<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10645/what-to-do-about-sagging-heat-bed-insulation/ Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:18:47 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91946/#p91946 thats a good idea, too. thanks.

I have some thin plywood, will have to see just how thin tho...using glass as a print surface it kinda takes away from the space between the frame & the underside of the bed.

may end up using some thin guage sheet metal like wardjr - less bulk...

could always lay up some regular fiberglass using resin and cut that to fit... LOL

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:18:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91946/#p91946 <![CDATA[Re: what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91925/#p91925 I have a thin piece of wood that I have been meaning to drill the holes out and put under my bed to hold the insulation up.  It will also provide some additional insulation.

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:54:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91925/#p91925 <![CDATA[Re: what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91869/#p91869 I wondered about using metal underneath. have plenty of scrap stuff around, may see what I can come up with

Thanks guys. smile

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2015 02:55:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91869/#p91869 <![CDATA[Re: what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91833/#p91833 I've used Kapton to wrap the whole bed, and hold the insulation in place before I got rid of all of that and went with a PCB heater.

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:08:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91833/#p91833 <![CDATA[Re: what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91762/#p91762 I have a thin piece of scrap sheet metal that I used to sandwich the heater and insulation in place.

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:47:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91762/#p91762 <![CDATA[what to do about sagging heat bed insulation?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/91761/#p91761 this is on an SD4 - the fiberglass insulating mat on the underside of the heat bed has begun sagging, causing some issues with keeping consistant heat on the bed. I can use the putty knife/scraper to push it back up and it will stay for a little while (a couple of hours during printing) then start sagging again...

what can I do/use to stick it back on, or keep it in place better?

or is there a better alternative - short of replacing the bed?

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