Warm Enclosure Heating Enclosure for CR-10S5 DIY 3D Printer CR-10S 3D Printer ABS Printing

This enclosure is functional and serves to maintain temperature of the printer. The frame for the enclosure was slightly too large and I had to cut it to size. This enclosure needs to have zippers at all the seams. With the access to the printer as designed some adjustments to belts, cut off switches and extruder etc. are difficult and tend to have you removing the printer from the enclosure to do them which is a very cumbersome procedure.

This is one of the top 3 best ways I've spent $350 in my entire life.Much better than wasting time making a home made one.My only advice would be to consider making the front screen out of plexiglass - this would prevent distortion upon use. A manual would also help.Heater is 10/10 as well. Install was the simplest ever (I was afraid of approaching the bed upgrade due to this. I've had it on for about 15 days of continuous use doing 85C without issues. Warms up in a matter of a minute or two. Doesn't use up too much electricity (virtually no noticeable change in bill).All in all, this deal couldn't get any better.

All in all I think this is a great buy! The enclosure is simple to assemble and the frame keeps the fabric very tight. The insulation is great and the window on the from door gives a great view to check in on the print. Since it unzips in rear and front, it's easy to get to all portions of the printer without removing it. The enclosure material feels VERY well made and is of an industrial quality. My enclosure included a bed heater for the CR-10S as an ABS printing package. Now my bed heats in less than 3 minutes...it was almost an hour before and wouldn't reach the temps this new heater does. Install of the bed heater was easy, and I just updated my printer firmware to disable the factory heated bed since mine came with the standalone controller.Cons: The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because with the design of the enclosure, you cant route the included bed heater wire out the wire hole in the enclosure. I would suggest them adding a velcro portion at the wire hole to allow the bed heater control box to pass through, OR simply put a plug in between the controller and the bed heater, so that you can disconnect it and pass the wire into the enclosure through the intended hole.For the money, this is 100% a great investment!