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I sold my 3d printer for this reason because there’s no where I can keep it other than my tiny room. I want at least a large storage space that can be ventilated to turn into a sort of creation studio resplendent with a printer, sowing machine, soldering station, etc.

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You can make little vented enclosures but yeah, there’s only so much you can do in a confined space.

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Does anyone here have any tips on low cost ways to vent out these residues from 3D printing?

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I’ve seen cheap ikea end tables modded for enclosures. Particle board is used to seal up three sides (between each of the legs), and an acrylic panel attached with some cheap hinges goes in the last one to make a door. A hole is cut in one of the boards to allow for ventilation.

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Print with the same setup you’d use with resin printing: It’s an enclosed tent that has filters and venting you can direct outside.

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I treat it the same way I would laser printer toner, at the very least I don’t want it on my desk.

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I keep Ender3 V2 in an enclosure and try to keep it as closed as possible when I take out my prints. Doesn’t hurt to be safe.

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I could tell you that it was a surprise for me but it’s not and I also have a resin printer. Have you smelled that? It’s the smell of cancer building up in your brain! But to be fair, so it’s cola, coffe, fastfood, processed food, cars, every material used for building and keeping your house clean and anything diet… so you know… I was already going to have cancer, at least now I got to play with some toys while dying

Edit: Just wanted to add that my BIL was 43 yo, vegan, fit, would work out and swim 7 days a week, would eat salad from his own backyard, lived in a rural “clean” area and meditate and didn’t like technologies… died from cancer at 43. I’m a fat slob that resin prints for 3 years and already outlived him

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Please don’t have resin in your room. It’s nasty, and use gloves to touch (I assume you do), you can get chronic dermatitis from uncured resin

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oh no I don’t have it in my room, it’s in the garage, but the smell goes all around the house

I have had dermatitis from resin in my arm (accidental) so yeah i’m aware pretty nasty stuff.

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