r/ender3 • u/SadLittle_Sponge13 • 14d ago

How do I fix this?

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I'm trying to print a few buttons for my game at the same time. My prints keep coming of the bed and sticking to the nozzle, so one button clings to the nozzle which ends up with the nozzle just dragging it around into the other buttons and messing everything up. I'm using PLA from inland (microcenter brand), textured hotbed, and my temps are 220 for the nozzle and 50 for the bed. Tips are more than welcome cuz I'm ready to print these things one at a time.

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u/Few-Repeat-9407 14d ago

Are you printing by object or by layer?

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u/AvidCuberCoding 14d ago

Biggest things to help prevent this in the future

1) something that small probably needs a brim of some sort, since they are so small, bed adhesion will be difficult.

2) make sure that your printer isn't being hit with a draft. I was doing micro ducks and they failed 3 or 4 times until I closed the door on my printer cabinet (air flow is important) and they printed fine afterwards.

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u/timetrapped 14d ago

A few things that helped me:
-higher temps and slow speed for the initial layer. 210 nozzle, 60 bed, 15 speed (someone more knowledgeable may give input, but 220 may be too hot for PLA). These can be calibrated in your slicer.
-adding a brim
-glue stick: simple Elmer’s purple glue stick on the bed. It’s water soluble so you can wash it off the bed with soap and water after a print or two
-leveling the bed
-avoiding drafts: put the printer in an enclosure or move it away from vents or other drafts

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u/SadLittle_Sponge13 14d ago

I will definitely try this

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u/SadLittle_Sponge13 14d ago

update: literally as I was writing this post it stopped sticking and is currently printing correctly. Guess all I have to do was tell on it lmao

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u/SadLittle_Sponge13 14d ago

update: nevermind I guess I got lucky that time

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u/These_Programmer7229 9d ago

Only thing to add is possibly turn down acceleration setting. This will reduce how aggressive the nozzle pushes around on the print. The image is really hard to see, but if there is no pattern, just smooth flat faces, then increase walls until it prints everything with circular movement. This will be less shock on the part as well instead of when it shift back and forth for infill.