If you want to print ABS, Nylon, PC, and other high-temperature filaments, an enclosure is one of the best upgrades for your machine. The Wham Bam HotBox is a lightweight, easy-to-assemble, and easy-to-fold-away solution!
Designed to fit many small 3D printers with enough room for a desk-mounted spool holder or tool holder alongside your machine. The internal measurements are 568mm x 568mm x 484mm, 21.2" x 21.2" x 19" and has already been confirmed to fit:
AnkerMake M5 (using desktop spool holder, see photo)
The HotBox is made of high-grade Nylon 600D fabric with fire-resistant coating and lined with a metallic heat-deflecting internal liner that sandwiches around a strong, lightweight honeycomb insulating structure.
The front panel has a large clear window for maximum visibility and easily lifts up for full access to your printer. A velcro retaining strip is on top to keep the panel open while working.
The top panel has an access door for spool holder passage and for the vacuum tube, and a built-in thermometer (twoLR44 batteries not included).
Features include:
Lightweight semi-rigid construction
Excellent insulating properties
3 cable exits, one each on the left, right, and back panels
A large, transparent front window
Large opening for front access
Door for pass-through top-mounted spool holder
9 metal lined filament passage holes, 5 on the back panel, 2 on the top panel including one for direct drive printers, and one each on the left and right panels
9 plugs to fill filament holes when not in use
Built-in thermometer (twoLR44 batteries not included)
Passage with cover for user-added aspiration and air filtering
It's good, really helped me print ABS and ASA. The panels feel high quality and the included temperature sensor is a nice touch.
My one criticism is the zips don't feel massively sturdy, so I would avoid it if you going to be taking this apart and putting it back together a lot. I can't see any complaints online, so maybe it's not an issue.
Something to look into for a V2 WhamBam.
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Mike B
I have 6 of these.
I have 6 of these. They’re the best option for 3D printer enclosures. I have 3 acrylic enclosures from another company, and while I like how rigid and clear they are, they were just not worth the $300 and 3 hours of assembly. These Wham Bam hot boxes are so much cheaper and “assemble” in 10 seconds. Plus I’m pretty sure they do a better job of trapping heat anyways. And isn’t that the point of a printer enclosure?
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Bobby McKnight
Excellent Product
The is a great enclosure. It's well made, has plenty of cut for passing through filaments and cables. Best of all, it collapses down so it can be stored away when not needed.
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Patrick
Great enclosure! Great versatility!
8/3/2023 Update: I received my Prusa MMU3 and set it up inside the hotbox. It's a little tight but it all works! My main complaint is that I wish there was a bigger velcro door on top to be able to access the MMU. The 2 little doors only allow for peeking at half of the top of the MMU. Maybe WhamBham can implement this feature in the future.
I was looking for a "bug out" enclosure so I could quickly and without hassle, grab the printer and enclosure and go. This met those needs perfectly. It folds up pretty flat and isn't heavy. Unplug a few cables from the printer, pull the printer and phone out, unzip the whambam and pack it up! The WhamBam hotbox was the only real option that I found that met this criteria. It holds heat well. Printing ASA, I've measured the enclosure getting up to a max of 43c. It seems to have ports/cutouts everywhere you could possibly need them. My only complaint is I wish the thermostat was on the front instead of the top but I have one inside anyway so I can view via octoprint. I plan on adding an MMU to this setup so we'll see how it fits and functions.
I have 2, one on each of my X1C's. I have a P1P that doesn't get used much only because I need to get another WB for it. This is by far the best build surface I've used. Everything sticks, perfect first layers all the time, and I can get through 4 day prints without ever having to worry about any part of the print coming loose. I print all PLA at 62C on these and never have any issues.
This is for my second printer but I have used it on my previous one as well. I bought the single Wham because I already had a double Wham for my previous printer. That way, I can still start printing right away after removing prints from one of the plates. I followed the instructions to a T and haven’t had any issues. I really appreciate how much easier this makes my workflow for my printers.
