This part attaches a Raspberry Pi in a slightly stupid case I have to an external hard disk. There wasn't really a way to print it without at least some kind of support material...except leaning back at a 45 degree angle. This printed entirely without supports.

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[–] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's kind of normal. Printing on a glass is normal, some people pick a mirror because it conducts heat slightly better.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    No they don't, they pick mirrors because they're guaranteed to be flat at a low price.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Glass is guaranteed to be flat. The thicker the flatter, and mirrors tend to be thin.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Glass is absolutely not guaranteed to be flat or without defect. Some glasses are. Mirrors have to be or they don't work, they come precut in 300x300mm plates for cheap from IKEA. You're free to check absolutely any thread from the time to see what people's motivations were. Moving mass on a bedslinger would've been a bigger consideration.

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