Wednesday 29 August 2012

Acrylic printing update

After some time trialing printing on acrylic I've decided there is no real advantage over glass with kapton tape. Although it works, it doesn't offer a strong enough adhesion for larger parts. It also suffers from warping as the heated plate warms up. So its back to kapton on glass for me. Incidentally I have had a batch of kapton tape specially cut to 140mm, to suit the UP printer. This has made the job of replacing damaged tape much easier. Previously I had to carefully line up multiple strips.

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  1. I have heard of people having good luck with PVA glue diluted to 5:1 or so. If the build plate is removable, you can wash it off with water.

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  2. Hi Ian, thanks for the tip. I did try PVA glue at full strength, but it didn't hold. Another possible option I have seen used is hairspray! But I think I will stick with kapton on glass. I'm having really good success with it. Cheers.

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