Supertack will not stick nomatter what

Bambu Lab X1 Series Bambu Lab X1C
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So i ended up upgrading from old Orca Slicer to be able to use the Supertack plate.

I previously were able to print perfect prints with Engineering plates with glue, Tex PEI, Cool plates with glue

But after I got the Supertack, i just can’t get any PRINTS to stick!
Don’t get me wrong, I am perfectly able to print CALIBRATION PRINT MODELS, anywere on the supertack, but as soon as I try to print a model, it just refuse to stick properly, and behaves like it is clogged, or like there are fingerprints, when there is not.

I wash the supertack in soap water, make sure no fingerprints, even tried isopropanol on it to be sure.

The problem affects both PETG and PLA, and then filament i have already perfectly calibrated the K-values and Flow-values for.

I have done perfect cold pulls of brand new nozzles, I have tried 0.2 nozzles, and 0.4 nozzles and same problem appear on both.

I have tested with both Bambu Studio as well as Orca Slicer, and the same problem happens when i print from both.
Calibrations work perfectly, but real prints, fail for the exact same filaments.

Settings that the supertack prints out fine in calibration, just does not stick for real prints.

Below is a screenshot of supertack result versus Engineering plate with gluestick results.

And yes, the filament has been properly dryed for 24 hours and is at less than 10% moisture.
PETG, perfectly dryed and calibrated, 260 degrees calibrated, 70 deg bed on both engineering and supertack

supertack-no-stick

I am at a loss now, as to why i can calibrate using Supertack, but no chance i can PRINT with it.

When I initiate real prints, the test lines go down perfectly, and then after the last line it is almost like it adjust z-height so filament barely touch the plate.

HELP?

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That is interesting topic, I was about to buy super tack, because I thought first layer sticking properly. Will monitor it

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that is the thing…it sticks brilliantly as long as I print testpatterns. Anything else refuses to stick…

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you probably already know this but what type of soap did you use? if it isnt the cheapest crappiest type of dish soap then you may be unintentionally depositing additional oil to the surface.

how is your hotend? is it third party? is it the one that came with the machine? has it been installed correctly? not to say that you did it wrong but over time things can loosen a little. is the supertack plate thicker or thinner than the official plate? if so then even being off by a little bit can cause all sorts of wacky issues; particularly with calibration and bed-leveling since most test prints always print in the exact middle and so any issues on the outer areas of the build plate can sometimes be unintentionally masked by that and cause you to wonder why test builds work but nothing else does.

id go through, calibrate everything, relubricate anything that can be lubricated and triple-check that the hotend/nozzle is on there properly along with all its bits, etc. just set aside a couple hours and WITHOUT PRINTING ANYTHING go down the list https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/maintenance/basic-maintenance here.

this isn’t just to make you suffer nor is it because i doubt you; its because if you end up filing a support ticket then they’re gonna make you go through it all anyway either way so you might as well just slog through it now.

how old is the filament? filament that is particularly old will have absorbed enough water that it can be physically changed and become increasingly more difficult to print even with drying.

try to remember that coincidences do in fact happen and so its possible that this has nothing to do with the plate and something else might’ve happened simultaneously.

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