1 Topic by breeblebrax

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Topic: Heating the bed in reasonable time

Solidoodle 2 with heated bed

I have noticed it takes forever to get to 100c on this thing so I have begun using a little trick.
I just started reading this forum, so let me know if you have heard this one.  I have been placing
an insulator on the bed during warm up and heating happens much faster.

I would like to find a pre-cut piece of material, like the material on the under side of the bed that I can
just lay out during the warm up.  What is that thing made out of?  <--My actual question is here.

2 Reply by solijohn

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Re: Heating the bed in reasonable time

breeblebrax wrote:

Solidoodle 2 with heated bed

I have noticed it takes forever to get to 100c on this thing so I have begun using a little trick.
I just started reading this forum, so let me know if you have heard this one.  I have been placing
an insulator on the bed during warm up and heating happens much faster.

I would like to find a pre-cut piece of material, like the material on the under side of the bed that I can
just lay out during the warm up.  What is that thing made out of?  <--My actual question is here.

That used to be a common hack - these days most people just swap out their heating pads for a slightly more primo option.

Former Solidoodle employee, no longer associated with the company.

3 Reply by IronMan

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Re: Heating the bed in reasonable time

I just throw a good kitchen potholder on it...works great!

SD2 - Stock - Enclosure - Heated Bed - Glass Plate - Auto Fire Extinguisher
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4 Reply by cckens

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Re: Heating the bed in reasonable time

Same here.  Pot holder FTW.