Replicator 2X Z-Axis Shims for Glass Plates

Replicator 2X Z-Axis Shims for Glass Plates

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Make Your Printer Home It'S Z-Axis A Little Lower So You Can Fit A Glass Plate On Top Of The Build Platform Without The Extruder Nozzles Crashing Into The Glass. Version 2 - 2013-05-19 Added 6Mm And 9Mm Versions. I Haven'T Tested Or Even Printed These Larger Sizes But They'Ll Probably Work Fine. If Any Of The Sizes Don'T Work For You Just Let Me Know And I'Ll See What I Can Do. 2013-05-18 I'Ve Made It Much Shorter And Snugger And There'S No More Wiggle. It Works The Same Way As Before Except Now It Only Fits Over The Part Of The Board Directly Underneath The Endstop Switch. The Shim Is Now 3.2Mm High, Which Is Somewhere Between 1/8" And The Actual Thickness Of My 1/8" Glass Plate. Version 1 - I Just Sliced A Little Bit Off The Bottom Of Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:67494 To Make It Work With My 1/8Th Inch Glass Plate. I Plan On Making It A Little Snugger To Reduce The Wiggle. I Also Want To Make It Much Shorter So That It'S Less Likely To Warp And So That Any Warping That Does Occur Is Less Of An Issue. 1/8Th Inch Is 3.175Mm And This Shim Is Only 2.5Mm But There Is More Than Enough Action On The Leveling Screws To Make Up The Difference.

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