August 20, 2020
Description
This is just a simple clip I made to hold the new 4mm Creality Glass bed plate down to the original Ender 3 Pro heated bed plate. I added a toothed face to both inner contact surfaces to help keep the clips in place as the bed heats and cools. I have printed many times with these clips in place and have not had any issue with them releasing or expanding.
I printed these with PLA+ so they would be accept slightly higher bed temps without softening too much. But I have printed many things out of PLA+ after installing the clips, at a bed temp of 70C and they still hold up fine. I cannot speak to their performance when printed with different filament types. If you frequently print with ABS or any other filaments that require higher bed temps around 90-100C, I would probably print them out of ABS.
I have included an .stl of just a single clip, as well as an .stl of an 8 pack of clips. I printed both using a brim to ensure the clips adhered well to the bed when printing.
If anyone is looking for clips to fit a 3mm glass or other size let me know. I can quickly change the size in Inventor or send you the .ipt file to alter yourself.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution