I was asked how I got a heatbed on an old @Printrbot simple so I figured I’d post some pictures. This is my old/new simple hybrid using a 20$ heatbed from eBay. Since the heatbed isn’t metal I kept using a z stop instead of the induction sensor and put the bed on some spring stand offs
Insulated with fiber washers from an old motherboard. The basic simple isn’t stable with such a wide X axis so I designed some little feet to hook into the body’s bold holes. For power I just use an tax power supply from an old server(it has a long 4 pin power cable). I am working on an extended X system that will give me access to more of the heatbed, but that’s not ready for prime time yet.
The heated bed doesn’t contain enough metal for the inductive sensor? Odd, I’d’ve guessed it would. Wonder if a layer of tinfoil sandwiched between the glass and heated bed would work?
Try an alu heated bed. Poblem is it still wont work through 3mm glass. But it will through 2mm or painters tape.
Also; going to post the .stl’s for the feet?
I haven’t installed my heated bed yet - will painter’s tape adhere or will it get gooey and let go?
Haven’t tried it hot. I use painters tape when printing cold.
Painters tape is not awesome hot, use glass or kapton tape. I plan on posting the feet stl’s is just meet to tweak them slightly they fit a bit too snug in the base.
I use painters tape with a heated bed. Works for me (after setting my first later width multiplier to 200% and slowing it right down 10-20mm/s)
The STL files for the feet are now at , https://www.youmagine.com/designs/feet-for-printrbot-simple-maker-1405