Resin printers flexible build plates

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Resin printers flexible build plates

Post by philipy » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:54 am

Does anyone have any experience with using flexible magnetic steel build plates on resin printers, such as this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dabey-Flexible ... 118&sr=8-9

It seems like a good idea and I'm finding more and more difficulty on getting prints of these recent engineering/tough type resins to come off the plate.
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Re: Resin printers flexible build plates

Post by -steves- » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:32 am

philipy wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:54 am Does anyone have any experience with using flexible magnetic steel build plates on resin printers, such as this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dabey-Flexible ... 118&sr=8-9

It seems like a good idea and I'm finding more and more difficulty on getting prints of these recent engineering/tough type resins to come off the plate.
Agreed, seems like a very good idea. The only downside is if you are printing something with a large footprint with a raft for example, I am not sure which would give first, the magnet of the FET to resin. I know I forgot to screw my vat down the other week and I found the vat, complete with resin in it stuck to the build plate :shock:
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Re: Resin printers flexible build plates

Post by philipy » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:02 am

Steve,
I have had a similar problem in the past when I forgot to screw the vat down tight! I've also got the opposite problem with printing a hollow cylinder and these thicker resins, where the suction as the plate lifts splits the print and leaves half of it dangling in mid-air.

I think I'm inclined to give the flexible plate a go, it isn't all that expensive if it doesn't work.
Philip

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