Do I have to have wing nuts or can I use the nuts that come with the printer?
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Your choice. Doesn’t matter as long as it is the correct sized nut. I am assuming it is a metric screw so probably a m3 style is needed.
Can’t I print the corners from your link and use the bolts and nuts that already hold down the print bed?
I went with the thicker glass. Forget exactly how thick but maybe the 1/4". I use a shim similar to that one.
You may want to just start out by taping the glass to the bed. I used blue painters tape for a while because I got frustrated with "corners’ that didn’t work well. Main thing is simply for the glass to not move during printing. Some people use those bulldog clips but just make sure to position them so the nozzles won’t hit them!
You should be able to use the extra nuts but is there one for each corner? The link I provided slips over the bed screw from underneath but needs some sort of nut to hold it in place.
We use 3mm boro glass from ebay and just scale the shims z height to match. Again this is the least effort or fast method not necessarily the cheapest or best for everyone.
Is using bull dog clips to hold the glass on a good way? I think it’s the easiest, fastest, and easiest way to remove if needed. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Yes, it works fine. Just watch the placement of the clips and move the extruder around to check for interference.
For instance, if you put a clip on each side and are printing a small cube in the middle of the plate then most likely the clips will be out of the way.
Thank You, I will try it.
Yes, you can, you can refer some guide video on Youtube. There are some videos about “How to Upgrade glass bed for Flashforge Creator”
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