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I find it kind of Ironic to watch youtube vids and find people whom have no clue about why parts are not sticking to their beds.

Is it even in the owners manual about what to do?

I know about the hairspray and the elmers glue.  Yet I find it incredulous that there are some owners out there that think their printer is defective based solely on the fact their parts are no longer sticking.  So they have placed their printer on a shelf and declared their printer broken.

The other part I find humorous are the owners whom have not printed out a backup print head mount.

My printer is not hear yet, yet I already have a good grasp from research of what I must get done when it gets here.

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Re: I love youtube

Another thought to what to use for the bed prep.  Go to a auto parts store and get a aerosol can of "Hi-Tac".  It is a item used on gaskets where they might move during assembly.

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Downeasta wrote:

I find it kind of Ironic to watch youtube vids and find people whom have no clue about why parts are not sticking to their beds.

Is it even in the owners manual about what to do?

I know about the hairspray and the elmers glue.  Yet I find it incredulous that there are some owners out there that think their printer is defective based solely on the fact their parts are no longer sticking.  So they have placed their printer on a shelf and declared their printer broken.

The other part I find humorous are the owners whom have not printed out a backup print head mount.

My printer is not hear yet, yet I already have a good grasp from research of what I must get done when it gets here.

I just say if you print in ABS, have your bed heated up fully & make sure it (the bed) is cleaned with acetone between each print. Do that & it solves a lot of adhesion issues. (Assuming you have leveled, tweaked & set your first layer height, speed, etc.)

Printing in PLA requires sprays & whatnot, but I don't know much about that. I've never touched the stuff!

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I'm surprised that there have been people who ordered a printer, waited 16 weeks and then came to the forum when something went wrong, knowing basically nothing about the printer.  I guess there are people that think 3D printing looks kinda cool, at $600 might as well get one, and then think nothing more of it until it shows up 3 months later.   I expect most people are so excited they would read about the printer and other peoples experiences with it as substitution for actually owning one, while waiting for it to arrive.

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Downeasta wrote:

I find it kind of Ironic to watch youtube vids and find people whom have no clue about why parts are not sticking to their beds.

Is it even in the owners manual about what to do?

I know about the hairspray and the elmers glue.  Yet I find it incredulous that there are some owners out there that think their printer is defective based solely on the fact their parts are no longer sticking.  So they have placed their printer on a shelf and declared their printer broken.

The other part I find humorous are the owners whom have not printed out a backup print head mount.

My printer is not hear yet, yet I already have a good grasp from research of what I must get done when it gets here.

We include a sheet listing advice for sticking issues with the printer. We also direct the customers to wiki.solidoodle.com. However, a certain percentage of people don't read either document. We're working on it.

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Maybe you could consider one of those chips used in singing birthday cards? Have it should a bunch of instructions when the box lid is open! smile

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It should be a catchy song about sticking, bed level and z tab that they won't be able to stop humming so they remember the directions.

8 Reply by nlancaster (edited by nlancaster 2013-06-17 16:58:45)

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lol

should have it under the kapton tape so they cant miss it, while removing items that didnt stick.

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nlancaster wrote:

lol

should have it under the kapton tape so they cant miss it, while removing items that didnt stick.

many people accidentally pull off the kapton tape as it is...

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"DO NOT REMOVE AMBER TAPE!"

In big letters!

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solidoodlesupport wrote:

We include a sheet listing advice for sticking issues with the printer. We also direct the customers to wiki.solidoodle.com. However, a certain percentage of people don't read either document. We're working on it.


Can't fix stupid. ive tried.



seriously, i 100% agree with OP, i find it hilarious when people post youtube videos or blog posts about very basic common problems and rant about design flaws and broken stuff. sure, the printer doesn't come 100% set up and including all the helpful ad dons that the community has come up with, but that's half the fun of this hobby! if you need everything spoon fed to you... or if you have EVER called tech support because your computer was unplugged and it wouldn't turn on, then 3d printing is not for you. go back to your macbook and iphone, and check back in 10 years or so when 3d printers work like inkjets.

in the mean time, us early adopters and innovators will continue shaping the future for you.

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I agree. Although sometimes us early adopters have brain fog and forget some stupid things like power. smile

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nlancaster wrote:

"DO NOT REMOVE AMBER TAPE!"

In big letters!

or a peeloff layer/label on top of the kapton that says remove 'this' sticker before use... but then again some people would be printing on that sticker....

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My feeling is that we the society we are have lost the ability to understand that some things in life take cognitive effort.

Its not like buying a modern car.  It is more like buying a Model T Ford.  You had to do maintenance on it daily to make it run.  3D printing is in its infancy.  We are beginning a whole new age of life now.

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