BuildTak 3D Printing Build Surface, 10" x 9" Rectangle, Black (Pack of 3)

This stuff works very well, just make sure you autolevel before your extruder heats up (used on Robo R1 Plus). I ruined the first one because I didn't know this and melted through which basically made it worthless as the height was too low for the first layer. I have noticed that the center where most of the prints are printed doesn't stick as well, so I just add a little glue and it's fine. I've printed both PLA (with bed temp at 60C) and ABS (with bed temp at 80C).I do wish that it was less expensive though.

Awesome stuff. Put it on my ROBO3D R1 and ABS and PLA sticks like crazy now..getting prints off is hard! use a good sturdy chisel/paint scraper.

Edit 2016-02 ---After printing for quite some time with this surface material, I have come to the conclusion that PEI is still better despite it being much harder to replace. The surface is not very durable and the adhesion is like black art sometimes. If you have the temps too high (80-90C for ABS for example), it becomes nearly impossible to remove large parts. I have literally had to take my glass build plate off the printer and use a hammer to drive a paint scraper between the part and the build surface. At other times, if I lower the temps on the same part to 70C), the ABS curls off the build plate. While this happens frequently with ABS on a normal build platform, it does not happen much, if at all, with PEI. Also, once the build platform cools on PEI, it releases the parts MUCH easier.I have to dock this a star for two reasons: 1) It came become almost destructive to remove parts, and 2) due to #1, the build surface gets destroyed in fairly short order. With PEI you can easily get 100 hours of printing. With this stuff, you are lucky if you get 50 before it is completely useless.-- End of Edit ------Original Post ------I have been printing with this build platform surface material and I must say it performs spectacularly well. I'm using an Ultimaker 2 printer with a heated glass bed and the 9x10 fit the surface perfectly. It is thin enough that the glass plate still fits under the spring clips without distorting them too much or making it impossible to clamp. If you do have to trim it, it cuts very easily with a heavy pair of scissors.Compared to PEI, which is similar in purpose, this material feels and looks different. Instead of being like a smooth piece of plastic (PEI), this surface seems like a textured vinyl layer. It is very smooth and slippery to the touch and at first glance, I had my doubts. I had been printing with PEI for about a half year before I decided to try this. I'm glad I did.While PEI is great, it is difficult to put on and especially difficult to remove the separate adhesive when you are replacing it. This surface has it's own adhesive layer that is very tacky but does not adhere so much that is leaves residue behind on the build plate. It is also possible to remove and re-position this if you don't get the alignment right when applying it - something you absolutely can't do with PEI and the 3M 465MP adhesive most people use.To apply this (as I learned), it is best to put in on the build plate much in the same way one would apply a screen protector to a modern phone. Peel part of the backing cover away, line up the sheet and touch the first edge to adhere it, then roll the BuildTak onto the build plate while pulling away the backing cover. The idea is to slowly roll the surface on to the build plate so there are no trapped air bubbles.Like PEI, if using material that requires a heated bed (ABS), start with less heat than is usually necessary for small parts. Despite the BuildTak recommendation of keeping the build plate temps the same as usual, I lower it by 40-50% sometimes. For example, I print with ABS at 90-100C on a glass plate with an Elmers glue stick usually. With BuildTak, I print ABS at 50-55C. Why? Because the print will not release well if the temperature is too high.Adhesion is also affected by the first layer height. You should level your build plate with a little bit of extra room. If the material is pressed too thinly on this surface, it is very, very hard to remove. If you normally level with a piece of paper until it just starts to scrape, open the spacing up so the piece of paper slides without any resistance.In comparison, this build surface is more sensitive to first layer thickness and temperature than PEI. To complicate matters, for larger prints the temps must be higher. This requires a fair amount of trial and error to get right especially with ABS. So while it works well, getting the proper temperature balance with some materials and objects can still be tricky.Assuming you get the bed temps right, or in the case of PLA aren't using any heat, the prints adhere astonishingly well given how slippery the surface feels. Compared to PEI, it sticks just as well, if not better. In addition, the adhesion is much more even. That said, even with lower temps, pulling off a part by hand with ABS is not possible when the parts are small with a have a large contact patch. Larger parts will require a putty knife to remove but generally release easier (hence the need for a higher temp). Like PEI, I sometimes really have to dig to get under the print, then I gently work my way around the perimeter until it releases.My first small ABS prints were at a temp that was too high at 75C. In addition, I leveled the bed normally (not as indicated above). I could barely get the print off the table as a result. It took very hard, and heavy scraping with a metal putty knife to final get the print off the table. This made the somewhat textured BuildTak surface very smooth where all the scraping occurred. Despite this, and the unevenness that was caused by the heavy pressure, the prints continue to work well.Materials that tend to curl, like ABS are still problematic, but compared to glue sticks, hairspray, and PEI, this material works as well or better and does not have any of the negatives associated with the other options. In particular PEI is very hard to apply and, more importantly, re-apply. Performance characteristics of this vs PEI is very close. PEI is more predictable and forgiving in terms of printer calibration and temperatures but I have hundreds of hours using PEI and maybe a few dozen with BuildTak.If you are using glue, tape, etc., and are considering PEI or BuildTak, I recommend starting with BuildTak for it's ease of installation and removal, and general performance characteristics. PEI is great stuff too, but it is much harder to replace, can cause some materials like nGEN to adhere so well they simply break (regardless of platform temps), is a comparatively thicker material, requires a separate adhesive, and is more expensive per sheet.

