HICTOP Ender 3 v2 Upgrades Flexible Build Plate PEI Steel Sheet 235x235mm Works for Ender 3/Ender 3 Pro/Ender 5 3D Printers

Ive never tried a PEI spring steel bed before. I usually use glass. This PEI sheet adheres and was as level as any of the glass beds I have used before but with the very cool added benefit of being able to flex the build plate to make my print just POP off the bed. Very cool, and very fun.

When it works its wonderful. When it doesnt... Ive tried countless permutations of bed temps and z offsets but the pei plate is just not working for me. Cant afford the unreliability. Frustrating product that I had such high hopes for.

Ive printed on practically every possible surface: glass, PEI, G10, painters tape, etc... This however is my first flexible build surface, and its awesome! As some other reviews here have noted, this build surface will leave a texture on the bottom of your prints. I personally love this. I print a lot of ornamental objects where I need a really clean, line-free top surface. Forget about ironing and other methods, they still always look 3D printed. In the past I would print such items facing down on painters tape or glass, allowing the squish to blend the lines together and give a much cleaner look. But painters tape was hit or miss for consistent surface and glass is just a paint without using hairspray or glue stick, both of which change the texture of the surface. Not a problem with this build surface, it just works and looks great. The magnet is strong enough to hold the surface but weak enough to easily remove the top portion when you need to flex a print off. The top piece is thick enough to feel solid but thin enough to allow for easily bending and releasing your printed part. Mine came with the word HICTOP on the front flap piece, and the textured surface color is slightly darker / deeper than in the pics. But it looks AWESOME on my printer and performs really well. Overall, I love this and would highly recommend it.

Being new to 3D printing, I researched several different printers before deciding on the Ender-3V2 and this base plate add-on was highly recommended. It makes for great adhesion without having to use glue or anything else.

I ordered this product because i was having trouble with my prints sticking, i am new to 3d printing, these pei sheets have worked great for me with pla and pla plus so far!

I went from not being able to get past the first layer, with the print pulling off the glass bed. I added this, re-leveled and was able to have a very successful first print!! The print and skirt came off perfect, after cooling.

Got this bed primarily for bed adhesion and it does the job perfectly but what I didnt expect to like also is that it makes it so easy to remove the prints and it actually evened out the uneven areas on my bed. Goodbye glue sticks and uneven prints.

the TL;DR on the HICTOP flexible build plate is that it is a good plate and is above average for quality. strong points: good magnetic adhesion at high temperatures & good adhesion and easy part removal even after significant use. longer read: I got this as an upgrade to a creality printer that came stock with a carborundum glass bed. hint for those upgrading a cr10 v2 / v3 .. just remove the front clips and leave the back ones to help easily align the build plate each time yu put it back on. id give the same advice for any printer that works similarly. This build plate has 2 things going for it that are better than most. 1. the magnetic sheet is good to 130c. This contrasts with most giving up their magnetism before they hit 100c. BE CARFUL if you are looking at other build plate / magnetic sheet combinations. make sure there able to work well at 110c without damage to the magnetic material. 2. The pei coating is very good and seems to hold up well to higher bed temperatures and a lot of use. i regularly print at 100/110c on the build plate without issue. Ive used the sheet works well with abs, petg, and with pla (at 60c). gives good adhesion when heated and easy release when cooled. Things to note on this build plate, ... whatever process they use to coat the service leaves a little loose/rough pei flakes on the surface that tends to come off on your first few prints, this seems not to be an issue and noticed no degradation of adhesion after the flakes came off... if you have ever spray painted primer, and felt it before you sanded it, its a bit like that. the other thing is mine is single-sided. id love for it to have been double-sided. the quality of the one said is good so, i am happy with that for the price. the magnetic sheet they supply is very good and strong even at high temps. id have no need to swap it out if I were to also get other magnetic build sheets of other materials. I dont expect any build surface to last forever but i do expect them to last a while. id defiantly buy this again when that time comes to retire it.

I love how you can obtain high-quality products like this one from China at an economical price! The manufacturer and seller, HICTOP, are mostly based in Shenzhen China but it was shipped from a US FBA warehouse so it arrived in one day with my Amazon Prime. Best of all, this magnetic build plate works perfectly with my HICTOP D3 Hero IDEX printer! Perfect adhesion when printing yet prints pop right off with a simple flex of the plate when finished printing. And then, to reinstall the flexplate on the print bed it just snaps back on via the magnet that stays permanently attached to the print bed. Highly recommended!

Works great after being lightly scrubbed with steel wool and cleaned with soapy water. Highly recommended all further cleanings to be with soapy water, dont bother with alcohol or acetone as nothing will stick well to the plate afterwards. Magnet is high quality and holds very firmly. Was easy to trim for my Voron 2.4 300mm build plate.