Thermoplast Extruder Hints

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Bed Materials

Some bed materials work better than others. ABS does not seem to stick to the MDF bed at all. So far I've tried the following with ABS:

Electrical tape - sticks, but not well enough to stop warping. Glass - doesn't stick at all. CD-Roms - sticks well, gives a nice surface finish, but tends to warp. Build area is obviously very limited (and circular!).

Acrylic Sheet - works! ABS sticks to it quite nicely; I had some warping, but I only used 1.5 mm thick Acrylite FF P99 Acrylic Sheet from Cyro Industries. I've got some thicker stuff to test again as soon as I get my extruder running without the flexible drive.

Wade 2008.10.01

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