3D printers tend to accumulate a large set of tools and materials needed to keep them running and printing well.
Keeping track and organizing all of these materials can be a challenge, so I wanted a single desk that was able to keep everything in one area.
From this idea came the printer desk detailed in this page. If you would like to read about the computer desk, its page can be found here, or through the 'Projects' drop down above.
Due to the modified design of my Ender 3 Pro, it is ideal to feed the filament into the extruder at the top of the machine.
Because of this, the desk needed to be able to hold the printer and a small stand which held the filament at the proper height
Since there is a wide selection of tools and parts needed to keep a printer operational, I wanted there to be space to store these materials without needing the dig through toolboxes to find them.
To solve this, a sheet of pegboard was attached to one side of the desk. Custom mounts, such as this, could be printed as well.
Since there was limited space in this room, I wanted the area underneath the desk to be accessible from the front to store other items.
Therefore, the bottom of the desk's top surface needed to be designed at a proper height so other things could fit underneath.
A common issue with 3D printing is wobble in the printing surface. This can cause a print to lack-luster, or at worst, completely fail.
Because of this, I place my printer on a large stone paver and rubber pad. The desk would have to hold this weight as well as be rigid enough to prevent printing errors.
Building both the computer desk as well as the printer desk took approximately 4 hours. Both were assembled by using a set of drawings produced in SolidWorks as well as a cut list from here.
There were no issues with the building and the desks went together well.