nieceandtows to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoPrinted this extra long cat snake on my ender3v3 (this thing is longer than my 10yo!). The print came great for the most part. What do you think happened at this one spot? Bed adhesion issue?imagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1imagePrinted this extra long cat snake on my ender3v3 (this thing is longer than my 10yo!). The print came great for the most part. What do you think happened at this one spot? Bed adhesion issue?nieceandtows to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenieceandtowsOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·30 days agoAh. I wiped it with alcohol before printing, but I guess that doesn’t actually remove the fingerprints.
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·30 days agoDish soap and warm water will get rid of the fingerprint oil
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·30 days agoI do both. Ive never had good luck just using dish soap and water alone and still have adhesion issues until wiping with IPA.
minus-squareVeganBtw@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoWhat PattyMcB said, but also, IPA is better applied on a room temp hotbed, because if it’s too hot, the alcohol evaporates too quickly to be efficient.
minus-squarenieceandtowsOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoShould I not rub it until it evaporates, but rather just apply a thin film and let it evaporate?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-230 days agoYou definitely want to rub it off and not have it evaporate. Otherwise the oil will settle back onto the plate.
Ah. I wiped it with alcohol before printing, but I guess that doesn’t actually remove the fingerprints.
Dish soap and warm water will get rid of the fingerprint oil
I do both. Ive never had good luck just using dish soap and water alone and still have adhesion issues until wiping with IPA.
What PattyMcB said, but also, IPA is better applied on a room temp hotbed, because if it’s too hot, the alcohol evaporates too quickly to be efficient.
Should I not rub it until it evaporates, but rather just apply a thin film and let it evaporate?
You definitely want to rub it off and not have it evaporate. Otherwise the oil will settle back onto the plate.
Ah, I had no idea, thanks