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im using extra hold hair spray on my SD3,
fitted with a glass bed.
the nozzle is in my opinion perfectly close to the bed and the PLA is just rolling off when I print.
I printed a part last night that was functional but not aesthetically good.
but stuck like a freakin champ.
so now that its not sticking what could be my issue?,
im at the point where I print the test box to get the flow rate dialed in.
any ideas?
I don't know PLA but for those who do it would be helpful if you provided your bed and hotend temperatures.
bed zero since I use blue painter tape right now, even though I can heat my bed
head 200.
218c for E3D, 190c stock, 60c bed.
From what you are describing, after 20 prints or so, I run into that issue and either give it a fine mist and let sit, or clean the glass completely, add the HS once dry, let sit, then I need a hammer and chisel to get it off.
However...you say that the part last night adhered well. So did you change anything?
last night was on hair spray with 110 degree bed.
now im getting adhesion with no bed temp and blue tape.
I think my issue is I was trying to fry the hairspray on,
but the bed wasn't hot enough so it was still a "hair" wet when it started printing.
ill test more but prints are producing.
so we are good so far. 
on this note:
has anyone, had issues with printing proto pastas carbon fiber filament?
like clogs and such?
printing with an SD3
bed 110
head is 215
using an ED2
printing on a glass bed with hair spray.
bed is level
the first lay looks like crap.
and I even have the z offset at a -.0125 just to make sure it doesn't back away too far.
filament is input at 1.77
ratio is at .8 and that's up from where it came out at as .56 after doing the test box
why is my first lay so scarce?
layers after that are good,
but I have no idea why the first layer is so skinny.
why does reptier host slice so horribly?
I tried using kisslicer but I just don't know enough about it to get it to send gcode that is good.
prints essentially come out really course and no good detail.
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I don't know what an ED2 is so I will assume you mean E3d. Why would houser your z offset to a negative number. Set it at zero and adjust your bed till the nozzle is almost touching with the z endstop adjustment screw. Then set your first layer height in your slic3r profile to .2963 set other layers to that same number. Then try a print and stop it right after it makes the first loop.
It should lay a nice ribbon on the bed. Repeat adjusting the screw until it looks nice.
I suspect your nozzle is too close to the bed preventing filament from flowing out properly.
Scratch that last comment just watched your video your nozzle is too far from the bed. You want it to squish that first layer.
ive been trying,
the printer brings the nozzle up on the first layer.
its almost like its bringing it up a full layer height.
and I have the thing buried almost. lol
so I know my manual leveling is spot on if not, close to.
could I have a partial clog? 
but the second layer lays like a freakin champ, and I know the print is flat. I designed it. lol
and I laid it flat in the object placement.
Any chance you can shoot a video of the start sequence. I am guessing you have several things set incorrectly. A screen shot of your start code would be helpful as well.
Did you make the changes I suggested earlier?
I am talking about this
im not sure what this means?
its been so long since I have used this printer it all escapes me now.
I remember at one point doing ardunio loader and stuff with that.
but I don't remember it at all since it was step by step and I wasn't able to learn it.
I changed my code to this no good.
this just goes to show how bad I am at this.
EDIT***
so I put that code in, I have to home my axis' everytime but it works like a champ, as I can tell so far.
now I just need to learn why, again.
now how do I get my slicing better?
ive done net fab cloud, but some of the files I have, just don't print well it rephost slicer.
I was having problems with this as well I just now recently fixed it
I had to do a mod to my prob and you need to set your nozzle to .48 not .42
And I use purple glue sauce
not sure what you did with your mod?
kind of confused.
not sure what you did with your mod?
kind of confused.
Not just you 
im not sure what this means?
its been so long since I have used this printer it all escapes me now.
I remember at one point doing ardunio loader and stuff with that.
but I don't remember it at all since it was step by step and I wasn't able to learn it.
I changed my code to thisthis just goes to show how bad I am at this.
EDIT***
so I put that code in, I have to home my axis' everytime but it works like a champ, as I can tell so far.
now I just need to learn why, again.now how do I get my slicing better?
ive done net fab cloud, but some of the files I have, just don't print well it rephost slicer.
It won't home on its own? Let me think on that for a bit.
dang layers are splitting. poo
What are you setting for layer height?
Sounds like you have some calibrating to do.
what its at .3 and first layer .35.
Set those both at .2963
If you are asking what to calibrate?
Steps per mm on your extruder and extrusion multiplier. Do a single wall calibration cube and set the multiplier until you achieve a single wall width of .48.
You will also want to set your extrusion width to .48
ooooooooooooh,
I get it now.
wow.
derp.
if you look at the pic i posted you will see what is did
that's a lot of dust.
lol off topic....
oh I have the upgrade carriers so that makes no sense to me
and Im running an ED3
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