Print failed because the layer adhesion is shit on my printer.
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Thanks, I was considering what to make for dinner, and spaghetti it shall be!
I don’t know what it is with ender build plates but they only seem to last about 30-ish prints on the PEI side for me, switched to the glass side and glue stick with moderately better results
Thanks, I’ll try this setup with a brim or a skirt.
If printing PLA, put a brine (salt solution) on your bed. PLA bonds with salt when warmed up (heated bed) and loses its bond when cooled off.
Is this legit? Or are you making a spaghetti joke? I actually can’t tell lol
Here’s a scientific paper about it. :) https://medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/oldcontent/container11343/files/bonding_pla_with_salt_water_v20160713.pdf
A brine is a much cleaner solution than the usual advices of hairspray or tape. Just be careful not to put salt on your electronics.
Thanks!
Completely off topic: I now dry all of my filament for about 10 hours in a cheap food dehydrator before I print. Print quality is 1000x better.
Scraped a 600g print for the second time (today):first failure: bed adhesion/warping
second failure: Prusaslicer overlapped support and the part. At least my hotend survived that failure.
Called it a day and moved on to a different printer for this print. Also, did I mention that I managed to kill another z-endstop on that printer today? Forgot to remove a finished print before running G28.
How does that kill the endstop?
The end stop is located on the carriage (toolmount/receiver). Moved sideways into the print and the bed adhesion was stronger than the pin of the switch.
Yeah I think you need a new build surface, friend.
How expensive are they?
As cheap as $2 from Ikea for a mirror or roughly $15 for a PEI sheet. Print surfaces are consumables like nozzles or filament.
This print bed has seen better days but doesn’t need to be replaced right now.
Btw. Using PETG on glass or Creality glass surfaces is a great way to destroy them in a timely manner.
This is very informative thanks. I’ve printed a lot of PLA on my Creality glass plate with no issues, but I recently started with PETG and it’s insane how much harder it sticks.
I learned through trial and error to only remove it while the bed is still hot, but even then it really sticks too well.
Not too bad, here it is on their website
Ender 3 ?
Ender 3 Neo
I’d say a Neo based on how the fan shroud looks
Sad storry dude. Do I see a skirt of that model and some brim leftovers on the build plate? Is that PLA? Are you using glue?
No, I didn’t use a skirt or brim. Good idea, I’ll use it next time. I’m using PETG as my filament and no, I’m not using glue.
What are your first layer settings? Temp? Speed? Line width? Etc etc.
Glue stuck my friend. All the way home.
Stick*
How do you even level an Ender? I have an elegoo neptune printer so the leveling is different. I was trying to print with an Ender and couldn’t find a good guide. All of them told me to twist the screw things at the bottom but the gap is way too large for it to be fixed that way.
Time to move the Z stop then. It’s a limit switch bolted to the left upright extrusion.
I’m late to the party but I use a WhamBam build surface on my Ender 3 V2. Absolutely a game changer. Wipe it down with high-percent isopropanol or acetone between prints and it works every time. Sticks like glue when hot and just pops off with zero effort once it cools down.
Not affiliated, just love the thing. https://www.whambamsystems.com/products/235-x-235-kit-with-pre-installed-pex-build-surface
