3d Printing on Blue Tape:

[last updated: 2019-12-15]
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from: (link to:) desiquintans.com
• Use 3M 2090, Not 3M 2097
• apply tape in rows diagonal to edges of the bed
• tape strip edges should touch if possible, but gaps are better than overlap.
• first layer adhesion problems:
  disable cooling fan for first layer
  first layer nozzle at +10C
  first layer bed at +10C
  first layer print speed slow
  (last resort) scrub release agent off tape
• in general: first layer bed temperature at glass transition
  subsequent layers 10-20C colder
  bed temperature can be significantly hotter than printing without blue tape
• adhesion can be too good, especially if you've cleaned with IPA or scrubbed off the tape release agent
• After a print has been removed from the bed, it can happen that the blue tape will be puckered and bubbled. Heat the bed and smooth out the bubbles with a wide putty knife.

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