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Topic: Have I got a warped bed?

trying to level the bed using 16mm by .2mm squares
the center square is not wright. is my bed warped.
Thanks.
Dale
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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

Yes it looks like you have a high center. Your glass looks to be rather thin. It should be 6mm or 1/4 to avoid following the warp in the bed. You may also need to look into getting the aluminum stiffeners for the L brackets that the bed mounts to.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

You can also use some Kapton Tape around the perimeter under the glass to act as a shim.  It’s not the ideal solution but definitely works.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

I am not printing on glass just Kapton.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

I have a piece of 3/16 borsite  but I quit using it because it kept coming off the bed.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

Spray the bottom of the glas with a heavy coat of Aquanet extreme hold unscented.  Stick it on your build plate.  Heat cool cycle 3 times.  The hairspray will bubble creating a little micro shims.  It’ll stick very wel yet still be removable.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

My Makerbot is fully enclosed so i don't want to spray hair spray inside the unit.
I can spray the glass and then put it in the bed but at that point  do I use glue stick
on top. or is their someway I can use the spray and not get it on everything in the printer.

Thanks
Dale

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

dubbsd wrote:

I have a piece of 3/16 borsite  but I quit using it because it kept coming off the bed.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

I was going to get the glass company to drill the 4 corners but thet wanted $10 a hole.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

Move your bed to the bottom.  Cover anything near the rear that your worried about with a rag.
You only put a lite mist on the bed and only redo it every few prints if needed.  Don’t be dumb about how you spray and get it everywhere.  I have used this method for over 5 years on one of my enclosed machines.  Never has there been any adverse affects.  But, I am careful to not spray everything inside and simply point at the glass.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

Thanks wardjr. I will try that.
I have to reprint the spacer for the z stop.
I'm thinking of drilling and making it adjustable
because right know I do not have enough adjustment  on the bed level sprigs.

thanks
Dale

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

Adding adjustment to your Z endstop is always a good idea.  It affords you some flexibility to experiment.

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Re: Have I got a warped bed?

wardjr wrote:

Move your bed to the bottom.  Cover anything near the rear that your worried about with a rag.
You only put a lite mist on the bed and only redo it every few prints if needed.  Don’t be dumb about how you spray and get it everywhere.  I have used this method for over 5 years on one of my enclosed machines.  Never has there been any adverse affects.  But, I am careful to not spray everything inside and simply point at the glass.

I have used this same method on my SD4s (both of them) for over 3 yrs now... block of the rods & extruder with rags, and lightly mist the bed. no problems at all.

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