You’re set up is coming together, looking nice!
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Bites and nibbles I think I forgot to take pics of 3-5 additions
The nice thing about the system being modular, it removes a LOT of the analysis paralysis
All of these tools I use at one point or another…
I don’t have to worry about the “perfect” layout because I can change it on the fly to adjust for whatever project or shenanigan I’m up to
If it’s not clear, I’m using a basic color scheme for the pieces
Black will always be bottom grids
White is currently part storage… I’m not married to it
Green will be adhesive/attachment
Blue is electrical
Orange is tools…maybe dremel stuff…
Grey is detail or post processing
Admin/writing marking/ parts baggies will possibly be red
I forget who accused my desk of looking too clean…
it just cleans up quickly lol
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This… I knew there was something
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Should I get a PEI bed for my printer? The one that came with the Ender does not last as long when you print a lot of ABS and ASA.
Also, what about FR-4 beds? That material should be easy to get.
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PEI is absolutely worth it, as long as it’s on a spring steel sheet. It’s made a huge difference with my overall printer experience. Everything sticks super well, releases easily, and it seems very durable.
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I kinda wanna get a VAAPR bed for my ender, I’ve already tinkered with automatic part
Ejection before, and getting a “fall off the bed” level of release is difficult to do consistently with glass
( I have it now but it can come and go)
But I’ve heard it’s super easy to wreck and it’s absurdly over priced given they’ve kept its secret sauce secret
I tested a sheet of FR-4 as a print bed and it worked rather well after a bit of sanding. And the part popped off on it’s own when the bed cooled.
I thought that it was going to fail at first as the raw sheet was a too slick to have decent adhesion. But I has 240 grit sandpaper at hand and this fixed my problem.
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I’ve been thinking about getting a plane old piece of glass as a bed for my Ender. But reliability comes and goes with these machines from what I’ve seen…
I love the glass on my ender. I tried a few build plate but the only exception be that hold up and works consistently is the glass.
The part doesn’t pop off on its own, but a gentle tug get it loose most of the time. Never damaged a part trying to take it off the bed.
The one thing g to point out that no one ever seam to mention is the spray you put on the glass. I use Suave Max Hold unscented. Anything else has hit and miss results.
It does take a bit longer to preheat the bed, but if that’s an issue get a cheap picture frame and cut it to size, the glass will be thinner and get to temp faster (and no, they don’t break over time with heating and cooling, that’s a gimmick from the printer manufacturer to sell you fancy expensive glass)
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I use glass now, I can get it to fall off levels of release,pretty much you need to
run a few degrees hotter bed
Spray bed with ipa
Spray bed with pva
Wipe most off with a water dampened papertowel
Extremely fine control of initial Z height
( I have a little printed mod, that moved your z home switch up and down by screw thread, so once you are perfectly leveled, if you want a smidge more or less squish )
I do a weird thing where I set myself up for way too much squish, and then I dial in a -.03 initial horizontal layer expansion to remove excess elephants foot
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Why have I never thought of 3D printing dice before lmao, you’re a genius, and also that turned out very nice.
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Yeah, been there, what a crazy night
Is there a mod with a tof sensor on the print head instead of a Z switch? I feel like it could make things way less tedious
I level my bed about every spool … and add spray every 1 to 2 spools …
I find changing filament the most tedious part of the whole process … If/when I change printer it’s definitely going to be with a multi-filament system so I can have a few different materials and color ready to go 
I wrote some gcode to semi automate filament changes on my ender
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I should probably get a CR Touch for my Ender but it has been a frustrating machine and I’ve spent enough money on it already. So I’m wondering if I should buy a more expensive machine in hopes that it won’t become a money pit like the E3?
How do you doi it?
Do you send gcode manually to the machine or you have a print file that you run and go through the steps?
My bed stay level really well over time, I rarely touch it.
What are you seeing?
Maybe we can help making it more reliable for you
i use the silicone bed blocks. i never touch my bed leveling knobs. I also have a BL Touch which auto levels in Klipper for me every print.
I would like this filament change macro. I tried writing one but i couldnt co-ordinate it with the runout sensor.