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Green Printbed Alternatives

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Green Printbed Alternatives
October 30, 2013 11:21PM

I've been using PET and Kapton to coat my printbed, as well as using hairspray to improve adhesion. This all ends up in the trash, and I was wondering if there are any eco-friendly alternatives. I've thought about sanded glass, would that be any good?

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Dust

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
October 31, 2013 12:49AM

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Your printing with ABS, a nasty petrochemical by product and your worried about this?, enough said?

Some people are having great success printing directly on glass. No chemicals, no tapes, no sanding.

I print PLA, renewable corn starch derivative, directly on warm glass also.

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Anonymous User

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
October 31, 2013 01:19AM

For every pound of PLA produced, a gallon of gas gets burned. Do you think tractors run on rainbows and puppy dog smiles?

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Dust

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
October 31, 2013 04:47AM

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Well this statement of Bs. proves your not at all serious with your question.

Continue ravaging the planet citizen.

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ddseeker

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
October 31, 2013 08:58AM

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"Continue ravaging the planet citizen." - Dust

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Anonymous User

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
October 31, 2013 09:04AM

Pla takes gas, water, land, and fertilizer. It's not really better for the planet. Read a book Captain Planet.

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Anonymous User

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
November 01, 2013 03:08PM

Lemon juice on glass?

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Anonymous User

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
November 01, 2013 07:54PM

Would citrus acid work on thermoplastics?

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nechaus

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
November 01, 2013 08:21PM

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Captain!

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iquizzle

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
November 03, 2013 01:15PM

Registered: 10 years ago
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____________ takes gas, water, land, and fertilizer.

Fill in the blank with anything renewable. Not really sure what you're looking for...as there are varying degrees of "green". Perhaps you should make a print bed using manna from heaven. smoking smiley

The only truly green alternative is to use something that will last forever without producing waste. Printing directly to glass is probably one of the few things that won't degrade.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2013 01:19PM by iquizzle.

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aduy

Re: Green Printbed Alternatives
November 03, 2013 10:03PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 544

what would be green for me at least is being able to shred plastics that are use for packaging and make that into filament. I could probably get about 1kg of pet per week just doing that.