Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone

[Todd-67]

I use this on the glass.
http://www.garnierusa.com/products/s...air-spray.aspx
It's non-aerosol, cheap and comes right off the glass with warm water and a little dishwasher soap. Most times I just take the glass out of th printer and let the part cool. You will hear some cracking and popping. Eventually it will come loose on it's own. I have several glass plates lying around that I have prepped for use so I can start another print while one is cooling.

[sygyzy]

Is the hairspray just for ABS on glass or do you use it for PLA as well? Is there any reason you couldn't leave it on there permanently instead of cleaning it off?

And while I have you, where did you get your glass and what clips do you use? Still trying to come up with a good solution.

I use this on the glass.
http://www.garnierusa.com/products/s...air-spray.aspx
It's non-aerosol, cheap and comes right off the glass with warm water and a little dishwasher soap. Most times I just take the glass out of th printer and let the part cool. You will hear some cracking and popping. Eventually it will come loose on it's own. I have several glass plates lying around that I have prepped for use so I can start another print while one is cooling.

[Todd-67]

I use a similar design to the ones on thingy verse. Theirs we for a thicker plate. I use 3mm glass.

I clean it off and reapply to prevent build up. The print will pull the hairspray off when it releases.

[jfkansas]

Gotta be careful suggesting hair spray in general. Most don't work as well as the good ol AquaNet purple can. Some don't work at all. It is safer to stay with the Aqua net.

I've never had any luck with AquaNet on glass with bigger parts. Small parts it is ok. And on very long prints like 6-10 hours the failure rate of Aquanet is much higher than Slurry.

I have found that wiping the glass with Aquanet as a "cleaner" then using slurry on top of that prepped surface gives the maximum hold you will find.

Be careful with glass plates and the thicknesses. I have several glass plates and some are off by .1mm or so and that is what we adjust the nozzle gap to. So in theory just switching out plates would work, just make sure you pair up glass from the same batches and verify they are the exact same thickness.

I use this on the glass.
http://www.garnierusa.com/products/s...air-spray.aspx
It's non-aerosol, cheap and comes right off the glass with warm water and a little dishwasher soap. Most times I just take the glass out of th printer and let the part cool. You will hear some cracking and popping. Eventually it will come loose on it's own. I have several glass plates lying around that I have prepped for use so I can start another print while one is cooling.

[Todd-67]

Gotta be careful suggesting hair spray in general. Most don't work as well as the good ol AquaNet purple can. Some don't work at all. It is safer to stay with the Aqua net.

I've never had any luck with AquaNet on glass with bigger parts. Small parts it is ok. And on very long prints like 6-10 hours the failure rate of Aquanet is much higher than Slurry.

I have found that wiping the glass with Aquanet as a "cleaner" then using slurry on top of that prepped surface gives the maximum hold you will find.

Be careful with glass plates and the thicknesses. I have several glass plates and some are off by .1mm or so and that is what we adjust the nozzle gap to. So in theory just switching out plates would work, just make sure you pair up glass from the same batches and verify they are the exact same thickness.

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The product that I posted a link to does work very well and it's not flammable and doesn't stink. I printed this in two pieces this weekend. Total build time was 23 hours and some change. No warping or lifting.

I do agree on the glass thickness from different runs. McMaster has been pretty consistent but I am not sure how big their buys are.

[jfkansas]

They stopped the 3/16" and 1/4" plates which were the most sensible. From Mcmaster I had some plates several months apart that were different thicknesses in the 3/16". Not much but in 3d printing enough to make a difference.

Ya you might have lucked out in the hair spray. It isn't the hairspray, it is what is in the spray that makes it work. Some have silicones and those definitely are out. I think it is the sprays with Vinyl Acetate and no silicones that work.