Hi
Does anyone know best temp to keep the chamber when printing PLA
I do leave the door open and top glass slightly open and it varies form 30-35 deg …
I get warping on large objects on far left corner and lifts slightly off bed …
I have a a1 from day one and have had zero issues with it .
I do think the X1 is not s good for Printing PLA as A1 !!
I have read a few posts and it says to wash bed with dish soap (washing up liquid in uk) lol so have tried that and not had time to test it yet ,but just wondered if anyone else has this issue !
Have ordered super tack plate to see if that helps but always out of stock in UK …
Any advice would be appreciated
Shoot, I thought I had an easy fix for you. What you said about scrubbing the bed with dish soap is really important though, and then not touching it in the print area. I usually have the door closed but those temps you listed should be fine.
lol ,if only !! …yea I am think that as it’s always in one part of plate !! I did turn plate over and started a print and it looked ok for few first layers then pressed STOP BY MISTAKE instead of pause ,and it was getting late last night…so thought would tackle it all after Christmas Day …but just thought while I was missing doing some printing I would post on here to see if I could get any advice …
PLA warping is almost ALWAYS a greasy plate. Doesn’t take much. Sometimes you can’t even see the change in shiny-ness of the plate. But if you’ve touched the area of the plate that is warping, wash it.
Warping can also occur due to the geometry you are trying to print. Really thick areas of plastic tend to warp. Same with long flat sections tend to warp as well (sucks, because those are the ones we want flat). Personally, I use glue stick when I want to ensure flatness.
As for the open/closed door… I haven’t found my P1S to be sensitive to the door/top. I leave it closed up for every print, with the only exception being TPU. On long TPU prints more than 3 hours, I’ll crack the door. But that’s only on long prints. Never had a clog in PLA from leaving it closed but have had partial clogs in TPU early on. However, now that they have turned the chamber fan on high and lowered the bed temp… not sure it would be an issue.
My PLA prints have been excellent with no warping. I keep the door closed and the internal temperature levels off at around 35C. I have mine in a basement that’s around 16C (60F).
I washed build plate and it made a massive difference,still had a very very slight lift less than .25 of a millimetre in one corner ,so used some 3d lac (quick spray ) and BOOM perfect …
I’ve had a problem with warping with a large print that actually lifted the build plate - so adhesion is fine! I assume if I increase the chamber temp it might help. However - Chamber Temperature seems to be missing from the latest Bambu Lab for X1C. I can even search for ‘Chamber’ and it comes up with an entry but jumps to where it should be (under heading ‘Print Temperature’) but it’s not there! Anyone else have this problem?
I always print PLA with door and lid closed. And even when im using a cool plate (supertack, frostbite) I set the plate to “textured PEI” as the 55c bed temp prevents warping. When its set to “textured cool plate” and runs at 35-40c it always warps on large items. And as others have mentioned the AUX fan should be completely off on large prints, the chamber fan at 50%. With that setup I never get warping.
But the actual temp is displayed in the device tab. At least as of 1.10.1.50. If that is lost in the next updates, that’d be another reason not to update…
Edit: I am still on older versions. When I need a higher chamber temp I just throw my cardie over the top, front and sides of the printer For stuff where I need actual chamber heat control, I have a Plus 4.
For stuff where I need actual chamber heat control, I have a Plus 4.