ELEGOOBuilding Plate for Mars 2 and Mars 2 Pro LCD 3D Printer with Anti-Slip Hexagon Socket Screws and Sandblasted Surface, Compatible with Mars 2 and Mars 2 Pro

I purchased this to replace my build plate on my Elegoo Mars 2 because the set screws no longer held the build plate steady. It's an even swap and the dimensions are identical. It came with a new knob with the elegoo logo engraved into it. It also has a better surface than the previous build plate. My old one was one piece all aluminum and the face of the plate was the same as the rest of the construction. On this version, there is a piece of white/silver aluminum on the face of the build plate with much more textured surface area and the adhesion is great. It's almost too good! I'm having to work a little harder to free my models from the build plate now!This is literally plug in play.1. Remove the old build plate and save or discard. (mine isn' really salvageable so I had to toss it :( )2. Install the new build plate3. Level the printer4. Print!I was annoyed that I had to spend yet another $30 on this added to the long list of consumable parts on this printer (FEP, LCD), but this is actually a nice upgrade compared to the old one, and I'm regretting it less now. Glad to get back up and running without much down time!

If you are trying to print a lot of Minis or small parts having extra build plates is the way to go. Yes you can buy another printer and spend $300 or spend $30 and get a second or in my case 3rd build plate. My printer never stops now once one build is done swap the plate home and level it and good to go turn over 10 min then take you time with the completed prints washing and curing.

Used it on the original Elegoo Mars (I have the silver one) and it fit perfect. Cleaned with some IPA out of the box, leveled and it worked flawless on the first print. Adhesion is a bit stronger that the original plate. The low profile knob keeps it from lifting the cover when prints are complete. Highly recommend if you need another build plate for your original Mars.

This plate has the sandblasted aluminum surface. I honestly can not tell a difference from the stock black painted.

You get the exact same part as the original, including the logo. Comes with replacement tool as well. Couldn't ask for better!

Bought this a while back, and it looked exactly the same as the one on my system so I thought it was good. Went to put this on this morning, and discovered it doesn't slide onto the arm at all. Probably going to have to do some filing to get this to work. Hard to tell what exactly is not fitting, because they look identical by eye. Grrr..UPDATE: I managed to file down the ridge inside the hole by about two tenths of a mm, and now it fits perfectly. Looks like a machining error is all, and I'm back to printing!

Unlike the original plate that comes with Mars 2 (PRO), this one has silver surface (sandblasted aluminum) that reflects and scatters light, making prints with clear resin impossible to print directly on the build plate. Printing with supports or with gray resin is no problem. This is definitely a downgrade coming from the original build plate that shipped with the MARS 2. I might have to look for a way to coat the build plate with dark non reflective color. Hard to image nobody in development team questioned making the build plate light reflective!? Massive letdown from Elegoo.

I stuck a Wham Bam to my original plate and found that larger prints would be stronger than the magnetic force on the wham bam. I purchased this as a backup to have the original build plate again. no issues at all