<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13656/acrylic-bed/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:07:56 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/117304/#p117304 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:07:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/117304/#p117304 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/117302/#p117302 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?

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:47:17 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/117302/#p117302 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/117300/#p117300 Thanks.
Not bad for 0.3mm layer height.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:18:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/117300/#p117300 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/117297/#p117297 Beautiful!

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:51:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/117297/#p117297 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/117046/#p117046 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

]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:53:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/117046/#p117046 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116654/#p116654 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.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:10:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116654/#p116654 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116651/#p116651 So what bed temp for ABS with acrylic?  How about warping on larger prints?

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:48:35 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116651/#p116651 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116580/#p116580 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.

]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:33:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116580/#p116580 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116563/#p116563 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.

]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:55:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116563/#p116563 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116529/#p116529 It might be a nice way to make a clear bottom on a pla print...

]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 05:21:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116529/#p116529 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116476/#p116476 Cheers. I may give it a go later. The panel only cost £3 so no big deal if it goes wrong.

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 08:30:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116476/#p116476 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116474/#p116474 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.

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:53:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116474/#p116474 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116473/#p116473 Yeah the acrylic. Sorry, should have made that clearer.
Carl, would PLA work with hairspray on acrylic or would it still fuse ?

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:43:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116473/#p116473 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116459/#p116459 Telemachus wrote:

The acrylic curls or the print?


The acrylic curls....

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 02:16:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116459/#p116459 <![CDATA[Re: Acrylic bed ?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/116457/#p116457 The acrylic curls or the print?

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 01:57:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/116457/#p116457