By peter ferris mar 5 2019.
Pei spring steel sheet alternative.
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With the pei powder coated into the high quality spring steel plate you don t have to worry about the pei surface wearing out quickly from multiple prints or getting chips or scratches from sharp removal tools.
Pei sheet 3d printing.
Many 3d printer build plates are covered with a sheet of pei which is a durable temperature resistant plastic.
Textured pei plates may have a non uniform color appearance as they are sprayed and the pei is baked onto the plate this.
Also this build plate has double sided powder coating pei for double its longevity.
With the textured one powder coated pei on the metal sheet you ll have a textured granular surface which is not necessarily bad as some say it looks like the side surfaces of 3d prints.
Though it is a tough material its typically very thin and after enough prints the pei sheet on on your prusa i3 mk2 or any other 3d printer using pei will need to be replaced.
I still use my pei sticker sheet from prusa for 90 of my prints.
The pei magnetic spring steel sheet produced by energetic is existing in various sizes to match most of the 3d printers.
How to use it as a 3d print surface.
All plates and magnets are inspected to ensure full functionality to make sure they meet our standards for them.
There s some parts of the sheet that are just a hair too high or too low and that really affects the way some prints adhere.
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The textured sheet is significantly thinner than the double sided pei sticker sheet from prusa and it isn t all the way flat.
This product is a replacement spring steel sheet with smooth double sided pei for the original prusa i3 mk3 s and mk2 5 s heatbeds update.
99 9 50 10 items get it as soon as wed sep 9.
Fysetc 3d printing buildplate steel spring sheet bed w corner cut 220x220mm 8 6x8 6 inch with pei b magnetic mounting base for anet a8 wanhao duplicator i3 monoprice maker 4 8 out of 5 stars 25.
Fysetc 3d printer 310x310mm 12 2x12 2 inch black double sided textured pei spring steel sheet powder coated pei build sheet for cr 10 10s pro cr x mp maker pro with magnetic platform side b.
The steel sheet color may differ from the product picture black gold green etc.
With the smooth one smooth pei sheet it is a metal sheet with pei sheets glued on it you ll have a smooth and shiny bottom surface like the mk2s.
Creality ender 3 glass bed upgraded 235x235x4mm 4 6 out of 5 stars 729 1 best.
Smooth pei plates may have a non uniform appearance under the pei as that is the adhesive visible through the pei sheet this is normal.
If you already have a magnetic hotbed you can buy single or double sided pei spring steel sheet.
The smooth pei surface on the steel sheet as well as all other properties remain the very same for all color versions.