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sansbury
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PETG fine, but bad warping issues with PLA

I am somewhat new to 3D printing. I fell into the Gridfinity trap and have been printing up a storm of bases and bins for my shop. Initially I started out printing in PETG but have recently been trying PLA because I really like the color and appearance of the Galaxy PLA Prusament.

However, when I print larger bins (100mm+) I am starting to experience severe warping and detachment from the build plate. I have tried adding a 3mm brim and printing with the door open and closed but no matter what I am always getting edges lifting that spoil the print. I have also cleaned the smooth plate very thoroughly before each print and am using Prusa slicer with the default Prusament PLA profile (typically 0.25mm Balanced setting). 

I was under the impression that PLA was supposed to be the easiest filament but I had zero problems with PETG. 

So far I have only tried the smooth build plate. I also have a satin plate and a glue stick if either of those are recommended.

What can I try differently to get better results? 

 

This topic was modified 14 hours ago 2 times by sansbury
Posted : 02/11/2025 10:04 pm
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