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[Mark Dee @jabberwocky]

Thanks for the detailed response. I do have access to a dial indicator, and would appreciate that STL file.

At room temp, the bed appears twisted, but makes a snug fit on the clips holding it. I find that the BED i have (however even in thickness it is) bows a bit too much at working temperature. Thus for larger prints, if the nozzles are calibrated to the right height at the centre of the bed, they appear to be flying high near the edges.

Hence I am after something that generally stays flat.

 

[pelgrim @pelgrim]

BHudson, Geckotec promised me to cut the build place custom sized for robox,
I delivered them a sketch with exact measurements and they can deliver it with a month delay,
which I didn’t mind.

java (EE), JavaFX, HTML, GIS) programmer, database wizard, framework inventor, looking for a job ! http://roboxing.com/wizards

[Mark Dee @jabberwocky]

@pelgrim , thanks for this. When you get your plate, you could give me your impressions?

[pelgrim @pelgrim]

Sure thing, I even said that to the Geckotecteam,
I don’t care how long I have to wait, but test results will be posted in this forum,
they know they have a potential “robox market”.

They expect to send it to me in february, and like all kickstarters they met a lot of delays
and setbacks, so be very patient.

java (EE), JavaFX, HTML, GIS) programmer, database wizard, framework inventor, looking for a job ! http://roboxing.com/wizards

[Clicky @clicky]

@jabberwocky “I find that the BED i have (however even in thickness it is) bows a bit too much at working temperature. “

My current working theory is that it bends because it doesn’t have enough space under clips to stretch when warm. After I sanded ends of tabs to be round and slightly thinner at edges it stopped bending (always) upwards and slides under the clips. Sometimes, though, I still need to ‘press’ the bulge down when warm it up. Those spots are easily discovered as filament is barely extruded. In such cases I stop print a first layer, get kitchen towel and press bed down on those places and re-do print - usually without issues. That’s how I printed long items stretching from one side of bed to another.

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