This is the material I use for holding my 3D objects during printing. The material is easy to apply to your printer bed. You can cut it to fit as needed with scissors or a hobby knife. I use it on a heated bet with PLA and PETg with no issues at all. I get well over 100 prints before I have to change it out.

This product works as advertised. It installs quite easily and the PLA I used attached instantly. The first layer of each print was smoother than I have ever seen. My prints were beautiful while sitting on the platter. Unfortunately that's where the happiness ended. For my uses the prints were attached too firmly. I broke several while attempting to remove them. One print released so suddenly and with so much force that a corner of it sliced my finger quite badly. Sadly I don't think my customers would like their items with a bit of blood for decoration.Removing the prints without damaging the item or my hands was simply too much of an undertaking to make these useful for me as I spent nearly half an hour per plate.

It's fine. It is what it's advertised to be. In the real world of 5 star ratings 3 stars should be what that signifies. But in this broken world of 5 star ratings you have to use 5 stars to mean something is simply as competent as it advertises itself to be. In a stupid 5 star system I guess it gets 5 stars.

They must have changed something. This stuff is garbage, don't waste so much money on something that will just waste your time. The heated bed will cause the adhesive to bubble and you'll never be able to get a level bed. Not to mention if you somehow manage to get a print to actually stick and not be pressed into the sheet, then good luck getting it off. Just use slurry or literally nothing at all, you'll have better luck that way

DIY printers can be a lot of work at least now one thing i never need to worry about is my print sticking to the bed (maybe little about taking them off the bed ) every print i tried (even with very small base) i have ever tried with this BuildTak not one it came offPrinted in multiple filaments and never had one come off, sometimes it's hard to get it off but better that then ruined print dew to not sticking

Con questi tappetini adesivi ho finalmente risolto i problemi di adesione del primo strato al piano di stampa. Sono molto resistenti e di buona durata. Consigliati vivamente

If you have a 3d printer then you should use BuildTak for your print surface. I haven't touched a piece of painters tape or lost a print to adhesion issues since purchasing.

Nach etlichen Versuchen mit Bluetape, Pritt und Co. endlich die Lösung aller Haftprobleme gefunden! BuildTak ist nicht billig, aber genial - sowohl für PLA als auch ABS. Die Objekte haften fast zu gut; es hilft, den Druckkopf-Abstand leicht zu erhöhen und den Druck nach kurzem Abkühlen rasch zu entfernen. Die Unterseite der Objekte erhält eine edle, fein-matte Struktur. Derzeit ist immer noch meine erste BuildTak in Verwendung; mit etwas Vorsicht beim Ablösen hält sie überraschend lange. Drucker: Renkforce RF1000 (Keramik-Druckbett...)

Worth the money, no failed prints since I have used this, they stick to the surface perfectly and will not come off during printing. Saves wasted time and materials. Been using the same sheet for about a month, no signs of wear, should be able to get hundreds of prints before having to replace the surface.

conforme à l'annonce livraison rapide par amazone prémium je le recommande je suis très satisfait a voir dans le temps. Je les ai coupés pour avoir les bonnes dimensions de mon plateau qui est hors normes très bonne adhérence.