Adhesive backed Aluminium foil

I have got some extra sheets of glass cut to make some spare beds, anyone any idea of a source of the 'Adhesive backed Aluminium foil' all the stuff I have found this thick for fixing insulation


Dave

Hi Dave

Don't bother with the foil, use white paper as a target, it actually works better! We're dropping the foil from the kit.

Ian
RepRapPro tech support

White PVC electrical tape works well too.

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Fab thanks, will give that a try


Dave

Do the paper targets or PVC tape need to be 10mm from the edge or can I put them just where the foil was supposed to go?

They can go where the foil was supposed to go. But make sure that when you set the bed levelling coordinates in the M557 commands, these coordinates place the IR sensor head somewhere near the middle of the targets and not too close to the bed clips. Likewise the Z homing coordinates in homez.g and homeall.g. I recommend you set the Z homing coordinates to be the same as your first bed levelling coordinate, assuming you are using the IR sensor for Z homing.

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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].

As it turns out for me, it probably would have been better if I stuck the white paper triggers a bit away from the edges (as it states in the manual), when they are in the corner the probe doesnt see the trigger because it is not "on" it.

Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/2014 12:31PM by Sardi.