Build plates

Sovol Zero
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I don’t much like textured PEI. I much prefer smoother build surfaces for making precision parts such as Creality’s smooth PEI and epoxy build plates. Does anyone know of any other build plates for the Zero or have a good method to cut bigger ones to fit? Has anyone tried using a sticker or garolite sheet on the stock build plate? Did it cause any issue with the auto bed leveling?

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You can try this:

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Thanks! I was thinking of trying to cut a plate using tin snips but mine often leave a curled lip at the edge of a cut. But I’ve also got a dremel and I think some of the fragile cutoff discs left and may give it a go with that. Just realized I’ve got a couple very old plates in rough shape that I only use with glue or ABS slurry which I could practice on to see what method works best.

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Got a plate half cut and broke my last cutoff disc. Got a supposedly better EZ506HP cutoff disc in my shopping cart but waiting to add something else for free shipping. Has anyone tried plates for other printers such as the Ender 2, KP3S or A1 mini and used them without cutting just letting them overhang the bed?

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I got a smooth build plate for a K3P or K3PS, 180mm x 180mm. It is a square cut plate without cuts for alignment keys. It is working fine on my zero overhanging in the front but with plenty of clearance to the door and overhanging on the right with a little clearance to the Z screw. It is a bit more effort to place the plate with acceptable alignment but with a little practice I get it right on most attempts.

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