I'd like to get another piece of glass that is easily removable for hairspray, but make it slightly larger and modify the clips so that they hold the glass OUTSIDE of the printing bed, so I get my full 200mm.  Has anyone attempted something like that?

Edit: Similar to this i suppose:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjxPnECQ7_E

On the X you could get the full 200 but on the Y you can't as the machine does not allow the head to move the full extent of the X when at the very back of the bed due to the sheet metal frame parts that stick out in the path.

So you will gain some area but not all.

Edit: Similar to this i suppose:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjxPnECQ7_E

Talking about glue.
I've been printing on the tape that came with the Davinci Pro, painters tape, kapton and now on glass.

The glass is nice, cause I can take it off the bed with ease, and clean it easily in the sink.
I still use some glue (from Pritt).

Question. When do you guys put the glue on? When the bed is hot or when it's still cold?

I put mine on when its's cold

The glass is nice, cause I can take it off the bed with ease, and clean it easily in the sink.
I still use some glue (from Pritt).

Question. When do you guys put the glue on? When the bed is hot or when it's still cold?

evanalmighty wrote:

Sugar water is a good idea.  I have not tried it, but it sounds like it would work very well.  If I haven't had so much success with Ultem (PEI) I might have gone the sugar route.

If you live in Texas or any of the southern states DON'T try sugar water unless you want fire ants becoming full time residents in your home or print space. Enough to cover a bed on a printer will give off enough odor to bring them from miles around. I would stick with hairspray myself. It works great and you will actually hear the part pop loose once the temp gets below 40 or so and it will lift off with no effort.

Hear, hear ! That is exactly what I do.

Konrad (Houston)

prpickett wrote:

How do you apply hairspray? Spraying directly on the bed seems like it would eventually gunk up the inside of the Da Vinci.

I no longer use a Da Vinci but most just make a cardboard shield while spraying.. Or you get a different glass plate which is what the rest of us do to protect the stock one as it is very hard to source. Then you just take it out, spray it and put it back in. Once sprayed it is good for a week or more of printing. Just go to a glass shop and get them to cut 3mm thick tempered glass to the stock bed dimensions. All you have to do is adjust your z offset to compensate for the additional 3 mm. The mounting tabs on the stock glass can be used as the screws are long enough.

Carl,

You answered several questions I have been asking myself in that one succinct post, thank you!

Why did you give up on the Da Vinci?

I have heard so much about Blue painters tape that I thought I would try it last night.  Well, I didn't have any, so I tried Green Frog Tape... it was a mess and a pain to put on the non-removable bed.

So you're suggestion is to unscrew the extra 3mm glass about once a week and spray it with aquanet?

I'd love a way to hold the bed without those clips... they limit my y axis!

How do you apply hairspray? Spraying directly on the bed seems like it would eventually gunk up the inside of the Da Vinci.

I no longer use a Da Vinci but most just make a cardboard shield while spraying.. Or you get a different glass plate which is what the rest of us do to protect the stock one as it is very hard to source. Then you just take it out, spray it and put it back in. Once sprayed it is good for a week or more of printing. Just go to a glass shop and get them to cut 3mm thick tempered glass to the stock bed dimensions. All you have to do is adjust your z offset to compensate for the additional 3 mm. The mounting tabs on the stock glass can be used as the screws are long enough.

Sugar water is a good idea.  I have not tried it, but it sounds like it would work very well.  If I haven't had so much success with Ultem (PEI) I might have gone the sugar route.

If you live in Texas or any of the southern states DON'T try sugar water unless you want fire ants becoming full time residents in your home or print space. Enough to cover a bed on a printer will give off enough odor to bring them from miles around. I would stick with hairspray myself. It works great and you will actually hear the part pop loose once the temp gets below 40 or so and it will lift off with no effort.