After a few hickups I finished building my MK4 kit and Tukkari enclosure. The first few prints have been fantastic.
My MK4 kit had a couple bad bearings, so I replaced all the bearings and rods on the X and Y axes with MISUMI equivalents. I noticed that they have a fair bit less slop in the movement and are overall quieter.
I also made a custom G10+steel print sheet, and it’s working exceptionally well with PETG. It sticks strongly while hot, and doesn’t release until the bed drops below about 40 deg C at which point parts pop off easily. It leaves a super gloss surface on the first layer as well. If anyone is interested in building one, here are the parts I used:
(253.8x241mm steel sheet) https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832760691866.html
(white 250x240x1mm g10 sheet) https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255801004367032.html
I bonded them together with 3M 200MP double-stick tape (which is thin, strong, and heat-resistant) and filed notches in the g10 to match the sheet. I didn’t abrade the G10, PETG sticks perfectly while glossy. I was very careful about cleaning it with iso. alcohol before printing, and I wipe it again every print or two.
The filament dryer is a Sunlu S1 Plus, which has a built-in fan to circulate air for better drying. I printed this guide and used a PC4-M10 fitting and 4mm OD teflon tube with it to reduce friction into the enclosure:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5234489
I’m quite happy with the setup. It is a little noisier in the enclosure than just on the table due to the melamine particle board panel vibrating while suspended on its plastic feet. I’ll set it on foam and/or a paver eventually to improve this.
Case is great, I like not having to mess with moving the power supply or display. It’s designed around having the PSU inside the enclosure, with dedicated air ducting to the PSU vents. It is a little noisy with the printer vibrating the melamine base like a drum on top of the enclosure’s plastic feet… I’ll suspend it on foam and/or a paver someday. It also removed the hot plastic smell from the room entirely (I’m sensitive to it).
I used a mod on my mk3 that used handball balls as feet. Worked great. I’ll see if I can find the link.