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Y U NO PRINT RITE? (Filament "balling up" during travel, causing me pain and anguish)
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· Y U NO PRINT RITE? (Filament "balling up" during travel, causing me pain and anguish)
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Usually when the first (or 2) layers are being deployed you should be able to move your finger (or when your heated bed is on) or screwdriver over the print and it should stay on the bed.
Without moving.
The only thing wrong here I think is that the layers are not pressed enough on the bed, so they don't stick. I would not recommend to use more adhesive, although you were in the right area.
I would suggest to level your bed slightly higher. The first layer should be squashed/pressed on to that bed, not gently deployed.
Don't use too much glue on your bed, at some point it won't improve adhesion anymore, and you even have the chance the glue will clock the nozzle (although that is not the case now, lets keep it like that!)
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Thank you for your post.
Usually when the first (or 2) layers are being deployed you should be able to move your finger (or when your heated bed is on) or screwdriver over the print and it should stay on the bed.
Without moving.
The only thing wrong here I think is that the layers are not pressed enough on the bed, so they don't stick. I would not recommend to use more adhesive, although you were in the right area.
I would suggest to level your bed slightly higher. The first layer should be squashed/pressed on to that bed, not gently deployed.
Don't use too much glue on your bed, at some point it won't improve adhesion anymore, and you even have the chance the glue will clock the nozzle (although that is not the case now, lets keep it like that!)
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