Enclosed build chamber on a budget

[Shizuma]

I've been wanting to make an enclosed build chamber for my V1 rostock max since I got it since I almost exclusively print in ABS and I finally got around to doing it. When designing it I wanted it to be easy to make, affordable, and still look half way decent, this is what I came up with.

It cost me $15 for the 5 30" x 20" foam board panels, $6 for the 2 10" x 8" acrylic panels and some small amount of filament for the brackets that hold it all together.

Overall I'm very happy with it, I do still need to print up a handle for the door and glue the magnets I'm going to use for latches into place (hence the blue masking tape holding it closed), and I think I'm also going to tape the seams between the panels since there are some gaps, but it's mostly done, I just need to get a thermometer to measure the temp inside the enclosure.

[Max]

I know the steppers are down lower, but I'm wondering. Is it any quieter with your enclosure?

-Max

[Shizuma]

Nope, it didn't make it any noticeable amount quieter, from what I've read most of the noise is the x,y,z steppers resonating the lower enclosure.