Darkmoon CFX Carbon Fiber Build Plate for Bambu Lab Printers
The Darkmoon CFX Carbon Fiber Build Plate is the flagship build plate from Darkmoon 3D. With the ability to print a wide variety of filament types without the use of glue, especially nylons (PA/PPA/PAHT) and cutting edge filaments like PPS, it is the most versatile and high quality build plate available for Bambu Lab printers.
This is NOT an "effects" sheet like you might see sold on AliExpress! The CFX Build Plate is made with REAL woven carbon fiber sheets and coated with a specialized high temperature resin formula. The carbon fiber gives the build plate incredible durability and strength to resist warping while also dispersing heat across the build plate evenly. The clear high temperature resin coating grips filaments tight when hot and releases prints quickly after the heat-bed is turned off, usually resulting in an audible "POP!" as it separates from the build plate, unaided.
The REAL Carbon Fiber sheet is affixed with high temperature adhesive to a black oxide coated spring steel sheet that has a stronger magnetic grip than standard build plates with precision manufactured flatness. The carbon fiber sheet leaves behind a subtle imprint of the woven fabric across the bottom surface of your prints.
Print with PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA as well as high end engineering filaments like PC, Nylon, PPS, and more can be printed with ease. PP and PP-CF can also be printed when using polypropylene adhesion promoters like Magigoo PP.
Beta Tester Photos
Printing Considerations
This gives a good starting point for printing various materials. Take note that some materials may require preheating the CFX build plate. This is because carbon fiber is a terrific insulator, and may need extra time to reach its final bed temperature.
These guidelines will vary greatly between filament manufacturers and printing environments. You may need to test different preheat times and temperatures, but this list is a great starting point 95% of the time.
Please read the full printing guide for the CFX plate and how to troubleshoot issues in the guide linked below.
As always, please join our Community Discord Server if you have any questions. Our community on Discord has become very active and there are dozens of members and staff ready to help you with any questions about your plate (or 3D printing in general!).
Darkmoon CFX User GuideBed Temp
Preheat
Adhesion Promoter
60-65°C
No
No
70-75°C
Always
Sometimes
Ambient
No
No
100-110°C
Sometimes
Sometimes
100-110°C
Always
Sometimes
100-110°C
Sometimes
No
100-110°C
Sometimes
No
100-120°C
No
No
70-100°C
No
Always (PP Glue)
Customer Reviews
I have only used this a few times so far since it arrived last week, tried some multiple small parts out of TPU with no glue, the plate worked fine @ 30 degrees C bed temp.
Arrived in around a 8 or 9 days to the UK
If you buy a Darkmoon plate you're not just getting a wicked nice place, you're getting support and a community to help you make sure you get everything out of that plate. Made by a small business in the USA as well. Support your local USA manufacturer of 3D printing accessories! For the CFX alone - it just works. Nylons stick like glue. Also it's just damn sexy.
Been using this carbon fiber build plate for multiple high stress prints, and it's been a solid upgrade. Prints with PAHT-CF and ASA adhere well without any warping issues, and once the plate cools, parts release cleanly without needing to pry them off but when that plate is hot, nothing will get that print off of that plate, had to learn that the hardway. The surface finish also leaves a nice flat finish.
Big thanks to Ben and Thomas for helping dial in the ASA profile—getting the settings right made all the difference.
If you're working with high-temp, engineering filaments, this build plate upgrade is a no-brainer.
We love this build plate and this company! Originally, I had bought a different build plate for my fiance for Christmas. However, I was informed that he wanted this one instead. Ben was extremely helpful with the return, getting the one we wanted, and figuring out the payment differences so that it wasn't a whole buy, refund, buy, refund extended process. The build plate works amazing and I couldn't be happier with the service I got throughout the process either! Thank you so much!
Provides great adhesion with all types of materials with zero warping.