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Z-Axis shim spacer for 2016 FlashForge Creator Pro (for glass bed, customizable)

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  • CustomizableZAxisShim_v2.scad
  • FFCP2016-shim-2mm.stl
  • FFCP2016-shim-3mm.stl
  • FFCP2016-shim-4mm.stl
  • FFCP2016-shim-5mm.stl
  • FFCP2016-shim-6mm.stl

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Publication date 2022-09-23 at 13:32
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2016-11-12 at 15:44
Design number 857849

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If you want to install a glass bed on your printer, you need to adjust the height at which the Z endstop is triggered, because the extra thickness of the glass is added to the platform. If you don't do this, you are likely to run out of adjustment length of the levelling springs and be unable to level the plate, or risk breaking the glass.

The easiest way to do this, is to add a shim to the platform at the location of the Z endstop. There are many shims available but I couldn't find any for the 2016 FlashForge Creator Pro which seems to have screws in different places than other models, so here's a remix that fits. Ready-to-use models are available in thicknesses from 2 to 6 mm (0.08 to 0.24 inch).
For those who want to make a custom shim of any thickness between 1 and 10 mm, use the Customizer (https://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing_id=1886458) button!

The shims are designed to slightly clamp themselves between the rods, but if you print them in PLA and often do prints with a hot closed chamber, they may lose their ‘springiness’ over time and become a little wiggly. This is not a problem and does not affect their effectiveness.

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