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Scotch Blue = Tesa Precision Outdoor

Posted on June 28, 2014June 28, 2014 by Ianmcmill

“Get some Scotch Blue” they say. “Scotch Blue is the best for getting PLA to stick to the printer bed” they say…

Sadly I don’t live in the greatest country in the world so there is no Scotch Blue in my local hardware store. But there is Tesa. And Tesa wouldn’t be Tesa if they wouldn’t offer adhesive tape.

So ‘blue’ I thought over and over again as I wandered the endless shelfs of the men’s boutique also known as ‘local hardware store’ which is just like what a shoe store is for women. And I found what I wanted to find. Blue painters tape. Made by Tesa. Named ‘Precision Outdoor‘. Precision = perfect. Outdoor = even more perfect. So I can finally print in the woods. Enough of the pun. No Pun intended.

The tape is 6.50€ for 25m. That’s ‘OK’.
So I applied that stuff to the printer bed, finished my first print and hell….this stuff is good. The PLA stuck to the tape like the devil to the poor soul. It nearly felt like the whole thing was CA-glued to the bed. Maybe a bit too much but I don’t have to heat up my printer bed which also reduces overall printing time.

Sticks to PLA like the devil to the soul.
Sticks to PLA like the devil to the soul.

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Do it! :

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2 thoughts on “Scotch Blue = Tesa Precision Outdoor”

  1. Ivan says:
    September 11, 2016 at 2:46 am

    This info is EXACTLY what I was looking for.
    Thanks!!!

    Reply
  2. Joseph says:
    January 16, 2021 at 10:35 am

    Thanks man – I also tried to find this *#@!** Tape but as I also don’t live in the best country in the world I also went for the Tesa blue tape. It sticks pretty good. 🙂

    Reply

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