Just stick our magnet to your bed and slap the flex plate on to the magnet. Start your print like you always do and then when the bed cools (40C or less) you can pop the plate off with our convenient lift tabs and then flex the part off. You’ll love using our plates and if you want even more adhesion than the PEI offers add our EZMat to the rear of the plate for easy printing of other filaments (like ABS, ASA, or Nylon) that require higher temperatures (enclosure required for some filaments).
Maintenance Tip – Make sure to clean your bed before applying the magnet and occasionally wipe down the plate with IPA to keep the surface free of oils for best adhesion.
Smooth plates shipped after 4/2021 will NOT have a protective film on them.
Important Information
Adhesion Help – Check out our article here: EZMat/EZPei – Adhesion Tips and Tricks
ABS – You will need to use something like VisionMiner Nano Polymer to stick ABS to PEI, or use our EZMat on the other side of the plate. Smaller parts will stick but larger parts may lift without an adhesion promoter on the PEI surface
PETG/PCTG/TPU – If you are not careful with your 1st layer you can risk bonding the PETG/PCTG/TPU to the PEI surface. This will damage the surface. To prevent damage to the surface apply hairspray or PVA gluestick before printing PETG/PCTG/TPU on the PEI or EZMat surfaces
Part Removal – Make sure your plate is at close to room temp (under 30C) before removing parts. If you remove it when hot it is more likely to damage the surface.
Magnetic Base Compatibility – Using our plates with a 3rd party magnet may result in the plate warping as other brands’ magnets are not as strong as ours.
Maintain Proper Z Height – When starting a print make sure your bed is level and your nozzle is not too close to the bed (if using an ABL system check that your Z offset is correct and use the Babystepping to adjust during a print). Running the nozzle too close will damage the surface and/or embed the plastic into the sheet. Damage due to improper Z height is hard to fix and is not covered under warranty.
Cleaning – Keep the top and bottom of the plate clean as well as the magnet if you get anything on it. IPA is what is recommended to clean the plate and magnetic base. Make sure that no liquids or adhesives are on top of the magnet or bottom of the plate. If liquids are between the magnet and the plate it can damage and degrade the magnet so keep them dry and clean.
Dual Side Usage – When using the EZMat or other surface on the rear of the plate the magnetic strength will feel less than using a plate with only the PEI surface. We have tested using dual sided applications on our plates in house and they work well even with a surface on both sides. Some users have reported that on large prints having another surface on the rear can cause it to pull up from the magnet. Only apply a 2nd surface to the rear of the plate if you accept this risk.
Be sure to check your bed size. TH3D is not responsible for the wrong size ordered and/or errors in the listings. We try do our best to keep descriptions up to date but some manufacturers make changes to machines after release.
- PLA – 60C
- HTPLA – 60C
- PETG – 70-80C
- PCTG – 70-80C
- ABS – 100C
Please note that all PEI surfaces are pre-installed on the plates so you will not have to install them yourself. If you purchased the EZMat as well apply this to the side of the plate without the logo on it.
All plates and magnets are inspected to ensure full functionality to make sure they meet our standards for them. We only ship out plates that meet our QC standards.
Smooth PEI plates – These may have a non-uniform appearance under the PEI as that is the adhesive visible through the PEI sheet, this is normal. Additionally, the Smooth PEI plates may have small, cosmetic marks that do not affect functionality from manufacturing and handling.
Textured PEI plates – These may have a non-uniform color appearance as they are sprayed and the PEI is baked onto the plate, this is normal.
Textured plates will have the texture covering the print area for the machines they fit (example: CR-10 has a 310×310 bed but print area is only 300×300).
Plates will not be exchanged if they are in these specifications. Only if a plate has a defect that affects it’s functionality will be considered defective.
Why are there some variances in appearance with the plates?
They are all sprayed (textured) or applied by hand (smooth). It is impossible (even with a machine) to make every single plate identical. The information provided above is so you know what to expect from the plates
Warranty Information
3 Months Warranty - Our warranty covers any and all defects with the product. If your product fails or has problems within the warranty period you can contact our support team by using the Contact Us link.
