After slaughtering an old PC, I salvaged a 650W PSU, and installed it in the printrbot simple metal. This helped dramatically with the temperature, and the printer now keeps around 100°C for the print bed.
The ABS plastic is still warping a bit for larger objects though, I'm suspecting that there is a draft along the floor. I intend to play around with various ways of shielding the print area during the weekend.
Anyhow, I promised a time lapse of a print. Here's an attempt at printing parts for a suspension landing gear I'm making for my Cessna 172. Notice how the right leg warps.
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