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ABS not sticking

Posted by Juliemac 
ABS not sticking
May 07, 2016 05:53PM
On first print, I have the extruder set to the thickness of a piece of printer paper.
The head moves to the print are and starts but its not sticking to the aluminum heated bed.
Any ideas?
Re: ABS not sticking
May 08, 2016 02:36PM
I've never used a RepRap (this is my first post here, I decided to go for building a RepRap last night), but I have some experience with Fusion3 printers, and they recommend applying a layer of Elmer's glue stick to the print surface for more reliable first layer adhesion. And it cleans up with ordinary water.
Re: ABS not sticking
May 08, 2016 08:41PM
really simple

dead level bed

tight z

105-110 degrees bed temp

set first layer to 175% if you use cura

first layer print speed 18 (in cura)

spray bed with aqua net xtra hold

holds so well it will bust glass if you're not careful
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