Questions tagged [glass-bed]
Use this tag for questions related to glass slates used as build plate platform.
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What is the difference between Carborundum Glass and Borosilicate Glass and which has better adhesion properties?
I'm choosing a new bed for the Creality Ender 3 V2. It's unclear if the Creality Ender 3 V2 came originally with a Carborundum Glass bed or a Borosilicate Glass bed. What is the actual difference ...
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Ender 3 CR Touch Bed Levelling X axis offset
I upgraded my Ender 3 with the CR Touch, and updated the firmware (contacted Creality directly to get the correct version). I got Marlin 2.0.6. However when I try the bed levelling feature the first ...
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Ender 3 Pro bed is lower in the middle
I just purchased this Ender 3 Pro about 1 week ago and since then I've been having nightmares with leveling/tramming the printer bed. From having to tram it again after every print to not being able ...
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Glass bed for Ender 6
I have a warped glass bed on an Ender 6 that I recently bought. I want to replace this bed. However, the dimensions in which Ender 6 print bed comes (250x250x400 mm) are not available for purchase on ...
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ABS bed adhesion on a textured glass bed (AnyCubic Chiron)?
I have printed a lot of ABS in the past and understand the issues of shrinkage and adhesion. My previous printer had smooth window glass surface, and both clean surface and hairspray would usually do ...
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Which glass for heated bed
I am building my CoreXY 3D printer with 350x350 mm heated bed at about 4 mm thickness. I just found out that borosilicate glass is unavailable at the local glazier. He offered tempered or ceramic ...
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How can I correct *second and third layer* elephant foot?
I'm attempting to print this print-in-place bag clip (in the 80 and 100 sizes). Early prints came out well, except that my persistent elephant foot resulted in locking the hinge.
Oddly, a few days ...
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Where the plastic sticker should be installed?
With my Anet ET4, I also received a plastic sticker. I assume this should be stuck onto glass, not to a metal bed. If I understand this right, when sticking this to glass, I will damage the glass and ...
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What can cause the center of the bed to be higher than the sides?
I find it impossible to level the printer recently. I read a couple of articles on bed warping but that refers to having the center of bed lower than the sides (collapsing on its own weight warm up ...
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Why does a raft adhere to the bed while skirt does not?
I'm experimenting with my new Ender 3 V2 using PETG filament on the textured side of the included glass bed without any additional adhesives.
I'm been having trouble with adhesion until I found out ...
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BLTouch does not compensate for differences in bed level
Printer: Ender 3
Bed: Creality Glass
ABL: BLTouch
Everything else: Stock
Few weeks ago I had a meltdown during a failed ABS print. My hotend was completely wrapped in plastic and trying to remove said ...
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Can't get bed to level properly
I am new to 3D printing and just purchased an Ender 3 V2 about two weeks ago. Since I've got it, I've been having trouble leveling the bed. I've tried watching videos, but they don't say how much ...
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Filament residue sticks to bed and wont come off
There is filament residue on my glass bed that is so thin that it wont come off. I have had residue buildup for over a year now and none of it has come off. This residue appears with both the PETG and ...
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How to prepare bed for printing ABS filament?
I have never used ABS filament before, so my question is, how do I prepare my glass build plate for printing ABS filament?
My second question, is, after you have prepared it, and have finished ...
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I mistakenly used 90% ethyl alchool to scrape some PLA off my bed; did I ruin it?
I just printed my first cube from my newly arrived Artillery Sidewinder X1. I am totally new to 3D printing but I managed to correctly unbox, assemble and prepare it for printing.
I used PLA filament ...
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