@OwenD said in Installing magnets in heated bed:
I've sourced some 9.5mm x 3.2mm N42SH magnets rated up to 150C
As I print a fair bit of ABS and Nylon I typically run 80-100C bed temps.
I was hoping to use 8 of these magnets around the outer edge to hold the plate.
I think you'll need more magnets.
I used 32 number 9mm diameter 3mm thick samarium-cobalt magnets in a 300 diameter bed. Your magnets may be stronger than mine (mine were nominally 1kg pull when in contact with a large steel plate 3mm thick), but not that much stronger.
As others have noted, it does depend on the spring steel plate - I use circular with PEI one side only plate from aliexpress, and I'd like it to be about 50% grippier, but if I put a genuine Prusa spring steel plate on it's plenty grippy enough.
There's pictures and more description of what I did at https://forum.duet3d.com/post/300128