<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Acrylic bed ?]]> 2016-02-23T08:07:56Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13656/acrylic-bed/ <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> The panel is 4mm thickness.
I didn't make any z adjustement, I just lowered the bed manually with the adjusters.
I use four 40mm bulldog clips. The one at the far right needs to go in front of the bed adjuster or the nozzle will slam into it.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-23T08:07:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/117304/#p117304 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> The acrylic is quite thick.   The stuff I have is much thinner.  Hopefully that won't warp more.

Did you make your z adjustment in the printer settings or with g code?

How many clips?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13355/ 2016-02-23T07:47:17Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/117302/#p117302 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Thanks.
Not bad for 0.3mm layer height.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-23T07:18:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/117300/#p117300 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Beautiful!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13355/ 2016-02-23T06:51:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/117297/#p117297 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> This is one of the biggest prints I've done so far, covers about 80% of the bed.
Printed with wood-based filament which adhered to the acrylic/hairspray great .....

http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac28/scobodon/698b7cb5c454b79424e9859e7a0f6113_zpslaj1bpic.jpg

http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac28/scobodon/4502e54e4846479674eb1928ef04e14a_zpsrkaryn9c.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-20T18:53:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/117046/#p117046 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> So far, I've tried up to 60°C and it seems fine.
With hairspray, I doubt you'd need to go much higher as ABS and PLA seem to stick very well at that temp.
I tried a print last night that covered about a third of the bed and there was no warping at all.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-16T16:10:33Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116654/#p116654 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> So what bed temp for ABS with acrylic?  How about warping on larger prints?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13355/ 2016-02-16T15:48:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116651/#p116651 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Ok, I just had a go with some (very cheap) hairspray on the acrylic sheet and it works REALLY well !
ABS and PLA both really easy to remove and excellent adhesion. smile
Reckon I'll be using this from now on.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-15T20:33:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116580/#p116580 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Just to update, haven't tried hairspray yet but securing the plate with bulldogclips has fixed the curling/warping issue so I can now set the bed hotter if I need to.
Must say, It's very handy having a removable plate. So much easier to clean and remove prints from.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-15T17:55:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116563/#p116563 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> It might be a nice way to make a clear bottom on a pla print...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13355/ 2016-02-15T05:21:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116529/#p116529 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Cheers. I may give it a go later. The panel only cost £3 so no big deal if it goes wrong.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-14T08:30:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116476/#p116476 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> scobo wrote:

Yeah the acrylic. Sorry, should have made that clearer.
Carl, would PLA work with hairspray on acrylic or would it still fuse ?

Can't answer that one, never tried..


I just know there is some sort of reaction between PLA and acrylic at the temps that we use that make the PLA seem to be glues to the acrylic. They might as well be one piece.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2016-02-14T07:53:07Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116474/#p116474 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Yeah the acrylic. Sorry, should have made that clearer.
Carl, would PLA work with hairspray on acrylic or would it still fuse ?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2016-02-14T07:43:49Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116473/#p116473 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> Telemachus wrote:

The acrylic curls or the print?


The acrylic curls....

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2016-02-14T02:16:14Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116459/#p116459 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> The acrylic curls or the print?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13355/ 2016-02-14T01:57:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/116457/#p116457