, for just 25% of the price!!

• Firmware-compatible air filtration system found here; Firmware-compatible air filtration

Feel free to modify/upgrade yourself, just make sure to link the original printables listing in your description and comply with the non-commercial license.

Things you need; Prints; - Filament; approx. 1,825 kg of PETG material, so less than 2 spools of filament. - Printing time; approx. 40,75 hours (in 0.32 SPEED @XL 0.6, Input Shaping firmware) approx. 48 hours (in 0.32 SPEED @XL 0.6, Stable release firmware)

Hardware; - 121x M3x8 bolts (panels) + 5 spare - 24x M3x10 bolts (hinges to panels) + 2 spare - 24x M3 washer (hinges to panels) + 2 spare - 24x M3 locknut (hinges to panels) + 2 spare - 121x M3 brass insert (panels) + 5 spare (Note; needs to be voron type) - 16x M4x8 bolts (bottom frame mounting) + 2 spare - 7x M4x35 bolts (hinge mechanism) + 1 spare - 16x M4 T-nut for 3030-profile (bottom frame mounting) + 2 spare - 7x M4 locknut (hinge mechanism) + 1 spare - 8x 20x4mm round neodymium magnet (4mm high) - 8x 6x3mm round neodymium magnet (3mm high)

All panels in 3mm clear acrylic or polycarbonate

Hardware can be sourced by yourself or bought on AliExpress via this link; (I get a small portion of sales generated if purchased via AliExpress to support the project. Aliexpress link includes panels from high-quality polycarbonate )

IMPORTANT NOTE; PETG, ASA, ABS and other materials slightly shrink after printing. This shrinkage can be up to 0.50%. This might look little, but even this relates to 2mm on the longest part.

Therefore I suggest printing the shrinkage tool first at 100% scale and measuring the shrinkage of your petg material. After this, scale all parts with this value to get the correct results.

Instructions; - print shrinkage tool at 100% scale in your material. (Infill 25% cubic/2 or 3 perimeters) - measure the sizes of the print, it should be 475mm long. - Divide 475 by the value you measured to get your shrink percentage. - Example; measured the length to be 473mm. - Calculate shrinkage; 475 : 473 x 100 = 100.42% - To compensate for shrinkage, print at 100.42% - Print the shrinkage tool again at your found scale in the same material - Verify the length of tool. It should be 475mm. A deviation of 0.4 +/- is acceptable.

ASSEMBLY VIDEO; Huge thanks to youtuber @Adventures with Dr. Joe for making an instructional assembly video. If you have any questions, you can refer to his video via this link.

Note; In total, designing this enXLosure cost me 21Kg of PETG, €325+ of prototype panels/bolts, and 250 hours of engineering, building and testing. I published the design for free, but if you think it is worth €5, €15 or €25, please consider ‘buying’ this design via; www.buymeacoffee.com/voxel3d. (you can choose the price yourself)

It supports me a great deal, and I appreciate every donation.

Design files; Original design files in STEP and Fusion360 format can be purchased via my paid listing found here