Wanted the smooth texture, and the stock plate works awesome with ABS. Each time I try the Glacier (yes I’ve washed it), I have warpage and print failures. I’m about to just give up on this plate for ABS.
Any other recommendations for Smooth prints for ABS? Is the Bambulab version good?
For ABS/ASA you best bet is the smooth PEI plate. If you wont get good adhesion with it next step would be nano polymer adhesive, it will make bed adhesion problems a thing of the past.
I only use my glacier for nylon.
Ive been using the Bambu smooth PEI with no issues. I sent back my glacier for the same reason.
Sorry I don’t have any input for ABS, but my glacier plate is working excellently for PPA-CF. I am using a little bit of Bambu liquid glue though.
I’m not sure what to think of the Glacier either. I haven’t seen any added value yet.
I’ve had good experiences with Kapton for ABS and ASA. Maybe you should give it a try.
I’ve had nothing but great success with the BIQU Glacier Plate on my H2D. Very first times printing ABS, very long prints of like 8 hours+ and absolute zero warping.
But I’ve also heard others with bad experiences too. So it’s weird. Almost makes me wonder if there were bad batches of plates.
Have you modified settings compared to the stock textured PEI plate? I’m using default settings for Polymaker ABS. No issues on stock plate.
Are you using an adhesive? If not, that might be your issue.
I’ve seen this mentioned a few times so I wasn’t expecting much but the Bambu smooth plate has been sold out. So far I’ve printed ABS, ASA, PA6 and PLA on the glacier and it’s been phenomenal. No glue and no warping.
I had an issue with a tall cylindrical print in translucent PLA but I’m pretty sure that was the H2D going rogue and smashing into it.
What brand of filament? Maybe I just got a bad batch.
Polymaker ASA and the others were Bambu. It might just be a bit of a lottery like the Bambu Supertack plates.
