Thursday, January 1, 2015

3D Printing: Heat Shields for Larger Parts

Not 100% sure where I read it first, but the idea of using a heat shield (technically a "draft" shield) really does work!  Usually on my Replicator, a part that spans across the entire build platform will curl up on both ends.  

However, using a 0.8mm thick heat shield (single 0.4mm shell all around), this client part came out perfectly straight.  Also helped with the start and stop filament gapping that occurs with accelerated printing.








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