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    none of that is untrue.
    It might not be true for every one and every printer - but it is all true.
    What the printbite guide says is also not strictly true for every occasion.
    It claims polycarbonate sticks to printbite - it might, but you'd need an industrial machine with an enclosed and heated print volume. It definitely doesn't any other way.
    Believe me I've tried.

    This thread is a sort of record of my printbite experience and what I've done to get it to work.
    You will find that for certain material - mainly flexibles, I do say no point in heating.

    Removal problems ? Never had those with printbite, well unless you include mymat nylon. That's like gorilla glueing it. But even after using a metal chisel and hammer to eventually get it off - the printbite was untouched.
    Manufacturers always give the most positive account of their products they can, while not necessarily stating the exact circumstances it's based on.
    So all the materials claimed on the printbite website, won't necessarily stick to the sheet in your machine.
    All I've done is list what's worked for me over the years and what hasn't.
    I've communicated with jason - the guy who developed it and we're on good terms.

    I stand by the statement that you need a level of smoosh to get a perfect print. I've used more filament brands and types than you can shake a pair of 3d printed maraccas at. I have the original printbite which I used extensively.
    The 2nd generation is on my delta - which is my current every day printer - it needs less smoosh, but even with the best pla I've used it still needs some.

    And I have the 3rd generation - thinner and with custom graphics - for the printer I'm currently building.
    I do know what I'm talking about where printbite every day use is concerned. On my printers - and that's what I've detailed.
    I can't say how it works on yours, but what I put here is what I've done and what works for me.
    For the materials and circumstances, it is all true.

    Hostile ? To people who appear out of nowhere and call me a liar - damn right.

    Choose your words more carefully in future.
    Last edited by curious aardvark; 07-11-2018 at 06:47 AM.

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