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Printing Tips for Glass Beds

by NHiggs
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I've had some pretty good results printing on a glass bed with no adhesives and thought I would share what works for me.

(Feedback and other advice welcome)








Setup
Print Surface: Printing on the smooth glass side of one of these.

Other Mods
In the interest of full disclosure all other mods are listed here. These mods have not improved print quality as the same results were achieved with the stock hot end.
Hot End: Micro Swiss
Firmware: Marlin 1.1.19
Stepper Isolators: Isolators installed for X and Y steppers only.
Preflight Checks
Clean
Clean the print surface thoroughly a glass bed will give your first layer a mirror like finish. The bad news is that all dirt and defects will be visible.
I've had prints pick up a fingerprint from the glass bed, the stuff is basically silly putty.

Once the bed has been properly cleaned a quick wipe down with some alcohol and a paper towel is usually all that is required. However, if you've been printing with an adhe
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
Post-processing
Sanding
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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