MakerBot Replicator User Manual page 16

sEtting up thE MakErbOt rEpLiCatOr
3 appLy bLuE tapE tO thE buiLd pLatE
3a. Remove the build plate and one sheet
of blue tape from the accessory tray.
3b. Peel back about an inch of the tape's
backing and orient the tape so that it covers
the entire build plate.
3c. Press the exposed tape along one edge
of the build plate. Continue to pull away the
tape's backing and smooth the tape down
until the build plate is completely covered.
3d. Slide the build plate into the slots on the
build platform.
note: The blue masking tape used by house painters makes a great surface on which
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to print objects in PLA. You can find additional build plate-sized sheets of blue tape at
makerbot.com/store or get rolls of blue tape from any hardware store.
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