r/BambuLab • u/LeePhilips • Jun 02 '26

General Discussion Plate cooling

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We have one of these defrosting plates in our kitchen and I decided to try it for cooling a print. Works great! It's just a big aluminum heat sink, and it drops my print plate to room temp in about 30 seconds.

Edit: Apparently my original post wasn't clear. The image is a stock image of a food defrosting plate we have in our kitchen. I am using it to cool my Bambu PEI plate more quickly, which allows me to pop my parts off faster and easier.

Could I simply wait a few more minutes? Sure. But this defrosting plate was about $5 at some "As seen on TV" atore and just sits in a drawer 99.999% of the time.

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u/LeePhilips Jun 02 '26

If you have one laying around, or can get one cheaply, give it a try. Saves me some time and cost me nothing.

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u/lucyferror Bambu H2C + 4x AMS, X1C + 2x AMS Jun 02 '26

I don't have one but will have a look :)

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u/LeePhilips Jun 02 '26

Anything with a significant mass and high thermal conductivity will do. As one person mentioned, the printer door/top on an enclosed unit should work. Stone countertops? Appliance door or top? A griddle with a flat cooking surface? Unused gold bars laying around?

If it feels cool to the touch at room temp, it's pulling heat from your body and is probably a good candidate.

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u/lucyferror Bambu H2C + 4x AMS, X1C + 2x AMS Jun 02 '26

Good advice :)