Leveling and Blue Tape

Hello,

Do I need to put blue tape (I'm going to use PLA) on the bed before leveling? Or after? Sorry if my question is too naive, I have not seen a printer in action yet. Before makes more sense to me.

Before (so put the tape on then level) seems sensible to me though I've never used tape. But you want to level against the surface you are going to print on.

Unless that surface is very flat, like glass. Some people swap pieces of glass from one print to the next to save time. As long as each piece is the same thickness it works.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2016 04:38PM by DjDemonD.

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Simon Khoury

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Thank you!

Tape is great if you absolutely need the part to stick but a bitch to remove (actually dangerous). I like glass and Elmers purple glue stick. Once cool part pops right off. Cleans off with water. Needs to be removed and reapplied every few prints.