Mic 6 tooling plate
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Thanks. It was Jims Idea. I saw when he was talking about a blasting template with a vinal cutter. I have access to a laser marking machine so I ran with it.
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Very nice
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I did some checking to answer that question. I checked the plate with a surface gage (profilometer) and have these comparative numbers .jimc wrote:did you media blast the plate again for the logo? could be the photo but it looks more coarse than my normal finish.
Glass plate checked 6 RMS
mic 6 plate checked (shiny side) 11 RMS
mic 6 plate glass blasted checked 149 RMS
mic 6 plate blasted and layered left a finish of 212 RMS
So it seems the lasered area is a little rougher.
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Which side of the plate are you using with the glue. I'm struggling a bitJSC wrote: I'm back to glue stick with MIC6 after playing around with hairspray. Hairspray's nice, but I don't like to spray while it's mounted on the bed because of overspray. And since I've moved to PLA and PETG almost completely, and they both work, haven't had to try anything more exotic.
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The textured side. What does "struggling" mean, it doesn't work for you?
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Tried the textured side. PetG part curled. I had used quite a bit of glue as the surface is rough. I printed 2 parts one barely curled and the other severally curled.
It was no where as good as I was used to on glass. So I figured you might have been using the smooth side. It is almost the same surface finish as the glass so I thought it would work. So far that has not worked out at all so I thought I would Ask.
Elmers Purple glue stick
It was no where as good as I was used to on glass. So I figured you might have been using the smooth side. It is almost the same surface finish as the glass so I thought it would work. So far that has not worked out at all so I thought I would Ask.
Elmers Purple glue stick
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Unless jin has different results, i dont think glue stick works with the plate for some reason. All ypu should need is that garnier fructise #5. It should hold almost anything you throw at it
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Which Side?jimc wrote:Unless jin has different results, i dont think glue stick works with the plate for some reason. All ypu should need is that garnier fructise #5. It should hold almost anything you throw at it
I really hate to give up on old reliable but that is my fallback plan.
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I've been using the purple glue stick with PETG and PLA, textured side, no problems for a long time now.
What temp? PETG should be ~90C.
What temp? PETG should be ~90C.
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I think those who use the hairspray use it on the blasted side.Slipshine wrote:Which Side?jimc wrote:Unless jin has different results, i dont think glue stick works with the plate for some reason. All ypu should need is that garnier fructise #5. It should hold almost anything you throw at it
I really hate to give up on old reliable but that is my fallback plan.
Slip, you need to try a PEI sheet on the smooth side - holds like a son-of-a-b, and no adhesive. (And you still have the blasted side for hairspray if you run across something that needs it.)