I’ve been printing on Bukos for nearly two years now and never had glass shatter due to heat. Then boom, it happened. I just transported this machine and one platform nob got unscrewed a bit too much…curving the glass. Nothing traumatic but it looks wicked.
I went through 4 pieces of varying thickness glass until I got a drop piece of neoceramic glass from a fireplace repair store. That thing is 3/16 thick and would take a truck to crack it.
3d printer used as a glass cutter?
I use a piece of glass cut from a glass shelving unit. Seems sturdier than window glass.
Pyrex anyone?
I use a marble tile. Works, but it’s a bit too thick. Takes a while to heat up. Super flat though.
Not marble. Granite. Sorry.
I went through 3 pieces of glass in one day! Rough day. Binder clip was too strong and was flexing the thin window glass and trying to take it up to ABS heat was a problem.
Very cool photo! I’ve never had glass break from printing or heating, but I’ve had a few shatter while trying to remove a stuck print. These days I mainly print on sheets of metal, which I can flex to remove prints.
Try aquarium glass
Pretty cool looking. Could make a neato art piece on a wall.
I can see why Garolite is used on the Bukito. I do noit see how this failure mode could happen.