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Better Acrylic panels?

NoGuru

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The 3mm Acrylic panels on my Voron are in my opinion to flimsy. I want something that will be a little more sturdy as well as retain heat better.
I just plugged in some numbers to a place that specializes in Acrylic and the cost to replace the top, doors and sides with 1/4" or 5.5mm came out to $300.

This seems a bit steep, or maybe I still have the pre-Covid prices mind set. Has anyone found or wanted a better solution? I can hear my panels fluctuation when I am printing fast and that just sucks :)
 
That seems about right for that much 1/4" Acrylic. I bought a 48"x48" sheet of 1/4" acrylic from Lowe's in October of 2021 and paid something like $120, and this seems like it'd be just about the same amount (maybe a bit less).
 
Yes, and extremely happy with it. Printer is super solid now, and gets a little hotter in the chamber and the panels are clearer.
Thanks for response. I think I’ll do the same at some point. It’d be nice having clear panels again. 😆 I have an issue with my doors. When the enclosure warms up the doors expand and buckle a bit, due to interference with each other. Maybe a different hinge would help. Not sure if thicker panels will make that issue bigger.
 
Thanks for response. I think I’ll do the same at some point. It’d be nice having clear panels again. 😆 I have an issue with my doors. When the enclosure warms up the doors expand and buckle a bit, due to interference with each other. Maybe a different hinge would help. Not sure if thicker panels will make that issue bigger.
I went with 270 and removable doors from MapleLeaf on Discord. Removeable is really useful and it has PTFE tube on a bolt which make it slide in very easy. If your interested I can try and find them for you.
 
I'm interested. I have the 270 mount, and would like them to be easily removable. Sounds like you have what I'm looking for.
 
I went with 270 and removable doors from MapleLeaf on Discord. Removeable is really useful and it has PTFE tube on a bolt which make it slide in very easy. If your interested I can try and find them for you.
270 / removable hinges should definitely be part of my panel upgrade. I'm very interested and I won't turn down an offer to help. I only hope I'm able to remember this whenever I get around to a panel upgrade.🤪
 
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