What's the textured sheet for?
It's obviously not a 3D printer build surface because no plastic sticks to it. PLA, PETG, ABS, nothing sticks. Don't tell me isopropyl alcohol or dawn dish soap or Z offset, I've tried all three. 100% of the parts I've tried to print on this sheet have partially or entirely failed, so I'm not trying to print on it again.
So what's it for? What am I supposed to do with this $50 build sheet shaped object? What is its intended purpose?
On a related note, what print sheet do I need to buy to print PETG on? Don't tell me any sold by Prusa or Printed Solid; being defrauded like this puts me off my spend with a company. Who *actually* makes good print surfaces?
Textured sheets are usually the best surface for PETG, satin is a close second. Textured surfaces generally need a little more first layer squish, especially when new - dial your live X down a little and see if it helps.
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RE: What's the textured sheet for?
If the sheet is new you could try to rinse it with really hot water and use a non-abrasive sponge to scrub it thoroughly first. I use my (Original Prusa) textured sheets for PLA and PETG equally with good adhesion on both.
RE: What's the textured sheet for?
It's obviously not a 3D printer build surface because no plastic sticks to it. PLA, PETG, ABS, nothing sticks. Don't tell me isopropyl alcohol or dawn dish soap or Z offset, I've tried all three. 100% of the parts I've tried to print on this sheet have partially or entirely failed, so I'm not trying to print on it again.
So what's it for? What am I supposed to do with this $50 build sheet shaped object? What is its intended purpose?
On a related note, what print sheet do I need to buy to print PETG on? Don't tell me any sold by Prusa or Printed Solid; being defrauded like this puts me off my spend with a company. Who *actually* makes good print surfaces?
I'm sorry to hear you're having problems. This isn't how it's supposed to be, something is wrong. In my world, there are three different types of plates (excluding specialty plates to print technical filaments).
- Smooth build plate - Filament adheres to this plate very well, sometimes too well. Avoid PETG or TPU or anything with good bed adhesion on this since it could stick too well to the bed and thus damage the bed when removed.
- Satin build plate - Filament adheres to this plate well, but it also releases quite easy. I use this build-plate for 95% of all my prints, including PLA, PETG and ASA.
- Textured build plate - Filament adheres to this plate pretty well. I use this build plate when I want a textured surface finish, or for printing with filament that adheres very well to the build plate (and would damage a smooth or satin build plate). For example, I only print on a textured build with TPU. I occasionally print with PLA, PETG and ASA on a textured plate.
- Cool plate (not currently sold by Prusa) - Plates that are suuuper sticky that are designed to be printing at lower temperatures.
I haven't tried any other build plate manufacturers other than Prusa, but I also don't have any complaints regarding Prusa's build plates. Once again, if you're not getting anything to stick to a textured build plate, something is wrong with the entire setup. I highly doubt something is wrong with the build plates and that you're being defrauded.