I’ve been printing with HIPS from Gizmodorks for the last year as my primary filament of choice for pretty much everything. It’s strong, adheres great to the engineering plate with a spritz of hairspray, doesn’t have any issues with moisture, is strong, can be easily sanded, takes paint really well, stands up will to UV… basically it’s my #1 GoTo filament! I haven’t had ANY issues with it, ever, until last night.
I have a few aftermarket build plates. Well, I was working on a project box and wanted to use one that’s the facet textured pattern PEO build plate for the lid. So, I pulled the protective film off the plate (first use), washed it really well with soap and hot water, stuck it in the printer, and hit print. Total adhesion failure. OK… Pulled it out, sprayed it with hairspray, and reprint. Total failure. WTFF?! OK, pull it out, lay down gluestick, and reprint… and AGAIN! Total failure! “What in the name of *****!!!”
So, I’m at a loss. Will HIPS just not stick to a PEO build plate?! I know that PLA and TPU sticks to PEO, as I used a similar plate on my Lulzbot Taz 6 with those filaments. I just assumed HIPS would stick as well. Or I’m doing something radically wrong here.
Hi.
Can you confirm (or test) that PLA , TPU oir any other filament works with new plate?
It may be the same as before, but once in while stuff can be faulty.
I don’t have any PLA in the house. Once I used up what I had, I haven’t bought any more since I got the X1C and was able to start printing with engineering filaments. I’ll have to hunt around and see if I have any TPU left, but I think I’m out of that as well. I might have some PETG. I’ve completely standardized on HIPS as my filament to print with.
I just ordered Gizmodorks HIPs and have been trying to print it on my A1 Mini. There’s some adhesion on the bottom layer but every time I print it seems to break after the bottom layer and then slide around the print bed. Do you just use the Generic HIPs filament profile/what settings do you use? I swapped from a smooth PEI plate with hairspray to a textured PEI plate. Then I tried hairspray on the textured plate. Cheers!
@Thallax62 I always used the “Engineering plate” with my X1C, bed temp 80C, with hairspray. There were no bambu profiles back when I first started printing with HIPS. My understanding is that the “Engineering plate” was just the spring steel which had been powder coated. Other than trying to print onto the PEO plate, the only plate I’ve ever tried to print HIPS onto is the Engineering plate. My understanding is that the Engineering plate has been replaced with the high temp plate, which is a PEI plate. For hairspray, it’s important you use the right KIND of hairspray! Not all are the same. I use the Aquanet PINK can, no other.
