by ktfergus » 2017-Oct-Mon-14-Oct
I switched over to steel & have had great results using flexible magnets on both my Simples & Play. Here's a post I did a while back: .
I just used steel plates I ordered off of eBay, nothing too fancy. I'm still experimenting with different print surfaces. These are the magnets I'm using: . The adhesive side sticks well to the plastic print surface. I've found that I don't need super strong magnets as long as the bed is warm enough to keep the print from curling.
-Kelly
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