Hai-Lee
Old and Bold RC PILOT
It was less than a month ago that I bought any entry level 3D printer. As I was unsure if I could actually justify the expense I went cheap!
I had a number of issues and struggled for a long time to get a level bed. Eventually I found the issue and resolved it simply.
The next big issue and one that remained until today was bed adhesion.
Following various suggestions I tried a myriad of fixes including hairspray and even the dreaded painters blue tape.
Noticing that when removing a print from the printer bed there was always a blue residue on the base of the print and the adhesion was only good for small jobs I looked for a replacement if possible. I found one. Almost identical to the painters tape there is a slightly better tape used in the Auto industry called MASKING TAPE.
Masking tape is normally a light cream colour and is designed to adhere well during the painting and to resist the solvents used to paint cars.
When removing the Masking tape from the print job there is no residue left behind and the adhesion is superior if you lightly rub the tape into the print bed. There is still a minor amount of curling on large jobs but then I realise that a heated bed is the only resolution to that issue.
Just a beginners efforts!
having fun!
I had a number of issues and struggled for a long time to get a level bed. Eventually I found the issue and resolved it simply.
The next big issue and one that remained until today was bed adhesion.
Following various suggestions I tried a myriad of fixes including hairspray and even the dreaded painters blue tape.
Noticing that when removing a print from the printer bed there was always a blue residue on the base of the print and the adhesion was only good for small jobs I looked for a replacement if possible. I found one. Almost identical to the painters tape there is a slightly better tape used in the Auto industry called MASKING TAPE.
Masking tape is normally a light cream colour and is designed to adhere well during the painting and to resist the solvents used to paint cars.
When removing the Masking tape from the print job there is no residue left behind and the adhesion is superior if you lightly rub the tape into the print bed. There is still a minor amount of curling on large jobs but then I realise that a heated bed is the only resolution to that issue.
Just a beginners efforts!
having fun!