DIY Filament Box/Filament Dry Box (3D PRINT))

by andrew.aggenstein in Workshop > 3D Printing

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DIY Filament Box/Filament Dry Box (3D PRINT))

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DIY Filament Box/Trockenbox [mit Arduino UNO]

Here I present you my self-made dry box/ filament box.

You can find the structure in the steps.

Supplies

DHT 11 sensor

LCD 1602 display

Arduino UNO

electric wire

3D printer

power supply

a box

a few of ball-bearing

thread rods

silicat beads (1kg)

Soldering station

one circuit board

10k Ω potentiometer

Wiring/Soldering/ Upload the Code

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First I have a circuit board ( to plug in the arduino) with a 10k Ω potentiometer (for te LCD display) and soldered a few more VCC and GND connections. Next I connected the components and uploaded the code.

3D Printing

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Then I 3D printed some parts for my "Dry box":)

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Now I´ve pressed the ball bearings into the rollers.

Saw the M8 Threaded Rods.

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Next I have marked and sawed off the threaded rods.

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In this step i screwed the threaded rods into the bracket.

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Then I made holes for the PTFE tube- holder with a soldering station. Shortly afterwards I attached the holder with srews.

Mark and Cut Out

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At first I marked the edge of the display. Then i cut the sketch out from the box.

Cut the PTFE Tube

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Finish !

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