I’ve been super busy with work but one of my projects is to try and find a cheap viable solution that #1 works #2 doesn’t look janky and #3 is cost effective
Although I have no issues with my bed I’m still wanting to help those in need
I purchased some magnetic film with a very strong adhesive and a film that attracts magnets again with a very strong adhesive
I’ve got a 3/16 thick tempered glass plate that will be here Tuesday
As a test mule I used one of my cheap printers and using the magnetic film and magnetically attracted ferous films have successfully secured a glass build plate to the bed with no clips
It’s actually somewhat difficult to remove the glass build plate due to the strength of the 2 films magnetically attached
With my X1C I’ll leave the original magnetic film to the bed and put one of each film to the opposite sides of the glass that’s on route
Once the glass is secured to the bed magnetically the regular flexible build plate should stick to the top of the glass just like it does in its factory form
If this works as expected the next thing I’ll be doing is designing corner stops for the flexible build plates in Fusion 360
On an unrelated side note I’m also working on a dual auxiliary cooling fan setup in Fusion where the fans are at the bottom of the chamber with the ducting running up each side
Although it will lose about 3 inches of build volume in the Z axis the benefit will be auxiliary cooling on both sides
But that’s for another day
For now here’s some pics of the build plate project progress, it’s easy, cheap, and not permanent
