<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/8122/protecting-your-bed-before-it-cracks-and-alternatives-to-glue-stick/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:50:24 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/123664/#p123664 I replace mine with this one: https://shop.stoutwind.de/Floatglasplat … r-Da-Vinci

From now on I always use ABS-juice to protect the glas!

]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:50:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/123664/#p123664 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/122927/#p122927 I use glue stick, have never broke any glass.. The trick is to let it cool off completely,, it usually pops off by itself.

]]> Mon, 16 May 2016 17:44:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/122927/#p122927 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/121711/#p121711 crackhttp://soliforum.com/i/?NWsKsQg.jpg

]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2016 14:35:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/121711/#p121711 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/121710/#p121710 Since I had my first glass chiped off I use a thin film af ABS-juice when printing bigger parts - never had any issue again!

]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:52:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/121710/#p121710 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/121024/#p121024 maybe its a symptom of aquanet hair spray...  That stuff really sticks!

Its so much easier to apply than glue sticks, I'll sacrifice some glass for the ease.

I just spray the hairspray on a foam brush and run a light coat over the bed.

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:38:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/121024/#p121024 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/121021/#p121021 I have been running 3 Da Vinci 1.0's on end to end jobs for nearly 3 months and this hasn't been an issue? 

I use UHU glue sticks and slic3r to produce the G code.  Most jobs run overnight / during the day, when I retrieve the jobs most are stone cold and have come loose from the print bed.  Note that I make a point of cleaning the glue off not very well and I lay it on very thick.

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:49:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/121021/#p121021 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/120975/#p120975 I have never printed directly on my heated glass bed since I broke it the first time.  I buy the $13USD borosilicate glass sheets off Amaxon, and screw them on on top of the heated glass. 

They chip monthly, so I just turn the glass over.  I get 2 months or so out of each piece, and the bed is still pristine!

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:04:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/120975/#p120975 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/120774/#p120774 You want to forget about auto calibration for starters. See the sticky on the first page of the forum about manual levelling.
You would then just adjust your bed hight slightly to allow for the masking tape if need be.

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:55:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/120774/#p120774 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/120772/#p120772 I guess what I'm trying to say is that if I put tape over the crack would that effect the way it auto levels/calibrate. Masking tape is roughly 0.1mm and I was wondering if that was enough to effect the first layer of a print. attached is a picture of the cracked bed. http://soliforum.com/i/?jdOASJM.jpg

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:46:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/120772/#p120772 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/120761/#p120761 There is another option, an acrylic plate.
I've been using one on top of my glass bed for a couple of months now.
It has the advantage of being removeable so you can coat it with hairspray away from the printer.

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:36:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/120761/#p120761 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/120760/#p120760 Hi, my bed is cracked and was looking for a fast temporary fix while a new one is coming in. Should I use masking tape and if I do,  does that prevent me from using the auto leveling feature that is built in to the printer.

Background: I have had my da Vinci 1.1 Plus for a week now and have been printing non stop, using glue.

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:11:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/120760/#p120760 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108867/#p108867 opeekoo wrote:

Hi! My first post here. About protecting the bed with extra piece of glass... what about using thin sheet of anodized aluminium (0.5-0.7 mm) "glued" on top of original bed with thermal paste? This could heat up properly and never crack. Upcoming Pro model of Da Vinci has aluminium print bed.

Yes it has an aluminum bed. But you cant print directly to it unless it is specially treated. The intended use of an aluminum bed is to put Kapton tape over it if using iy heated, and blue painters tape if cold for PLA.

I had a 3Dstuffmaker Evolution and it had an aluminum bed that was meant to be printed directly on. It had a very smooth like glass flat finish to it, it was not just aluminum plate you csn buy as raw materials.

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2015 08:06:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108867/#p108867 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108866/#p108866 Hi! My first post here. About protecting the bed with extra piece of glass... what about using thin sheet of anodized aluminium (0.5-0.7 mm) "glued" on top of original bed with thermal paste? This could heat up properly and never crack. Upcoming Pro model of Da Vinci has aluminium print bed.

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2015 07:47:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108866/#p108866 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108848/#p108848 I have had the same issues with all of my 3D Printers, and found that if you apply 2 coats of glue stick on the print bed while it is at room temperature, and then letting it dry completely before printing, your bed wont crack, and you don't have to really apply glue again for a wile.

Happy printing!

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:06:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108848/#p108848 <![CDATA[Re: Protecting your bed BEFORE it cracks, and alternatives to glue stick]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/86400/#p86400 I run my bed at 100C with a cheap glue stick application and cover all my vents so the cabinet temp stays pretty warm.. Almost no warp aged. I read all the comments and each time I came across one where someone leaves their printer to print un-attended, I automatically think of a fire hazard waiting to happen.  Please take the minimal steps to remove anything close that would catch fire if your printer was to malfunction after all, it is only another machine that has a heat source... even the steppers get hot.. Happy printing..

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