Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

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Jules
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Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by Jules » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:44 pm

So i thought, what the heck, I'll start a discussion....

Pros and Cons: What do you think about using a sheet of aluminum foil on the bed to "speed up the heat up"? :D

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by Slipshine » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:45 pm

I think the foil would do a better job of stopping aliens from monitoring my prints. :D
Dont know how much faster it would really be.

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by Jules » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:51 pm

Now there's a scary thought......... :lol:

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Post by Hugs » Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:42 am

:lol:

Just catching up on some overdue seasonal yard work :)

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by Jules » Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:53 am

I should be....... :?

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by zemlin » Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:41 am

Jules wrote:So i thought, what the heck, I'll start a discussion....
Pros and Cons: What do you think about using a sheet of aluminum foil on the bed to "speed up the heat up"? :D
I think a thin sheet of foam would be more effective than foil at keeping the heat where you want it - the heating is more conduction than radiant so a simple insulator would be more effective than a reflector, IMHO. The main problem for me would be remembering to pull it off the printer before the print starts :?

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by MagicEngineer » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:46 pm

Jules wrote:So i thought, what the heck, I'll start a discussion....

Pros and Cons: What do you think about using a sheet of aluminum foil on the bed to "speed up the heat up"? :D
I think aluminum foil would act as a heat sink and have the exact opposite effect. Of course either hypothesis leads to the same experiment, so let us know your findings.

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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by sthone » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:53 pm

I've heard of people using a towel on the bed but I've never tried it myself.
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Re: Things are too quiet.....eerily quiet.....

Post by Jules » Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:01 pm

Yeah, I've used a towel - it does heat it up quicker, particularly in a cold room.

Yesterday for the first time i tried the foil and it "seemed" to be a lot quicker than the towel, but I didn't bother to time it. Guess I'll have to do some experimenting.

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Post by Hugs » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:01 pm

I've seen a sheet of cork used (In fact, I think it was a video with an M2...have to exercise my Google fu).

But here are some pre-cut sheets on eBay

Those seem a bit pricey considering you can get a box of cork flooring tiles or a whole roll from Staples for cheaper

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