PEI coated flex-plate system
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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.
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Larger sizes are coming in the future after we have capital. You also don’t need embedded magnets with the entire surface of the magnet sheet.
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@klcjr89 It would be a personal preference to not having the magnetic sheet 3M glued to the heated bed, but yes true. Awesome can't wait to see the next round, will that be kickstarter also?
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@underdonesushi said in PEI coated flex-plate system:
@klcjr89 It would be a personal preference to not having the magnetic sheet 3M glued to the heated bed, but yes true. Awesome can't wait to see the next round, will that be kickstarter also?
Hopefully we won’t need a Kickstarter again. We’re just trying to raise capital to be able to fund mass production.
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Uncle Jessy made a video of the flex-plate yesterday
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The day has finally come! We have 'soft' launched yesterday and are now taking orders for blank plates and magnets!
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@klcjr89 is it possible to order sizes other than what you have in your dropdown menu?
I ask because my D-Bot was built with the nominally 200x300 option, and my actual current heatbed is 215x335. I'd almost certainly order the PEI plate and magnet sheet if I could cover that. Given I'm currently using clips to hold down the glass/PEI sheet I currently print on I can't use the whole surface, but not having to use clips to hold the sheet down I'd love to be able to print out almost to the bitter ends of the plate.
A future upgrade for my printer will expand my heated bed to 230x350 (already have the aluminum plate for it), so it's possible I would order ones sized for that when the time comes.
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@klcjr89 I'm also interested in getting a custom sized one and that is also for a 200x300 printbed. To be specific, it's for E3Ds High Temperature Heated Bed.
