So. Finally, I got some fabric-based laminate board for printing the Taulman 618 filament on to. The product I got is probably not exactly Garolite (being based in Europe, I ordered it from here: modulor). Still, from the looks, what I got should be similar enough to Garolite/Tufnol so that I had high hopes for it to work well with Nylon.
And work well it did! The prints came out warp-free.
The only problem: When removing the objects from the print surface, I ripped some resin off that bonded too well with the 618. After some more prints and hoping that lifting the nozzle a bit might alleviate the problem, even more came off...
Hmmm. Not good. Does anyone else have the same problem with this laminate stuff or am I just unlucky and got a bad board?
This is how my once beautiful, new and fresh build plate looks like now. :(
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You can see how new Nylon from rafts got too attached to the damaged parts (I couldn't get this off, argh) and how the bed is scratched from me trying to scrape stuff off.
For now, I just printed a loose raft to help the object stay attached without clinging to the bed too hard.
I will try to sand it a little bit tomorrow to remove the unevenness. This might exacerbate the bonding problem even further because the cotton fabric gets exposed even more (which might in turn help stabilizing the remaining epoxy).
I have experienced the same problem with newspaper laminate (did some tests laminating paper products and had something left): It sticks quite well, but rips off pieces.
And work well it did! The prints came out warp-free.
The only problem: When removing the objects from the print surface, I ripped some resin off that bonded too well with the 618. After some more prints and hoping that lifting the nozzle a bit might alleviate the problem, even more came off...
Hmmm. Not good. Does anyone else have the same problem with this laminate stuff or am I just unlucky and got a bad board?
This is how my once beautiful, new and fresh build plate looks like now. :(
[attachment 15667 DSC_0014_s.JPG]
You can see how new Nylon from rafts got too attached to the damaged parts (I couldn't get this off, argh) and how the bed is scratched from me trying to scrape stuff off.
For now, I just printed a loose raft to help the object stay attached without clinging to the bed too hard.
I will try to sand it a little bit tomorrow to remove the unevenness. This might exacerbate the bonding problem even further because the cotton fabric gets exposed even more (which might in turn help stabilizing the remaining epoxy).
I have experienced the same problem with newspaper laminate (did some tests laminating paper products and had something left): It sticks quite well, but rips off pieces.