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I won a 3D-printer at a hackathon a while ago and made an enclosure using an Ikea Besta closet. The neat part is that the black glass completely hides the printer unless the LED strip is on. I've installed an extension cable for the display and made a mount to fit on a spare Ikea Variera.
This is a great one. Thanks for the inspiration.
probably not needed but put a smoke detector in or directly outside and above it, just in case
There is one inside. It's visible in the first picture (on the left of the printer). There is also a temperature sensor attached on top.
Neat. How much work was it? Any thoughts about doing a How-to?
After all Said and done did you notice any print quality differences?
Neat. How much work was it? Any thoughts about doing a How-to?
It was a lot of work to get it to fit because it's not actually that deep. I managed to make it work by installing a longer cable for the display (it was too big with it in the normal position) and getting a 90° power adapter to allow the door to close. The filament spool is positioned on top and goes through a printed tube. There is also a small hole to allow cables to go out from the back. I could give instructions / answer questions if anyone is interested.
After all Said and done did you notice any print quality differences?
Yes, there was a big improvement. It stands under my window and the draft ruined a lot of prints. I struggled to print anything over 5 cm high.
Now the temperature inside is higher (temperature sensor inside says it's 34 °C) and the humidity is about ~15% lower than the rest of the room. Print quality has improved a lot.
Nice and clean. Good look