Yesterday my Cool Plate SuperTack arrived and I was excited to give it a spin. After I experienced some slight warping and what seemed to be Overextrusion with my very first print, I planned to run a full filament calibration.
This was printed with the same Nozzle, the same Settings, the same Filament. It looks like Overextrusion in the first Picture, but since everything works perfectly with the Textured Plate I don’t think that’s the case.
I have adjusted the Bed Temps to range between 45 and 55 Degrees, and the Filament Temps between 210 and 220. Neither of which made a difference. I also ran a full bed level calibration before the print.
And yes - The Plates are clean. I washed them thoroughly with Hot Water and Dishsoap.
Any ideas? I focus on prints with a very long print time, sometimes days, so the promise if of a “Superstick” Plate seemed promising. The results so far however…
Forgive asking the obvious, but just a sanity check. Did you select the right plate in the slicer? When you say “the same settings” I hope you mean except for the build plate.
I have been using the super tack on the P1S non stop since I got it a month or so ago. It’s been a dream!
thank you for the reply. Unfortunately I already am printing at very low speeds (40mm/s) and taking it further down to 30 didn’t make much of a difference.
I increased had to increase the bed temp to 60 Degrees, and after running a manual flow rate calibration as well as re-tightening the hotend screws I achieved a much better, although still far from great first layer:
this is not the case. I have printed far larger and far longer prints on my A1. Take a look at this:
Printing this Figure took around 84 Hours. I used Sunlu PLA Meta and the regular Texture Plate using my own Custom Settings - Neither Duration nor Size should be the issue.
I have done several of these prints in the past and Warping was never an issue.
No Offense, but 12 hour prints are far from unusual. 84 hours certainly are, but even so, they have worked reliably in the past - and they still do with the different print plates.
I understand that you may not trust long prints, but this issue is most certainly linked to the Print Plate, not the duration of the print. That I have to increase the Temps on a Cold Plate for simple PLA up to 60 Degrees in the first place just to get an “acceptable” first layers makes me think that there might actually be a defect or something.
I have messaged the Support, but hopefully I can find another fix.
I had the same issue and found that entering a lower number in the Initial Layer Flow Ratio helped. However you need to pin down what number to enter. This particular print is a great help.
Something to bear in mind is that I strongly suspect that there is a reduction in quality of recent SuperTack plates. The one I had for my A1 mini was brilliant, things stuck so well that I was worried I would break the models pulling them off.
The one I got for my A1 on the other hand… let’s just say that the adhesion feels like around half that of the A1 mini plate.
Ive just got the supertack and nothing is sticking to it, im using Bambu pla basic and mat, ive changed the setting to supertack, ive tried default 45deg and 55 deg and still not sticking. loosing my mind cos everyone else have no issues.
I am having the exact same issues just got it and nothing will remotely stick to it. Definitely feel like i got ripped off by Bambu labs and wouldn’t recommend anyone else buy these
I went quiet because I sent in a support ticket to Bambu. They asked questions about the use (which Makerworld models, which Bambu Lab filaments, properly cleaned with soap/water etc) and they arranged for a replacement SuperTack plate to be sent out to me.
I’ve found the new A1 ST plate to be as “sticky” as my old A1 mini ST plate! I’ve not had any failures with loss of adhesion with it. I just make sure that I dial in an ILFR of 0.9-0.95 depending on the material type. PETG-HF sticks ok, but PLA basic is better, and PLA Silk+ runs the risk of model damage getting it off! The old A1 ST plate is definitely around half the adhesion of the new one.
I do now think it comes down to different batch versions of the plate coatings.
One thing I will absolutely bang on about is making sure that the plate is cleaned with hot water and washing up liquid / dish soap, fully rinsed, and then pat dry with a towel or dishcloth. DON’T TOUCH the plate with bare hands and handle it around the edges. I’ve invested in some cotton gloves for handling plates and I don’t have to clean them as often (every 8-10 prints rather than 3-4).
