On Mon, 8 May 2017 18:51:21 +0100 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 2:07 AM, doark@mail.com wrote:
I own a Reach3D printer. It's an all aluminum housing and z axis gear printer. I'm still in the construction phase, but if me and my caliper (it's auto-calibrating but I want it perfect :) work well together then I should be printing sometime around the 21st. I could help you with my printer at limited expense (unless something big happens in my life :)
one piece of advice: buy some printbite, stick it to the aluminium plate (after cleaning it - do follow PRECISELY the instructions for printbite installation). better, get a MK3 (aluminium) bed plate, because having a MK2 not in full contact with the aluminium is a pain (uneven heat distribution and transfer). i've currently stacked some cardboard underneath to make the MK2 stop bowing downwards... *sigh*...
printbite will stop a world of pain in both making prints stick and also getting them off. but *read and follow the instructions*.
l.
Actually, I was thinking of using a lokibuild sheet (another kickstatr? thing (seems I have lost the link...)): here is one of the right size? https://shop3duniverse.com/collections/accessories/products/3d-universe-lokb...
Thanks, David
On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 10:57 PM, David Niklas doark@mail.com wrote:
Actually, I was thinking of using a lokibuild sheet (another kickstatr? thing (seems I have lost the link...)): here is one of the right size? https://shop3duniverse.com/collections/accessories/products/3d-universe-lokb...
looks like it's worthwhile investigating - but it is still new. printbite has been around for years and is a known proven quantity.
interestingly in the comments of the kickstarter it looks like the particular properties of printbite are down to thermal expansion. i.e. the surface expands and contracts, having thermal characteristics that lead it to contract at well below the glass point of PLA (or other material).
thus, as it cools it shrinks enough to "pop" the object off the bed.
which is kinda cool.
l.
On Tue, 30 May 2017 03:41:07 +0100 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 10:57 PM, David Niklas doark@mail.com wrote:
Actually, I was thinking of using a lokibuild sheet (another kickstatr? thing (seems I have lost the link...)): here is one of the right size? https://shop3duniverse.com/collections/accessories/products/3d-universe-lokb...
looks like it's worthwhile investigating - but it is still new. printbite has been around for years and is a known proven quantity.
interestingly in the comments of the kickstarter it looks like the particular properties of printbite are down to thermal expansion. i.e. the surface expands and contracts, having thermal characteristics that lead it to contract at well below the glass point of PLA (or other material).
thus, as it cools it shrinks enough to "pop" the object off the bed.
which is kinda cool.
l.
Well, I might get a little of both and tell you how it works out.
David
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