<p>I'm currently printing on a glass bed and it is warped in the centre of the bed. Not by much, but enough that my prints aren't the quality I want them out. My work around at the moment is to print on a raft.</p>
<p>I'm thinking if I was to replace the glass bed with a aluminium bed. I know this has been asked before, but the difference is I can get the aluminium plate machined at 65 °C. By doing this will it remove the potential for a warp completely? Or will it still have the potential to warp even being machined at 65 °C?</p>

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2021-11-26T18:43:51.223Z
What type of aluminum, cast or rolled? Is it heat treated? 5-, 6- or 7000 series? What is the thickness, 3 or 6 mm?
0scar
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2021-11-28T02:20:04.017Z
Sounds like you got a bad plate.  Try buying a replacement before getting too deep into "make a new one"
Criggie
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Machined Aluminium Print Bed
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# Machined Aluminium Print Bed

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-26)

I'm currently printing on a glass bed and it is warped in the centre of the bed. Not by much, but enough that my prints aren't the quality I want them out. My work around at the moment is to print on a raft.

I'm thinking if I was to replace the glass bed with a aluminium bed. I know this has been asked before, but the difference is I can get the aluminium plate machined at 65 °C. By doing this will it remove the potential for a warp completely? Or will it still have the potential to warp even being machined at 65 °C?

**Tags:** heated-bed, bed-leveling

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What type of aluminum, cast or rolled? Is it heat treated? 5-, 6- or 7000 series? What is the thickness, 3 or 6 mm?  
> **username_2**: Sounds like you got a bad plate.  Try buying a replacement before getting too deep into "make a new one"  

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