I find that I spend too much time ensuring that I get every speck of support material off the print plate long after I’ve removed the actual print.

When it comes to the skirt, I always set it to be two layers tall for this exact reason, and I was hoping it’s possible to do the same with the support base.

EDIT: PETG on textured printsheet

  • spitfire@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, I dry my filament (especially PETG) with one of those too. I don’t have to use glue, it just makes PETG easier to remove from the plate. Otherwise it can stick to the plate too well (had a case where I removed the model with some of the PEI coating).

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Ah so you’re using it as a removal agent vs a sticking agent. That’s interesting. I am using the stock mk3s plate and recently bought a textured plate. I haven’t had any issues with stuff sticking yet, but I haven’t printed anything that has a large area on the bed. Everything I stand up, although I’m experimenting with lithophanes and that’s giving me a whole new level of pain in the ass to deal with.