How to get ABS to stick to the ABP
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makeme
Jan 2, 2011, 11:20:29 PM1/2/11
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For anyone who has an ABP and can't get the ABS to stick to it.
http://printthat.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/how-to-tell-if-abs-will-stick/
Summary: The belts you tape together yourself have two surfaces, one
ABS will stick to rather well and one it won't stick to if you dangle
its children over a pool of croca-sharks. The way to tell which side
is good for printing is to mark the belt with a sharpie. The side ABS
won't stick to will also try to reject the ink. The other side, the
one that you can write on perfectly fine, is the one you want to print
on.
Anyway, you should be able to test this really quickly. Just mark your
belt and respond with:
1) have you been having adhesion problems?
2) does the top surface of your belt try to reject the ink?
3) or the other way around
http://printthat.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/how-to-tell-if-abs-will-stick/
Summary: The belts you tape together yourself have two surfaces, one
ABS will stick to rather well and one it won't stick to if you dangle
its children over a pool of croca-sharks. The way to tell which side
is good for printing is to mark the belt with a sharpie. The side ABS
won't stick to will also try to reject the ink. The other side, the
one that you can write on perfectly fine, is the one you want to print
on.
Anyway, you should be able to test this really quickly. Just mark your
belt and respond with:
1) have you been having adhesion problems?
2) does the top surface of your belt try to reject the ink?
3) or the other way around
tmo
Jan 3, 2011, 1:38:35 AM1/3/11
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thats pretty funny.
nice work.
On Jan 2, 9:20 pm, makeme <bluebac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For anyone who has an ABP and can't get the ABS to stick to it.http://printthat.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/how-to-tell-if-abs-will-stick/
nice work.
On Jan 2, 9:20 pm, makeme <bluebac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For anyone who has an ABP and can't get the ABS to stick to it.http://printthat.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/how-to-tell-if-abs-will-stick/
Anderson Ta
Jan 3, 2011, 1:55:55 AM1/3/11
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Noticed this when I initially got my ABP, still no luck for me though. My ABP has just been collecting dust, all 3 belts are warped beyond usage and I'm not really trying to shell out money to buy the same belts again from MB. Even tried lining it with painters tape and kapton, granted the belts were warped, I gave it an honest shot. Hopefully I or someone discovers some sort of belt with the proper material to address these issues.
On another note, does MB have this in their documentation anywhere?
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Damon
Jan 30, 2011, 4:12:08 AM1/30/11
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This worked wonders for me, thanks! In addition to getting the right
side facing up, I also cleaned it with acetone and raised by build
platform temp to 140 (based on Nophead's recommendations for printing
on PET). I do have the problem that the belt curls up and so large
pieces still warp a bit. However, the piece is always stuck very well
to the belt, even when it curls.
side facing up, I also cleaned it with acetone and raised by build
platform temp to 140 (based on Nophead's recommendations for printing
on PET). I do have the problem that the belt curls up and so large
pieces still warp a bit. However, the piece is always stuck very well
to the belt, even when it curls.
I updated the wiki directions for assembling the ABP.
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