Wauter Wrote:
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> I printed PLA to unheated glass for a while while
> i was figuring out what to do for a heated bed.
> It's not a lot of fun, but you can manage if you
> want to.
>
> Degrease the glass really well before printing. I
> used rubbing alcohol for that.
>
> Print smaller objects. Big ones will warp and get
> pulled off. I used bluetack sometimes to secure an
> object if it started moving during printing.
> messy.
>
> I started to heat the glass before printing with a
> hairdryer until about 50-60 degrees, keep blowing
> during the first layer print and then turn it off.
> Don't use a fan to cool the object. That worked a
> little better, could print bigger object, but
> still a bit of warp.
>
> I found printing on preheated (hairdryer),
> degreased glass pretty similar to printing on
> degreased preheated kapton on glass.
>
> If you want nice, hassle free prints, a heated bed
> is the way to go though.
yes don't use a painters electric blower it gets too hot and the glass breaks, I know I found out the hard way when my heated bed broke down
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Experimenting in 3D in New Zealand