Aura Bed Pins

[ElleJayTea]

Has anyone come across (or created) bed pins specifically for the Aura? All the ones I have come across are designed for the Pro/Plus/Basic honeycomb beds (which seem to be too narrow and tall for the Aura crumb tray). Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!

[markevans36301]

I’ve never needed any with the Aura. You can literally lay a peice of copy paper in it and it won’t move.

[Xabbess]

Welcome to the community. I honestly don’t know if anyone has created any for the Aura. Personally though, I can’t even think of a need for them. The fan is so low, nothing moves around. I consistently cut regular printer paper in it without holding it down with anything. The first time, I used small magnets, but then I realized that the fan doesn’t even move it without them.

[Xabbess]

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[ElleJayTea]

For the most part I haven’t needed any, but then I got a proof grade sheet of plywood that was slightly warped and some bed pins would have been helpful
But @Xabbess the magnet idea is a great one for paper! I also had some card stock that I ran through my laser printer first and it came out with a slight curl.

[markevans36301]

You have thrown down the gauntlet, we’ll see what we can do.

[Xabbess]

@ElleJayTea

card stock that I ran through my laser printer first

This is exactly what I’ve been working on today, too. Only my card stock didn’t curl, so still didn’t need any magnets.

[marmak3261]

I 3d printed some.

AuraClamps - ToeClamp.stl (287.2 KB)

[margie.anthony]

[margie.anthony]

I think someone directed me to here to get the pin svg originally but I can’t find it on here anymore. I think mine are made from light weight basswood. You may be able to do it with medium but I think the thick material is too thick for the pin to fit properly. I wish I could credit the original poster but don’t know who it was.

[beeman]

I used magnets for a bit and then realized it was causing problems with alignment and with the fan on the laser head. I would only use them if the head isn’t going to pass anywhere near the magnet (or if you have shielded magnets like from a harddrive).