Looks great but only thing i would had is hard rubber gromets on the front of the PC panels screws so they don't crack from expansion and contraction from heating them up over and over again, the hard rubber gromets will prevent cracking over time.
Good point. Polycarbonate has coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 0.065 mm/m°C. If temperature changes from room 22 ° C to say 82 ° C, then the 460 mm wide sheet expands by 0.460 * (82 - 22) * 0.065 = 1.8 mm. This could cause cracking. No problems so far, but if I were to do it again I would definitely use grommets.
Thanks! The holes on the frame were already drilled and tapped (M3). I used M3 screws from PC cases and MBs, which I have a pile of from years of building my PCs.
@@sergejlebert2501 I have the polycarbonate parts cut for the front and top doors, half of the parts for the top extension printed. All I need is some time to print the rest, put it all together and make a video. Hopefully this weekend... I am also considering making a recirculation filter, but I don't have the necessary components yet. Stay tuned! :)
Looks great but only thing i would had is hard rubber gromets on the front of the PC panels screws so they don't crack from expansion and contraction from heating them up over and over again, the hard rubber gromets will prevent cracking over time.
Good point. Polycarbonate has coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 0.065 mm/m°C. If temperature changes from room 22 ° C to say 82 ° C, then the 460 mm wide sheet expands by 0.460 * (82 - 22) * 0.065 = 1.8 mm. This could cause cracking. No problems so far, but if I were to do it again I would definitely use grommets.
Nice job! Are the mounting holes on the SV08 frame already drilled and tapped? What size screws did you use?
Thanks!
The holes on the frame were already drilled and tapped (M3). I used M3 screws from PC cases and MBs, which I have a pile of from years of building my PCs.
Part 2 ?
@@sergejlebert2501 I have the polycarbonate parts cut for the front and top doors, half of the parts for the top extension printed. All I need is some time to print the rest, put it all together and make a video. Hopefully this weekend...
I am also considering making a recirculation filter, but I don't have the necessary components yet.
Stay tuned! :)