Tag: foam

Width 6mm to 17mm Self-adhesive EPDM Foaming Strips Self-adhesive Flat Square Strip Glued EPDM Foaming Sealing Strips (WHL #118)

Slot covers. Slot covers for aluminium extrusions. That’s the topic for today.

Just the other day I was thinking about sealing against a 2020 extrusion slot. In a sort-of air-tight way. And after tinkering and ordering a bunch of samples of things that could work, I had a second look into one of the options: This could work for pure looks as well.

You see, the classic 40×40 (or larger, like 40×80, 40×160 if you like it beefy) aluminium profiles have readily available sealing strips against dust. Depending on exact slot type (since there are a couple of manufacturers/specifications), the typical slot to cover is like 8mm wide and goes 14ish millimeters deep. […]

17th May 2026 17th May 2026 By Bzzz In No Comment

Kautschuk Platten Dämmmatten selbstklebend Isolierung XT | 32mm Dämmdicke (WHL #93)

Back to 3D printing for a bit – still lots of changes to the printer, but this one might be interesting to a wider audience: Thermal insulation of the print bed (hard data at the very end of this post!).

You see, the stock Ender 5 Plus printer bed comes pre-“insulated”:

Soo…that is a 3mm mat of black foam material that is glued down with some obnoxious acetone-soluble gunk, and garnished with a bit of aluminium foil on top. Yup, certainly better than nothing, but it doesn’t even cover the entire area, it’s just inside of the mounting frame. […]

4th February 2024 5th February 2024 By Bzzz In No Comment