Prusa Mini Bed Clip

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<p>Have you ever tried printing in a filament that likes to warp? Have you ever tried everything to improve bed adhesion to keep the print from peeling off the plate, only to have the plate lift off the magnets? I certainly have. I've been doing a lot of printing in Polycarbonate, ABS, ASA, and other materials that like to warp. While these clips aren't a solution to all my problems, I designed them to help.</p><p>The photos show the (remix) of the Mini+ Z-Axis bottom I was able to print once I had these installed as an example of the sorts of prints these can help with.</p><p>These are best printed out of PC + CF or another filament with high HDT. &nbsp;(ABS/ASA will eventually fail if you regularly run your bed at 100C). I have provided gCode for printing these with Prusament PC + CF &nbsp;on a mini. I actually used ezPC + CF which is similar.</p><p>When placing clips be mindful of your pinda probe and the path of your hot end. You will need to ensure your printed model does not involve the tool head (esp the pinda!) hitting the clip. The printer will like halt and issue a system error if you do so. You should plan to monitor at least the first several layers when using these clips. See the photos for a placement I have found works well.&nbsp;</p><p>This version is designed for the smooth PEI steel sheet plate on the mini. However the clip was designed in OnShape and can be easily modified to any size jaw for other build plates. (I haven't had cause to do so, as I've not found the other plates have enough adhesion to pull up.) I've added the STEP file and can share the OnShape design if anyone is interested.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>