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The New Hotness

  • Prusa MK4 Platform Protector

    While cleaning the bird’s nest off the extruder, the need for a protector over the steel build plate became obvious:

    Prusa MK4 - platform cover sheet
    Prusa MK4 – platform cover sheet

    Yes, it’s laser cut, which trivialized the two little holes for the locating screws in the back.

    Given the dimensions, it should take you five minutes, tops, to cut your own from some chipboard:

    Prusa MK4 Platform protector sheet doodles
    Prusa MK4 Platform protector sheet doodles

    The blobs along the front edge mark the magnets where you could add a bit of steel to snap the protector in place, if you’re inclined to remove the plate. I just let it sit there, which seems entirely sufficient.

    Long ago I made a similar corrugated cardboard sheet for the M2 that is still covering its glass platform today.