Damage/Failure due to improper installation, improper usage, failure resulting from an issue with the machine the product is installed on, 3rd party products connected to our product, and/or modification of the product are not covered under warranty.
Return/Refund Information for Flex Plates and Magnets
Once a magnet is installed on a printer it is NON-REFUNDABLE as there is no way to remove it from the bed without damaging it.
Flex plates can only be returned if they are in like-new condition and have no signs of use on their surface.
phil.stanz (verified owner) –
I’ve printed on the default Creality Ender 3 build plate, their magnetic build plate, and a glass build plate (with blue tape, glue stick, and hairspray used for better adhesion). The exflex plate (smooth finish) is far and away the best build surface I’ve used. I just watched the best first layer I’ve ever gotten go down. I have the EZABL installed, as well as TH3D’s dual Z kit and the EZFlex build plate has made a bigger difference to my prints than those two combined! I would recommend both the EZABL and Dual Z to anyone, they both work great and are worth the $$ for sure, but the EXFlex build plate is on a whole different level! You won’t get more bang for your buck than this.
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joe (verified owner) –
wife got me 3 sets with textured flex mat and i love them they stick to the bed like glue. no more clips or hammering scrapers to get the prints off when done just lift and they pop off. another excellent product
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Ken (verified owner) –
I’ve only printed on Creality’s glass plate for quite a while now using both the side with the coating that is designed to hold the print down and the smooth glass side. My printer came with their CMagnet and I wasn’t a fan of it so I never used it. When I would print on the glass and it was a long print I would always use a raft to prevent it from falling off or having corners peel up. This wasn’t ideal because it caused the print to have a horrible surface finish. I ordered both the textured and smooth flex plates and they work great. The prints stick to the plates perfectly and the textured one leaves a great finish on the part that is touching the plate and the smooth one leaves a nice semi-gloss finish. I used the textured one during an 11-hour print with no raft without any problems. When I removed it off of the plate the bottom was perfect and there was no sign of lifting. The smooth one also works great. I printed a thin 2-hour print on that and there was also no sign of lifting. I wish I would have discovered these plates sooner they are a great addition to any 3D printer and they are working great on my CR-20 Pro. I recommend this to anyone that needs a reliable bed solution.
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Marcos A (verified owner) –
This is a great product when your glass bed is missing some pieces off the surface, in this case my tevo tornado decided to home into the bed and print with nose of hot end into the surface making almost impossible to remove without breaking glass off surface (I’ve fixed the homing issue first and got lucky there was still glass holding silicone heater). More than for the price it’s an amazing product, prints coming off bed with ease on smooth surface, and no heat. Have no cons except the metal sheet’s small tabs used to remove form magnetic sheet makes contact with tornado’s build plate bolts, so I had to bend the tabs up away with a wrench so there would be no bumps on the outer edges. Had the tabs been moved 12 to 15 mm towards the middle it would have fit perfectly. Overall a must for beds that are just glass and glued heaters attached to them.
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TinkerNotion (verified owner) –
I purchased the textured EZFlex, a sheet of EZPEI to place on the other side, and the EZFlex Magnetic Base to place on my Ender 3 Pro’s heated bed (I removed the stock magnetic base when I switched over to a glass bed). Both surfaces have been working great with PETG @ 70°C! After a print is done, I let the bed cool down to about 40-45°C, remove the sheet, give the bed a quick flex, and then use my smooth knife to slide under the print for super easy removal. The smooth knife isn’t necessary, but I generally avoid touching the build surface as much as possible.
PLA also works great on both the textured and smooth surfaces.
I attached a comparison photo of the first layer finish of the textured PEI EZFlex [left] and the Prusa textured steel sheet [right]. The finish of the EZFlex is more “cavernous/valley-like” compared to the Prusa.
I occasionally clean the sheet using some 91% isopropyl alcohol while the bed is cold.
