Badly fouled print head
Hello,
I have been having problems with getting my blue Prusament PLA to adhere to my textured bed. I thought I got it, but apparently not. Last night, I left a print going before going to sleep, and this morning, I woke up to this.
I've tried prying it off with a set of pliers, and that didn't go great. I was afraid of torquing hard enough to screw with the y-axis.
How would you recommend I get this PLA off of the print head? Will I have to disassemble the printer?
Also, any thoughts on why I am having such a hard time with Prusament PLA on the textured surface? I couldn't get _anything_ to adhere to it until I sanded it a little bit. Do I need to swap for a smoother textured print plate?
Thanks!
RE:
Preheat and select next material hotter than PLA. This will soften it so you can gently pull it away.
Mk3S+,SL1S
RE: Badly fouled print head
Also, the textured sheet isn't good for PL.
For PL, it's better to use either the smooth or the satin sheet.
RE: Badly fouled print head
Thanks everyone,
Sylvia, I was able to heat it up enough to get the majority of the gunk out. That was a good idea, thanks!
Xanthe, really interesting, thanks! I wish that had been made more apparent when I picked the options. I've ordered the satin sheet, so hopefully it will arrive before too long.
I appreciate the help - this forum is great!
--Matt
RE: Badly fouled print head
I had the same ‘PLA not sticking to the textured plate’ issue when I first built my printer this past July. If you search around the forums you’ll find this is a common problem.
Before discovering this forum I bought a roll of PETG and found it to stick far better to the textured build plate. I learned how to properly clean and care for the build plate(s) in these pages and eventually got PLA to stick as well. However I did buy a satin sheet which is what I now use for PLA prints.
Search around, there’s tons of great info in these pages!
Good luck!