1 Topic by w16240

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Topic: Heat Gun to Heat the Bed Faster

Hello,

I saw that some people said taht they used a heat gun to heat up the bed a little bit faster, so I was just wondering what temperature you should use on the heat gun when heating the bed.

Thanks

2 Reply by Wavesurf

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Re: Heat Gun to Heat the Bed Faster

I was having a problem with my glass chipping when I did this.  The glass would flake off with the print.  I had a two speed paint remover type heat gun that I ran at the low speed.  Worked great to get the bed up to speed in a few minutes but I got tired of buying new glass.  Also, I had to worry about burning myself or equipment if I wasn't careful. 

Now I just deal with the 10 minute heat up by turning the printer on and start the bed heating before I set up Repetier Host and slice the files.  And I leave the bed heater on if I plan on doing multiple prints. You can set that up in Repeter's "Printer Settings".

3 Reply by w16240

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Re: Heat Gun to Heat the Bed Faster

yea, i decided not to get one, and my bed actually doesn't take that long to heat up