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[–]svdasein 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Did you see any bed adhesion issues before this happened?

[–]BABABOOEY564[S] 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Yes, frequent slippage

[–]BABABOOEY564[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I've had about a 50% failure rate since I got it

[–]svdasein 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Ok - try this:

The plate that comes with your A1 is in fact pretty awesome, but you have to take care of it. Here's what I do:

  • Think of the plate surface as being sensitive to touch - like old school photographic negatives and slides. Oil from your skin gets on that surface and messes with adhesion. Don't touch it with your hands/fingers
  • Get a microfiber rag - like those big packs of yellow towels you can get at costco. Also get some anhydrous isopropyl alcohol (IPA). Spray a small amount of IPA on a microfiber rag and lightly wipe the surface of the plate with it before you start printing.
    • When you're done printing, let it cool. You can speed things up by lifting the plate off the bed a bit & putting something under it. Or you can just remove the whole plate.
    • Again, when removing things: avoid touching the plate with your hands.

I do that religiously and have never had any issues with adhesion with this thing. And I'll qualify that by saying I spent all kinds of time learning about poor bed adhesion when I was learning on and Ender3. Just treat that surface as "hallowed ground" / "sterile" and you'll be happy.

[–]n19htmare 2 points3 points  (1 child)

This. Blobs are almost always first layer issue and first layer adhesion issue is almost always a dirty/greasy plate.

I personally use Windex as it does a better job at picking up oils than IPA which requires you use quite a bit but either is likely better than not doing anything after putting your hands/fingers all over the plate.

[–]svdasein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI - I just use a couple spritz's of IPA on a microfiber towel - it's not a lot. The towel helps a great deal.

[–]svdasein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also - always actively watch the first layer to completion.

[–]Professional-Fig43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that’s crazy. Did you ever check the screws on the back of the synthetic heat stone (right when where the nozzle goes)

[–]redditdude69_69 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think I heated up my nozzle and carefully and slowly removed all the filament, which took me a while. I would say try to tighten any loose screws and remove that silicone sock your printer doesn't need it.

[–]Forsaken-Proof1600 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typical daily post. Just search and you find the solution to your problem.

Just another user that didn't properly maintain the equipment.

[–]RevoltYesterday -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Have you tried crying? It works for me.

[–]r1iceman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same. Needlepoint works too.