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3D printing

Two workshop builds taken from concept to fabrication: a filament dryer cut back after testing, and a printer cabinet that vented through a filtered window outlet.

2022–2023 · Filament dryer · Vented printer cabinet · Printed fittings

Early conceptual design

A food dehydrator adapted into a filament dryer that fed a 3D printer directly. The first concept held two spools; testing showed the dryer’s capacity was limited, so the build was cut back to one spool on a bearing turntable.

Assembled dehydrator with a blue filament feed tube — Feed-through arrangement

Fabricated turntable and small adapter components — Turntable parts — print quality affected by damp filament

Turntable and digital hygrometer inside the dehydrator — Internal spool support and hygrometer

Filament spool loaded inside the adapted dehydrator — A spool loaded in the finished build

Models

The conceptual vertical dehydrator in three dimensions, viewed from above one corner

The dehydrator final build in three dimensions, viewed from above one corner

A cabinet for a QIDI I-FAST printer, with printed interfaces that carried the printer’s exhaust through a portable-AC duct to a HEPA-filtered window outlet.

QIDI I-FAST printer on its completed custom cabinet — Printer and completed cabinet

Custom rear connection and flexible duct routing — view 1 — Custom rear connection and flexible duct routing

Custom rear connection and flexible duct routing — view 2 — Custom rear connection and flexible duct routing

Cabinet during construction — view 1 — Cabinet during construction

Cabinet during construction — view 2 — Cabinet during construction

Models

The vent positioning mount in three dimensions, viewed from above one corner — Vent positioning mount — the cross-braced frame that held the duct in place

The vent outlet adapter in three dimensions, viewed from above one corner — Vent outlet adapter — the interface between the printer’s exhaust fan and the duct

The vent-to-cabinet bracket and spacer in three dimensions, viewed from above one corner — Vent-to-cabinet bracket and spacer