Diffrence between Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol  

RE: Diffrence between Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol

The best thing to do is wash the Steel sheets regularly in dish soap and a scouring sponge and dry them immediately, then wipe them over with 99%+ IPA just before using it.

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Hi 3Delight,

thanks for the tip! I'm new to 3d printing so I'm just trying to figure things out.

Do you have any tips for what tools I should buy?

People say I should buy:

Scraper, Print Bed Glue, Deburring tool, pliers, files, and cleaning needles. 

Also, do you have any tips for a first time user and assembler of a 3d printer?

thanks again!

RE: Diffrence between Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol

That little list sounds good.  If it's you first go at assembling a printer then my advice would be read the assembly instructions through before starting, then work your way through it slowly and carefully, don't be tempted to rush.  If you get stuck then ask on here.  Take breaks and keep calm.

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Thanks so much for your help!

also, thanks for replying quickly!

Scraper,

Plastic, not metal, you may as well print it.

Print Bed Glue, Deburring tool, pliers,

Side cutters are better for trimming filament

files, and cleaning needles.

Add a filament dryer or domestic dehydrator - see lots of threads here about drying filament.

Also, do you have any tips for a first time user and assembler of a 3d printer?

Take your time. Start with simple, practical objects and work up to more complex prints.  Learn to design your own objects and feel the satisfaction of doing the whole job.

Never use acetone on a textured or satin print sheet; it's OK every few months on a smooth sheet.  Cheap dishwashing detergent (Dawn/Fairy) is your friend.

Cheerio,

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Add a filament dryer or domestic dehydrator - see lots of threads here about drying filament

What do you mean buy, "see lots of threads here about drying filament"?

also, do you know where I can get a filament dryer box thats good quality without breaking the bank?

RE: Diffrence between Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol

Protective eye wear.

ESD gloves aree quite useful when dealing with hot plate.

Nitrile gloves for cleaning or gluing plastic parts.

Two part epoxy glue, cyanoacrylate glue.

Hot air/hot station for removing stringing and bending items.

Sand paper, technical knife.

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whats your take on Layerneer Adhesive bed glue or any other print bed clue? Is it worth the money or not? also, can you use it on a satin print sheet?

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Try the shop where you usually buy your filament. Prices start at about the cost of two spools of filament. A filament dryer will pay for itself by preventing a lot of failed prints due to too much moisture in the filament, which result in waste of time and material, loss of hair, rising number of gray hairs, and general discomfort .... 😉

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Do you know any quality afordable brands for a filament dryer box?

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I would say the sunlu Fila Dryer S2, because it has a fan and it has presets for different types of filament. I have and use a sunlu S1 (which is still available also), but I have modded mine. I added a fan and moved the thermistor away from the he heating plate to make the heating a bit more efficient. That is why I would recommend the S2 which already has a fan. I also have an Eibos Cyclopes dryer which can dry two 1kg spools at once or one 2kg spool. But that was a bit more expensive. Both have been in use here for about three years now.

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What about Print-Dry LSK pro?

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One thing I learned the hard way, is the place where you glue prints together, glue things to your prints, etc, should not be the location where your printers (and spare build plates) live.  No adhesive (unless you are using a bed adhesive as described by others) anywhere near the printer.  Otherwise it WILL find its way to your build sheet and wreck it, or at least a spot on it. All it takes is a little dab of glue that you didn't realize you had gotten on you, or on the workbench surface, etc.  The coatings on the build sheets are relatively fragile and that's an easy way to mess them up.

No metal scrapers on the build sheets.  If you need metal, you are doing something wrong.  Print one as suggested, or do what I did, and make your scraper out of scrap polycarbonate or acrylic sheet if you have some around.

whats your take on Layerneer Adhesive bed glue or any other print bed clue? Is it worth the money or not? also, can you use it on a satin print sheet?

Remember that glue is used to *reduce* adhesion, to provide a thin breakaway layer between the print sheet and certain melted filaments.  If you have a satin sheet you will not need glue for PLA and PETG, the filaments you are most likely to use in the first few months.  You will need it for printing PETG on a smooth sheet, otherwise you won't need it until you advance to flexible TPE's and more exotic plastics.  Yes, it can go on any of the standard sheets but it can be hard to clean off of textured ones.  Don't try ABS until you have arranged external ventilation.

I bought a kitchen dehydrator with an Amazon voucher for about £40.00 and printed a two-spool deep tray for it so I kept the original trays to make workshop snacks when not otherwise in use.  It's better than any purpose made filament dryer I have tried.

Cheerio,

RE: Diffrence between Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol

Posted by: @giorgio1

Hi 3Delight,

thanks for the tip! I'm new to 3d printing so I'm just trying to figure things out.

Do you have any tips for what tools I should buy?

People say I should buy:

Scraper, Print Bed Glue, Deburring tool, pliers, files, and cleaning needles. 

Also, do you have any tips for a first time user and assembler of a 3d printer?

thanks again!

Strictly speaking, you don’t have to buy anything extra beforehand. The kit already includes Alcohol-saturated wipes, acupuncture needle, Toolset: Uni-wrench, 13-16 wrench, Nose pliers, Allen and torx keys. Maybe additional Isopropyl. That´s all to print PLA. Print and learn while you print.