<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2790/solidoodle-2-aluminum-platform-in-the-store/ Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:21:38 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29998/#p29998 mjamesf wrote:

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

Yes

]]> Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:21:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29998/#p29998 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29997/#p29997 I just ordered a solidoodle 2 yesterday. Will it have the new aluminum bed?

]]> Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:20:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29997/#p29997 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29506/#p29506 What's the aluminum bed & box weigh? Like 4 or 5 pounds?

]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:25:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29506/#p29506 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29495/#p29495 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.

]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:56:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29495/#p29495 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29482/#p29482

News: We just restocked the store with more units.

why is shipping so expensive?

]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:30:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29482/#p29482 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29418/#p29418 News: We just restocked the store with more units.

]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:10:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29418/#p29418 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29300/#p29300 Rincewind wrote:

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

Legend!

Thanks very much

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:04:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29300/#p29300 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29293/#p29293 Here you are: http://vimeo.com/61632393

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2013 08:06:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29293/#p29293 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/29292/#p29292 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

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2013 08:04:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/29292/#p29292 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26559/#p26559 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.

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:22:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26559/#p26559 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26527/#p26527 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.

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:31:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26527/#p26527 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26517/#p26517 What's the advantage of the aluminium bed over the "original" one?

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:15:34 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26517/#p26517 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26414/#p26414 Yeah, USPS flat rate international is much more reasonable compared to DHL/UPS/etc.

]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:48:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26414/#p26414 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26351/#p26351 elmoret wrote:

Not internationally. Lawsy's not in the US.

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

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:42:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26351/#p26351 <![CDATA[Re: Solidoodle 2 Aluminum platform in the store]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/26349/#p26349 Not internationally. Lawsy's not in the US.

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:33:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/26349/#p26349