Textured, High Temperature. or Engineering? From looking at the plate descriptions (Shop Build Plates and Parts at Bambu Lab US | Bambu Lab US) it seems that any of the three can be used, but which one of the three offers the best adhesion while printing but also the easiest release after printing?
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I’m a new user, so I’m still figuring it out, but, at least so far, the engineering plate covered with gluestick seems to be working out alright–except for the gluestick mess that is. From what I’ve read the cool plate is to be avoided for PETG because of possible tear-out. Anyway, I have a Bambulab textured plate on order, but it didn’t occur to me until after the transaction to possibly order a high temperature plate (which are sold out anyway), so I will have no idea about the high temperature plate’s comparative suitability for PETG unless someone here comments.
I have textured Plates from 3 different manufacturers and they all perform great with PETG.
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As I already wrote in another thread from you: I’m using the engineering plate for petg. Without glue or something else - it just works.
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I love my Wham Bam PEX sheet. I use it for all my prints. Only done PLA, PETG, ABS, and TPU so far. Haven’t tried it with more exotic filaments like nylon and PC.
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Wham Bam says:
******** PETG has the tendency to bond to PEX, we highly suggest using a glue stick as a barrier when printing PETG on standard settings. For more on how to print PETG on the PEX build surface without glue, please read this guide thoroughly, adjust your slicer settings, and print this test cube in a corner to see if your PETG releases or bonds too well.
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Yeap. That is what I did. Made modifications to all the presets to adjust for the PEX plate. No problems at all with prints.
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If you would share the full list of preset modifications you made, then I would like to try it. Pooling and leveraging knowledge in this way is what a good community is all about.
Just follow the guide in the link @holmes4 posted.
I am using the textured plate and the engineering plate without gluestick. Both work great for me but I prefer the textured plate. I like the bottom surface finish and the parts pop off the build plate when the temperature drops below 30 °C.
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Apologies in advance as I am fairly new to 3D Printing, but I was seeking clarification for build plates and printing with PETG.
The included build plate with the X1C Combo is the Engineering Plate with a Cool Plate Sheet on one side. If I wanted to print with PETG, I would need to use the Engineering Plate with glue. Does this require me to remove the Cool Plate Sheet or can I just flip the build plate with the Cool Plate Sheet side down?
It’s odd that the Cool Plate Sheet says it is for PLA/PETG/ABS, but I am not getting the impression that I should use that sheet for PETG/ABS based on what I have read.
The High Temperature Plate is out-of-stock, but I am putting an order in for the textured sheet to add options for plates for different finishes.
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yes. No need to remove the sticker
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I have been using the engineering plate with PETG with no problems.
Ali Express sells the textured plate for the Bambu printers for $16.97.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804636296322.html
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@Xircon Is it any good?
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I haven’t received mine yet but others claimed is is great.
I just ordered the Wham Bam plate. I’ve been doing PETG exclusively using Hatchbox filament. I’ve had perfect results with the Bambu plates using HB black, total fail with yellow, partial fail with white. Same for the high-temp plate. Hoping for better luck with the WB.
One thing I have found that works real good even with the Wham Bam is Vision Miner Nano Polymer Adhesive put on one coat and it will last a long time.
Hey skyme! I have just received my Carbon X1 and having issues with the Bambulab PETG Basic. I’m using the stock settings. I’m curious what filament and settings you are using with such great results?
Hi!
If you are using Bambu PETG Basic, please try altering the min and max values for the cooling fan in the filament settings from 10/40 to 40/90, see my post here:
I never tried Bambu Labs Petg until now, because I am very happy with extrudr PETG. Beware: Don’t order their XPETG (it’s a matte version of PETG) - this one is a pain for me. I used PETG from extruder in fifferent colors, mostly black and white, but also light and dark grey (see photos), dark green, red, and more.
Bonus: You can print it really fast. I took the “Genereic Petg” profile as a starting point but raised max. volumetric flow from 12 to 20. Obviously, this should be done last, when you are happy with the quality of your prints. I always print on the engineering plate, without glue. Just be sure to wipe it with alcohol from time to time.
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Thank you! I will have this i mind going forward. My problem though is that my prints fail long before the fans are involved. It fails already at the extrusion calibration stage, when the fans are turned off. The filament comes of the engineering plate almost instantaneously. I have tried with and without glue (also cleaned with isopropyl alcohol). I’m new to PETG (have mostly used PLA for my needs so far). Any more help here is very appreciated. Once again, thank you for your quick reply and good advice.
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