Switched to PETG from PLA and things went wonky
I switched to PETG after having PLA working well. Worked at first then stopped doing it prints well at all. I've reset the Z Level but it still fails at some point in the print. I recently added a Prusa Blue PETG and it's still doing this. Just added a Frog to print and it got so far and then started moving the print. A very sad thing to see happen when we want to continue printing things that are fun and helpful in what I am doing. Any help would be wonderful. Obviously, I'm not sure how to keep the print from moving. Different than PLA from what I understanding of things. Let me know what I'm missing, please. Still new at this. Started in July.
Best Answer by FoxRun3D:
Usually PETG isn't hard to print. As @diem suggested, give the steel sheet a good cleaning with lots of hot water and additives-free dish washing soap. Get Live Z right. With those two steps you should get good adhesion. PETG likes to stick to itself (in fact, to just about anything), so I take extra care to make sure my nozzle is squeaky clean and I don't have anything stuck to the heater block that PETG might find attractive. I found the Generic PETG profile to work pretty well with most filament brands. Good luck!
i can see marks on the print sheet. Try a thorough clean and see if adhesion improves.
Cheerio.
Will do
Yes, I can do that! Thank you. I've got a new sheet coming as well because I feel this one has been abused too much. Learning has its hardships. Cleaning the nozzle and more will help too.
Usually PETG isn't hard to print. As @diem suggested, give the steel sheet a good cleaning with lots of hot water and additives-free dish washing soap. Get Live Z right. With those two steps you should get good adhesion. PETG likes to stick to itself (in fact, to just about anything), so I take extra care to make sure my nozzle is squeaky clean and I don't have anything stuck to the heater block that PETG might find attractive. I found the Generic PETG profile to work pretty well with most filament brands. Good luck!
Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- until all hell broke loose with the forum software...
Good advice!
Cool! Thanks! Will do that. Thanks for the extra pieces of how to do it. When I get time, later today, I'll get this clean and see where it goes from there. Would like to have some of the things I am printing get finished! Done some security camera pieces and have one part left!
Thanks again to both of you!
I was able to use your advice and get things moving again. I did one on PETG and plenty on PLA in printing since I got it working again. Test type of pieces, but good ones! Honest thank you for everything!
