Replacing the MP Mini Delta's Build Surface with BuildTak
Posted Aug 25, 2017, 8:55 AM UTC
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Nice post, thank you!
What are those squares on the bottom of the new BuildTak? I figured the new BuildTak would have adhesive already on there…
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Sorry I forgot to reply to this.
I probably should have explained the double sided tape. I used the tape to keep the old build surface and the BuildTak from shifting while I cut around the BuildTak using the old surface as the template. The BuildTak does have adhesive already as you expected.
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Cool, thank you for the clarification! My BuildTaks arrived, so I’ll be going through the process soon.
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Love the battle scarred original build plate BTW!
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Has anyone tried printing on the bare aluminum?
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I haven't bothered trying but others have and the plastic doesn't stick very well or at all. You can use masking tape on the aluminum bed.
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I know this is an old post but I recently pulled my original build surface off and it came off easily. Load a print with a build surface start temp of 100*. once it gets to 90/95 deg, cancel the print then peel the buildtak off. It came right up and left no glue behind.
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I think the beta units used a different adhesive than the production units. :/
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I recently did this replacement too, but I couldn't budge the adhesive residue, so I put the BuildTack on over the top of it. The few prints I've done so far seem unaffected. The stick great, maybe come off easier than on the original, and the BuildTack doesn't seem to pull up.
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I posted this to the Mini Delta Owners Facebook group on July 8, 2017 but I thought I would share my experience here also.
"It's been almost 3½ months and I finally had to replace the build surface. Worst part was getting the adhesive from the build plate (not shown). It was easier to remove after spreading a bit of Goo Gone over the entire surface and let sit. After 5 or 10 minutes I used razor blade to peel of the nasty goo."
I replaced it with BuildTak 3D Printing Build Surface, 4.5" x 4.5" Square, Black (Pack of 3)
I used the original bed surface that I removed as a template to trace the outline onto the 4.5 inch square BuildTak sheet.