Since @Mike_Smith won’t ever post the stuff he’s doing here, I’m stuck posting it for him. These pictures may not seem all that impressive, but it’s an interesting take on applying bed materials. He’s taking his build surface, (a plate of glass) and spin-coating diluted PVA on it. This results in a very thin layer distributed very evenly across the entire surface.
What sort of speed is required? I have a kids pottery wheel. Wondering if it’s fast enough.
I wonder if we could commission a batch of tape with a PLA top surface from someone…?
Fishing! Fishing people use PVA tape!
Edit: I have no idea if it’s self adhesive. How does one fish?
HAHA Thanks @ThantiK . I have video that I didn’t get a chance to post last night.
@Mike_Creuzer the speed is around 400 RPM (just a guess) i didn’t want to spin it to fast as the glass was only being held on with tape. It took me about 4 times to get it right. Each time I made the PVA mixture thinner and thinner, about the consistency of water. I will be building a rig that will enclose the edges to keep the PVA from getting all over everything and the motor will have a POT on it so you can ramp it up slowly. I was thinking about using 3 suction cups to hold the glass on. I’ll post my progress with it as I go.
Pottery wheels look to go half that speed. I suspect it wouldn’t work well as they would be designed not to sling the clay off the table. I may try any how. The toy ones are cheap enough.