worldburger wrote:trayracing wrote:I assume they'll post some spare parts eventually. But yikes! I just took a peek at the parts for other printers. They're selling an 8"x8" patch of Kapton (polyimide) on a square of plastic for $19. Having just bought an 8"x100' roll of polyimide for $20, it seems like quite the markup.
$20 for 100'? Well, done! That's a steal. Where'd you buy the 8"x100' roll of Kapton/polyamide?
Ebay. Search for "polyimide 20cm", "kapton 200mm" and the combinations thereof.
(Local geek shop has it for $28/50m. But even then, that's a lot of printing.)
Loving the stuff so far, BTW. It was hard to get on the glass right (wish I'd watched how on youtube first.) But once it was on, I wiped it once with acetone to get my finger grease off, and I've been printing ever since. I just let it cool, pop the part off, and start the next print. And it just sticks. No glue sticks, no cleaning. No drudge, no drama!
No idea how long single sheet lasts (only a few days into it), but with autoleveling, you're not likely to rip it with your nozzle.
I do miss the cool crinkly noise from a part releasing from the glue-on-glass as it cools, and the matte finish the glue leaves, but I can live with that.