FFCP Frame for Printer Bed (for glass)

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This is yet ANOTHER way to hold a (glass) surface to your FFCP printer bed. This frame was designed specifically for a piece of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DFRFT9J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">borosillicate glass</a> that is 155mm x 235mm x 3mm that I found on Amazon. I was also able to COVER the entire top with a layer of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GSJSDWR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1">self adhesive PEI</a> that I also got off of Amazon. (The PEI was 235mm x 235mm). NOTE: The ABS frame, alone, is not designed to hold the glass sheet on your bed. My design assumes that you have a sheet of PEI attached to the ENTIRE TOP of the frame & glass that holds everything together. (Look closely at that first photo). <b>WARNING: Even though this is not a difficult building project, it would be easy to waste the PEI sheet by installing it incorrectly. Make sure you have an idea of what the final project will look like before exposing the adhesive of the PEI sheet and sticking it onto the parts in a way that will not actually work.</b> Features: () The whole frame SNAPS together without any adhesive (Thanks to "Print Very Good") () The ABS frame does not conduct heat so you can HOLD the glass by the frame even right after a print is done. (useful for running cold water over the print or putting in freezer...) () The PEI surface not only helps hold the whole frame together... but it makes a great surface area for ABS and PLA, etc to STICK and REMOVE fairly easily. () If you have TWO of these glass beds you can quickly swap one bed out for the other and keep printing without your whole printer having to cool down (Tip on leveling: after you swap out one glass for another, you can still LEVEL the "new" surface by using the COLD nozzle on your printer without having to wait for the HOT nozzle to cool down.) Note: You will want to use some left-over ABS from rafts, etc to use as "shims" to make the frame fit your printer bed like a glove. Also: even though you don't need adhesive, it helps to add glue/acetone inside the gaps and to permanently keep the shims in place.