2x4 wood working question.

[Not_A_Llama]

I would be very very surprised if you managed to produce a significant amount of shake from a 3D printer, especially while printing. If you’re busting rapids around, it kinda doesn’t matter. I run a CNC router with a 4 lb spindle on a 2x4 base without much trouble.

You can research some “torsion box” designs if you want to go to town. 2x4 stock isn’t great and will likely induce some degree of warp as it dries, but you can mitigate this by picking out riftsawn and quartersawn pieces . Plywood strips can also be a viable strategy.

I’d just grab some metal shelving from Costco or Home Depot. By the time you have your mountains of filament spools, it’s going to be industrial looking anyway.

I would also start sooner on looking at negative pressure machine enclosures if you’re getting serious or it’s in your house - UFP emissions, particularly from ABS, are a safety question mark. That angle would push me towards 8020 extrusions.

[Erni]

Emissions will be mitigated via the radon vent system pipe located nearby.

[buffalobo]

While it sucks that the quality of production cabs is poor, you are over thinking it. That rickety cab is easy to make rigid with well secured top or couple screws through back panel into wall.

Production cabs are not meant to be free standing, they need to be levelled, plumbed and secured to the wall.

Use a 30" base cab with butt doors(No stile between doors, better for storage) and single or double drawer at top. Interior dimensions will be 28 1/2 ? 22 3/4 and cab will be 34 1/2 tall. Level & plumb, secure to wall, add 25 1/2 ? 33 top, drill up/down through face frame at front to secure top and clips or cleat at rear for back. You can always add a cleat at back if needed.

I have used the set up above in many different industrial circumstances for machine/tool stands. It will easily carry 300lbs and be secure for years.

Putting 2-3 cabs together to make a bench creates more work/storage space and adds to rigidity.

If we can set those cabs to carry 1000# piece of stone, you can set up for shaky/wiggly 3D printer.

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[buffalobo]

Stop by Budget Home Center and see if they have any 30" base cabs that might have been ordered wrong or sent wrong from factory. Most distributors will sell them cheap. Check the salvage type guys like Buds or Xtras, repurpose outfits etc.


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[Not_A_Llama]

Emissions will be mitigated via the radon vent system pipe located nearby.

That’s a good idea. Would never have thought to tap a line into my underslab system. Are you worried about reducing the vacuum pull?

[Erni]

That?s a good idea. Would never have thought to tap a line into my underslab system. Are you worried about reducing the vacuum pull?

Not 100% sure yet. I oversized my fan a bit when I built the system , so sb ok. But regardless, I think I just need positive ventilation and to have a path for the fumes to go. It does not seem like a lot of vapor is coming from my pla prints, so the volume of air introduced will be small and should be acceptable. No clue on abs or nylon prints yet, but I cant see 3d printing materials outgassing too much. The manometer on the rafon vent tube will tell me if the negative pressure is maintained. If that works I will find a 12 or 24 volt butterfly valve and let the printer turn the vent on.

But for now need to finish the base.

[Erni]

Lobo, this needs to be a free standing setup. Location is not finalized yet and if the venting does not work out printer will be moved so U can punch for a wall vent.
But I will take a look at bases again and see if I can find one that can be beefed up a bit. Should save me some time.

[buffalobo]

Lobo, this needs to be a free standing setup. Location is not finalized yet and if the venting does not work out printer will be moved so U can punch for a wall vent.
But I will take a look at bases again and see if I can find one that can be beefed up a bit. Should save me some time.

They can be braced for free standing.

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[Erni]

Well I got lucky and found two perfect "cabinet" based. I think they are more like the base of a desk but I was thinking about doing that anyway.
The two bases next to each other are 33 wide and 24 deep, plus shorter than standard cab bases. Three big storage drawers and 2 small drawers for tools, perfect.
Going to add an mdf top, some bracing and call this done.

Thanks for revectoring me to the easy button.

[buffalobo]

Pics when done.

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