z leveling height
z leveling height
Hi , im new to 3d printing and already enjoying the experience, my question is whats the recommended z height . Im getting a bad first layer , is not adhering .
Re: z leveling height
welcome! i get a great first layer with the first layer height set at 100% and the gap set to .005"-.006" with a feeler guage.
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ok , cool, thank you very much , ill have to buy some feeler gauges . I had a very good first print just right out of the box, but once i tried to level the bed i started to have bad adhesion on the first layer, it seemed to be printing too far from the bed.
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Yes as the lines of filament go down the edges should just touch each other without squishing it together or pushing plastic around. A .006" should be real close
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Yeah , basically it was pushing filament around , instead of adhering to the bed . Also i was using the bare glass, do you recommend using blue tape instead ?
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You may not even have a layer height problem; you have to get it to stick before you can tell that.
People like different bed preps. There's a lot of love for hair spray. I used it for a while, but it's a bit of a process unless you can find it in a non-aerosol form. I find glue stick to be faster and more convenient to apply. You can also use blue tape, but your z-height will then change.
People like different bed preps. There's a lot of love for hair spray. I used it for a while, but it's a bit of a process unless you can find it in a non-aerosol form. I find glue stick to be faster and more convenient to apply. You can also use blue tape, but your z-height will then change.
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Did a test print early morning of a calibration box after leveling it , muchhh better , still had a little trouble with the first layer adhering to the bed , but i think if use blue tape or aquanet it will help solve that problem.
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So if i use glue stick( elmers ?) do i have to heat the bed?
People like different bed preps. There's a lot of love for hair spray. I used it for a while, but it's a bit of a process unless you can find it in a non-aerosol form. I find glue stick to be faster and more convenient to apply. You can also use blue tape, but your z-height will then change.[/quote]
People like different bed preps. There's a lot of love for hair spray. I used it for a while, but it's a bit of a process unless you can find it in a non-aerosol form. I find glue stick to be faster and more convenient to apply. You can also use blue tape, but your z-height will then change.[/quote]
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PLA is always 60C except when using blue tape; then, heating is optional.
Elmer's disappearing purple washable glue stick is what I use and recommend, in the fat tubes. Apply a thin layer cold. You can wipe it down with a damp paper towel if it is too thick (can be hard to remove large flat bottomed prints). No muss no fuss.
Elmer's disappearing purple washable glue stick is what I use and recommend, in the fat tubes. Apply a thin layer cold. You can wipe it down with a damp paper towel if it is too thick (can be hard to remove large flat bottomed prints). No muss no fuss.
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ok thank you very much 