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01-19-2017, 10:42 AM #311
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Hello,
I'm having trouble getting larger prints to release from the print bed. I'm using PLA with my Flashforge creator pro. Any tips? I do not want to break the print bed!
I've tried 50c as a preheat temp. That works for smaller prints.
At 100c I get goopy melting with my spatula.
Any tips are appreciated! Thanks
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01-19-2017, 02:51 PM #312
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Well... I haven't tried it myself, but glue stick apparent works both to stick your print down as well as help you release it at the end. Plus, it cleans up with water, so you can use some water on the edges to get it to release.
Another thing to try is to put the bed and print in the freezer for a while that can help it pop loose.
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01-20-2017, 06:26 AM #313
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02-24-2017, 08:41 AM #314
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hi, I received my Flashforge Creator Pro (2016 update) yesterday and my first test print in ABS also stuck really strongly to the blue tape covered bed. Do you recommend a thin layer of glue ? I previously had a Geeetech prusa with a glass plate and used a PRITT stick for adhesion. A lot of posts on the forums seem to be about how to make things stick, not how to remove them, so any tips would be appreciated.
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02-27-2017, 07:08 AM #315
my advice is to replace glue, tape, glass ete with a sheet of printbite: https://flex3drive.com/printbite/
I've been using one for over a year now and have needed no glue, scrapers, tape, hairspray etc during that time.
Prints stick when the bed is hot and can be simply lifted off when the bed is cool. Or, if you're impatient like me, a sharp tap with a hammer: I tend to use the flat back of this axe: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1043415
Handle is rolled up newspaper.
My printbite thread s here: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...ntbite-surface
List of my results with different materials is on page 3.
It's not quite as good as the manufacturers claim - but it's infinitely better than anything else out there at the moment.
Put it this way. The whole sticking and removing issue is not something I give a thought to anymore.
You have to experiment and tweak settings to get the best results for each material. But once you've got it dialled in you simply print and remove. With no hassle and nothing else ever needed.
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04-07-2017, 02:33 PM #316
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I have recently purchased a Flashforge Dreamer. I have done about 5 prints well but now the filament is starting to bunch up around the extruder. I have tried to level the plate several times but I am still not getting a good print. I want to try and change the bed temp but I do not see the option to do this. Can anyone help me with this?
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11-15-2018, 05:01 AM #317
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Lighting and Z axis problems
Hi,
Having finally battled my way through the dreaded Captcha I'm pleased to join this very useful Forum.
I found my way here for two reasons
1. The 'blue light' had gone out after an accidental 'Factory Reset' and there's no option on the printer to turn it back on again and
2. The Z-axis is too 'high' so the adjustment screws need to be almost completely unscrewed to level the bed - again no option for altering the Z axis zero.
The problem here (and I think it's relevant to many of the problems users are having) is that the bed floats too much and the slightest touch alters the levelling so the print fails.
Both these problems are solved by downloading Replicator G.
I'm not allowed to post links so I'll try to fudge
thingiverse dot com slash thing colon 32084 slash files
Connect to printer, (you'll have to find the right COM port) then select "Replicator Dual (Sailfish)" as the machine type.
There's a menu option underneath the "Machine" menu called Onboard preferences.
On the extreme right of the tabs is 'Lighting'
There's a checkbox 'Show heating progress by changing the lighting color' which should be ticked.
Under that is 'Lighting color during idle or printing' Select 'Blue' and that's fixed.
Opening a GCode window lets you reset the zero on the Z axis to a more sensible level so there's some compression on the bed springs !
Hope this helps someone else.Last edited by muddledsteve; 11-15-2018 at 11:58 AM. Reason: error !
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12-10-2018, 10:58 AM #318
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good read, dont see alot of information on this
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01-17-2019, 05:09 PM #319
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Thanks for the tips, very helpful!
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01-03-2021, 09:24 AM #320
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Hi, good to see this Creator section on the forum.
I recently own the Creator 3 and notice it looses WIFI connection after a while during a print job and not coming back on. Even after waking up the display the WIFI does not come back while it is printing a job. Not sure if is related to the display going into sleep mode / protection mode or something else.
Does anyone experience this as well and or found a solution for it? Because of this i loose my camera stream as well as progress indication in Flashprint while printing.
Thanks for your feedback.
DaveLast edited by davaze; 01-04-2021 at 11:25 AM.
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