The SV08 Max loses about 100mm of height when you add the enclosure, and while there have been some top hats designed before, they all look… bad. All of them use clear plexiglass all the way around and look really weird and “hacked on”.

So, I decided to design and make my own to match the factory enclosure as close as possible (and includes a Nevermore filter mount). Here’s a preview, and as with all my projects I’ll release I’ve released a write-up, directions, and links to the STEP/3MF files soon on my site: https://nowsci.com/mods-for-3d-printers/

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    24 hours ago

    How do you like your 08Max? I’ve been looking into getting a large format printer for automotive parts and it’s one of the most cost effective ones I can find on the market. Would like to know how it does for accuracy, eg how much fiddling do you need to get parts within a mm tolerance. And not sure on sovol’s firmware and parts availability.

    I’d have to add my own enclosure heater but I’m already building a design to add that to my x1c so that’s not a big issue.

    • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      20 hours ago

      I’ve been pretty happy with it. PLA is pretty spot on, and I need to scale ABS by 100.4% for large parts to cover shrinkage but I do that with other printers, too.

      Is it as dimensionally accurate as the Voron V0.2 above it in that picture? No. But is it really close? Yes. If your tollerences are a mm, you’ll be fine. I’d only worry if the tolerences were less thsn say .2-.4 mm. Just remember some materials shrink as they cool, no matter what printer you use, so calibration is key for them.

      Given you’re thinking chamber heater, you probably already know how to handle that, though.

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        15 hours ago

        Good to know. Yeah I already cal my printer for XYZ scaling semi regularly when I’m doing really critical stuff and anything I’m doing over 200mm I already plan for tolerances and match-drilling holes out. Sounds like I’m moving this to my Christmas wishlist.

    • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      20 hours ago

      Also, it’s loud by default. I immediately switched the two fans underneath for noctuas, which helper a ton. Now the only thing I hear is the loud “quacking” of the auxiliary feeder, for which there are software mods to silence that I just haven’t done yet.

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        15 hours ago

        Ah i don’t even care about it being loud, I got a garage my printer lives in when I’m doing ASA and ABS anyway. Sounds good thanks!

    • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Thanks! It’s been there a while (minus riser) with no issues. Thats the corner of a bathroom, and it would be highly unnatural to be that close in-person. No kids is also key.

      Also @[email protected] and @[email protected]

      Also I misread two comments together and thought you mentioned the display panel. Soooo…

  • toynbee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    This is impressive, but I would 100% kick that panel on the floor every time I walked by.

  • sepi@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    That panel on the floor is going to get kicked like a football one day. Source: I live with humans.

    • Bluewing@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      My dogs enjoy a good scramble and drifting a corner on smooth flooring would crash and burn that whole setup.

      Idiot Springer Spaniels…

    • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Thanks! Been doing CAD/printing for a long time focused on things like furniture supports/etc, too. So I’ve gotten pretty good at the “match”.