Safe to print at home?

[rkagerer]

Janky as it sounds, the cardboard box idea has merit.

I run two printers in a closet with a door that has gaps at the top, bottom and sides. Not even close to airtight. I installed a HEPA-filter air purifier inside. When I print, I run the purifier on high and use a towel to block off the gap along the floor. It’s not perfect, but it helps substantially. Anecdotally I’d say it reduces what I can smell outside the closet by about 90%.

My partner always used to complain when I was printing, now she finds it quite tolerable. Also helped win her over to the machines once we found items she was interested in printing herself and taught her how to use the equipment.

Here are some more professional-looking examples of what others have done:

Fume case for Form 3

The Grey Pro resin stinks. I think probably too many people are breathing the fumes and not using gloves when they touch the resin. I want to be as safe as possible so I use the machine next to a fume hood. The problem I found having the machine actually inside the hood area was that the machine got really dusty. It was sucking all the dust in the entire room through that hood and the dust was sticking to the machine. I used a plastic spray cleaner that helped with the static on the Form 2 cove…

3D Printing: My DIY Formlabs Enclosure Project

Toxic? Where to put printer?

i didn’t want to duct air thru the wall or out a window. And fumes do not only come from the printer- they also come from your cartridges and tanks- which should also not be exposed to temperature extremes, nor excess light. So I went to a used office furniture store to buy a nice Steelcase cabinet and found this thing [File%20Apr%2026%2C%205%2028%2023%20PM] what I liked about it was that its interior was dark with black adjustable shelves and it came with leveling feet. I paid $150 bucks f…

Form 3 in non-ventilated areas?

I designed this filter that works perfectly in a closed environment. I have 5 of these installed in a room and there is absolutely no smell every time i open the door. Works great! [image]