3D Systems Cube Printer Reviews, Tips, Hacks, and Ideas....

[Jay Raxter]

If you have a Cube you have by now figured out that 3D gets a premium for supplies....

 

Here's some tips

 

Glue? We don't need no stinking glue... :)

That's right...I print PLA on blue painters tape. I found the cheap stuff is a little better than the name brand rolls for this. Put it on so they're butted together (better to have a tiny gap that a tiny bump from overlap). Then clean the tape with alcohal...whatever's handy...you're just using it to get the oil, dust, and residual adhesive off. From there give it a try. If you print still gets some corner pull ups then take a NEW and UNUSED green scrubbing pad (Scotch-brite type) and LIGHTLY scuff the tape. You're trying to remove as little material as possible but still giving it a texture or a 'tooth' to the tape. I have had parts I had to pop with a plastic hammer to get them off.

This works good...

 

Another Idea...maybe...

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

Filament Diverter Arm on Thingiverse

I designed this so you can hang a roll of 1.75mm filament off the side and divert it into the print head of the cube.

I only have ABS sold my Makerbot in 1.75mm...uh...actually it's 1.79 (box does say 1.75-1.80) and it will not feed

because of the size. I am guessing should work for 1.75 and under. 3D Systems stuff runs slightly under (another

way they're gouging). Since I finally got 3 more cartridges of PLA i'm not going to order another brand of 1.75mm

that's undersize enough to print with this. My Replicator 2 runs the MBI stuff great so i'm not going to eff with that.

If you go to Thingiverse you can read the write up....