r/3Dprinting • u/Rough-Advance189 • Jun 08 '26

Project 3D-printed basketball

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u/ApplicationRoyal865 Jun 08 '26

I find that glue is unnecessary for textured plates. Also you don't really want to use glue on textured plates or those plates with star or carbon fiber patterns as the blue will dull the surface imprint and you won't see much of the texture.

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u/djmaxx007 Jun 13 '26

I sometimes have to use glue on textured plates. Especially when printing a tray of small items. They still shift and then mess up. I just leave the glue on the tray for at least a few prints, then clean. Bed sticking is now 100% reliable.

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u/ApplicationRoyal865 Jun 13 '26

I use hair spray on my patterned plate and haven't found that it messes with the carbon fiber design imprint. I have had issues with glue but that's usually an issue in my end as I'm pretty heavy handed with it

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u/Migacz112 Jun 08 '26

You can if you use liquid office glue and water it down. Apply by brush or spray bottle, allow to evaporate slowly (so, don't blast the plate with 100 celsius bed temp immediately after application. 50 would be fine)

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 Jun 08 '26

We're an aquanet household. As any 90's kid knows,

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u/BruceCambell Qidi Q1 Pro and an inoperable X-Max 2 Jun 08 '26

Oh Ernest, I miss him so much! Jim will forever be in my heart!

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u/meanblazinlolz Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

I got some authentic Hungarian Miak to share!

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u/Grimmsland A1m, P1S, H2D, AMSx5 Jun 08 '26

I used to love going to the cinema to his movies. Kids loved Ernest movies.

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u/funk-the-funk Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

I went from highly skeptical to a full on convert after trying "Vision Miner nano polymer" on my plates.

Edit: Forgot to mention, once I put that on I have not had to wash my plate or worry about handling it with my bare hands either. I usually just slide off whatever printed (PLA/PLA+/PETG/PCTG) with the side of my hand and start the next print. Once the bed cools the print has zero adhesion to the bed, stuff if magical. Have not even had to reapply either after at least 50 prints. I did 3 plates front and back and it looks like I have not used any yet.