Comment on IKEA BESTA enclosure (another one!) with a how-to
Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The issue I have with the enclosures I see that most people design for themselves is the complete lack of ability to have easy access for maintenance and repairs.
It’s can be a royal pain in the butt to pull your printer out to do simple tasks for maintenance so you put things off until you end up have bigger problems that are harder and more expensive to fix.
Yaky@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Good point, that never crossed my mind. Maybe because it’s an Ender 3 so most things are reachable from the front. And for power supply or motherboard connections, I have to flip it upside down anyway.
My last enclosure was a plastic bin upside down, lifted by rope and pulleys, and that needs lots of clearance upwards and was more of a pain than a cabinet.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 6 days ago
A very good rule is to think about the poor schmuck that’s going to need to fix whatever you design because you might be the schmuck that ends up fixing it.