Almost forgot I have this PEI Dauerdruckplatten? straight from Germany.

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Almost forgot I have this PEI Dauerdruckplatten? straight from Germany. As far as I know, no one makes this here in US. I purchased some from the seller and he gave me this black one for free. “Courtesy of Frank” so other can try it.

technically it’s mine but it’s not mine to keep :slight_smile: so any ideas how I can pass this on to anyone interested to try this plate? I think I should keep this to US only :slight_smile: thx

The plate fits regular i3 setup y carriage mounting hole

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I’d be interested. Need a new plate for my Frankenbot/my new I3

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@Step_Cia ​​ A friend and I are building a set of itopies right now. I would love for a chance to try this! I could throw this in the new printer or my older one. I am a high schooler near Boston.

Edit: If I wanted to get like 3 of these to whom should I go to? Thanks!

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Pls don’t waste this beauty to someone noobish -.-

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Just to be clear this is not a giveaway…, the intend is to try and pass it on to other so they can try it too and so on and so forth. I may need to come up with a rule but I’m open to any suggestion

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at least a protective charge is needed imho…

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@Step_Cia ​ Why not have an exchange system where people pass it on after like 3 weeks?

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Is it a solid chunk of PEI or PEI laminated onto something? It almost looks solid, but I thought it was almost always used as a top layer laminate.

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@Aaron_Spaulding Good point.

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It’s a very flat aluminium plate with a thin layer of PEI. The PEI is bonded in a way that it will stay stuck to the aluminium. I have crashed my nozzle several times into the Dauerdruckplatte but the PEI layer is still intact.

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Frank sells them on his site https://clever3d.de , I’ve purchased several from him and they are amazing
https://clever3d.de/

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I don’t think “layer” of PEI is appropriate to decribe the plate. Google translate gives you “impregnated” with PEI. I don’t exactly know the treatment process but there are no layer to peel here and you use them as is. It’s a solid aluminum.

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Would the seller “treat” a custom aluminum plate with this surface treatment?

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Very interesting… I wonder if this one is special, or if I just had the wrong idea of how PEI print surfaces usually work.

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Layer in the meaning of “layer of paint”. You can even do it yourself by dissolving PEI in dichlormethane and applying it to eloxated aluminium.

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Please be very careful if you want to diy yourself out of it. It doesn’t look like for the faint of heart…

Yes I know Frank from clever3d can do custom size treated plate as well

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The plates are not a bad price – interesting. FWIW the PEI sheet I got from gizmodorks and then glued to my regular (round) glass bed is working really, really well on my Kossel Mini. For PLA at least (haven’t tried ABS) it’s the dog’s whiskers – glossy surface, no glue, prints beautifully, then comes off the bed when cold without a struggle.

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There are four mainstream ways to make a PEI bed:

  1. Dissolve PEI in an insanely unpleasant solvent and deposit it directly onto a substrate like aluminum or steel (what the Germans do)
  2. Solid PEI sheet, preferably glass-filled (e.g. Ultem 2300) if you can afford it
  3. Thin (a few mil) adhesive PEI sheet, basically an improved version of Kapton tape (didja know PEI and Kapton are chemically quite similar?)
  4. Laminate a sheet (e.g. 1mm) to a substrate with something along the lines of 3M 468MP tape

The thin self-adhesive sheet is the least durable, but it’s pretty easy and cheap.