Creality Ender 3 Glass Bed Upgraded Build Surface Plate, 235x235x4mm

Note: The Ender 3 V3 SE wasn't listed in the supported models, but I can confirm that this bed is compatible with it. If you plan to use the official clips to mount this glass bed, you *must* remove the magnetic layer on top of the heated bed plate. This step is kind of a pain, and because it's glued on, there's really no going back. Once that is removed, this just sits on top and is held down with clips. If you plan to use regular binder clips to hold the glass bed on, then you might be able to leave the magnetic layer on, though I'm not sure if that is ideal since it's an extra layer that has to be heated. Was having adhesion issues with the stock magnetic bed (not strictly the printer's fault as it's setup in the basement where it's pretty chilly in the winter). Was having to crank up the bed temp as well as increase the line width to 150% to get the initial layer to adhere properly. Even with an enclosure to keep the temp more stable, the initial layers still needed to be larger/hotter to stick properly. Not anymore! I'm now printing at recommended temperatures, and the initial layers go down smoothly and stay down. This bed also seems to be a lot more uniform than the stock magnetic one as confirmed by the auto level results. This adhesion does come with a slight cost: You will definitely need to wait for the bed to completely cool before removing the prints. Once cooled, they pop right off, but while the bed is still warm, your prints might as well be permanently fused.

I had this bed sitting in storage for a while because i was using the magnetic beds. after ruing my last one on a bad print (don't ask), i decided to break out this glass bed. First thing i noticed was that i would need to adjust the Z-axis stop switch which was easy enough. the bed leveled easily and i had pretty decent adhesion right from the start. after a few successful prints, i started one that would take around 9 hours to finish and went to bed expecting to wake up to a finished project... i couldn't have been more wrong. the adhesion failed and progressively pulled the pieces off of the bed and eventually clogged the extruder forcing melted filament up into the silicone sock completely encasing the heating block and nozzle in a thick cocoon of melted and hardened filament. after spending some time dismantling, cleaning and reassembling the extruder with a replacement nozzle (the old one was shot), i cleaned off the bed with some 70% isopropyl alcohol solution. i then noticed that not only did this perfectly clean the bed and dry quickly, but left the bed feeling slightly tacky (like hard rubber). this slight tackyness provided added adhesion while still allowing the prints to lift off easily when completed. i started wiping the bed with the alcohol between each print ever since, and i haven't had a print fail due to lost adhesion since. I will never go back to magnetic beds again.

The Creality Ender 3 Glass Bed is the glow-up my 3D printer didn’t know it needed. Leveling is so much easier now—no more “is it sticking, is it not sticking?” guessing games. Prints grab onto the bed like they’re signing a lease, and when they’re done, they pop right off with a satisfying click. No chisels, no prayers, no voodoo—just clean prints every time. The 4mm thickness gives it a nice sturdy feel, and it heats evenly across the surface, which means no more warped bases or weird elephant foot issues. Plus, that glossy finish? It leaves the bottoms of my prints looking so smooth, they’re basically showroom-ready. Installation took all of 30 seconds—drop it on, clip it down, and boom, my Ender 3 felt like it just graduated to “pro” status. In short: smooth, sturdy, and makes printing a joy instead of a gamble. If 3D printers had a red carpet accessory, this glass bed would definitely be strutting down it.

I had some issues with my original Ender 3 Pro build surface (some sort of polypropylene I believe). While I had plenty of prints that were adhering well (in both PLA and PETG), I had plenty more that had curled corners or came off completely during the print. What I found was that no matter how well I leveled the bed, there were always some areas that prints would not stick well to. It was after I got a CR touch bed leveling probe that I found that the original build surface/magnetic sheet was not very flat and had more than 0.2mm of variance. Additionally, I had one large print that actually lifted the build surface off of the magnetic bed instead of losing adhesion (though the corners were still curled). That is when I decided to purchase this glass build plate. First off, this plate is very flat. With proper bed leveling and gantry tramming, I could get a bed mesh with a variance of 0.08mm. That alone let me print much larger areas without the worry that part of it would not adhere well. Also, the amount of thermal mass this plate provides means that while it does take a while to heat up, it also stays at a very consistent and even temperature during printing. Where things are not so great is that I found that the coated side works pretty well for PETG, but not so well for PLA. Flipping the plate over to the uncoated side, PLA stuck fairly well. Adding some glue stick to the print area improved the bed adhesion even more during printing, but only for PLA. PETG really did not like sticking to the bare glass and had subpar adhesion after adding the glue stick. I know there are plenty accounts of PETG fusing with glass build plates and being impossible to remove, but I had the opposite problem (but I also didn't print with the nozzle too close to the bed). Overall, I think this build surface is not the best option for PLA, but is a great option if using PETG. As I expand the materials I try to print with (ASA and ABS coming soon), I will be sure to see how this plate works out! For the time being, I have found that PEI is still the best option for consistent PLA bed adhesion.

Extraordinaire depuis cet achat aucun problème d'adhérence même une stabilité sur les premières couches d'impression très très bon je recommande

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As some of the comments mention you must clean the bed and this is true. I have had no adhesion problems at all. One the bed has cooled the print pops right off. Thanks creality for another amazing product.

I've always used the standard FR4 flexible plate with my Ender 3. This glass plate is much better, once the print has finished I let it cool then pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes, the prints come off with no fuss. I did have to adjust the Z height microswitch on the left of the printer so I could re-do the bed levelling, this is because the glass plate is slightly thicker than the FR4. I wish I'd have got this a long time ago.

Printer works alot better with the glass bed. Would recommend this product.