Print beds with that finish are pretty common. Although that surface is for PLA only as far as I know and I destroyed one of those films by printing TPU on it.
I personally prefer textured PEI over the cool looking films as it’s more reliable and works with more materials. And I print a lot of ABS, so a PLA only bed doesn’t help me that much.
Mine is dual sided. It has both the texture and the pattern. I do both. i wait until one stops being sticky and i flip it. and then when that gets less sticky i wash it with dawn dish soap and start again.
Not intentional just a happy accident. I like dark greys and that was the only dark grey mat i could find when i was searching at the time.
I removed the black carbon fiber imitation film from mine after the TPU incident…
The steel plate now sits closer to the magnet so it sticks to it a little better now.
And I woke up to spaghetti, so I have to wash the build plate, and check the CR-Touch that’s failing occasionally.
I would get that notification on my bl touch when it was being hindered by a small fragment of pla. I ended up replacing the small plastic probe since they gave me an extra
Just cleaned the spaghetti mess and checked the connections for the CR-Touch. I hope it helps…
I’m using the Crapality version of the BL-Touch which uses a metal probe that’s not replaceable. So I checked the connections and made sure that the pin can move freely. I hope that nothing is trapped in there where I can’t see without removing the bed probe but I guess that I know what to do next if it fails again…
I just ran a SCREWS_TILT_CALCULATE and a BED_MESH_CALIBRATE successfully, but it was an intermittent problem to begin with so I’m hoping this fixes it.
The PEO is textured so stuff adhere like normal, but the plates that are rainbow/colored are super smooth to the touch, so they are a bit more difficult to get to wtick. Because the effects are micro texture on the plate, if you put glue or goo, you’ll loose most of the effect …
I like mines, but I don’t use them unless I really want a special effect (and try to stick with the PEO/gigger textures)
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@Hamspiced I tried out your case with the probe I got from you at Defcon. I got it on there, but it was a super tight fit and I had to sand down the edges of the case a bit. I don’t really plan on taking it out though so it works for me 
The probes have some small edges that may need filed. This is how they got panelized so you can always shave a bit off the probe safely.
I personally love the case as it makes it a bit easier to get easy reads on chips and cards now.
Printer calibration also affects how things fit. I personally use the Orca flow and pressure advance calibration, and then the Califlower.
Apparently there’s a newer version that uses a web based calculator insted of an excel spreadsheet here:
I saw this stupid advertisement for this weird ring thing and I thought man that could be 3D printed.. possibly with an embedded NFC transponder inside.
Sadly I do not have anywhere near the skill required to design such a thing for printing. If anyone is bored???
Have been printing this cool D&D dice/tracking box for the past 2 weeks. I do not play myself but it is intended as a birthday present for a friend.
I came across this little toy that I hope will print well in my meticulously calibrated printer:
And I also what to print this but don’t have the time right now:
@pac I can’t believe how simple but clever this idea is! Got a few ideas myself now 
Someone should make a version of this that fits the guts of a ACR122U (and a Orange Pi Zero 2W running @StarGate01 ‘s CTAP Bridge for extra points 
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My daughter, who works with children in a social service worker type of setting, has me printing these damn labubus for the kids she visits 
honestly, if these make the children’s day a little better, then this is one of the only circumstances that I approve of these ugly things
I agree. They are ugly and make no sense, but if it makes a child smile, I’ll make a dozen or two now and then for sure.
I also spend a bit of time making items for the school that my wife works at - whether it be helping a student out by printing out a model that takes longer than they are allowed to use the single printer their school has - like printing 1ft tall Overwatch characters for some of the kids to paint in art class, etc. or printing the few dozen parts required to build the “functional” ironman mask for a kid’s dive into working with arduinos and servos.
I also printed this prototype photo booth for the school to use for dances and similar activities. I’m working on a more study design that breaks down more easily for transport next.
