How do I print with the bed turned off?

[Phil Hoppes @rimcrazy My Robox is a Blue Commercial Version]

So I’m joining the multitude and printing some Figit Cubes for the grandkids. I printed a first set up and they basically don’t work because with the bed turned on, over the course of the 14 hours it takes to print, the bottom hinge is essentially welded shut and no amount of post cutting will free it properly. When I go to set it up to print I can change raft or no raft, support or no support but it is not obvious to me how to print and disable the bed heater.

I have a Dual Head Robox BTW, not that I think that makes much difference.

[Phil Hoppes @rimcrazy My Robox is a Blue Commercial Version]

So I think I figured it out that I need to make essentially custom filament profiles duplicating the existing profile for a color but set the bed temps to essentially ambient which is 35C and write them to the reels. (Being sure to not to forget to over write the reels with their original profiles after I’ve finished printing with them!).

It’s running now but I still have another quick question, if the ambient temp exceeds the baseplate temp I set (35C) simply because over 15 hrs the chamber will get warm and the baseplate will warm up some will the printer shut down because it sees the temp has exceeded the setting? ie, should I set a baseplate temp of say 40C which is still relatively cool but should not be exceeded?

[BHudson @bhudson I have both RoboxDual and other Robox versions Arizona, USA]

@rimcrazy Create a new material profile with the bed temp set to zero for a no-heat bed.

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I am the US/Canada Technical Support engineer for the Robox.
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[Phil Hoppes @rimcrazy My Robox is a Blue Commercial Version]

Thanks Ben, that is what I did and it worked. I first tried a very low temp as the secondary temp for the bed and that did not work as everything came off. I was watching so it did not get far before I stopped it. I adjusted the temps so the initial temp was 125C and the second temp was 85C. Everything stayed attached but in completion while there was some deformation on the bottom it was not bad enough to prevent things from working. Not something I had anticipated but in 20/20 hindsight completely understandable.

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