{"id":415,"date":"2019-11-30T14:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T22:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jedifix.com\/?p=415"},"modified":"2019-12-01T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T03:51:26","slug":"product-review-maflex-magnetic-flexible-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jedifix.com\/product-review-maflex-magnetic-flexible-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Eryone Maflex Magnetic Flexible Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maflex<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a magnetic flexible plate for the print bed on your 3D printer you are greatly missing out.\u00a0 This is one of those upgrades you don’t know how bad you need until you have and use it.<\/p>\n

I love my Robo3D R2<\/a> printer, but getting prints off the bed can be tricky.\u00a0 the build plate it came with had an amazing BuildTak<\/a> surface that has never failed to hold a print, but can also have trouble letting go of a print.\u00a0 I had a hard time removing a print one day while printing my Lemon Space Bun Covers and forgot to re-calibrate the bed before printing the next one.\u00a0 The print bed was a little too close and the print had to be forcefully removed and it pealed up the print surface while dislodging it from the bed.\u00a0 The surface was permanently attached to the print and completely destroyed.\u00a0 While looking for a replacement BuildTak<\/a> sticker I came across the Maflex Magnetic Flexible Plate<\/a>\u00a0by EryoneEryone<\/a> and decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n

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I am so glad I did.<\/p>\n

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The Maflex<\/a> is a sheet of spring steel coated on one side with a clear PEI coating (this holds the print in place).\u00a0 the dimensions of the one I ordered were 220×220 mm.\u00a0 the are actually 2 tabs about 20mm wide that stick out about 5mm from one side of the plate.\u00a0 There is also a sheet of magnet material 220×220 mm with adhesive on one side.\u00a0 You take the backing of the magnet’s adhesive and stick it to your build plate.\u00a0 Once the magnet is on the steal sheet will hold tight to that and the little tabs will help you easily pop it off the build plate.<\/p>\n

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If the print does not let go when you remove the build plate you just give the plate a slight flex and most prints pop right off.\u00a0 In fact, most prints can be popped off by hand without even taking the plate off the bed.<\/p>\n

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Before using the *** I would have to design everything I was going to print with a chamfer\u00a0 of at least 1-2mm on the face touching the build plate so I could get leverage to use a spatula<\/a> of some kind to pry the print off, this is far more convenient.<\/p>\n

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Some key points I learned<\/h3>\n