Yesterday, on my regular office Monday in Johannesburg, I ALMOST succumbed to the temptation of picking up the last vitamins for my Morgan build at RS Components. I need Kapton tape and a bed thermistor. Prices at RS: Kapton tape (25mm wide) ZAR470, EPCOS thermistor ZAR50.
Luckily my Monday was exceptionally busy and I only got out of the office late. Today I ordered the items from ebay (shipping included - I learnt my lesson on the stepper motors). Kapton tape (50mm wide) ZAR70, 10x thermistors ZAR100. The thermistors are not EPCOS as far as I can see, but I compared the data sheets and the error should be no more than about 5 degrees on 110 degrees as is.
I intend covering the heated build plate with Kapton tape. As far as I can see that is the easiest way to ensure adhesion of both PLA and ABS - apparently a glass bed does not do well on both plastics. 50mm wide tape will make lining easier. There was a roll 200mm wide for ZAR230, but I decided against that. It WOULD make for a nice uniform platform surface though...
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