gyrogearloose wrote:The ceramic platform has the same thickness as the acrylic plate it replaces. This gives it enough thermal mass to act as a heated platform after having been heated up outside of the printer. Also, the enamel spray keys in to the surface of the ceramic plate a lot better than onto glass. If you have a glass plate, you need to fix it somehow onto the existing acrylic bed and need to use a heated bed to retain the temperature. If the acrylic is already warped, you are screwed. The ceramic bed retains flatness 100% and replaces the acrylic bed altogether.
orcinus wrote:Ah, thanks.
I'm actually using a plastic enamel spray meant for protecting PCBs.
It sticks to glass rather well. In fact, i usually have trouble taking it down.
But yeah, glass looses the heat rather fast...
Then again, i'm guessing heating up the ceramic plate takes longer?
PS: How's the weight compared to glass?
orcinus wrote:Ah, thanks.
I'm actually using a plastic enamel spray meant for protecting PCBs.
It sticks to glass rather well. In fact, i usually have trouble taking it down.
But yeah, glass looses the heat rather fast...
Then again, i'm guessing heating up the ceramic plate takes longer?
PS: How's the weight compared to glass?
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