Magic CubeX Glue, my experience tips & tricks.

[Paul Wells]

Of course there is no magic inside, this is just more marketing hype that I could do without.  I'm no chemist, but this is a water based glue that kinda feels glycerine based. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol) 

Don't know everything that's in it, but MSDS says it is 1.5% Methanol and .8% Methyl acetate.  (See attachments)  

Here are some tips & Tricks from my experience;

When I first started printing, I thought the instructions for "3 coats" of glue was insane.

I immediately started trying THIN coats, using the metal spatula to spread / scrape it thin.

Aside from some early peeling up, this worked great. I've tackled the peeling up on my particular runs of parts with a box heater set to 500W which gets the print bed up to 110F. Much more heat than that and the rear plexiglass panel starts bending, moving the wiper box to crash into the platform.... xO

To save time, I started cheating and not soaking in water to release the part, rather just pry & peel it up.

Further, I started printing in the same spot, same part, same glue coating. This typically works a few times, then it doesn't.

So here's the real magic trick; The glue re-constitutes with just a little water and works again!  Sprinkle on a few drops, rub it in with your fingers, and (optional) scrape it flat and thin again.

It saved me a ton of time, VS; soaking, lifting, scrubbing clean with scotchbrite, drying water off, applying glue, smoothing, drying the glue. With my heater blowing hot air across the wet thin glue, it is ready in a minute, not 10 or 15 as if you put down 3 layers as the manual says on page 17

[Peter Gregory]

Nice tip on dripping water to get the glue sticky again.
I also found a thin layer better than a thick one.

[in...@troadey.com]

I prefer thin layers too. It works better with small prints because the temperature across the part is concistent. When your print is too big, heat will bend the part and it will come off the plate. When printing more than one part, especially if they are big, the problem gets worse.

My special trick is to put painters' tape (masking tape) on the plate. If your tape is too slippery, add the glue over it. If you get the right kind of tape, you won't be needing the glue anymore. The fun thing about the tape is that you replace it when it wrinkles and it's much faster to replace. Plus, no scrubbing!

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