I massively improved it by screwing a board to the entire backside of the Kallax and added 24 kilos of weight to the top of the Kallax (to add mass to make it harder for the printer to sway the tower) and another 10 kilos to the lowest compartment and now it’s ‘alright’.
#IKEA BOOK SHELF FULL#
Ikea furniture however does NOT have the rigidity to handle a printer going full bore. It looks pretty good honestly as my P1P is almost exactly as big as the Kallax so it’s a great pillar of printing. I bought a 3 high version so the printer could be on top at a nice working level and the compartments below could be filament storage (bonus is you can add doors and somewhat seal them to regulate the humidity of your filament storage). When I got my printer I figured the Kallax would make a nice printer table. Though don’t get me wrong IKEA stuff is great, and really cheap way to get something that might just be 90% of the way to what you needed. And being made of ‘real’ materials everywhere its much more likely to last.Įven in my tiny space and relatively modest tool collection it is pretty quick and easy to get the right unit built, and because it was built for the job you don’t get into that awkward “I need this beam (re)moved but it turns out to be the only structural element in the region, and there is nothing else to anchor a new beam too either” you can get modifying IKEA’s stuff. >certainly easier to adapt something as cheap and easily acquired as this than to build your ownĭepends on the tools you have to hand, if IKEA happens to do something that doesn’t need much modification and how far away the local IKEA is to find the best unit to butcher – you almost certainly can’t get something as cheap (even after all the modifications and stiffening) as the IKEA stuff but with the right workshop space you can cut and build a custom ply box/cupboard whatever really quite easily. Posted in 3d Printer hacks Tagged 3d printer, 3d printing, ikea, ikea hacks Post navigation If you’ve identified any other nifty maker applications for IKEA furniture, be sure to let us know! Having everything tidily tucked away in a cupboard neatens things significantly, and could also prove helpful if you pursue fume extraction, too. Too often, 3D printers are left chugging away on messy desks, where they’re subject to blasts from AC vents and other disruptions. Its thermal and noise isolating performance can also be further improved by adding a silicone door seal. When it comes to the business of actually printing though, you just slide the printer inside and shut the door.
It also naturally features plenty of storage for your filament, tools, and other accoutrements. It lets you slide out the printer for maintenance, using the controls, or extracting finished prints. It’s got a nifty slide-out drawer that makes a perfect mounting point for a 3D printer. The Billy makes a remarkably elegant 3D printing workstation, overall. If you want an elegant solution to the problem, consider getting yourself an IKEA Billy bookshelf, says.
This is particularly helpful for printing certain materials which are more sensitive to cold drafts or other thermal disruptions to the working area. The results from your 3D printer may be improved if you use a dedicated enclosure for the job.
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