Creality Ender-3 Textured PEI Steel Bed, Upgrade 3D Printer Removable Build Surface Platform, 235x235mm (Black)

So far nothing has come loose and everything pops right off. so much better than using the glass.

I have used the plastic one that came on my printer, did not take long for that one to melt in spots. I have used the glass top, nice, but it never seems to really come clean and it can be very difficult to remove prints. This one has been great so far. Prints hold and then are easy to release. Great upgrade.

This textured bed works great as long as you dont want to switch back and forth between bed types. The adhesive was pretty easy to put on. It took be a couple of tries but it was not hard to reposition. Its stuck firmly now however so there wont be any removing of the magnetic plate, at least not easily. The textured plate is easy to get on and off and not particularly hard to line up. So far the prints are sticking to the bed well but come off without much fuss. The one issue I may have with it is that I am no longer able to use the glass bed at all. With the magnetic piece on the holding clips will not fit the bed anymore and I havent seen any that will. (with some searching Im sure I can find a fix for the issue. I havent put much effort into it. It was just something I noticed and wanted to mention)

This build plate is an ender brand plate. Its coated only on one side where some other brands are PEI coated on both sides. I like the two sided coating in other brands since its essentially two plates. The steel side of this sheet has little appeal to me. Adhesion is good but it does leave a texture on the surface of the item. The ender glass plate leaves a beautiful smooth surface but is much harder to get good first layer adhesion. Ive had some issues getting thin layers off of this plate. Its really only an issue if you have to cancel a print right away or use rafts. I find that printing thicker rafts or printing a couple of layers on top of the stuck item is all it takes to build it up enough to peel off. Dont try to scrape with that little putty knife Ender includes.

I chose this textured PEI sheet to use with my Ender 3 V2. Ive previously tried several different types of build plates on my Ender 3V2 including glass, spring steel, and smooth PEI. Upon opening the box i was surprised to find that this was actually a Creality branded product. Inside the box it came with the build plate itself which is one side Textured PEI, on the other side steel. Additionally a 3m sheet that is one side adhesive and one side magnet for mounting the build plate. I already had a magnet on my printer so i just went ahead and placed the pei sheet on my existing one. I releveled my printer than started to print immediately. I did several small prints and each print stuck to the build plate. Some of them stuck a little too well and took a bit of effort to remove. I did 4 prints, no cleaning in between each print, except to remove left over pla, and overall had no issues with prints sticking. Of my experience with different build plates, i prefer a smooth pei sheet as my prints would stick to those but not to the point where it takes much effort to remove. I was also a bit disappointed that the other side wasn’t a smooth pei instead of steel.

simple Bed Upgrade to provide you with a textured surface to allow for better adhesion. Once you are done printing the surface lifts off and flexes to allow for easy part removal. One issue I had was that it didnt index back on very well, so it would be crooked. While this didnt effect printing, it did bother me

During the pandemic, I decided I would contribute my 3d printing capabilities towards producing PPE. (Just like so many other makers) However, one complaint I had, was the fact that the default magnetic bed that the Ender 3 came with, was a little less durable than Id have liked (Ive had to replace it 3x in the last 2 years). I looked around, quite often, for a Creality branded build plate, similar to the flex plates that other, more expensive, printers had. Eventually, I purchased a second printer, that came with a steel plate.. and its now my primary printer. When I saw this appear as a recommendation, I decided to give it a shot.... needless to say, I wish I would have just had the patience to wait. It works amazingly well, and so long as you know how to use it, it will last much longer than the default bed that comes with the Ender 3 Pro, AND it shouldnt warp. Obviously, Ive not had it long enough to test the warping, but right now, Im holding a level true across several dozen prints... so Im happy with this.

Im a newbie to the digital printing hobby. Sometimes I dont even know what my problem is or what questions I should be asking. But one thing is clear: getting the 3D printed object to release cleanly is paramount, matched by the need to have it initially stick to the plate. Two opposite traits needed from the same surface. This plate does a good job with both, if you use PLA or PETG. Its a great and, might I add, a necessary upgrade. This is the plate that should come with the unit.

This print surface has fantastic adhesion qualities. It’s been wonderful for my silk PLA and even some PETG prints I’ve done on it. However, I did a large 25+ hour print on it with a matte PLA and the filament fused to the surface. Flexing didn’t help to remove it. Freezing didn’t help. Freezing and flexing didn’t help. Eventually, the print (literally) broke off leaving much of the first few layers on the PEI sheet. I haven’t used it since because I can’t figure out how to clean the stick-on filament off. Plus the long print that was ruined is really frustrating. But again, the surface has been really incredible up until this happened.

The benefits of the original textured print bed that came with your printer, but with the added bonus of being easily removed thanks to the magnetic steel sheet its on. Great quality, and the magnetic sticker is nice and thick so its easy to apply without bubbles or whatever like you see on cheaper mag print beds.