in theory:  I have designed a  mood light/floor lamp which includes a slightly concave

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in theory: I have designed a mood light/floor lamp which includes a slightly concave tripod. This part has only a diameter of 1.5 inches but with a length of 22 inches. So I´m looking for a printer-design where i can print this part horizontal: why ? because of its small diameter, z wobbling would be an issue and because I want to print a one piece ninja-flex mold ( my Printers Herculien and a XL Hexagon v2 Delta are bowden based. ) So my question is : Could I extend the universal Y carriage of Talos printer up to a 22" x 7 "inches build-plate ? I guess the real issue would be that such an oblong format of a 8mm alu print plate will cause more heat- based deformation when sticking a silicon-heater underneath it. Or would the total mass of such a Alu-plate be an issue for the V-wheels on the carriage ?

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For that size of a bed I might recommend going without heat. Ninjaflex does not explicitly require heat to stick. I think the temperature gradient across that bed would be a difficult problem to contend with.

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thanks Eric, I did´nt know that Ninjaflex could be printed on a cold bed, however, could it help if it would be a PEI sheet-on-glas combination ? or does PEI only evolves it stickeness when heated ?

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@Jo_Miller I think the advantages of PEI are attained when heated, but I’ve never tested with it cold so I can’t confirm or deny.