It was out of mind until I got this new build plate with a fancy texture that I want to imprint on my prints.
It was out of mind until I got this new build plate with a fancy texture that I want to imprint on my prints.
This is PLA, I can’t get PETG to stick to the “PEO” bed plate.
Thanks, now I’m hungry
I tried adjusting the z offset to raise the nozzle, but it didn’t help.
My bl-touch mount broke so I’ve been doing manual bed leveling for a while. I just finished printing a 185x185mm part (half of a dactyl keyboard) and the first layer looked great from the top.
Edit: I also deleted the old bed mesh from my klipper config when the bl-touch broke
40/200 looks the same as 60/220. I can try 60/210 but I don’t think it will be any different.
It’s hot - 60 bed, 220 nozzle. I’ll try 40/200
Layer adhesion is great.
No, this pattern isn’t coming from the bed. The bed actually has a polygon pattern that I’m trying to get the plastic to pick up. Sellers on Amazon/ebay/Ali are calling it PEO, but it’s really just PEI with a fine texture that diffracts light. The pattern from the bed comes through really well on the perimeter of anything I print, but not the center.
I forgot to mention, but I also played with the extrusion multiplier (both directions) and it didn’t make a difference. I’ve also gone through the klipper docs and TeachingTech’s calibration guide, the printer is fairly well calibrated at this point.
If you need to replace a cheap nozzle after each medium-sized print with abrasive filament, then I’m thinking print quality will suffer towards the end of a larger print (like >250g, but definitely >1kg). Not having to replace nozzles mid-print makes the $70 nozzle seem like a better deal. Depending on what you print and how much you print, of course.
There aren’t any alternatives that follow the RPi’s original mission, they’re all for-profit. And I’m not sure you’ll find a more affordable board than the $15 Pi Zero 2.
I tried printing a disk with the bed at 70c and it looks better. Going to try with it even higher. This sheet has a +0.350 z offset compared to my normal PEI sheet, so that might contribute to low heat conduction.