REGARDING THE ADDITIVES / CHEMICAL GLUES APPLIED FOR THE MATERIALS OF MY USUAL USE, I LIST IN THE TABLES BELOW, THOSE WHICH, CONNECTED TO – FLY-ASS- 3 + PLANE, HAVE PROVIDED THE BEST RESULTS:
MATERIALS/FILAMENTS | SOLUTION 1 | SOLUTION 2 | SOLUTION 3 | SOLUTION 4 |
PLA | – | 3DLAC | APRINTAPRO | MAGIGOO |
PET-G | – | 3DLAC | APRINTAPRO | MAGIGOO |
ABS | 3DLAC | MAGIGOO-PRO-PC | APRINTAPRO | MAGIGOO |
ASA | 3DLAC | MAGIGOO-PRO-PC | APRINTAPRO | |
PC | MAGIGO-PRO-PC | 3DLAC | APRINTAPRO | |
TPU 95 SHA | – | MAGIGOO | ||
NYLON – COPA | MIX1 | MAGIGOO-PRO-PA | ||
NYLON CF | MIX1 | |||
NYLON GF | MIX1 | |||
NYLON PA12 | MIX1 |
MATERIALS/FILAMENTS FOR SUPPORT | SOLUTION |
BVOH | THE SAME AS MATERIALS SUPPORTED |
AQUASYS 120 | THE SAME AS MATERIALS SUPPORTED |
PVA | THE SAME AS MATERIALS SUPPORTED |
THESE HAVE BEEN USED, AS WELL AS TO OBTAIN A PROBLEM-FREE ADHESION FOR VERY LONG AND COMPLEX PRINTS, ALSO TO IMPROVE THE PARAMETER OF THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL PLANARITY, DESCRIBED IN POINT 1- 2 OF THE THEORY, IN PARTICULAR, WITHOUT THE NEED OF A “CENTESIMAL” ADJUSTMENT OF THE Z-OFFSET.
THE “MIX1” IS EASILY REALIZABLE BY YOURSELF BY MIXING A SIMPLE VINYL GLUE WITH WATER AND ALCOHOL IN THE PROPORTIONS OF ABOUT 30% -50% -20%.
* PERSONALLY, I FIND APRINTAPRO MUCH MORE ADHESIVE THAN 3DLAC BUT ALSO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FOR CLEANING THE PLATE.
3DLAC AND “MIX1”, USED ESPECIALLY FOR COMPLEX AND VERY LONG PRINTS, OFFERS EXCELLENT HOT ADHESION AND SIMPLE RELEASE OF THE MODEL AFTER COOLING THE PLATE.
THEN, THE PLATE CAN BE SIMPLY CLEANED WITH A WET CLOTH WITH WARM WATER.
IF, INSTEAD OF DOING A DEEP CLEANING, THE EXCESS OF THE REMAINING ADHESIVE IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE CLOTH WITH WARM WATER, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROCEED AGAIN, ACCORDING TO MY EXPERIENCE, FOR 2-3 PRINTS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ITS FUNCTIONALITY.
MAGIGOO IS THE BEST FOR ENVIRONMETAL AND HAVE MANY SOLUTION FOR ALL MATERIALS. IS BASED ON WATER SOLUTION BUT IS A BIT TOO EXPENSIVE AND ONLY FOR SINGLE PRINT. ALL PRINT NEED TO RENEW THE ADHESIVE LAYER.