# Work Table for A350 with Enclosure **URL:** \ **Category:** Snapmaker2.0 Troubleshooting guides\ **Created:** [August 30, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790 "2020-08-30T18:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RFM5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RFM5](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/RFM5)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/1 "2020-08-30T18:37:29Z")
I received my A350 with the enclosure and now have to decide on what to use for a work table. What size table is recommended and how sturdy should it be? I plan on using all of the functions(CNC, Laser and 3D printing). I was looking on Amazon for a workbench but wanted feedback from actual users before I decided what to buy. I have an extra bedroom to setup the printer and was thinking of running the exhaust fan out the window. Has anyone tried that? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![fillibar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@fillibar](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/fillibar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/2 "2020-08-30T23:20:20Z")
My recommendation for the workbench is to use one of the pieces of cardboard as a form to help visualize the size (maybe put a few pieces together to make a box of the same size as the enclosure, or you could just assemble the enclosure without the printer). I thought I had my workbench all planned out but did not account for a trim I added on it. So the front door would swing open and hit the trim (side door is a touch higher). So I had to slide the whole thing back a few more inches. One part of me wishes I had waited to construct that workbench until after I had my enclosure so I could build it deep enough BUT then I would have had trouble getting to the door on the right side (I would have had to figured out a way to flip the sides if that is even possible). So in the end it all worked out but it definitely ate more space than I was planning. ---
**Author:** ![RFM5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RFM5](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/RFM5)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/3 "2020-08-30T23:35:46Z")
Thanks. How sturdy does the table need to be? I had a 3D printer several years ago and used weights on the table to stabilize it. I’m still debating on buying a table or making one. ---
**Author:** ![fillibar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@fillibar](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/fillibar)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/4 "2020-08-31T22:47:26Z")
I made my workbenches using a [2x4 basics shelf kit](https://www.2x4basics.com/Shelf-Links.html). It is ~30" tall and 6’ long. I put a normal pair of 2x4s the whole length at the bottom, used another set at the halfway mark to make a shelf under it all, then have a pair on the outside edges of the top. But even that only puts it at ~16" wide. Then I mounted a 3/4" MDF surface to the top as the actual workbench top. It is the full length but ~30" wide. Mounted with 8 deck screws (2 per 2x4 per end). I can shake it but the printer does not at all. Plus I have the shelves below it loaded with Rubbermaid tubs of electronics, wire, and all sorts of other parts so there is plenty of mass overall. ---
**Author:** ![SlavaS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@SlavaS](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/SlavaS)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/5 "2020-09-02T01:11:50Z")
Could you please share the size (depth of the workbench) required to fit the enclosure and to be able to work with the machine comfortably? ---
**Author:** ![fillibar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@fillibar](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/fillibar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/work-table-for-a350-with-enclosure/8790/6 "2020-09-02T11:01:03Z")
Sure. Mind you, these are my impressions on how much space it needs and I am assuming the default configuration (filament spool off the side, vent hose out the back). There are 2 possibilities (but you could make more based on it): 1. Space needed with overhangs (doors open over edge, vent hose is out over edge, power… somewhere…) basically just the size of the enclosure = 24" wide by 32" deep 2. Space needed without overhang (doors open over surface completely, vent hose starts over surface and can bend to 90° away, power supply and filament over surface) = 38" wide by 48" deep