Found a great PEI vendor for Delta printers (and Cartesian)

ShadowX

3 mils is too thin in my opinion. It won't be as durable as thicker material.

jmg123

How much are the shipping costs to UK?

I just bought a couple of sheets for my printers from them , $14 for two sheets, $2.50 handling charge, and $15.12 for shipping to the uk.

TwoTone

I've had a few of the thin sheets from CSHyde.

I've also just install the Gizmo sheet.
I've done a ton of vinyl decal work and the Gizmo stuff is just a royal PIA. couldn't get all the bubbles out.

With the CSHyde material you just use the soapy water method and you can easily get all the air out.

Based on my experience with both I've gotten a quote from CSHyde for thicker sheets.

Here are the prices from CSHyde- worth the extra money.
(.5mm) 36-20A-3D-D-12.25 -$40.45
(1mm) 36-40A-3D-D-12.25 -$45.05

FYI the 3 mil material worked perfectly well until my son crashed the hotend into the bed.

saffi

@TwoTone:

I've had a few of the thin sheets from CSHyde.
With the CSHyde material you just use the soapy water method and you can easily get all the air out.

I've done this method with screen protectors. It will work with the 3M adhesive backed 3mm sheets?

Should I look a recipe up on Google or just put some water in a spray bottle with a dash of Dawn dish soap?

saffi

I just clipped one of the Gizmodorks sheets without adhesive to my print bed, so I'll update this after a few prints with how I think it compares to the adhesive sheets.

sigxcpu

If you don't glue it to the bed, big ABS prints will pull it up. Been there, done that. Of course it depends on what kind of clips you have

I've used many stripes of TESA 4965 to glue it to the bed. The big advantage is that it is easy peelable at higher temperatures (removed it at 120C bed without any trace left).

Nowadays I've switched from PEI to PrintBite because it is a harder surface and its dilation coefficient is wildly different from that of the ABS, so parts simply pop-out when the bed cools to ~70-80 degrees. PEI was too sticky.

TwoTone

@saffi:

@TwoTone:

I've had a few of the thin sheets from CSHyde.
With the CSHyde material you just use the soapy water method and you can easily get all the air out.

I've done this method with screen protectors. It will work with the 3M adhesive backed 3mm sheets?

Should I look a recipe up on Google or just put some water in a spray bottle with a dash of Dawn dish soap?

Yes 1 drop of dishwashing soap in lukewarm water. Spray the glass and the sheet. I alway spray my fingers as well.

saffi

@saffi:

I just clipped one of the Gizmodorks sheets without adhesive to my print bed, so I'll update this after a few prints with how I think it compares to the adhesive sheets.

I ran about 50 prints on the non-adhesive PEI. Of course it was all in PLA, but I didn't run into issue. I'll probably get more bed clips as it seems to tilt slightly if not clipped down everywhere possible.

I'll try the soap method on the adhesive PEI and see how that turns out.

Russ Gries

ah yes, i ordered a big sheet from them for my RWG-OSD. Arrived just fine! and looks good, best part is that it already has the adhesive applied! ~Russ

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I use .8mm PEI ( from Amazon US) clipped to the bed and 100mm+ prints wobble a bit towards the end.
I'll have to glue it soon.
I guess a 3mm thick piece would not budge but you have to raise the bed temp