Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms Posts in the discussion thread "Alternative Build Platforms?" - Foamcore feels too consumable... Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:17:34 +0000 http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-512995 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-512995 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:55:06 +0000 Conrad2468 317174 Whats wrong with paper?

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-512417 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-512417 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:26:19 +0000 MaskedRetriever 301172 Also, if we can get something thinner than foamcore we get a few mm of extra build height XD

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-511178 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-511178 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:02:20 +0000 clothbot 301441 On the way into work this morning I was mulling over using stiff, rough-surfaced card as the build substrate.

If the extruded material sticks well then you might not need to print a (wasted) raft. Just soak off any paper stuck to the bottom of the model.

…Or use peel-and-stick paper applied to some other washable-material panel underneath.

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-510731 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-510731 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:00:01 +0000 MaskedRetriever 301172 That's what the RepRappers are saying— I'm finding that when the extruder is running properly you can reuse the foamcore quite a lot— a poor extruder grip can make it a lot harder to get the raft to stick…

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-510424 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-510424 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:00:34 +0000 Liz G 326329 Wood, perhaps?

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-505845 Re: Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-505845 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:43:35 +0000 Conrad2468 317174 CARDBOARD!

]]> http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974#post-505668 Alternative Build Platforms? http://makerbot.wikidot.com/forum/t-161974/alternative-build-platforms#post-505668 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:15:18 +0000 MaskedRetriever 301172 I tried using an acrylic plate I acquired by cutting up a CD case, and at first it seemed to work really well, but then as the raft cooled it curled up off the base.

Better ideas?

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