<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> 2013-07-16T13:21:38Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2790/solidoodle-2-aluminum-platform-in-the-store/ <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> mjamesf wrote:

I just ordered a solidoodle 2 yesterday. Will it have the new aluminum bed?

Yes

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/242/ 2013-07-16T13:21:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29998/#p29998 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> I just ordered a solidoodle 2 yesterday. Will it have the new aluminum bed?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2693/ 2013-07-16T13:20:40Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29997/#p29997 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> What's the aluminum bed & box weigh? Like 4 or 5 pounds?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/717/ 2013-07-10T15:25:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29506/#p29506 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> saymo606 wrote:

News: We just restocked the store with more units.

why is shipping so expensive?

Relatively high weight. We also do not use flat rate boxes.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2013-07-10T13:56:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29495/#p29495 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]>

News: We just restocked the store with more units.

why is shipping so expensive?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/456/ 2013-07-10T11:30:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29482/#p29482 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> News: We just restocked the store with more units.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2013-07-09T18:10:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29418/#p29418 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> Rincewind wrote:

Here you are: http://vimeo.com/61632393

Legend!

Thanks very much

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/769/ 2013-07-08T11:04:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29300/#p29300 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> Here you are: http://vimeo.com/61632393

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/242/ 2013-07-08T08:06:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29293/#p29293 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> I received my aluminum platform in the mail today and was hoping for some instructions on how to install it.

Looking at my printer, it looks like I will have take it all apart!

Could anyone give me a quick run down?

Im thinking;
- loosen hose clamps for the Z-axis shafts and slide them out?
- Undo 4nuts which hold the current wooden platform for z-axis control
- Cant slide platform up because X/Y shafts in the way?
- Cant slide platform down because z-axis stepper motor in the way.

Any pics/tips would be great.

Thank you

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/769/ 2013-07-08T08:04:30Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/29292/#p29292 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> Yeah, it's more rigid & much more durable, although I didn't have problems with mine standing up to me prying prints off of it, it did flex a lot though, whereas the aluminum should be much more rigid & as Krist said, accurate.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/717/ 2013-06-16T18:22:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26559/#p26559 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> The old wood platform may tend to warp, shrink, or expand with the temperature and humidity in your printer. The aluminum platform will be more accurate. Some people have had the old platform crack or break. I am glad they upgraded the bed but probably won't replace mine immediately.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/46/ 2013-06-16T14:31:25Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26527/#p26527 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> What's the advantage of the aluminium bed over the "original" one?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/250/ 2013-06-16T09:15:34Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26517/#p26517 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> Yeah, USPS flat rate international is much more reasonable compared to DHL/UPS/etc.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/717/ 2013-06-15T02:48:30Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26414/#p26414 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> elmoret wrote:

Not internationally. Lawsy's not in the US.

The USPS calculator gives me around $20 for Europe (where I am).

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/242/ 2013-06-14T15:42:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26351/#p26351 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> Not internationally. Lawsy's not in the US.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2013-06-14T15:33:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/26349/#p26349