I kept getting prints that would peel up on one corner or look super rough on the bottom, and I thought my bed was just warped. Turns out my nozzle was way too far from the bed because I was leveling with a piece of paper that was too thick. How do you guys check your first layer squish without messing it up?
Switched from leveling the corners first to doing the center then the edges, and my first layer finally looks like a solid sheet instead of a mess. Has anyone else had this backwards for way too long?
I was in the filament aisle last Saturday picking up a new roll of PLA and overheard this older guy telling his buddy that you only need to level the bed once and then you're set for life. I almost laughed out loud but kept my mouth shut because I've been there. My first week with my Ender 3 I thought the same thing and ended up with a clogged nozzle and a print that looked like a hairy blob. I bet that guy's friend is gonna be back in a week with a brick of melted plastic asking for help. Bed leveling is like brushing your teeth, you gotta do it before every print if you want things to stick. Has anyone else heard advice like this from folks who clearly haven't printed in years?
Spent 15 bucks on a cheap filament dryer and it melted the bottom of my PETG spool, has anyone else had those budget dryers actually catch fire on their first run?
Used to fight with corners curling on every print for 8 months. Thought it was normal. Then I borrowed a friend's printer with a heated bed set to 60C and my first layer stuck flat as paper. Now I crank it to 65C for PETG and 60C for PLA, never looked back. Anyone else spend way too long ignoring the obvious fix?