Overall, the EZFlex plate has been a joy to use! I would prefer the bottom textured finish to be a bit smoother to run my finger across, similar to the Prusa, but it’s a minor con.
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Maxime Desouches (verified owner) –
I got my package in, installed in 5 minutes, redone a bed leveling on my Ender 5 plus, my mesh infos were closer to each other across the board.
I chose the « rough » textured surface and the first were a breeze to print.
A must have …
Highly recommended…👍
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vipergtsrrt10 (verified owner) –
i love thees build plates i have 4 of them…2 smooth and 1 textured pei plates for my cr10s s5 and 1 smooth pei for my cr10s…i will be getrting the textured plate when they are back in stock..
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Joe –
PLA, PETG and nylon stick well, if not a little PVA glue helps. The plate flexes well and returns to shape. The tabs really help removing and aligning the plate. I removed my glass bed and installed the magnetic sheet directly to the aluminum plate. When printing PLA without glue the prints get imprinted with the texture which makes them look cool and hides the extrusion lines. I’ve washed mine in warm water a few times and I haven’t seen any rust yet, just be sure to completely dry the plate before reinstalling. Works great with the EZABL.
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Paul L (verified owner) –
I really like this build plate! The stock bed was fine until I used some “Silk” PLA which stuck so solidly that chunks of the bed surface came up with the print (even with the gentlest scraper tap). The silk still sticks solidly to the new Textured PEI bed surface, but a slight flex breaks the bond without damage to either the print or the bed.
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fevergeonm (verified owner) –
I have 4 of these setups, 3 of which run 20+ hours a day printing PETG. The PEI works great, and the spring steel plate is awesome for pulling prints off. By far the best upgrade I’ve made to my setups. Highly recommend.
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Alex Lasher (verified owner) –
I got the smooth PEI to upgrade my Ender 3 Pro magnetic build surface and it is a night and day improvement. Forget glass, buy this.
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Kerwyn Dobbs (verified owner) –
WOW! I fought the good fight with my Ender 5 Plus glass bed. Endless tape and glue and cleaning up the resulting mess – what a farce. Ordered up the Textured EZ Flex2 and the change was immediate and satisfying. I was able to accurately adjust the z-offset and with the bed warmed up the adhesion is not a problem anymore. This is the single best upgrade by far. Now I can trust my adhesion and not waste filament during early to mid completion adhesion failures.
I was at wits end with the glass plate. There is still a long way to get this Ender 5 plus dialed in. But adhesion is now not a concern. Thanks for saving part of my sanity. Put down the glue sticks for PLA (keep around for PTEG) and other arcane fixes – order this upgrade.
Packaging was solid, and ship time was good.
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stevenmdetweiler (verified owner) –
This thing is amazing. I hated the surface that came with my printer. So I got a mirror. It was sooo much better. Then I got a second printer and bought this thing – and now I hate the mirror. So I want to buy another one – and it’s out of stock and I’m sad.
Seriously though – buy this thing. It’s amazing. Prints stick and my house doesn’t smell like the backstage of an 80s rock concert anymore. I love it. Please get more soon.
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Patrick Havey (verified owner) –
I print mainly in PETG. Ive done over 50 prints on this surface (smooth) and have NEVER used a scraper or blade. It still looks brand new. The PETG definitely sticks more then PLA but has always come free after allowing to cool to ~45 – 50 degrees and flexing. I’ve never felt that my print was going to hurt it when removing it. Even after canceling a print after the first layer, it would come right up with my fingernail. Other reviews and TH3D themselves recommend hairspray or glue but I have never used anything. Maybe I’m lucky, maybe its the filament, maybe my printer is set just right (82 degrees, 0.3 first layer at 32mm/s). Either way, it works great for me. If for some reason I need to buy a new one, I will be getting this again without question.
