Anyone used Printbite surface ?

[Talon 3D]

Here are some of the pics.
The Amethyst it is hard to take a pic of all the little details that came out great. I was really surprised.
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[Talon 3D]

What are you using to clean the PrintBite with? I was thinking just a quick wipe with rubbing alcohol.
I have some litter on there just want to wipe off but I do not want to use the wrong stuff.
PrintBite is working nice I am really liking it. No more glue sticks and the bottoms are so flat. It is the way I thought glass would do. No textures and such on the print. Very nice.

[curious aardvark]

clean ?

I did give it a quick wipe with acetone about 3 months ago. Alcohol would work just as well I guess :-)

Otherwise - as long as you don't rub the oils from your fingers on it - doesn't really need cleaning.
If I haven't printed for a few days - not happening at the moment. I'll just wipe the dust off with some kitchen roll :-)

[Talon 3D]

Just some scattered plastic bits on surface I didn't want to use my hands. I've been using just a paper towel. I wanted to make sure that alcohol wouldn't hurt it if I used it .

[curious aardvark]

can't imagine it would, just wipe a bit of a corner first if you're worried.
If it discolours then don't use it on the rest. if it stays shiny - it's fine to use on the rest. Discolouration is a sign that the alcohol can dissolve the material - I'd be extremely surprised if it was effected.

Think I've got the colorfabb pet-g nailed for larger items. 70 surface temp on the bed (80c on the s3d settings because of all the stuff I've got stacked on the heatpad), 245 printing temp and a lot of smoosh on the first layer. Printed a couple of tall things with very little surface area on the bed. No sign of warp and still well stuck at the end of the print.
Same item at 60c and 240 came off about halfway. Little changes can make a lot of difference.

Didn't even need to recalibrate the bed :-)

Like the colour of that amethyst.

And yep that's one thing about the printbite - because it is perfectly flat and smooth you don't get any vertical ripples from minor bed imperfections which you tend to get with most things.

But isn't it great to just print stuff without worrying about it sticking or having to wrestle it off the bed afterwards :-)

[Talon 3D]

I have some ColorFab PeTG to try out as well. I will start with those settings. I have to find something I want to print though. LOL
The amethyst is nice. I was surprised in a good way. Another affordable PLA that is good.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is hard to photograph the amethyst as it reflects so much. The piece has better detail than the gold even. Quite cool.
The flatness of it is a nice bonus you are right.

[jeffmorris]

I use PrintBite surface on my PowerSpec 3D Pro (Flashforge Creator clone). When I print a model using Hatchbox PLA filament, I set the heatbed temperature to 60 degrees C and the extrusion temperature to 190 degrees C. The cooling fan is on 100%. The bottom of the model is "fatter" than the rest of the model and the corners are lifted. How can I fix the problem?

[curious aardvark]

print hotter 190 ?
wow. Don't think I've ever printed pla lower than 200 and 210 is my standard for 90% of prints.

Corners are lifted because you've got shrinkage - it's slightly fatter due to the 'smoosh'.
With some filaments you can't get round it.
But try printing it at 210.

Also fan off for first two layers and print the first layer very slow.

[jeffmorris]

I tried printing at 210 but something went wrong and the top of the dust boot became a spaghetti mess. I'm printing at 200 and I hope that it will work.

[jeffmorris]

What's the best way of cleaning the PrintBite surface? I tried leveling the bed and cleaning the surface with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. Sanding the surface with very fine sandpaper and then cleaning the surface with alcohol worked in keeping the first layer flat.