Elegoo Carbon - Rear Panel Details

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

So - for those folks with the ECC - I wanted to give another update. 

Thanks SO Much to Sean for the CAD file of the ECC printer. Will admit - it was a Massive file - It made it tough to work with, since it was so detailed. Even pulling out the back panel - it still ended up being a big file. But, I was able to use it to isolate the proper features - the spacing and size of the air vents, screw holes and chutes.

I just did a test print - which is the minimum size to cover that space - to include the vents, chute - and enough screw holes - to screw something down in a solid manner. This is that print out overlayed onto the rear panel features - to make sure alignment looks good. Although, will admit - I didn't try screwing it down - and I really should:

And - for those that are interested - I'm attaching several STL files. One represents the printed part you see above (Rear Details Test01.stl) - the other represents the parts that make it up - which were used to cut the vent & chute holes - as well as the screw holes - as well as the main shape above - as well as a part that represents the full back panel of the printer (ECC Rear Panel Parts.stl) - just in case anyone wants to play with this stuff. 

Now that I completed these 2 things (above layout test print - and the prior thread confirming Max print volume in X & Y) - I can now move forwards on the main project. 

I shall keep folks posted!

-K

[Kurt A 3d]

Should you print this out of TPU , so its more conformative ?

Kurt-A

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Actually - the plan was a Combo of PCTG parts and TPU parts. Flap door for Chute would be TPU. And, a kind of Gasket around that main unit may also be TPU. But, main unit itself would be PCTG. NO Real reason to make it all TPU! Don't forget - TPU is Harder to print - can be messy - and travel moves are VERY MESSY if you have lots of them!!!!

Comprende???

-K