Does anyone think this is a bad structural idea? I have a plywood board which is supported only on the top rails of the enclosure…it is resting on the screws that hold the acrylic; so it is not on the acrylic at all.
I have a 48 pound printer on top already, and it seems to be holding up like a champ. I see no flexing or movement in the frame at all. The top frame is resting on the vertical supports as well.
I am going to put an Elegoo CC another the other side; so with the 2 printers and board around 100 pounds.
Talk me out of this, so I don’t loose anymore sleep.
Honestly, there’s nothing much wrong with this setup except the chance to spill resin onto the snapmaker enclosure. The aluminum framework of the enclosure should be able to handle the weight without issue, since you haven’t centered anything on the acrylic and it’s actually held up by the frame.
I would say also, don’t try resin printing anything while the snapmaker is also in use, as the jostling of the snapmaker moving around would shake the resin printer (although technically should be rigid enough to be fine) but might cause print degradation.
Again, my biggest concerns are moreso if you plan to either use it while up there, or the act of moving it and accidentally dropping it. Neither related to the actual structure of the setup. While not a printer, I use the top of my enclosure for storage of all sorts of things, all the toolheads, air pump, some materials (like a stack of 300x300x18mm plywood) etc. All of which are actually just resting on the acrylic. So with plywood that actually covers and rests on the aluminum frame? You’re good.
Yah, similarly, I would not put my Form 2 on top of my A350 enclosure. Too risky and shaky. I have both on different tables to minimise shaking and damage due to resin spillage. I already had one bad resin spillage due to the resin cartridge bottom rubber valve leaking.
