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Just wondering if anyone ever printed to get a flat final finish.
Everything I print is usually glossy finish since I print on Kapton tape primarily. PLA.
Other than getting a piece of sandblasted or frosted glass.....anyone know of a good way to get a flat finish?
Sure, I "could" sandblast the finished build, but that's not convenient.
Would save a ton of trouble to get a flat finish off the printer.
Ideas? Suggestions?
Quick rub with a sanding block usually does the trick :-)
Don't use the kapton tape that's giving you a glossy finish?
Try sanding your print bed to give it a rougher surface, or textured tape like painter's tape. Or if you really want a rough surface stick a roll of low grit sandpaper to your print bed and print on that?
What are you trying to achieve exactly? Just getting rid of the glossy finish or something else?
Just wanting a flat finish instead of a glossy finish.
But I think sanding it will leave a powdery look?
Maybe I meant a "Satin" finish or like 1000 grit sandpaper without looking powdery?
I think if I printed on 1000grit sandpaper I would get the finish I want but I think it might pull a lot of the little particles into the finish surface? I guess I could run a test
I can tell you this.......
You cannot print directly onto sandpaper.
Tried it.....no adhesion at all.
yeah, blue tape will do the job.
You just have to make sure it doesn't stick so well that you end up with blue bottomed prints - that was the biggest problem i had with it.
Oh yeah, I think printbite now comes with both matt and gloss finishes. https://flex3drive.com/printbite/
I've only ever used the gloss.
I agree with CA. I use Green Frog Tape and the bottom side is always a nice matte pattern ( like the tape, but with a tape seam ;-( ) if you use a wide Blue tape, no seam.
I don't recommend printing with abs - but it does give a much more matt finish than pla.
And you do have an enclosed machine, so shouldn't be a major pita.
The sandpaper was more of a joke, the real tip was to sand your print surface/use tape.
Another idea is to mess with your print temperatures, PLA tends to have a different surface finish (matt or gloss) based on the temperature/speed it's printed at)