[Anyone tried the Ultimaker S5 flexplates?]

I've been 3D printing for about 10 years. Played with scores of printers, filaments, build plates, etc.  The best combo  I have found is glass buildplate, Buildtak and a light coat of Elmer's Glue stick. 

Put the finished printed into the fridge for about 30 minutes.  Prints will pop off easily with a putty knife and gentle tab from a small hammer and doesn't make a ness.

Works every time! And I never use brim/raft/skirt for build plate adhesion.  

Works for PLA & ABS and their variants.

 

I am planning the try a flex build plate soon.  My main concern is the 'flatness' of the flex plate over time.

[USB printing - What am I doing wrong]

I'm using Cura 4.6.1, and a brand new Ultimake 2+. 

I'm having similar issues when printing via USB. I did learn that setting g-code flavor to Marlin helped a lot.

The main problem I'm having when printing VIA USB is the printer does not execute the g-code end sequence which leaves the extruder & bed heaters on and does not return them to the home position.

Also, G-code commands issued from the Monitor window are very slow to execute or do not execute at all.

 

BTW: I'm trying to setup a dedicated desktop 3D printer server (Its easy to turn disable sleep mode) for my students where they can just open an STL from the network, slice and print. 

I guess I just got accustomed to the easy to use 3D printers of a few years ago, most were able to buffer an entire STL and print without a PC connected at all.