My prints get very good adhesion to the bed, especially when doing prints with large adhesion areas. So good, that after the print is done, I actually have to wet the surface with alcohol and put it in the freezer for it to let go! (edit: I print with PLA)

My question is, if the adhesion could be a bit less violent, if I lower or increase the bed temperature? I have an ender 3 v2 with the original glass bed (it has some black layer on top of the glass).

I know that there are tons of alternative beds that I could buy, but I’d rather keep this bed if I can counter the too strong adhesion

  • @[email protected]
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    211 months ago

    Adhesion can be better, but it also acts as a release agent. If you are printing PETG on glass always use glue, for PLA it shouldnt be needed.

    • @cosmicrookieOP
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      111 months ago

      I am in deed printing with Pla but it sticks waaaay too well onto the surface

      • @[email protected]
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        211 months ago

        In my experience PLA just pops off the clean glass when cooled to room temp (holds extremely well if bed is at 45C or more). I have some tips, but only to improve adhesion xD You can maybe try less squish on the first layer (lower flow rate or increase nozzle distance a bit) or just use thin layer of glue. Too low or too high bed temp can ruin bed adhesion, but feels like wrong approach imo, still worth a try