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08-27-2019, 04:48 AM #1
oh yeah abs slurry works - up to a point.
Yes abs will stick to it like a tick to moose.
Getting it off on the other hand, makes deticking a moose a walk in the park.
I used clear abs back in the distant past when i used abs, you'd often have a clear skin attached to the base of the print.
Have you tried a sheet of PEI ?
It's cheap - I think I paid about £5 for the self adhesive 200x200x1mm sheet I bought from china and promptly lost.
Your filament suppliers can probably send you some.
basically stuff sticks to it when it's hot and unsticks itself when it's cooled.
I use a similiar thing called printbite - that's more costly, but instantly took all the hassle out of printing when i installed it.
No more tape, glue, hammers, scrapers etc.
PEI is supposed to be similiar, but a lot cheaper.
Worth a try.
I would have tested it by now - but for the life of me I cannot remember where I put it and I just can't find it. It's a big sheet in a white envelope, just don't know what happened to it. I do vaguely remember thinking I'd better put this somewhere safe till I'm ready to try it.
And at that point it seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.
Basically, pretty much everything I've ever tried works better than kapton tape.Last edited by curious aardvark; 08-27-2019 at 04:55 AM.
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08-27-2019, 06:21 AM #2
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That is interesting, but I have to wonder if the setup of the printer and ability to maintain a repeatable staring distance and mechanical level is more of an issue. What flament does not stick to the polymide tape sold by Makergrear? I assume all Polymide tape is the same, but is it? I to would like to find something better that is less work to replace. Printbite .. how long does it last??
Oh and how thick and heavy it is, and how well does it transmit heat? The M2 bed is both Y and Z axis so adding weight is not something I would want to do.Last edited by airscapes; 08-27-2019 at 07:28 AM.
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08-27-2019, 02:51 PM #3
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