I attempted using Bambu Lab ASA filament on my X1 Carbon. The same print has failed twice. Seems to me the base prints and then the base stops adhering to the textured PEI plate and I end up with spaghetti. See first photo. Anything special I need to do with ASA filament? This same print worked with PLA (2nd photo). The AMS recognized the ASA filament, and I selected the ASA with the object.
A little more background about why I’m trying ASA. This print is a handle that replaces a broken handle (object on right of 2nd photo) on a Bosch steamer. They want over $150 USD. It’s out of stock as well. I designed and printed a replacement. Not surprising, the PLA print deformed because of the heat of the steamer. I’m trying ASA because it’s supposed to have a higher melting temperature.
Use a Brim of at least 10-15 lines & make sure your plate is clean.
I don’t have an X1, I print ASA on my SV06 mostly, I turn off the cooling fan.
I printed maybe a dozen models on the A1 Mini with ASA, but I had to use glue.
What kind of plate do you use? I’m using a textured PEI plate. Glue doesn’t seem to be recommended for that. Is there a plate better suited to ASA filament? I’m kinda new to 3d printing. Thanks.
The key to getting ASA to stick to the build plate is cleaning it. I can’t stress this enough. Dish soap and hot water. Really give it a good scrub. Pad it dry with a new paper towel. Don’t touch the build plate in the build area as your fingerprints will cause adhesion problems.
welp I have the exact opposite issue, ASA sticks way too well to the PEI plate lol.
Here’s an export of a cube with my print profiles for ASA, maybe they’ll help a bit: Cube.3mf (23.1 KB)
I also set the bed to 100C, AUX fan to 100% and wait for 10 minutes before starting a print, so the chamber heats up.
Then I turn off the AUX fan and launch the print, chamber always fully closed!
The ONLY way I have been able to print with ASA on my P1S is to print the first layer with JAYO Easy ABS then do a layer change on layer 2 to ASA and EVERYTHING I have printed since has printed just fine in ASA. Saves wasting the whole spool of ASA but I guess I’ll just stick to ABS in future.
I was having issues with generic ASA profiles. Throwing a sheet over the printer and letting it pre-heat for 15minutes before printing upped the chamber temperature from 40C to 60C.
Also, check during the print that the AUX fans are not running during the print. Some of the older profiles had it on, and it always wrecked ASA prints.
