CryoGrip Pro Glacier 257x257mm Panda Build Plate for Bambu-Lab P1S/P1P/P2S/X1C/X1E/A1 3D Printer Double Sided Upgrade Build Plate Removable Surface Platform

After using this build plate almost exclusively for over 2 weeks, here are my honest impressions of the product. Simply put, it sticks really well and releases when you need it to. I attempted to run it through a gauntlet of different brands of filament and I couldn’t find one that did not stick well to this build plate. I print a lot of articulated dragons with Silk PLA and with certain build plates, I will have adhesion problems at times. As a person who hates using glue on my build plates, it was a very welcome sight to see that glue is not required on this particular one. Unboxing and Initial Impression Packaging is very straightforward in a cardboard box, inside you will find an information sheet comparing the Frostbite and Glacier build plates that are offered in the CryoGrip series. You will also find a sticker sheet that has the AR code stickers to affix on the build plate for the X1 Carbon to read the proper build plate settings in the slicer. The build plate does have a slightly textured surface but it feels smooth to the touch and feels high quality. The easiest way to describe the texture of this build plate is that it sits right between the Smooth plate and Textured PEI plate that Bambu Lab offers. It also features an enlarged heat-isolating handle on the front with holes to facilitate quick cooling and make the build plate a lot easier to remove from the printer. The information sheet also outlines the settings needed to properly use the build plate. I initially set my slicer to run 5º C cooler but then I increased it to 10º C cooler with no problems. This build plate can also work with all filaments that have a nozzle temperature below 300º C so most engineering filaments will be compatible with this build plate. But where it shines is with PLA and PETG. The Frostbite version is even better at cold printing adhesion than this one with PLA and PETG. The gauntlet test I tested this build plate with numerous filaments. My printer is a Bambu Lab P1S and below is a list of what filaments I used. * Bambu Lab PLA Basic * Bambu Lab PLA Matte * Bambu Lab PLA Metal * Bambu Lab PLA Marble * Bambu Lab PLA Galaxy * Bambu Lab PETG HF * Bambu Lab ABS * Anycubic Silk PLA Dual and Tri-Color * SUNLU Silk Rainbow PLA+ * Eryone Silk Tri-Color PLA * Flashforge Color Changeable PLA * Elegoo Silk PLA * Polymaker ABS As far as performance goes printing numerous articulating dragons and the Midgard Serpent pictured above, the silk PLAs from the different manufacturers did not have any adhesion problems as long as you go with the recommended speed for the initial layer. I did adjust the settings in the slicer to utilize the new Bambu Cool Plate Super tack although the information sheet recommends the Cool Plate settings. I also adjusted the temperature manually to be 5-10º cooler because the information sheet recommends 45-55º C for PLA and 60-75º C for PETG and the recommended manufacturer temps for the ABS. As time progresses I will try other filaments like PA, TPU, and ASA. I would also like to mention that for the 2 weeks I was testing, the build plate was not cleaned at all which is a testament to the stickiness of this build plate. BiQU recommends soap & water for cleanup or even alcohol if you are printing PETG. With that being said, the build plate is so sticky that it can withstand an overnight power outage and resume in the morning with no problems on a cold PNW night. I am quite happy with that indeed. Energy savings with this build plate is going to be significant if you are running a printer farm and running everything 5-10º cooler as a whole. I did not test my particular energy savings on a meter but I am sure it will add up over time. Final Thoughts What can I say, BiQU did a great job with this plate and only time will tell if it is just as durable as the Bambu Lab build plates. If you keep it clean, it should stay very sticky and last a while in a heavy printing environment. My printers stayed running 24 hours a day for 2 weeks straight so it was thoroughly run through its paces. I like the overall texture as it leaves a very smooth finish on my builds and not too shiny. With all of my prints both large and small, I only encountered one problem with adhesion and its because I was printing with ABS and left the top of the printer open accidentally so it was a little too cool in the chamber and the large print warped and came off in one corner. Other than that no problems with adhesion. I give this product 5 stars for quality, performance, and value.

