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Paul
 Paul
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how do i get a glass bed to work with my i3 mk3s+

how do i get a glass bed to work with my i3 mk3s+i seems the pinda doesn't see the glass and try's to push the nozzle through the bed. i also have a sheet of fr4 to try but i have the same issue can anyone help me get this working?

Napsal : 07/10/2021 5:54 pm
Neophyl
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Pinda detects metal. It’s an inductive probe so can’t ‘see’ glass or fr4. 

Napsal : 07/10/2021 7:42 pm
Paul
 Paul
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Topic starter answered:
how do i get a glass bed to work with my i3 mk3s+

but is there a way to make these things work on my printer?

Napsal : 08/10/2021 9:18 am
Paul
 Paul
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Topic starter answered:
Topic starter answered?

Topic starter answered:? ITS NOT...how do i get a glass bed to work? i have seen video of a glass working bed on a prusa. i just want help or info on how to make it work 

Napsal : 08/10/2021 11:05 am
towlerg
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Use a non-inductive Z probe (BlTouch etc) or do the silicone mod which should get the bed flat and manually set z height. If your glass bed is (well mine is) almost dead flat it might work. I don't know if it's possible to turn off the inbuilt bed leveling process or adjust Z on the fly as with printers running less optimised versions of Marlin. This is something you really gotta WANT.

Napsal : 08/10/2021 11:54 am
Dan Rogers
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With a butt-load of mods you might be able to get a glass bed to work.

You'll need to undo a boatload of engineering to get an archaic glass bed to work on a Prusa.  The whole PINDA system was designed to make it easy to print without having to use a glass bed.  You'll need to make a way to hold the glass to the lower bed.  You'll probably need to use thermal paste under the glass so it gets up to temp (messy).  You'll have to defeat the entire PINDA system - go back to a touch-switch that drags the bed.  Probably easier and cheaper to just get a cheap Crealty to use your glass with.

Napsal : 13/10/2021 8:29 am
towlerg
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Everything that Dan posted except the thermal paste. I assume you want to print some exotic material that will only stick to glass.

I have a glass bed on my Sovol, would change it for the world UNLESS I bought a Prusa.

Napsal : 13/10/2021 9:52 am
Zachary78
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RE: Help

Hello,

Taulman bridge may not be so bad, but with Taulman 645 I had terrible trouble getting it to stick to indigocard glass (on another printer). What I ended up doing was gluing down ordinary paper to the glass with thinned white glue. Left some paper fibers on the nylon, but I was able to wash them off.

Napsal : 27/10/2021 10:20 am
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