My 3D printer does not have any heat insulation on the bed at the moment. It also takes quite a while to heat up and probably wastes a lot of energy maintaining the temperature.

Is this something that makes sense to do? I would probably cover the bottom with some sort of insulating foam. I also don't want it to fall off after a while as adhesives tend to do after a while.

Is this worth doing and what materials should I use for this?

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

I added a quite thin, 3mm I think sheet of insulation on the bottom of my bed, and there was a noticable difference in heating times, especially for PETG.

The sheet was meant for a 3D printer, though not mine, it was on clearance at a local store.

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