Hi
I am going to print some nylon (PA6), and want to try a glass bed for this, as I read it is a good option for Nylon, using glue stick. Normal window glass that I cut myself.
Can I just replace the PEI sheet in my H2D with a glass plate, re-level, and start printing? Or do I need to do something special to make it work?
I will of course fix the glass plate to the heatbed and compensate for temperature.
I would not dare to use plain window glass, I always used rather strong glass - like the sheet from an old scanner.
Had the standard window glass crack on me too often.
I have used window glass with my Ultimaker printers since long without any issues, so I have no worries from that perspective.
Be careful with bed scanning. Mostly optical. Glass reflection might mislead sensors.
Would want to crash my nozzles into the glass plate due to that.
I used to use the 12x12 mirrors from home depot. They came in a pack and were cheap. But that was on a printer with a plastic BL touch sensor for bed leveling. It didnt ram the metal nozzle into the glass for bed leveling. So i have no idea how well this would work
Any update on using glass bed? Did you use window glass, or something else? I am trying to get my 316L process right and want to try a glass bed but haven’t found anything commercially available for an H2D.
Have the smooth PEI plate but have not been having great results yet
When I did use glass (been a long time), I preferred mirror. It will show its defects.
Haven’t tried glass bed yet. Got myself a Cryogrip Glacier and is trying it out right now. So far it seems ok. Tested it with PLA, PLA-wood 40% and PPS-CF so far.
It was important to give it a good wash first thing. Tried it out of the box and PLA would not stick. Washed it with warm water and soap and then cleaned it with IPA and since then it has worked fine.
Will try it with PA612-CF next.