The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
How the hell am I meant to print the Lack Cabinet pieces? I’ve only attempted the leg brackets top so far and I haven’t even gotten an hour into one yet. In fact only one attempt got about 9 layers before the bottom left began warping, curling quite a way up. The rest don’t make it through brim printing before something catches and it al pulls up.
Its gcoded using 15mm quality profile on PrusaSlicer and black PLA.
what the hell am I doing wrong?!?! I’m wasting so much filament!!
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
It's unusual for PLA to warp so significantly, Sean. There are a few things I would recommend checking:
Sounds like a first layer adhesion issue most likely. Which printer are you using? In general:
- Make sure the PEI sheet is clean (clean with isopropyl alcohol, and occasionally acetone to rejuvenate the surface).
- Run the z height calibration and make sure your first layer has the right level of squish
- Also - a basic one (but an easy mistake to make so just in case!) - check you have definitely loaded PLA not PETG or something by accident!
Hope that helps... if it happens again attach a couple of photos - perhaps that will help us diagnose
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
@jeffrey-w3
I know!!! That’s what’s bothering me!! It most definitely is first layer adhesion, only I clean the PEI vigorously every time, I’ve done four first layer/z calibrations tonight alone and I never use PETG (my wife would murder me if there was anything close to a plastic burning smell anywhere near the house hahah).
I’ve resorted to sitting with it and pulling away any bits that’s being pulled up as I can afford the amount of filament I’m wasting!
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
*cant afford. Oops.
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
Best options I can think of to try then:
- Slow the first layer right down and up the nozzle temperature 5-10 degrees
- Try glue stick as an additional bonding layer - that isn't usually required but I guess it could help...
- Worst case - try a raft. Will use more of your filament but if that doesn't adhere to your bed then there are issues with either your filament or your build surface that tweaking won't resolve.
Best of luck
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
Clean bed with dish soap, then a few prints with alcohol, then again with dish soap. Filament change also clean with dish soap. this makes sticking a lot better. Witch small objects or big flat models, do always use dish soap.
Then do a 100% first layer calibration, this also improves sticking to bed
Set in de menu of printer 7x7 mesh calibration.
Extra and normal not needed:
Slow first layer to 10 mm,
First layer 5 or 10 hotter,
make bed hotter.
RE: The Lack Cabinet printable parts are warping
Warping could be moister in filament, try different brand. Extrude and see if filament is straight out of nozzle or if it bubbles because of moister.
With warping you could also try print hotter.