Ultimaker S5 pro convert to PEI sheet

[birwin 0]

My company has a Ultimaker S5 pro with a glass bed. we are having a lot of issues with the prints not sticking to the bed or warping badly. My printer at home uses a PEI bed with no issues at all so I am looking into converting it to PEI.

 

Is there anything special that needs to be done to convert it over?

 

I have seen that the nozzles touch the glass bed to probe for z height. Will this cause the PEI sheet to melt?

 

[gr5 2,265]

I recommend you learn a bit about getting things to stick to glass first but yes, there are 3rd party companies that will make various alternative sources.  All of them should be able to handle a hot nozzle just fine.  Some of the companies don't specifically mention the S5 but if you contact them they usually have that option for quite inexpensive prices.

 

What material are you trying to print?  Did you put anything on the glass (e.g. glue)?  Oils from your fingers can get on the glass.  Have you tried washing that off with dish soap or glass cleaner?

 

Higher temp materials (e.g. ABS) are more difficult but I've printed pretty much every material out there on an S5 glass bed.  So tell us more about what material you are printing.

 

Personally I have the opposite problem - things stick too well and sometimes I pull up (spall) some of the glass off the bed.  yes, really.