This is probably the best plate you can buy for your 3D printer. Unless you're looking to have a nice pattern on the bottom of your prints, stop here, buy this, and thank yourself. I have not had a single print fail (due to adhesion) since switching. It fits just like the standard plates, and just... works. Very easy to get the prints off as well (though they don't just fall off, they do like to stick, but bending the plate will get things off pretty easily). I would highly recommend this plate for anyone having any issues with adhesion. 45 degree bed temp set, and just click "print" and walk away. No more checking the base layers, no more scrub daddy on your plate every couple prints. I do wipe mine down with a microfiber cloth between prints, but that's just me. You probably don't need that.

Worth every penny for elegoo centauri carbon, stock plates have a lot of adhesion issues. This plate works flawlessly and sometimes can have too much adhesion, which isn’t a bad thing as long as you use a scraper properly to lift the print off without digging into the plate. Hit it with some alcohol and you’re good to go. One note is that these plates are slightly smaller then the original plates, but it doesn’t really matter if you aren’t printing from corner to corner.

FINALLY a product that deserves 5 stars. This build plate is the GOAT for ASA. I was having adherence issues with the stock PEI plate and glue for my P2S. This plate fixed everything. If youre printing engineering filament buy this now and save yourself a headache. Check my photos. This is a 12 hour ASA print with no glue. It printed great and came off easier than the stock textured plate. At $25 you cannot go wrong. I would have paid double that.

UPDATE: Original review as-written below, but I had to drop this down almost immediately, as my latest print job finished. The surface material didn't survive. The material pulled up in multiple spots after only two print jobs. Dropping to one star. Does not hold onto polyamide as claimed, cannot handle the strain of the printed part cooling. Not suitable for engineering materials whatsoever. Black spots in picture are areas where the surface has ripped away, leaving bare steel exposed. One more print on this plate will have the entire surface tearing off. Original review: As far as third-party print beds go, this one is pretty good. I stick mostly to engineering filaments, so finding a third-party print bed that will work without falling apart is difficult. Even the factory Prusa PEI beds (both powder-coated and smooth sheets - I've gone through multiple of each) don't last long when dealing with nylons (PA6, PA12, and old Taulman3D blends) - the nylon sticks hard even with glue stick, and rips the PEI sheet apart. This BIQU sheet appears to handle the shear strain really well, but it's with a catch: it does not stick to PA at all. The surface coating is stated to adhere to PA, but it has zero adhesion whatsoever. What the nylon actually grabs, is the surface texture. When the nylon is freshly-melted, it flows into the texture and lays down a nice bead. However, as soon as it cools down to bed temperature (even as high as 110ºC) and shrinks, it lets go and raises into the air. This problem is specific to nylon so far, as I have no tested PP (PPA/PPS) yet to see if they stick to this bed material. On the plus side, this bed material does stick well to other things that do stick to nylon! Good old PVA glue (glue stick) really grabs the build surface well, and provides a good adhesive layer for the PA. The plate texture also provides a nice visual break for the print surface imperfections that can be transferred into the print by the streaks of glue stick. There is still shrink and warp, so the print may still lift, but it will stick down for the full strength of the glue itself. This will create a massive shear force in the build surface, as the glue transfers nearly all of that shrinking force into the plate surface. Normally, this absolutely tears apart PEI quite rapidly. However, this surface appears to be really durable, showing no damage where strain has the highest concentration. When it comes to some filaments, that's the most you can ask for (print lift and warp can be mitigated by chamber heat, but shrink strain will always occur regardless). Given that I've seen expensive build plates get absolutely destroyed, I'm going to give this one really high marks for durability. However, I do need to take some points away for a couple things: The plate is really thin. A lot of the cost-savings is in the steel sheet, and it's about as thin as one can make while still having enough mass to hold down by the bed magnets. With the PA adhesion issue, dialing in the Z offset was a total pain as well. This isn't a print bed for the inexperienced. It'll do the job, and hold up to impressive amounts of abuse, but calibrating the printer to it and figuring out the bed prep required for a given material can be arduous. They do say you can clean this particular bed with IPA (Glacier surface), but in the littler product insert, it says only the handle can be cleaned with IPA, while the bed surface can only be cleaned with 'soap and water'. I'm not sure the surface is getting clean enough with good ol' Dawn dish soap, and I have not yet had the opportunity to run it through the dishwasher for some stronger surfactant action. Perhaps a different detergent will provide better results, or maybe it'll just destroy the whole thing, who knows? The manufacturer doesn't provide any clarity on this, so Buyer Beware. EDIT: Removed recommendation.