Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Glass build plates are becoming a thing of the past. In this video I take one of my Ender 3 V2s and swap the glass plate for a Wham Bam PEX build plate to see if it performs up to the hype... and the price.
Glass build plates are reliable and flat, but they are also heavy and they don't offer any direct way to adhere different types of filaments to them. Switching to PEI is an option, but PEI isn't high-temperature and I was looking for something which would work for many different types of filaments. In came the Wham Bam PEX, it is suppose to allow a good bond with ABS, PETG, PLA and ASA + More. These aren't exactly a stock item, not even for one of the most popular printers, being the Ender 3, but I ordered 2 and waited for them to arrive. They were well packaged and they came with pretty good instructions. Most people probably would opt for a probe, it would address any warpage in the aluminum bed, but also which may occur during the heating cycle. I wanted to try to avoid it, so I took the time to flatten the plate the best I could with what I had.
In this video, you'll see all of those steps, along with several tests. Don't forget to leave a comment if you'd like to see more tests, or follow up videos about how it performs over the long-term.
If you're curious, I did purchase these myself, I have no affiliation with the Company.
If you'd like to become a patron to help this channel grow and get involved with future video ideas, here is the link: patreon.com/Needitmakeit
If you'd like to support the channel, the links below are affiliate links, a small % of any sale goes towards making future videos for this channel and thank you everyone for your interest and support!
Capricorn XS PTFE - amzn.to/3jnwbYw
Raspberry Pi 4 Computer 2gb - amzn.to/37IN6kD
Pi Camera V2 - amzn.to/2HA6LZe
Long Cable - amzn.to/2HzdQJq
Power Cable - amzn.to/3jzEjDI
Raspberry Pi 4B ABS Case W/ Fan and Heatsinks - amzn.to/3mpJCrm
My printer - amzn.to/3sWfKpO
#ender3
#3dprinting
#3dscanning
Glass build plates are becoming a thing of the past. In this video I take one of my Ender 3 V2s and swap the glass plate for a Wham Bam PEX build plate to see if it performs up to the hype... and the price.
Glass build plates are reliable and flat, but they are also heavy and they don't offer any direct way to adhere different types of filaments to them. Switching to PEI is an option, but PEI isn't high-temperature and I was looking for something which would work for many different types of filaments. In came the Wham Bam PEX, it is suppose to allow a good bond with ABS, PETG, PLA and ASA + More. These aren't exactly a stock item, not even for one of the most popular printers, being the Ender 3, but I ordered 2 and waited for them to arrive. They were well packaged and they came with pretty good instructions. Most people probably would opt for a probe, it would address any warpage in the aluminum bed, but also which may occur during the heating cycle. I wanted to try to avoid it, so I took the time to flatten the plate the best I could with what I had.
In this video, you'll see all of those steps, along with several tests. Don't forget to leave a comment if you'd like to see more tests, or follow up videos about how it performs over the long-term.
If you're curious, I did purchase these myself, I have no affiliation with the Company.
If you'd like to become a patron to help this channel grow and get involved with future video ideas, here is the link: patreon.com/Needitmakeit
If you'd like to support the channel, the links below are affiliate links, a small % of any sale goes towards making future videos for this channel and thank you everyone for your interest and support!
Capricorn XS PTFE - amzn.to/3jnwbYw
Raspberry Pi 4 Computer 2gb - amzn.to/37IN6kD
Pi Camera V2 - amzn.to/2HA6LZe
Long Cable - amzn.to/2HzdQJq
Power Cable - amzn.to/3jzEjDI
Raspberry Pi 4B ABS Case W/ Fan and Heatsinks - amzn.to/3mpJCrm
My printer - amzn.to/3sWfKpO
#ender3
#3dprinting
#3dscanning
