Speed up 3D prints & save money. Insulation is important!
Very few 3D printers come with any form of insulation under the heated bed. This is not an exciting topic but an important one. My tests show that prints will complete faster and the machine will use more than 10% less electricity with this simple addition. In this video I take you through how to add insulation step by step and share my results. Thanks to Paul from Where Nerdy is Cool! For this request. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVNmNDvV_C-MwbD8CmtOcA Important safety warning: Remember that not all foams are the same to test yours to make sure it won’t be a safety hazard! 0:00 Introduction Previous video on adding a mains powered bed to your printer: https://youtu.be/1VyFejiKkSQ 1:07 Recycled foam from your 3D printer packaging 2:06 Testing methodology Power meter on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kcqIFY Power meter on eBay (Aus): https://ebay.us/2Jkohi 3:21 Baseline testing XYZ 20mm calibration cube by iDig3Dprinting: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278865 5:45 Foam bed insulation installation 50mm / 2” Kapton tape on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3liYVCY 50mm Kapton tape on eBay (Aus): https://ebay.us/CjE33v PID auto tuning: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#pid 9:07 Testing with insulated bed 11:20 Increased efficiency from a pop up enclosure? Video testing pop up enclosures: https://youtu.be/2D-WRCGcJbs Purchase the Wham Bam pop-up enclosure: http://bit.ly/2Ttxdqv 12:09 Adding foam insulation to the inside of an enclosed Ender 5 Video on enclosing the Ender 5: https://youtu.be/mPC-2KZLMzk Follow up video with improved chamber heating: https://youtu.be/O5V8iEjPiR0 Aluminium insulation tape: https://koolwrap.com.au/product/kool-wrap-silver-aluminium-foil-tape-50m-x-50mm-x-70um/ 32:23 Conclusion Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: www.x3d.com.au Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] https://3dprintersonline.com.au/ Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/teachingtech
Very few 3D printers come with any form of insulation under the heated bed. This is not an exciting topic but an important one. My tests show that prints will complete faster and the machine will use more than 10% less electricity with this simple addition. In this video I take you through how to add insulation step by step and share my results. Thanks to Paul from Where Nerdy is Cool! For this request. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVNmNDvV_C-MwbD8CmtOcA Important safety warning: Remember that not all foams are the same to test yours to make sure it won’t be a safety hazard! 0:00 Introduction Previous video on adding a mains powered bed to your printer: https://youtu.be/1VyFejiKkSQ 1:07 Recycled foam from your 3D printer packaging 2:06 Testing methodology Power meter on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kcqIFY Power meter on eBay (Aus): https://ebay.us/2Jkohi 3:21 Baseline testing XYZ 20mm calibration cube by iDig3Dprinting: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278865 5:45 Foam bed insulation installation 50mm / 2” Kapton tape on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3liYVCY 50mm Kapton tape on eBay (Aus): https://ebay.us/CjE33v PID auto tuning: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#pid 9:07 Testing with insulated bed 11:20 Increased efficiency from a pop up enclosure? Video testing pop up enclosures: https://youtu.be/2D-WRCGcJbs Purchase the Wham Bam pop-up enclosure: http://bit.ly/2Ttxdqv 12:09 Adding foam insulation to the inside of an enclosed Ender 5 Video on enclosing the Ender 5: https://youtu.be/mPC-2KZLMzk Follow up video with improved chamber heating: https://youtu.be/O5V8iEjPiR0 Aluminium insulation tape: https://koolwrap.com.au/product/kool-wrap-silver-aluminium-foil-tape-50m-x-50mm-x-70um/ 32:23 Conclusion Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: www.x3d.com.au Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] https://3dprintersonline.com.au/ Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/teachingtech