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I've been trying to get this printer together, but I ran into the issue where I don't have a single flat surface in my house. I'd bolt the frame together, turn it 90 degrees and it would tip back and forth, and a distorted frame = distorted prints.

0.0001" flatness granite block to the rescue.
 
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gee said:
I've been trying to get this printer together, but I ran into the issue where I don't have a single flat surface in my house. I'd bolt the frame together, turn it 90 degrees and it would tip back and forth, and a distorted frame = distorted prints.

0.0001" flatness granite block to the rescue.
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True flat surfaces are truly helpful. Ive got a set of reference flats for up to 36 inches, and i use them surprisingly often
 
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I use some largish concrete tiles for that. They're flat to .001" per foot (they're 18" square), which is good enough for the dumb shit I do.
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My biggest is a large sheet of tempered glass from a coffee table, 18x36. Measured flat within 2 thou with my lie neilson flat edge that i trust as a reference flat.
 
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Domon said:
My biggest is a large sheet of tempered glass from a coffee table, 18x36. Measured flat without 2 thou with my lie neilson flat edge that i trust as a reference flat.
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I measured mine with my grand-dad's machinist's straight edge (he worked at Rocky Flats until that gave him cancer and killed him), and my trusty Craftsman feeler gauges.
 
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