First post here… But I tried to search on both the forums and the web, and I couldn’t find any results(other than PETG having this issue, but that doesn’t apply here).
Anyway, I know good bed adhesion is desirable but this is excessive. I have printed both ABS and PLA, allowed the parts to fully cool to room temp(about 28C, yes I’m a lizard and enjoy my room warm) and they will absolutely not come off without CONSIDERABLE force. I bend, twist and bop the plate but nothing seems to work. This has been happening since my first print on the H2D. I had to chisel off an ABS print I did yesterday with a plastic scraper and a HAMMER to get some of it off. The PLA I just ripped off using considerable force, and smashed my hand against the printer wall(sorry printer!). I have never had parts stick like this on my P1S Textured PEI plate, if I let them cool to room temp naturally, they always have slid right off without a problem.
I also have this leftover… Something on my plate from one of the ABS prints. I tried washing the plate, using 91% iso to wipe it, and scrape it(again) with the plastic razor to no avail. I’m somewhat dumbfounded, and some advice would be appreciated. I have some Elmer’s purple glue, but I don’t know if that’s the proper solution here, or if the plate might just be faults.
At first, no. But once I couldn’t get it off(the first picture) I took the build plate out and bent it gentle to try to get it to release, which some did, but the stuff in the center would not come lose.
I have never had to do this on the P1S, and I completely understand this is not a P1S lol. It’s an entirely different monster.
Don’t be gentle, it is made to be bent, bend is directly under the prints and they will release. I usually have to bend back and forth across a few different axis.
Oh I see, I’m(was) somewhat afraid of permanently creasing it if I got to agressive with bending trying to get stuff off, I hate my impatience costing me money… lol.
I guess the other question is how to get that white residue off the plate? Considering it’s ABS residue, could I use acetone to remove it? I’m not entirely sure what to do there. Or just ignore it and move on with my life.
The ABS residue could possibly interfere with bed adhesion, and would probably discolor your print if say something like PLA bonded with it in the first layer. It would probably cause the first layer to get pushed up a bit (which is bad if the nozzle touches it, toolheads can “bounce” with grid infill).
You can either use 99% IPA or 70% IPA (Thread, Thread) but NEVER use ethyl alcohol (Thread).
Edit: Also if you’re using 91% IPA then make sure the other 9% is contaminant free. It will usually be listed as something like deionized water.
Some other threads that might be interesting: Thread, Thread
My roomie had 99% ISO, I confirmed it was only ISO and water. Wiped the plate down and the residue came off with a small amount of effort, and the plate is back to releasing parts easily once they cool off.
TL:DR Incase anyone comes across this thread, clean your plate, wipe it down with ISO, and it should return to normal…
Yes flexing the bed is the way to remove prints. If you dig into it with scrapper you can remove the coating from the plate and loose adhesion, I never use one.
