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- | ====== | + | ====== Tips to help your A5 prints stick! ======ย |
- | Getting prints to stick to your printing surface is often the biggest hurdle people have when starting out with 3D printing. Here are few essential points to note. | + | Getting prints to stick to your printing surface is often the biggest hurdle people have when starting out with 3D printing |
==== 1. Make sure your nozzle is levelled correctly ==== | ==== 1. Make sure your nozzle is levelled correctly ==== | ||
- | See [[a5: | + | See [[a5: |
==== 2. Keep it CLEAN ==== | ==== 2. Keep it CLEAN ==== | ||
- | Don't forget to make sure you're printing on a clean surface each and every time - wipe down once with pure water, then once with ethanol or methylated spirits (metho). Avoid acetone. This will remove all grease from the surface. | + | Don't forget to make sure you're printing on a clean surface each and every time - wipe down once with pure water, then once with ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, |
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+ | **You may need to try several prints and clean after each one to get plastic to properly stick.** | ||
==== 3. Print it SLOW ==== | ==== 3. Print it SLOW ==== | ||
Keep the speed for your first layer slow, to prevent parts being pulled off the bed. | Keep the speed for your first layer slow, to prevent parts being pulled off the bed. | ||
- | 10-15mm/s is a good starting point for the first layer speed. | + | A first layer speed of 10-12mm/s is a good starting point. |
==== 4. Let it PREHEAT ==== | ==== 4. Let it PREHEAT ==== | ||
- | The first time you print, you may want to set the print bed manually to the desired temperature (60-70C | + | The first time you print, you may want to set the print bed manually to the desired temperature (67C for pla), and wait 5 mins, in order to give the heat time to fully soak through the glass bed. |
- | ==== 5. Check the layer height ====ย | + | ==== 5. Adjust |
- | Regardless of whether you're printing with a coarse or fine layer height, you want the layer height of the initial layer to be set between 0.1mm to 0.25mm, presuming you are using a sheet of paper (~0.07mm typical thickness) | + | Regardless of whether you're printing with a coarse or fine layer height, you want the **initial |
If the print is still not sticking, try loosening all four levelling thumb screws by 1/8th of a turn, and try again. This will reduce the first layer height very slightly. Repeat this until the print starts to stick well. | If the print is still not sticking, try loosening all four levelling thumb screws by 1/8th of a turn, and try again. This will reduce the first layer height very slightly. Repeat this until the print starts to stick well. | ||
+ | You may need to use [[a5: | ||
==== 6. Turn the fan speed down ==== | ==== 6. Turn the fan speed down ==== | ||
- | In most slicers there is the option to turn down the fan speed for the first few layers that are printed. This can be something | + | In most slicers there is the option to turn down the fan speed just for the first few layers that are printed. This may be good to try if your prints |
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