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If you've ever fought a first layer that's perfect in one corner and squished in another, bed flatness is probably part of the story. We get asked a lot about what makes our Ultraflat beds different, and why they cost more than a typical printer bed. This article explains what "flat" really means for aluminum tooling plate, what we found when we tested it ourselves, and what we do to get our beds flatter than they come from the mill. "Flat" from the supplier isn't very flat" Most quality printer beds are made from cast aluminum tooling plate (MIC-6, ATP-5,...