New Product: BuildTak print bed surface
MECH-0073 BuilTak print bed surface is a sticker that goes on the bed of your 3D printer and holds your print like it was nailed down.
I bought my first sheet on a whim at the 2014 Bay Area Maker Faire. It was my only purchase I made that weekend and after I tried it I loved it so much I had to get more for my other machines. Which is where you win, coz now I have lots to share.
As you can see in the picture above, I clean my glass and put it on a towel so it wouldn’t slide away. I peel the back off one corner, smooth it down with a credit card, check everything is square, finish smoothing, and then recalibrate my Z axis. They say in the instructions that you don’t need to “mush” your first layer to get a good stick and they’re not kidding – I mushed my first print and it took ten minutes to separate it from the bed!
It doesn’t tears like Kapton and it doesn’t make a mess like ABS mud. Each sticker is 8″x8″ (~203mm) and ~0.1mm thick with a rough black surface. Works with ABS, PLA, PET, and many other filament materials.
