<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> 2013-08-21T16:17:18Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/3595/bow-in-aluminum-plate-or-rods/ <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]>

Have you heat cycled that precision plate a few times then remeasured?  I would be surprised if it stays flat once you start heating it.  It would be interesting to see the long term effects the heat has on the flatness.
Keep us posted.

Nope however it's heat treated and a lot thicker so it shouldn't expand to much.

Is this in mm?

Nope this is in inches.

Has anyone replaced there rods with precision harden rods or increased the diameter of them?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-21T16:17:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33801/#p33801 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> techbuilder2175 wrote:

I leveled my plate starting with a feeler gauge then refined the leveling by using my dial indicator. I leveled all to zero by the leveling screws then when I go to the center Its .006 off .

I believe that this could be caused from the aluminum build plate or a .005 bow in the y axis.

Anyone have any ideas on fixing this or any similar issues ?


Is this in mm?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1906/ 2013-08-21T11:25:49Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33780/#p33780 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Have you heat cycled that precision plate a few times then remeasured?  I would be surprised if it stays flat once you start heating it.  It would be interesting to see the long term effects the heat has on the flatness.
Keep us posted.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2628/ 2013-08-21T10:48:15Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33778/#p33778 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Hi everyone,

I installed the new precision ground aluminum plate and it's only slightly better which tells me it's due to the rods being  bent in the x and a little in the y.

Has anyone else had this happen?

Here's pics of the new plate

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/Techbuilder/20130820_234920.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/Techbuilder/20130820_234852.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/Techbuilder/20130820_234905.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-21T07:21:27Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33763/#p33763 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Also solidoodle should design their beds better as this shouldn't be something I should have to purchase since the bed should be flat.

1/8" piece of aluminum isn't obviously going to stay flat when applying pressure and heat.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-19T16:15:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33547/#p33547 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> I just ordered a precision ground 1/4 inch aluminum plate that has been heat treated
shouldn't have issues with bowing after I get this in.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007B4X5GE/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

The aluminum will barely expand until past 300°F

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-19T16:12:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33546/#p33546 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Im currently using 3, I'll try 2 and I'll trying going with a thicker glass, Mine is 2.5mm thick

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-19T04:56:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33485/#p33485 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Make sure you don't use 4 clips on the glass.  Only 2 or three so it doesn't try to match the warp of the aluminum.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2013-08-18T18:48:22Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33439/#p33439 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> Part the difficulty in ensuring a perfectly flat surface is why slic3r offers the option to make your first layer extra tall (e.g, I use .3mm for the first layer even when I have a .1mm genera layer setting.)

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/192/ 2013-08-18T18:32:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33437/#p33437 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> My apologies I forgot to mention that was with the glass on.
I measured it with the glass off and it was worse.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-18T18:30:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33436/#p33436 <![CDATA[Re: bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> The aluminum is probably warped.  The best fix is to clip a plate of glass onto it for a print surface-  http://www.soliforum.com/topic/160/glass-bed/

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2013-08-18T17:48:26Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33435/#p33435 <![CDATA[bow in aluminum plate or rods]]> I leveled my plate starting with a feeler gauge then refined the leveling by using my dial indicator. I leveled all to zero by the leveling screws then when I go to the center Its .006 off .

I believe that this could be caused from the aluminum build plate or a .005 bow in the y axis.

Anyone have any ideas on fixing this or any similar issues ?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2779/ 2013-08-18T16:49:48Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/33430/#p33430