Mistake?

[jonthewise]

LOL thanks for all the great questions onthuhlist.


eBay for the glass - glue magnets underneath - I used ShoeGoo so you could remove the magnets if desired.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/170mm-x-170...D/332155620354

PETG will pit b-glass. I have LokBuild on one of my glass plates. I don't have much use for these glass plates but they are good solid spares, probably flatter than the stock plates.

Any preference on magnets? I presume they're just standard mags and not neodymium?

[TommyDee]

They are indeed Neodymium magnets, N42 to be sure. 3/4"D x 3/32"T. https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DC03

[jonthewise]

Well, I'm glad I asked! Good stuff! And the ShoeGoo holds on to the glass well?

[TommyDee]

ShoeGoo is like liquid rubber. Peels off clean but holds like RTV.

Put magnets on both sides of the glass to minimize the gap as the ShoeGoo cures. Give it 12 hours. Joann's sells mini-tubes for minimal use.

You could use a 2-sides tape. Just remember that once you commit the magnet, it's probably permanent on that piece of glass.

[jonthewise]

Ah, good stuff. Yeah, I figured I would align the glass plate underneath one of my existing print plates so that it would align the magnets both correctly in polarity and placement. The magnets I ordered come in a 16 pack though, so I could stack a set in between the plates to get the added pull.

[dougk12]

Hey TommyDee, just to make sure I understand your statement above. This setting impacts how much of the plate is checked for the auto level function (9 points)? IE, a higher number means that the nine checks are spread apart more? When I adjust this setting it simply moves the print plate up and down so I suspect that I am not following you unless... that is the point that the plate moves to during auto-calibrate and that standard distance impacts auto-level? I could spin myself in an endless logic circle on this one

calibrate.jpg

[TommyDee]

Yes where ever you land on CAL 1 is the default gap the system considers to be 'zero'.
For this to take affect, you must hit the hidden button to the right of CAL 2 to complete the process.