Topic: Free: slightly bowed but otherwise working SD3 print bed
I have a stock Solidoodle SD3 print bed, with heater, thermometer, and insulation, free to anyone who wants it. The heater and thermistor work, and the connectors are original. No kapton on it. It's exactly what's included in this item.
The only problem with it is that it has a slight bow in the X direction: if you lay a straightedge across the middle from -X to +X, there will be about a half millimeter between it and the bed at the center. You can't see it (at least I can't), but it's enough even to make a gap in single-strength glass laid on the bed would also bend when clipped in two or three corners, causing me all kinds of printing problems (all solved when I replaced it).
Maybe you only need the heater, thermistor, insulation, or connectors. Maybe you have a way to flatten the bed. Maybe you want to put ceramic, or some very sturdy glass that won't follow the bow, on top of it, so the bow won't affect the print surface, and you know how to make up for the air gap so the heating is still even. Maybe you want to use it to make a Halloween costume, or play Extreme Frisbee with it, or something. Whatever. Just don't let it go to waste.
I'll expect you to cover the costs of getting it to you. Assuming you aren't in Vermont and can't pick it up, you can pay postage (your choice of postage method), plus whatever overhead costs there are on getting the money to me by Dwolla ($0.25) or PayPal (whatever they think they can get away with) or by mailing me a check or something. I've already got the packing materials that Solidoodle sent it to me in.
If you're interested, post here (so other folks know someone's got dibs), then PM me your address and what kind of shipping you want.
