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Melting 3D Printed eReader cases on my deck. (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by the16bitgamer to c/[email protected]

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I made a 3d printable eReader case for my wife. Wanted to test what would happen if we water logged them and left them in the sun to dry.

Two of the cases are made from PLA while the other is made from PETG. They are all held together by thread and leather.

The test here is to see if moving from PLA to PETG was the right move since the last time I did this, the case turned into a banana.

My eventual plan once I've finished with my testing is to sell these cases and make their designs available for others to print.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It depends heavily on your printing base. If you have a plate you can glue/put ABS slurry to, you'll have enough adhesion that peeling is very unlikely to happen without an enclosure. If you're trying to print directly onto a textured or PEI sheet without an enclosure, it's gonna probably mess up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my case i do not use any sort of glue. I just print straight on the texured or PEI sheet. Never really hat issues. If it does not stick welll, I clean it with dishsoap. Seems to work best after a wile of use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, if you're cleaning your build plate regularly you'll probably not need the glue. I've had to do it once for a very weird part that was wide but with a small cross section though, and if the environment is cool it can and still will want to peel away from the plate.