is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???

the robobuilder

is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 24, 2018 01:13PM

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so i finally made my own 3d printer without using heatbed now while printing my pla sticks and curl to nozzle,,it goes up to nozzle and not to bed(glass bed)??is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???

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Dust

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 24, 2018 02:00PM

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for small PLA (so 40x40 mm) things, no. Bluetape and other surfaces are fine.

most larger things and non PLA yes

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the robobuilder

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 24, 2018 02:09PM

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ok i am using PLA and wanted to print object within 10cm range so do i have to buy heatbed or using just gluestick is fine???

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MechaBits

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 24, 2018 03:26PM

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100mm on Blue Tape would be ok.... once it's setup right.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/2018 03:26PM by MechaBits.

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orbitalair

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 24, 2018 04:38PM

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Gluestik on glass will work, its what I use.

You have to get the plate level, and use the 1 piece of paper thickness to set the nozzle height.
It will be unforgiving to nozzle height. Too far away and it will curl. Too close and plastic wont come out.

You will be limited to PLA. I have managed to get a TPU to stick but it was only 1 time and a very small part test.

ABS and PETG not going to work.

Good luck.

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dc42

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 25, 2018 05:56AM

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RigidInk PLA+ printed on blue tape sticks brilliantly. I've printed 400mm long parts using this combination.

Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].

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the robobuilder

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 25, 2018 12:04PM

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thanks all for quick reply smiling smiley

now i am using a small 25INR(0.36USD)(see attachments) glue stick for glass is it fine??

and i have one problem when i click on print button then my hotend starts heating to 185C temperature and pla comes out of nozzle before the actual printing starts and this pla sticks to nozzle and follow the nozzle,,this will ruins the whole printing......

so how to stops the pla coming out before printing starts???

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orbitalair

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 25, 2018 03:47PM

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Maybe can be fixed in software.

The firmware may have a preset priming value, but the slicer may feed some too.
Check the slicer first.

Check the "start gcode" section of your machines settings (at least in cura).
Lookup G92 and G1 codes.

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the robobuilder

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 25, 2018 11:44PM

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i am begineer so i dont know how to check software(slic3r 1.1.7) and how to stop pre pla coming out of nozzle do u know where is the option for that??

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MechaBits

Re: is heatbed necessary for diy 3d printer???
August 26, 2018 03:33AM

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I have a pair of tweezers or scissors handy, I do all my warming up 10mm above bed, and when it hits temp or around 185c I start purging 10-20mm on extruder and remove, then hit print...and if any more come out remove as it's moving to zero

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