Originally Posted by
printbus
Explain how you prep the print surface. Do you make sure it is finger-oil free by swabbing it with alcohol? Any hairspray or anything applied? I haven't tried the glue stick approach yet, but I found blue painters tape swabbed with alcohol forms a very strong bond with PLA - dang near permanent if I print with the bed heated.
You could reduce the skirt and print with a brim so that the part has a larger holding area on the bed.
Are you checking the gap between the nozzle and glass with everything cold or with everything hot? Measuring hot is more accurate.