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Topic: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

Ok after a lot of arguing with XYZ they agreed to post me a replacement glass bed. However while I'm waiting for it to arrive I spotted upgraded ones online , so I ordered Two spares. They arrived today smile except royal mail stung me with a £8 customs handling fee and £14 in tax. Anyway it looks interesting. The heater looks much better covering all corners of the bed.  Don't know when I will get chance to install it as I'm away for a week or so but cant wait to give it a try

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DaVinci Zone Borosilicate glass Heated Bed for the DaVinci 1.0 3D printer
Replace the broken or chipped heated bed on your XYZPrinting's Da Vinci model 3D printer.
Simple installation as it is the same size, voltage and wire length as the original.
Improved heater design for more consistent heating
Genuine Borofloat glass for long, warp free life
Will not fit the Da Vinci Duo 3D printer.

Product Description:
Borosilicate glass with heater attached for the XYZPrinting Da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer.
Direct replacement for the original heater / glass unit.
Superior Borosilicate glass withstands heating without warping.

Specifications:
Borosilicate glass (Borofloat brand)
210 x 210 x 3.3mm glass size
12v 140watt heater from original equipment manufacturer.
Heater attached to glass in the same manner as the original.

Plug and play installation:
1. Disconnect the two electric connections
2. Unscrew the 4 screws for the original heated bed
3. Remove the old unit
4. Install the Borosilicate glass heater
5. Install the 4 screws
6. Connect the two electric connections
7. Calibrate the printer

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2 Reply by Antonious (edited by Antonious 2015-10-05 14:39:16)

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Re: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

I wonder if an ordinary glass with thickness about 1 or 2 mm more than the stock one could avoid the breaking and bowing issues.

(By the way, is the stock glass glued to the heater?)

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Re: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

chrismetallica1 wrote:

Ok after a lot of arguing with XYZ they agreed to post me a replacement glass bed. However while I'm waiting for it to arrive I spotted upgraded ones online


Just a sheet of Borosilicate glass placed on top of the damaged bed works fine. In fact, as far as I can tell, it works just as well.

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Re: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

Antonious wrote:

I wonder if an ordinary glass with thickness about 1 or 2 mm more than the stock one could avoid the breaking and bowing issues.

(By the way, is the stock glass glued to the heater?)


I asked for the heater to be fitted but the guy sells them separate if required or just the heater on its own

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Re: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

www.Proto-pasta.com cut a custom plate for me 200mm x 200mm of their flexible build plate which you can put over the glass perfectly. It is pretty awesome stuff that you can get prints off easily.

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Re: Upgraded glass bed (Intresting)

Barry,
        I just spoke to Alex over at Proto-pasta , He's going to cut me a 200mm x 200mm as well. Thought I might as well test it out on one of my spare 1.0a's . Cheers for the heads up looks good stuff smile

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Cool. It works really well so far