So I got the a1 for christmas and I can’t decide whether to get a Topcube enclosure for it. I know that officially it’s discouraged, but I am worried about dust build up. I am not planning on using any toxic filaments, just PETG and PLA.
All feedback greatly appreciated!
Pla and Petg are still toxic and can damage your lungs over time. However, it depends on the size of the room and airflow, so I would do some reaserch on that, cause its not compleatly nontoxic.
oh, and as an afterthought, I have had an a1 for 6 months, sometimes with it printing 24/7 and sometimes with it off for weeks at a time. I have never had any dust problems or bed adhesion issues once I bought the cool plate supertack, it is much less vulnurable to dust then the textured plate and needs to be washed much less often. Keep in mind, even if you do get a enclosure, ust printing alone produces dust from the plastic, so you will still need to wash it every now and then.
If you do the regular maintenance and wipe it down every week or so with a microfiber cloth lightly sprayed with IPA, you will be fine (as far as dust is concerned). I’ve run mine at an average of 16 hours/day for the last 7 months without an enclosure. I have just over 3300 hours on it and have not had any problems. Take care of it, and it will run great!
I don’t recommend an enclosure for the A1.
You could add a enclosure if you like but make sure you either have a vent under the printer to prevent motherboardoverheating or if you found an awesome one with no vent you can add a fan on the screen side vent on the A1 itself like this modelon makerworld their are other models to check out too.
Keep in mind the enclosure doesn’t protect you from the toxicity of the filament. The emissions still get produced and still enter the room the printer occupies.
One of the main reasons for an enclosure is to contain heat to help when printing materials that need the added benefit of an enclosure. While it can be an issue depending on the print, it usually is not an issue with PLA or PTEG (in my experience).
The dust aspect is mostly a non issue. Well unless its in a woodshop of something 
The A1’s are more sealed than the older/other open frame type printers. The open frame style printers have operated for a long time with no adverse affects. I’ve had some Ender 3’s for several years with no enclosure and had zero issues. A simple micro fiber cloth with ISP and basic regular maintenance will keep you in good shape.
Just an idea, how about a new rack from Ikea? It doesn’t protect against toxic fumes, but it protects against dust.
Yep — that’s why mine is in an enclosure but I only close it when it’s not printing. Amazon.com: Upgrade 3D Printer Enclosure for Bambu Lab A1,A1 Mini with LED Light,Iron Frame,Fan Extraction Kit,Thermo-Hygrometer, Fireproof Dustproof Tent Constant Temperature Protective Cover,850 * 580 * 580mm : Industrial & Scientific
One only needs to cover the printer if it is going to be idle for a long period of time. A clean kitchen trash bag will cover it nicely, Easy on and easy off and takes no desk space to store.
There several dust cover designs on makerworld.
I use this one to prevent dust gathering in the X-Y-Z rails on the A1 Mini.
were did u get that fan from now with all the fire hazeds
TOPCUBE enclosures come with additional active air extraction kits, with a flexible tube for disposing of fumes elsewhere.
It’s not such a big deal to put a fan at extraction point that forces air out of the enclosure through an HEPA + active charcoal filter. You even have printing blueprints for this.
