I packed my 3D printer up last may and I am finally setting it up again. I can not seem to find my borosilicate glass though, so I may need to cut some glass or by a round mirror or something. I got new filament in today. I have glue stick and if I need hair spray then I may head to WalMart or Dollar Tree. I will probably need to make sure my printer is still square. I will be glad when I can print again. I miss printing.
I have only ever used standard glazing glass, never had an issue with it. Same piece of glass for 2 years now.
12 1/4 inches
Go to lowes and get a piece cut. It’ll cost you $3. I’ve bought all mine there and no issues.
@Griffin_Paquette $3 total or $3 plus glass?
$3 total. They cut it to the exact size I needed. It’s not boro but works fine.
Oh. It is a delta style so I need 12 1/4 inch diameter.
@Griffin_Paquette cool. Thanks for the tip. It will save me from botching the job.
@Griffin_Paquette just to make sure, they do cut rounds, right?
Oh I didn’t see round…in that case I would grab a mirror or frame then.
My local glass place cuts rounds for me all the time (I repair clocks for a living, so a lot of bezel and glass repairs) He chages me abouty $6.00 CDN for an 8" round piece of 3mm glass
You fix clocks for a living!? Geek achievement unlocked!! I’m jealous. I love clocks… saw some amazing clocks in a London museum this summer… it was a highlight. Clock makers are artists.
It is a dying trade. I am the only full time horologist in the Niagara Region of Ontario, my daughter did not want to follow in the family business so I am hoping my granddaughter will show some interest or the family business dies with me. And that would be sad, it has been in the family since 1986
I have some antique wall and mantle clocks that I occasionaly sell, want to trade one for a refurbed 2016 Simple?
Email me! I love the idea! Brook@printrbot…
@funinthefalls you can always bestow some of that Chronograph knowledge on me. I’m willing to learn anything 
I am using the glass base from a cheese cake (?) baking pan. My piece is only 9", but I am sure you can find a larger backing dish.
Only cost around $10, is nice and thick, and is intended for backing, so should be good even with a heated bed.
Well, I still did not get new glass. I did have a raspberry pi corrupt its sd card and refuse to work even after remaking the sd card. I have a new 64GB sd card in a raspberry pi 2 now. Overkill! I could not find one of my smaller sd cards though. I think the last 16GB sd card went in the camera that I bought mom after it refused the 64GB one. I think I should replace the USB cable between the pi and the Rostock Max (1) with one with a choke. There is a possibility that a spike coming from the printer fried the pi.