I gave up on a cold bed fast. No matter what I tried there was always some level of lift. Either the Tape would lift from the bed or the part would lift from the tape. Even when I went to a heated bed I would have issues from time to time with kapton and acetone or ABS slurry on the kapton. The PEI made all of that go away. I really like the PEI for the ability to just set a temp, wipe and go. Same process for PLA and ABS. Just set a different temp. There are so many things to keep calibrated properly and other issues that creep up. Not having to worry about bed adhesion at all is just really nice.
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