The Parts a Printer Runs On
A machine is the one-off purchase. What decides whether a print survives its first layer is the surface it is standing on and how dry the filament was when it went in. These are the two things Fracktal builds for that, and they fit any printer, not only ours.
Two Problems, Solved Properly
Neither is brand-specific. PrintStick was developed on Fracktal’s own machines and holds just as well on anyone else’s, and wet filament ruins a print the same way whatever made the printer.
PrintStick™
A bed adhesive that grips while the plate is hot and releases as it cools, so a part comes off without a scraper and the plate washes clean with water. Standard for PLA, PET-G and TPU; Plus for ABS, PC and Nylon. 50+ applications a 50 ml bottle.
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MDS1 Material Dryer
Dries up to three 1 kg spools at once, 1.75 mm or 2.85 mm. Temperature and time are set per polymer, so nylon and PET-G are not dried to the same recipe. Nylon, PET-G and TPU pick up moisture from the air and print badly long before anyone suspects the filament.
Explore the MDS1 →Refills, Tips and Bulk
The applicator is refillable and the felt tip is replaceable, so the bottle is bought once and the consumable is the fluid.
Refill — 100 ml
Twice the fluid of the applicator, for a third less than buying a second one. Standard ₹799, Plus ₹1,299.
Replacement Felt Tips
Three in a pack. A tip that has been dragged across a textured PEI plate a few hundred times stops laying an even film.
Bulk Carton — 5 × 50 ml
For a lab, a makerspace or a print farm running more than one machine. Standard ₹4,999, Plus ₹7,999.
Most Adhesion Problems Are Free to Fix
- Bed adhesion, the whole guideThe five causes in the order to check them, and bed settings for all twelve materials
- My print is not sticking to the bedEight causes, ordered by how often each one is actually it
- ABS is lifting at the cornersEnclosure and bed temperature first — chemistry last
- Glue stick vs hairspray vs adhesiveIncluding the cases where a ₹40 glue stick is the better buy
Not sure which one you need?
Tell us the material and the plate you are printing on and we will tell you which formula, or that you do not need one. Half the time the answer is a Z-offset.