UPDATE: ~11 months later
I’ve printed hundreds of PETG prints big and small and still have never used anything sharper then my fingernail to remove the most stubborn prints. It still looks GREAT
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Alex Tri (verified owner) –
I knew it would be good coming from TH3D but man, my socks still ended up blown away. I got a full kit, magnetic base and both the smooth and textured sheet. I’ll review them here in order
Magnetic base is about what you’d expect, but that doesn’t mean it’s average either, the statement “It just works” is excellent here. It’s so mundane which is why it’s great. It seems very “Set it and forget it”. The adhesive is incredibly strong, and once applied should last a lifetime. the magnetic bond is quite strong and personally I love the pull it applies as it’s just strong enough but not so strong as to allow me to perfectly square up the sheets
As for the smooth sheet, it really leaves prints incredibly smooth. It’s hard to tell if it’s a texture difference or not, but it definitely feels smoother than even glass. Bed adhesion is stronger than normal and the finish is phenomenal.
As for the textured sheet, it is an adhesion beast. I know it is not recommended to do so and I will not recommend to do so either, But I even went as far as to print PETG with no release agent on it, and it bonded very strongly but popped straight off when flexing. Once again, this is not recommended, but goes to show how amazing it is that it can adhere strongly without over-adhering. I did not like the texture at first but it rapidly grew on me and I’m very fond of it now. I have even found that the adhesion is so great that it can allow forgiveness for a bed level that ends up too high, which is amazing if you tend to play on the safe side as I do.
As for both, the flex is quite nice. I gently flex it down, then up, then rotate it and repeat, and that pops off every single time, and then it simply snaps right back on to the build plate. I think the absolute best part however, is that the plates are of equal thickness, so if you own both, you can simply swap one for the other and never need be concerned with your level, I have done so several times and I can start the print and won’t even bother to watch the first layer, I’m that confident in it, and it hasn’t failed me yet.
Thank you Tim, and everyone else at TH3D. An amazing product that will go on every printer I get going forward.
(P.S. it might not be a bad idea to make a version of the plates for Delta printers. The magnet sheets can be cut but the plates not so much, and Delta printers don’t get as much love)
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jslillpopp (verified owner) –
I ordered one of the textured plates for my Anycubic Mega Zero 2. Peter was helping me with another issue but directed me to the 235 x 235 (Ender 3 size) and it fit perfectly. The MZ2 has a stock magnetic bed and the plate sticks solidly to it. I did my first print with it last night, and what a difference from the start! The filament adhered well and it seemed so crisp. It could have been that I installed the TH3D firmware (the other issue Peter was helping me with was related to that). The print, a Benchy, came out awesome. The next morning and the Benchy and the skirt just wisped right into my hand. I am totally sold on this printing surface! Next, I will get a smooth one, which is what I wanted but they were sold out. The cool print photo is a folding cellphone stand from Thingiverse. Thank you, Peter and Tim!
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Adam Kolp (verified owner) –
This is by far the best build surface available, I’ve tried alot of different ones out. Dont hesitate to buy.
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Donnie Boger (verified owner) –
Purchased for my Voxelab Aquila X1 because I was tired of stuff staying stuck to the glass. Follow Tim’s how to on installing the magnet to the bed and you will have no issues.
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Gaetan Foisy (verified owner) –
I bought the smooth PEI sheet two years ago and it is still going strong. I had done the math calculating how many prints I would need to get off this thing in order to save money vs just using blue painters tape. That number turned out to be 300, and I was unsure it would be able to make it that far, but I wanted to give it a shot. Two years later, it’s still going strong and the only maintenance it needs is the occasional (3x so far) sanding and cleaning with soap or acetone. Also it make first layers look fantastic.
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mcurrier79 (verified owner) –
This makes removing prints faster, easier and most importantly CLEANER. I originally bought the textrued and will be buying the smooth soon.
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Casey Swett (verified owner) –
The 310×320 fits the Sovol SV04 perfectly. I have now outfitted all of my printers with EZFlex² plates and couldn’t be happier! Prints adhere great, release amazingly and are durable.
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