cleven 4 Posted February 26, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion (edited) I usually use painters tape and or sometimes the glue / hairspray method to keep prints adhered to the bed. Well I didn't want to use the tape and I did not have any of the other two options. I do not know if this has been done before., but: I made a mix of sugar and water, approx 50/50 or near saturation where sugar crystals were completely dissolved. I then spread the sugary water with a paper towel over a warmed bed. The water evaporated leaving a nice washable very sticky surface. I printed some larger & smaller prints with ABS with good results. Update: I found that after I let the mix sit for a few days it made a thick syrup like consistancy. I then used this on the warmed bed. The Sugar then solidified evenly and smoothly on the bed. I thought it should be shared as it could help someone in a bind one day .. Cheers, Cleven Edited March 1, 2016 by Guest 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultiarjan 1,076 Posted February 27, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion and I thought sugar was bad for your health .... seriously, I use cubestick for ABS, and still have testing of other liquid glues on my to-do list... never would have thought of this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleven 4 Posted February 27, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion Needed to finish a print and was stuck at the office. I had minimal options but two sugar packs was one :-). I thought it was amusing then it worked well :-D How does the cube stick work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
closedcircuit 0 Posted February 29, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion @Cleven - great idea. Thanks for sharing! Have you tried any other materials? I'm experiencing adhesion problems with ColorFabb's NGEN and I will definitely try a splash of "Cleven's Potion" later on this week. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleven 4 Posted February 29, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion (edited) So far I have used ABS, Nylon and PLA, Also used some rubber type filament. You will have to play with the mixture, I did about 50/50 mix of sugar/hotwater (Hot water near boil, from water cooler).. Then I put it on a warmed bed applying by dipping a paper towel in the mix. For me it made about the same coverage consistency as a glue stick, possibly even thinner/smoother. @Cleven - great idea. Thanks for sharing! Have you tried any other materials? I'm experiencing adhesion problems with ColorFabb's NGEN and I will definitely try a splash of "Cleven's Potion" later on this week. ;-) Edited February 29, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleven 4 Posted March 1, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion Added update, I found that after I let the mix sit for a few days it made more of a syrup . I been using this consistency now with very good results. No water drop dots of sugar and more of a smooth covering when dried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
closedcircuit 0 Posted March 2, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion First test with NGEN and a 50/50 sugar mix. So far, so good. Great idea, Cleven! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleven 4 Posted March 2, 2016 in Glass Bed Sugar Adhesion Good to hear! I have also been having great success, been using/testing it all week with different mixes (basically my mix is thickening/drying up i keep using it ) . I am pleased so far . It cleans up nice, and a light wet clean/smear over resets the entire thing without really needing to add much more if at all First test with NGEN and a 50/50 sugar mix. So far, so good. Great idea, Cleven! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
