PEI coated flex-plate system
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Update: we are now offering sizes up to 350mm and have lowered the costs of rewards! We have streamlined the reward tiers to make it less cluttered. You can also buy just a flex-plate now, whereas before we required the purchase of two at a time.
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@klcjr89 hope it will succeed
Also - Can you share an image of how the underside of a print looks when it is printed on the surface?
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I already have a flexible bed system available for duplicator 3i, ender 3 and cr10. The magnetic sheet can be cut to size to suit and any printer with a bed size up 310mm x 310mm and i will customise the flexible steel top to suit other printer requirements if required. It does not have a PEI sheet but these can be purchased separately, along with other bed materials to suit your requirement.
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No criticising the product in any way but looking at the video in the first post, that first layer was being printed soooo slowly compared to what I'm used to. Is that normal for PEI? What sort of speeds do you guys print your first layers at?
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@deckingman said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
No criticising the product in any way but looking at the video in the first post, that first layer was being printed soooo slowly compared to what I'm used to. Is that normal for PEI? What sort of speeds do you guys print your first layers at?
That is slow motion filming, not slow printing
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@martin1454 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@klcjr89 hope it will succeed
Also - Can you share an image of how the underside of a print looks when it is printed on the surface?
There is a shot in the video that shows this, but I'll try to get a still image.
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@klcjr89 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@deckingman said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
No criticising the product in any way but looking at the video in the first post, that first layer was being printed soooo slowly compared to what I'm used to. Is that normal for PEI? What sort of speeds do you guys print your first layers at?
That is slow motion filming, not slow printing
Ahh OK. But can you or anyone else answer my second question. i.e. what sort of first layer speed is reasonable when using PEI?
Like I said, this is on no way any sort of criticism of the product - just wondering that's all.
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@deckingman For PETG, I print the first layer at 25 mm/s, which is 50% of my normal printing speed of 50 mm/s.
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@klcjr89 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@deckingman For PETG, I print the first layer at 25 mm/s, which is 50% of my normal printing speed of 50 mm/s.
Thanks. I never did get PrintBite to work - maybe that's the reason (I just didn't slow things down enough). Good luck with your Kickstarter campaign. I mean that sincerely as it looks like a good product even though it's not for me.
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@martin1454 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@klcjr89 hope it will succeed
Also - Can you share an image of how the underside of a print looks when it is printed on the surface?
Will this image suffice?
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@klcjr89 Perfect! - just what is was looking for
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@martin1454 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@klcjr89 Perfect! - just what is was looking for
What do you think of the texture?
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I'll jump in and say that although some like mirror like bottoms (there's always glass for that ...) I prefer this sort of texture.
For one thing that texture with all it's little hills and valleys is creating a hell of a good adhesion due to the tremendously improved surface area!
I've run PEI sheets for years and I always sand them with 320 grit to give it a better bite, still releases easily, this is even better.
This is a rockin' product you're offering, hope the KS goes well for you, not in the market myself (Wife is still in shock from the Duet and other upgrades to my CR-10S, no way she'd let me get this ...
)Awesome execution tho'!
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@puterpro said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
I'll jump in and say that although some like mirror like bottoms (there's always glass for that ...) I prefer this sort of texture.
For one thing that texture with all it's little hills and valleys is creating a hell of a good adhesion due to the tremendously improved surface area!
I've run PEI sheets for years and I always sand them with 320 grit to give it a better bite, still releases easily, this is even better.
This is a rockin' product you're offering, hope the KS goes well for you, not in the market myself (Wife is still in shock from the Duet and other upgrades to my CR-10S, no way she'd let me get this ...
)Awesome execution tho'!
Thank you for the positivity and thoughtful comments
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@klcjr89 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
What do you think of the texture?
I like it - a bit more rough texture than I anticipated, but it looks good
As PuterPro said - I like it better than glass. Even tough glass looks good on that side, it stands to much out compared to the remaning 5 sides.19 days to go and less than 50% backed makes a bit nervous/sad. Hope it comes through.
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@martin1454 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@klcjr89 said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
What do you think of the texture?
I like it - a bit more rough texture than I anticipated, but it looks good
As PuterPro said - I like it better than glass. Even tough glass looks good on that side, it stands to much out compared to the remaning 5 sides.19 days to go and less than 50% backed makes a bit nervous/sad. Hope it comes through.
The texture is actually finer than the Prusa sheet
And yeah, I don't see why it wouldn't. The wham bam plate raised $30K on Kickstarter so I don't see why I wouldn't be able to. Geckotek raised $60K.
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Here are two new images I took today. One shows the beautiful, uniform texture of the coating, and the other is a MK52 sheet I also made today.
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@klcjr89 nice - looking good - Have any planas to add a logo or something on it or just plain black?
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No plans for logo; it makes production much simpler and a more aesthetically pleasing product
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@klcjr89 Totally agree with that, only wish it came bigger. I have a 400mmx400mm bed size, might have to go with embedded magnets also instead for that size.
