Hi all! I was curious to see if anyone had any recommendations for an enclosure for the Ender V3 Neo. I found a few on Amazon, but they look like grow tents and wasn’t sure if that would work well. For a bit of context, it seems like an enclosure is a must have for ABS printing which is ultimately what I’m after.

Thanks everyone!

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    Ultimately I’m printing a lot of MTG commander deck boxs with screw tops and would like them to include a seal so their water tight. I’m also starting to design some camera adapters that need to set outside for a lengthy period of time.

    I got lucky with mine since neo came with an all metal hot end but haven’t done any upgrades. Long term I was pretty much just planning to use this one until it stops printing, but now this is a full blown addiction and I’m hoping to get a second printer with multiple hot ends when my wife and I get get some more space.

    Thank you for the ASA tips! Do you have any recommendations on printing that material? I think I overlooked that filament.

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      Have you tested any of your prints to see if they’re water tight? That’s not an easy feat, but figuring it out also won’t require an enclosure. I once tried printing a pool part out of PETG and it filled with water very quickly - you could see it whicking through the layer lines. Once you nail water tight printing via tuning, a TPU gasket should give you a pretty decent seal.

      Are you looking to go multi-matetial? I’ve run quite a range of material through my stock i3 extruder and also my Rapido HF on my stealthburner. Both extruders have handled a decent range of materials without a ton of fuss.

      I went for ASA over ABS because it has a reputation for being lower odor and easier to print. If you’ve figured out PETG, ASA won’t be too hard. Natural colored ASA was super easy to print. Colored ASA needed a lower extrusion multiplier and was more prone to warping in my experience. Don’t rush either (do a test print, clean and level your bed, use an enclosure) and it shouldn’t be that hard. Assuming I had a clean and level bed prints were pretty uneventful. I went for 100 bed / 245 extruder. The only small gotcha was needing to PID tune at the higher temperature.

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        Not yet, I’ve only ever printed PLA and heard that it will never get water tight. Grant it, I have a print I can test when it finishes up in a day or two.

        I thought about running multi-material but would need to get that add on that can splice in filaments to run through the Neo’s single extruder ( maybe the sidewinder x1?), but can’t remember what it’s called to look at reviews

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          I wouldn’t worry about multiple extruders in that case. Most of the current high performers are well rounded enough to be able to handle most anything you throw at them.