I have had my Rostock Max v3 for a bit more than a year now and I love it. I've had my issues, but I now feel like I have it dialed in and have grokked as much of the parameter space as one can in just a year as a hobbyist. It is my first printer, so it has been an adventure.
Without further ado, here is my upgrade list:
- Enclosure
- Slim Enclosure (TAP Acrylic)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1796438 - Slim Fan Shrouds (needed to fit enclosure)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2058092
- Insulate Bed
Used foil backed insulation and foil tape to cover back of heated bed insulator. - Plug Vents
All vents from the upper and lower electronics area were taped over to isolate the enclosed area from the electronics. Vents were then added to allow the power supply and RAMBO to cool with air from outside the enclosure.
Included in https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2802367 - Front Vent Plate
Replaced the front plate on the base with a vented plate to provide cool air to the power supply area.
Included in https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2802367 - Top End Access Door with Fan
Replaced the cover above the RAMBO with a ventilated plate that could accept the RAMBO cooling fan which draws outside air down into the bay. Due to heat issues with the heated enclosure, I redesigned this for an 80mm fan and now my electronics and stepper are super cool.
Included in https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2802367
While insulating and isolating the enclosure helped significantly, it was still difficult to maintain room temperature (or hotter, for PETG/ABS) when the ambient garage temperature was only in the 40s.- Heating Manifold
- Hairdryer Adapter
- BuildTak FlexPlate System
https://www.matterhackers.com/store/c/BuildTakFlexPlate - Low-Profile Bed Clips
The stock bed clips are too thick for the FlexPlate mounting system. I through these together and printed them from PETG. They seem to be holding up.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2801924
- Hotend Whip Retainer and Cover
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2192079 - Bowden Coupling
Included in https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2058092 - Bowden Zip Loops
- Extended Hotend Wrench
Included in https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2058092
- E3D Cooling Effector w/HE280 PCB
https://www.distechautomation.com/produ ... metheus-v2- PrometheusV2 Cooling Effector w/HE280 PCB
https://www.distechautomation.com/produ ... eus-system- ProStruder Mounting Plates
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2751493 - ProStruder Upgrades
- Dual Bearing
- Filament Guides
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2552537 - Locking Lever
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2751519 - ProStruder Stepper Fan Mounts
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2751550
- Installed RasperryPi Running OctoPrint
- Filament Runout Sensor Box
- Extended Spool Arms
- USB Port Plate
- Build Area Thermometer
- Now Slicing with Simplify3D
- Slim Enclosure (TAP Acrylic)
- Non-Rostock, General 3D Printing
- Inkbird Thermal Controller Box
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2609388 - Filament Dryer Food Dehydrator Conversion
- Inkbird Thermal Controller Box