#Temporary Solution???

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flint dew
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Hey, I’m really eager to print as I just got a 3d printer a few days ago. But since I am an actual idiot that decided to use acetone on my printing surface, the surface won’t adhere anymore. So I was wondering while I wait for my replacement, are there any things I can use at home as a temporary bed sheet over the glass?

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Ender 3 v2

tardy oasis
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these little office thingies

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like two on each edge of the mirror tile and you'll be good

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as a permanent solution I definitely recommend the magnet plate with the steel flex plate

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there are various brands out there, I prefer Wham Bam because their magnet pad is higher quality and their adhesive is higher quality. It does make the price higher, but I figure if i have to buy two cheap chineseum ones to get one that works, then that pays for getting a Wham Bam once and doing it right

flint dew
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Thanks, are there any household items you think i could possibly find and use?

tardy oasis
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I have seen many cheap chinese magnet pads fall off the bed, or crumble into dust, or lose their magnetism... I just don't want to mess with it

tardy oasis
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also I donno what the default bed on that printer is like, is it a coated glass thing or something else

flint dew
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Is it okay to print directly on the glass of it

tardy oasis
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yeah if you're printing on bare glass that's where gluestonks is actually a decent idea

flint dew
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yeah but i just don’t know about getting the glue off

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what’s the best way to remove it from the glass?

tardy oasis
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what, taking the gluestonks off the glass?

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wet a washcloth in dishsoapy water and wipe the bed
and then follow up with a cleanwater washcloth

flint dew
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Hmm what’s the best thing to do for this small divot?

tardy oasis
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a gouge in your glass?

flint dew
tardy oasis
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oh that doesn't really look bad enough to matter

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if it does turn out to matter...

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when I pulled a big huge gouge out of my glass bed by using hairspray instead of gluestonks

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I measured it and made a bed sticker image to put in the slicer, so I could plate around the gouge

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and I got away with that until I could get the Wham Bam

flint dew
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this good?

tardy oasis
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👍

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just as thin and smooth a coat as you can manage

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if it's all blobby you can scrape it around with an expired credit card or somethin

flint dew
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So how much resistance do I want for the z offset, like so i can barely move the paper?

tardy oasis
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you want it to where you can feel the drag on the paper, but you can still push it back under without it crinkling

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do the paper part before the gluestonks part

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or it won't work very well at all