Hi all, as it says, my perforated SS build plate is very slightly curved which causes problems the farther out from center you go. Anyone have tips or a source for perfectly flat built plates? This is for a top down dlp setup.
Thanks,
Vaughan
Perforated build plate uneven...tips?
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Re: Perforated build plate uneven...tips?
hi,
i don't know what thickness your plate it is, but probably going with a slightly thicker plate already helps allot here..
cheers,
hp
i don't know what thickness your plate it is, but probably going with a slightly thicker plate already helps allot here..
cheers,
hp
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Re: Perforated build plate uneven...tips?
Makes sense..thanks.
Do you know if aluminum will work with salt water? The plate I have now is stainless steel@ .60" thick but anything thicker starts getting pretty expensive
Do you know if aluminum will work with salt water? The plate I have now is stainless steel@ .60" thick but anything thicker starts getting pretty expensive
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Re: Perforated build plate uneven...tips?
I use 1/4" MIC-6 Aluminum Tool Plate, its extremely flat stuff. It does not come perforated though, so I have to run it through my CNC to drill the holes for it. Any tool plate should be very flat. You can find MIC-6 online in places like Ebay and Onlinemetals.com
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Re: Perforated build plate uneven...tips?
One trick to working with a warped build plate is to build up some support layer first by printing a solid until it's level then starting your print after that.
This won't help if you if your Z-axis or the build plate flexes.
This won't help if you if your Z-axis or the build plate flexes.