kmanstudios 1,120
2 minutes ago, KickahaOta said:....when I print a thingy, it's often because I need the thingy as soon as I can safely get the thingy
That is when you fridge it or put in freezer. And, yeah, sometimes, PLA needs a bit of PVA slurry on the bottom to make absolutely sure. It also does help protect the plate. That is what got me using the slurry in the first place. And, I just recycle my PVA for my slurry......no spending money when I do not have to and, I hate waste.
But if in a hurry, and not soaking in water, just pop in and while the plate cools and releases the print, you can be doing your setup on the next one. I count time as in minutes. Ten minutes saved here and there plus the PLA not grabbing the glass too hard does help.
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kmanstudios 1,120
I usually will take my plates off (I have multiple to do this with) and will soak in water to dissolve the PVA, or put in fridge or even freezer.
Having more than one plate makes a lot of sense in that you can get one off and one back on immediately without worrying about knocking pits into your glass. I got that when trying to remove a PLA piece once and it took out two huge pits. I mean real divots. But once I got more than one plate, it has never happened as I have not had to hurry things along.
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That is certainly a viable option. And I imagine that's the option I would use if I frequently used materials that require glue adhesion, since at that point I need to wash the plate anyway. But normal PLA prints don't need that, and when I print a thingy, it's often because I need the thingy as soon as I can safely get the thingy. ?
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